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Posankka (Swedish: Grisankan) is a statue located in Turku, Finland. The statue, which is located near the campus area of the University of Turku and the Turku Student Village, represents a hybrid between a marzipan pig ("possu") and a rubber duck ("ankka"). It is a pink animal with a duck's lower body and a pig's head.[1]

The statue was designed by Alvar Gullichsen in 1999 when it was placed floating in the Aurajoki river in Turku. The statue has stood at its current location since 2001.[1]

Every winter, a Santa Claus hat is put on Posankka's head, [2] and on Walpurgis Night it is capped with a Finnish student cap.[3]

References

Further reading

• Leslie Mullen (August 2008). "Pondering PigDuck". Astrobiology Magazine European Edition.
• "Pinkki sekasikiö ui sydämiin". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). May 15, 2009. (history of Posankka with some pictures)

На других языках

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- [en] Posankka

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[ru] Свиноутка

Свиноутка или Уткосвин (фин. Posankka) — статуя в финском городе Турку. Расположена перед отелем-аквапарком «Карибия», символом которого является, в непосредственной близости от кампуса Университета Турку и студенческого городка.

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