Toripolliisi

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Toripolliisi (The Bobby at the Market Place in English) is a bronze sculpture located at the Oulu Market Place in Finland. It was made by sculptor Kaarlo Mikkonen in 1987, and it is his only publicly displayed sculpture. The sculpture measures 220×150×112 centimeters (86,6×59×44 inches), and it was named in honor of the bobbies that once patrolled the market place. The sculpture was funded with the help of a public fund raising started in 1985, and it was revealed in September, 1987.

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• Oulu Art Museum: The Bobby at the Market Place

Coordinates: 65°00′48″N 25°27′53″E / 65.01333, 25.46472