Lutheran Church Photo: Lutheran Church

Lutheran Church of Rovaniemi was built in 1950.by architect Bertel of Liaquat. The previous Church building was destroyed during the war, in 1944. Now in its place, to the left of the entrance of the new Church, is a stone.

In the churchyard there is a memorial to the Finnish soldiers who died during the Second World war. And opposite is a monument to the Finnish independence fighters who died in 1918.

The interior of the Church is decorated chetyrnadtsatiletney altar fresco “Source of life”, written by Lennart Segerstrale. In the Church can accommodate up to 1,000 worshippers. In 1987. was purchased and consecrated the organ with 4000 pipes, 45 registers, three manuals and pedal, manufactured at the factory in Denmark. On the roof of the Church is a steeple with a cross, whose total height is 54 meters.

The Lutheran Church is open in summer and during the Christmas holidays every day. At other times by appointment.

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