It was planned for the Kalevala building, which however never realized, so the statue was erected in 1949 in the Hakasalmi park, off Mannerheimintie, in Helsinki.
Det var planlagt til Kalevala-bygningen, som imidlertid aldrig blev realiseret, at statuen blev i stedet rejst i 1949 i Hakasalmi-parken ved Mannerheimintie i Helsingfors.