Estonian monument taking shape with help from SWECO

Estonian monument taking shape with help from SWECO

The Estonian War of Independence began 90 years ago, and plans to build a
monument commemorating this struggle and the country's emancipation have been
underway since that time. SWECO's Estonian subsidiary has now been selected to
make this monument a reality. 

In October last year SWECO was selected to transform Freedom Square, the heart
of Tallinn in the centre of the city's old town district. The monument to the
War of Independence will be placed adjacent to the square and SWECO has been
given responsibility for everything from the permitting process to completion of
the construction documents needed to create and prepare the site where the
monument will stand. 

”It is a considerable challenge to take part in completing something that has
been so widely discussed and had such a strong presence in the public
consciousness for so long. We want to bring together the monument and Freedom
Square in a visual and spatial whole and make this an integral urban space in
the future,” says Aare Uusalu, Managing Director of SWECO Projekt in Estonia. 

The monument itself, to be made of glass, is being created by the Czech company
Sans Souci International. SWECO's contract has been awarded by the Estonian
Ministry of Defence and is worth EUR 0.5 million. 


For additional information contact:
Aare Uusalu, Managing Director of SWECO Projekt, +372 67 44 00 4,
aare.uusalu@sweco.ee
Rebecka Gunner, Press Officer at SWECO, +46 8 695 66 75, rebecka.gunner@sweco.se


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combined expertise in engineering, environmental technology and architecture.
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around SEK 4.6 billion in 2007. The company has projects currently underway in
some 80 countries worldwide. The SWECO share is quoted on the Stockholm Stock
Exchange. SWECO is a member of OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm.

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