smiths are standing so close to each other that if they were to actually hammer, they would hit each other on the head instead of the anvil. The original gypsum models of the statue have been located in the library of the Finnish Workers' Academy in Kauniainen. Nowadays the statue is annually capped with Santa Claus hats at the end of November at the Wappujoulu event of the University of Helsinki student organisation Limes. In spring 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic surgical masks were placed on the smiths and an effigy of the Coronavirus was placed on the anvil so it looked like the smiths were hammering down on the virus. Derived works The Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki hosts a 2014 sculpture Kolme seppää tauolla ("Three smiths on a break") by the English sculptor Nick Farmer, where the smiths have left their tools behind and are eating ice cream. References External links The Three Smiths Statue at the site of the city of Helsinki's arts museum Statues and sculptures in Helsinki 1932 sculptures Kluuvi Nude sculptures in Finland Bronze sculptures in Finland Outdoor sculptures in Finland 1932 establishments in Finland Sculptures of men