In front of it is a granite plaque with the words of the poet Marie Under: Ikka mõtlen neile, kes siit viidi ... Taeva poole karjub nende äng (I still think of those that were taken from here ... Their anguish screams to the sky).

The first version of Linda, carved in marble, was completed in 1880, and it is now located in the Art Museum of Estonia.

In 1920, the sculptor's wish was realized: a statue of Linda, cast in bronze at the A. Strauss Foundry in Tallinn, was erected on the mythical tumulus of Kalev at the foot of Toompea Hill on the Swedish Bastion.

At the ceremony, speeches are made and wreaths are placed at the foot of the Linda monument, and candles are lit by representatives of the Parliament (Riigikogu), the Government of Estonia, the Estonian Defense Forces and the Estonian Defense League, the Tallinn City Government, the diplomatic corps, and civic organizations.

The memorial ceremony starts at 4 pm, and at the same time church bells are rung across Estonia.