Rovaniemi Church
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Ronald L
Denver, CO2,936 contributions
Aug 2022
Visited the Lutheran Church. Wonderful fresco behind the altar. Guide said the story is the Fountain of Life with all the seasons represented. Every part of the fresco represented a part of the story. A monument to the 609 local men who lost their lives in WWII is located behind the church. The German’s and the Finish people were fighting the Russians. At the end of the war most all of the buildings in town were burned to the ground.
Written October 11, 2022
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Amanda D
Houston, TX114 contributions
Dec 2019
On Christmas Eve, the Finnish have a tradition of visiting the cemetery (located behind the church) to light a candle for the deceased. Such a beautiful and peaceful experience.
Written January 6, 2020
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Valletta054
Mosta, Malta390 contributions
Aug 2019
Nice church worth visiting with a lot of history.
The church is free, but it ask for payment for a brochure.
The church has a beautiful mosaic mural and organ. Outside there is a graveyard and memorial to those lost during the war.
Worth visiting, if one have some time in Rovaniemi.
The church is free, but it ask for payment for a brochure.
The church has a beautiful mosaic mural and organ. Outside there is a graveyard and memorial to those lost during the war.
Worth visiting, if one have some time in Rovaniemi.
Written August 23, 2019
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Radana F
Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic69 contributions
Aug 2018 • Family
Free entrance. Easily equiped, wooden sculptures. Toys for children. Below the church there is side entrance to restaurant. You can leave your car across the street.
Written September 2, 2018
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Jari A
Tampere, Finland369 contributions
Its never good to say anything about houses of Lord, but.. Beautiful outside and from inside. Very famous wedding church and for the ysual ceremonies too. Place is absolutely worth of visit. Go to see painting over the altar.
Written July 19, 2014
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babe33
Leeds, UK2,812 contributions
Jul 2014 • Couples
Lovely fairly plain church...Lutheran....Not over ornate, but tasteful and appropriate...The main fresco above the alter depicts various things around the ''fountain of life''.....An organist gave us a rendition of a very soft tune...the organ sounds very much like ''pan pipes''....so melodic and the acoustics were great......worth seeing, not as ornate or gaudy as other churches....
Written July 10, 2014
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SBSLidder
Pune, India41 contributions
Feb 2014 • Friends
Visited the church during our drive around the city. The fresco of Jesus was huge and quite unlike those in other churches I have visited. Left just when a wedding ceremony was about to take place.
Written February 19, 2014
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James Tubbs-Galley
Reading, UK17 contributions
Dec 2013 • Family
On our first night we decided to venture into town..guided by a red cross..we were lost..but then found this church..very spiritual and a service for local schools taking place..we lit some candles and lovely lady gave us postcards of church.. a blessed place
Written December 20, 2013
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magistros
Glyfada, Greece1,918 contributions
Dec 2021
Nice church, we were glad we visited on Christmas day, it was nicely decorated. Nice paint of Virgin Mary
Written January 8, 2022
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Mikael F
Helsinki, Finland31,149 contributions
Aug 2021
The current church designed by architect Bertel Liljequist was completed in 1950. The previous church was completely destroyed in the Lapland War in 1944.
The most impressive thing about the interior is the altar wall dominated by a large, 14-meter-high altar fresco “The Source of Life”, made by Professor Lennart Segerstråle.
The church is open daily during the summer and Christmas seasons.
The most impressive thing about the interior is the altar wall dominated by a large, 14-meter-high altar fresco “The Source of Life”, made by Professor Lennart Segerstråle.
The church is open daily during the summer and Christmas seasons.
Written August 10, 2021
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Ni, it isn’t. It’s a Lutheran Church
Written December 7, 2019
Are there any Christmas services so you can attend carols etc during December? I would be there 16-20 dec, couldn't find the church website
Written September 19, 2018
There sure will be such services, but information is given usually rather late. I'd check the website again in December.
Written September 20, 2018
Hi Andrew,
I don't know, but I can ask my friend who lives in Finland. When we were there, there was no English service, but one of the pastors gave us a head set and translated for us.
Written August 8, 2018
Any service on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day?
Written December 23, 2017
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