Seppänen Ensio - Maidolla elämisen alku (1984)

Located in Herva park, the sculpture Maidolla elämisen alku was completed in 1984 and commissioned by the Lapland provincial agriculture institute. The artist, Ensio Seppänen, is one of Finland's best-known realist sculptors. He has created more than a hundred works exhibited in public places. His works can be mainly found in Northern Finland, Sweden and Norway. Seppänen's art was exhibited for the first time in Rovaniemi in 1950. As materials, he used bronze and granite in different ways, as well as stainless steel shaped by welding.