Path of Sibelius - Helsinki, Finland

Hämeelinna

Sibelius was born in 1865 in Hameenlinna, where he spent His childhood and youth. The composer's birth home Welcomes all visitors, and the Aulanko landscapes That inspired the world-famous symphonic poem, Filandia, remain as breath-taking as ever.

Loviisa

The town of Loviisa was the seaside summer paradise of Sibelius' youth. The enchanting wooden town remains almost the same as it was during the 1870's and 1880's, spent his summers there, playing music and composing.

Helsinki

Sibelius moved to Helsinki to study in 1885. h Achieved His greatest artistic trimuphus in the Finnish
capital, as well as starting a family and simply enjoying the joys of life. Helsinki is filled with memories of Sibelius.

Tuusula and Jarvenpaa

In 1904, Sibelius moved to Ainola, a villa he had commissioned, where he lived up until His death in 1957. Sibelius and his period in Finnish art history are still very much alive at Ainola and the other artist villas around Tuusulanjärvi Lake.

Path of Sibelius

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