This Helsinki memorial to President Urho Kekkonen (1900–1986) is the work of Pekka Jylhä, who won the competition in 1997, and was unveiled on Kekkonen's centenary, 3 September 2000. Water shimmers in a teardrop-shaped pool, and four bronze hands rise on pillars about eight metres high, a nod to Kekkonen writing everything by hand, including his 'mill letters'. A rose bush beside the name stone comes from the yard of his birthplace in Kainuu.
It stands in Hakasalmi Park next to Finlandia Hall and belongs to the City of Helsinki art collection managed by HAM. The water circulates and is heated, so the pool does not freeze in winter. It is wheelchair accessible and suitable for children.
