Ekenäs Church

Raseborg, Finland · built 1680

Ekenäs Church (Ekenäs kyrka, Tammisaaren kirkko) is a 17th-century neoclassical stone church located in Ekenäs in the Finnish town of Raseborg. Construction began in 1651 and continued into the 1670s. The initiative to build a stone church in Ekenäs came from earl Gustaf Adolf Leijonhufvud but the designer of the original Baroque church is unknown. Ekenäs Church was ravaged by fire in 1821 and renovated by architect Charles Bassi between 1839 and 1842. The appearance of the church we see nowadays is designed by Bassi. There are seats for 560 people in Ekenäs Church. Ekenäs Church is used by the Swedish-speaking parish of Ekenäs (Ekenäsnejdens svenska församling) which is part of Diocese of Borgå in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.

Google Maps ↗ Wikipedia ↗

Church data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other churches in Finland

Alajärvi Church Alajärvi, Finland Alavus Church Alavus, Finland Alexander Church Tampere, Finland Betel Church (Turku) Turku, Finland Central Pori Church Pori, Finland Church of Loimaa Proper Loimaa, Finland Church of St. Lawrence, Lohja Lohja, Finland Church of St. Lawrence, Vantaa Vantaa, Finland