Tervola Church, Tervola, Finland

The newer Church of Tervola was built between 1861-1864 to replace the old church. It is called also "the great church”"because its large size. The architect was Ludvig Isak Lindqvist who has also designed couple of other churches in Northern Finland.

Address

M.A. Gastrenintie, Tervola, Finland

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Details

Founded: 1861-1864
Category: Religious sites in Finland
Historical period: Russian Grand Duchy (Finland)

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Tervola Old Church (0 km)

Kemi Church (40,4 km)
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The Church of St. Michael (32,2 km)
Simo Church (47,5 km)

User Reviews

Karin (2 years ago)
Beautiful wooden churches. Very nice sexton, who also opened up the older church for us to visit.

Ari-Pekka Huhtaniska (2 years ago)
A really old and beautiful church whose patinas exude the past centuries with spring parties, weddings and funerals.

Leena Aho (2 years ago)
An absolutely wonderful parish, two churches and a chapel and an even more beautiful cemetery on the banks of the beautiful Kemijoki.

Jan Koski (3 years ago)
Beautiful and atmospheric inside.

Elina Tapio-Uusitalo (3 years ago)
A wonderful museum church on the banks of Kemijoki

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