Posankka Explained

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.

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

Further reading

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

60.4586°N 22.2896°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alvar Gullichsen (1961 -) Posankka. Wäinö Aaltosen Museo. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928173014/http://www.turku.fi/public/?contentid=62348&nodeid=13067. 2011-09-28.
2. Web site: Hiippalakki kruunasi Posankan joulun. Finnish. Turun Sanomat. Heli Peltoniemi. 2010-12-17. 2010-12-17. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717045113/http://www.ts.fi/online/kotimaa/182277.html. 2011-07-17.
3. Web site: Posankan vappu alkoi etukenossa. 23 April 2012.