Eila Hiltunen's steel sculpture, known in English as the Sibelius Monument, was unveiled in Sibelius Park, Helsinki, on 7 September 1967. Hiltunen won the Sibelius Society's competition with her entry Passio Musicae, and a portrait head of the composer was added to settle the debate over the abstract work. Made of acid-resistant steel, it is 8.5 metres high, has more than 600 pipes and weighs about 24 tonnes.
You can walk into the sculpture, and sounds and echoes form inside its cavities. A visit usually takes about 15 minutes. A small-scale model stands at UNESCO headquarters in Paris and a detail on the UN headquarters plaza in New York. Paid parking and accessible spaces are nearby.
