Tarvaspää
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Tarvaspää or the Gallen-Kallela Museum, located in Espoo
, Finland
and built between 1911 and 1913 was a home and studio for Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela
. Tarvaspää has been a museum since 1961.
Espoo
Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen....
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and built between 1911 and 1913 was a home and studio for Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Akseli Gallen-Kallela was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic . His work was considered very important for the Finnish national identity...
. Tarvaspää has been a museum since 1961.