Helsinki Old Church

The Old Church of Helsinki, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel and completed in 1826, is an Evangelical Lutheran church in . The oldest existing church in central Helsinki, the church was originally planned as a temporary building as the Ulrika Eleonora Church constructed in 1727 had become too small for the congregation and the new church, , would not be completed until 1852.
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  • Lutheran church
  • …lies at an elevation of 15 metres (49 feet)
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from 1826
  • …has 2 floors
  • Description: church in Helsinki, Finland
  • Address: Lönnrotinkatu 6, Helsinki, 00120
  • Also known as
    “Lönnrotinkatu 6”
    “Old Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Church park and Swedish Theatre.
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Park
The Old Church of Helsinki, designed by Carl Ludvig…
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Theater building
The is a Swedish-language theatre… is situated 260 metres northeast of Helsinki Old Church.
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Church
Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts… is situated 1 km northeast of Helsinki Old Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Helsinki and City Centre.
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consists of the central parts…
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Suburb
is a suburb.
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Suburb
and Southwestern is here defined…

Helsinki Old Church

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Latitude
60.16641° or 60° 9′ 59″ north
Longitude
24.93929° or 24° 56′ 21″ east
Open location code
9GG65W8Q+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 123525345
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
6956563
Wiki­data ID
Q435712

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Helsinki Old Church” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ilesia Vieya de Ḥélsinki”
  • Chinese: “赫爾辛基老教堂”
  • Dutch: “Oude Kerk (Helsinki)”
  • Dutch: “Oude Kerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه هلسنكى القديمه”
  • Finnish: “Helsingin Vanha kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Vanha kirkko”
  • French: “Vieille église d’Helsinki”
  • German: “Alte Kirche”
  • Hungarian: “helsinki ótemplom”
  • Korean: “헬싱키 구교회”
  • Persian: “کلیسای قدیمی هلسینکی”
  • Polish: “Stary Kościół w Helsinkach”
  • Russian: “Старая церковь”
  • Swedish: “Gamla kyrkan, Helsingfors”
  • Swedish: “Gamla kyrkan”
  • Swedish: “Helsingfors Gamla kyrkan”
  • Ukrainian: “Стара церква”

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