Aimo Tukiainen

Aimo Johan Kustaa Tukiainen (October 6, 1917 – June 3, 1996) was a sculptor from Finland. His best-known work is the Equestrian statue of Marshal Mannerheim in Helsinki.

Aimo Tukiainen
Born	(1917-10-06)6 October 1917 Orivesi, Finland
Died	3 June 1996(1996-06-03) (aged 78) Helsinki, Finland

Tukiainen's wide and versatile production mainly consists of a large amount of monumental works, portraits, medals and small sculptures.^[1]

Tukiainen played a central role in the Finnish art world of 20th century. In addition to his artist's career he chaired both the Artists' Association of Finland and the Association of Finnish Sculptors.^[2]

In 1962, Tukiainen bought a property caller Purnu in Orivesi near his place of birth and made it his summer atelier. In 1967, he invited his six fellow artist to organize a summer exhibition to celebrate their 50th birthday. The summer exhibitions were organized then roughly every second year. The original group had also their 60th and 75th birthday exhibitions there.^[3]

Photos of Tukiainen's works

Name	Year	Material	Location
Consumer family	1950	gray granite	Kluuvi shopping centre, Helsinki
Profit	1954	bronze, water feature	University of Economy, Runeberginkatu 14, Helsinki
Tree of Wisdom	1954	granite	Amuri school, Tampere
Altar piece in Salla church Archived 2018-10-04 at the Wayback Machine		bronze	Salla
Juhani Aho	1961	bronze	Engel square, Eira, Helsinki
Market life in Hakaniemi	1961	metal	Metro station, Hakaniemi, Helsinki
Solukko	1963	bronze, water feature	Mänttä
Vaiennut linnake[permanent dead link] (Quiet fort)	1963	bronze	Tainionkoski graveyard, Imatra
Elonvirta – päiväperho (Stream of life)	1966	bronze, water feature	Koukkuniemi, Tampere
Miina Sillanpää memorial	1968	bronze	Tokoinranta, Helsinki
Virvatulet / Suomalaisen sotilaan muistomerkki	1971	bronze	Koskipuisto, Tampere
Katkaistu elämä, Sankarihauta	1973	bronze	Lauttasaari, Helsinki
Lalli	1989	bronze	Köyliö