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Maternal Love is a bronze statue in Helsinki, Finland, displayed in Varsapuistikko ("The Foal Park"), which derived its name from the statue. The statue of a mare and its foal was sculpted by Emil Cedercreutz ( 1879 -1949). The sculptor had offered "Maternal Love" to the City of Helsinki in 1927, that bought it. The statue was erected in the small park at the corner of Unioninkatu and Kaisaniemenkatu in 1930.

Emil Cedercreutz was a great nature-lover and his models were frequently horses and other domestic animals, foxes and birds. Cedercreutz’s love of animals went back to childhood days, when his nanny would take him to see domestic animals. The young Emil felt an overwhelming need to protect the work horses whose lot it was to perform hard work on the farm. In 1901 he was a founder member of the Finnish Society for the Protection of Animals.

The realized sculpture differs from Cedercreutz' original idea which would have portrayed the mare's head upright. In the actual work, her head is turned towards her foal which expresses the mare's maternal instincts towards her young. Horses were a favourite subject for Cedercreutz and, as seen in "Maternal Love", the artist wanted to represent them realistically and with admiration. General Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim is said to have stated that: "Anyone can sculpt me but only Emil Cedercreutz can sculpt a horse underneath me".

Maternal Love has been voted as the most beloved statue in Helsinki in 2008. Every seventh vote was given to Maternal Love.