Töölö church | |
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Location | Taka-Töölö, Helsinki |
Country | Finland |
Denomination | Lutheran |
History | |
Status | active |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Hilding Ekelund |
Completed | 1930 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 500 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Helsinki diocese |
Parish | Töölö |
Töölö Church ( Finnish: Töölön kirkko, Swedish: Tölö kyrka) is a Lutheran church in the Taka-Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland. The building represents Nordic Classicism and was designed by Hilding Ekelund following an architectural competition. Completed in 1930, it originally served as a parish center and was dedicated as a church when Töölö parish was created in 1941. [1]
The church main hall seats 400 people. There are also two parish meeting halls for 70 and 20 people. [1]
Töölö Church reopened in early 2016 after three and a half years of renovations. [2]
Töölö Church contains many pieces of art, including: [1]
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