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Utsjoki Church

Coordinates: 69°51′49″N 27°00′22″E / 69.86361°N 27.00611°E / 69.86361; 27.00611
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The church in 2007

Utsjoki Church is a church in the Lapland town of Utsjoki.[1] It is the northernmost church in Finland as well as in the European Union. The church was designed by the architecture office of Ernst Lohrmann and was built with grey stones during the years 1850–1853. The small church seats 230 people within its 170 square metres.

References

  1. ^ Бухаров, Д.Н. (2010). Matka Lapissa syksyllä 1883. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia (in Finnish). Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. p. 156. Retrieved 1 July 2019. Vuonna 1853 massiivisista graniittijärkäleistä rakennettu uusi Utsjoen kirkko näkyy kauniina järven vasemmalla loivalla rannalla jonkun matkan päässä siitä. Se maksoi noin 90 ooo markkaa, se on katettu raudalla.

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69°51′49″N 27°00′22″E / 69.86361°N 27.00611°E / 69.86361; 27.00611