For many years Haukivuori has had a characteristic person,
who was known by every one and paid attention to the environment
and people.
Mattias has been an inspiring and altruistic person who has
taken care of the environment and people for a long time.
His remarkable personality could be seen when he was planting
and watering flowers around the railway station, the entrance
road of the village and the market place.
He cleaned up the places from dirt and rubbish.
He took care of children and the young ones.
With his behavior he showed how to live and to be a member of a
community.
To remember this characteristic person it is the intention to
create a memorial for Mattias.
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The location for the memorial is the railway station of
Haukivuori. Besides the ongoing attention Mattias has given to
the environment of this area, he also privately paid the
asphalting of the road.
The local authorities promised to commemorate him with a plaque
on this spot. One year after his death nothing has happened, the
place even started to be dirty and neglected.
It is a pity that a community does not realize and remember the
value of the personal and social contributions of an inspiring
citizen.
The memorial will mark this spot as a place that bears witness
to how a community honors its involved citizens.
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First the area has to be cleaned up. Something Mattias always
did. When people do not take their waste in the bin or home, the
place starts to be unpleasant. We hope that local citizens will
join us.
Different artists have started to contribute to the memorial
with colorful knitting and crocheting works.
During several weeks artists and citizens can and will
clean up the place, work together to add smaller and larger
colorful objects, and the memorial will grow and part of the
society. Hopefully many people will share their memories add
(small) pieces to the memorial.
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