detail from soapstone carvings flanking main entrance to pohjola insurance company building helsinki finland

aleksanterinkatu architectural architecture art attraction carved carving city crude decoration detail edifice expressions expressive exterior facade face feet finland finnish folklore frowning gesellius granite grimace grotesque helsinki kalevala kluuvi masks metropolis mythical mythology nobody plinth pohjola saarinen scandinavian sculpture sightseeing smiling soapstone statuary statue stone toe troll ugly vuolukivinaamiot