Kaleva Church, Tampere, Finland

Kaleva Church in Tampere is very exceptional church building in Finland. The modern church was designed by Reima and Raili Pietilä and it was completed in 1966.

Vertical windows reaching from floor to ceiling give lot of light inside highlight the cathedral-style height of the building. Kaleva Church is characterized by space, light and and long shapes inside. There are also lot of wooden surfaces inside the church. The layout shape resembles a fish, an ancient symbol of Christianity.

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Ольга Горбань (8 months ago)
To me the best church in Tampere. It is definitely worth visiting.

Jan Rosenberg (8 months ago)
Kaleva Church is quite an impressive building. It’s striking from the outside and equally captivating on the inside. The 30-meter/98-feet-high church hall can be admired from the bell tower hatch. Built between 1964 and 1965, it was designed by the renowned architects Raili and Reima Pietilä. The construction utilized slip forming techniques and consists of 17 narrow, 35-meter/115 feet-high hollow concrete U-shapes, with full-height windows interspersed. Definitely worth a visit!

Niladri Saha (14 months ago)
One of the most beautiful buildings in Tampere. Quiet and surreal feeling inside the building.

José Martínez Carvajal (2 years ago)
beautiful church, a man was playing the organ

rasha (3 years ago)
In this beautiful place there are things that must not be entered in it. It is a place where God is worshiped, and the entry of gay people distorts the place. This is my opinion.

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