Rusko Church, Rusko, Finland

The Church of Rusko was built probably in 1510-1530 and was dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. It's one of the smallest medieval churches in Finland. The wooden belfry was erected in 1744. There are three medieval crucifixes in church, other 11 are moved to the National Museum or to the Historical Museum of Turku.

The National Board of Antiques has named the church area, surrounding graveyard and near stone bridge as national built heritage.

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Hannu Koivumäki (4 years ago)
A fine place

Veeti Ylinen (4 years ago)
See because the church

Antti Ahola (4 years ago)
The large number of candles in the cemetery was beautiful.?️?️

Aleksi Laiho (6 years ago)
Very similar to other medieval churches in the region, but the surrounding environment makes this place more special. The church is located on a hill, and there is a nice view over the farms that surround the place. There is a museum next to the church, but which seems to be open only in the summer. There is a small parking lot by the graveyard, and another, small one by the road.

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