Järnpojke, the Iron Boy, Stockholm

Järnpojke, the Iron Boy who looks at the moon, bundled up in a knitted hat and scarf on his little bench in the yard behind the Finnish Church in Stockholm's Gamla Stan. Liss Eriksson made him in 1967, and at about 15 centimeters tall he is the city's smallest public statue. The comedy comes from the visitors. They keep him dressed for the weather and pile his bench with coins, sweets and the occasional piece of sushi, so he never looks the same twice. Stand back and he is easy to miss entirely.