Cabinet Kekkonen IV Cabinet Kekkonen V Cabinet Tributes The Urho Kekkonen National Park, Finland's second largest national park, is named after Kekkonen. The Urho Kekkonen museum was opened in Tamminiemi in 1987. In Helsinki, the former Kampinkatu (Kamppi Street) was renamed Urho Kekkosen katu in Finnish and Urho Kekkonens gata in Swedish (Urho Kekkonen Street) in 1980. In Tampere, the Paasikivi–Kekkonen Road (Paasikiven–Kekkosentie) is named after both Kekkonen and J. K. Paasikivi. Such was his impact on the Finnish political scene that Kekkonen appeared on the Mk.500 banknote during his term as president. The series of Finnish Markka banknotes used at this time was the second-to-last design series in the entire history of the currency. It is a rare example of a living non-royal head of state being depicted on currency. This banknote was declared Finland's most beautiful note according to voting organised by the commemorative coins and medal marketer Suomen Moneta on 1 April 2011. To date, President Kekkonen is the only Finnish person to have a collector coin issued in his honour during his lifetime. 25 years of presidency (Silver jubilee) of U. K. Kekkonen. The silver collector's coin that pays homage to Kekkonen was issued in 1981 when he had served 25 years as the president. The coin also commemorated Kekkonen's 80th birthday the previous year. Designed by sculptor Nina Terno, the symbolic reverse side of the coin depicts a ploughman with a pair of horses pulling a harrow. In 2010, the Mint of Finland is re-released coins minted in 1981 from its vaults. President U. K. Kekkonen 75th Birthday. The silver coin was issued on Kekkonen's birthday on 3 September 1975 to commemorate the president's 75th birthday. Designed by sculptor Heikki Häiväoja, the reverse side depicts four tall pine trees that symbolise the first four terms of President Kekkonen. Posti Group (formerly in Finnish) has issued four President Kekkonen commemorative postage stamps. Name: 60th birthday of President Urho Kekkonen, issued: 3 September 1960, designed by Olavi Vepsäläinen Name: 70th birthday of President Kekkonen, issued: 3 September 1970, designed by Eeva Oivo Name: 80th birthday of President Kekkonen, issued: 3 September 1980, designed by Eeva Oivo Name: President Kekkonen's mourning stamp, issued: 30 September 1986, designed by Eeva Oivo A monument to Urho Kekkonen and Alexei Kosygin was erected in Kostomuksha, Russia in 2013. A pub in Etu-Töölö, Helsinki was named St. Urho's Pub in honour of