06.01.2026 01:40
In the freezing cold of Stockholm, the world's smallest statue, sitting all alone in a corner, found the friend it was looking for this winter in the hands of a Turkish tourist. The Turkish tourist, who placed a tiny snowman of the same height next to the 'Iron Boy,' which is only 15 centimeters tall, unknowingly created the city's most popular street performance.
One of the symbols of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is the 15-centimeter tall Järnpojke (Iron Boy), known as "the world's loneliest statue," which is not so lonely these days. The practical intelligence and sense of humor of a Turkish tourist walking the streets of Stockholm have turned into the city's most talked-about artistic touch.
THEY QUEUED TO TAKE PHOTOS
The Turkish tourist made a tiny snowman next to the city's smallest statue, "The Boy Looking at the Moon," in exact proportions. The charming image created by the statue and the snowman quickly became the center of attention for passersby. Locals and tourists in Stockholm formed long lines to photograph this little duo.
STARTED AS A JOKE, TURNED INTO A STREET PERFORMANCE
The most interesting aspect of the event was the visitors' reactions. They loved the little snowman next to the statue so much that some people were seen leaving coins in front of the snowman. A simple winter joke transformed into a spontaneous street performance and social interaction.
SHARING RECORD ON SOCIAL MEDIA
The video recorded by the tourist narrating those moments in Turkish quickly spread on social media. Thousands of users commented on this little touch as "a small but heartwarming moment," while the warm humor brought by a Turkish tourist against the Swedish cold received appreciation. The loneliness of the half-century-old statue came to an end, at least until it melted, with this little white friend.
The statue in question was made by Swedish artist Liss Eriksson in 1954 and was placed in the garden of the Finnish Church in the old town area of Stockholm, Gamla Stan, in 1967.