Paavo Nurmi

First branded celebrity

Carrying the Olympic flame to the Stadium at the much awaited games of 1952 Paavo Nurmi was already 55 years old but his arrival caused an uproar both in the public and among the Finnish athletes. He ...

First branded celebrity

Carrying the Olympic flame to the Stadium at the much awaited games of 1952 Paavo Nurmi was already 55 years old but his arrival caused an uproar both in the public and among the Finnish athletes. He ...

Great statue for the legendary grand runner

Paavo Nurmi (1897-1973) won a total of nine gold and three silver medals at the Olympic Games and achieved 20 world records. Five full-length (2,2 meters) bronze casts were made of the statue. Four...

Great statue for the legendary grand runner

Paavo Nurmi (1897-1973) won a total of nine gold and three silver medals at the Olympic Games and achieved 20 world records. Five full-length (2,2 meters) bronze casts were made of the statue. Four...