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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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in Helsinki, Finland
  • Also known as: “Lönnrotinkatu 6” and “Old Church”
  • Address: Lönnrotinkatu 6, Helsinki, 00120

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Church park and Swedish Theatre.

Park
Photo: Neofelis Nebulosa, Public domain.
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.

Theater building
Photo: JIP, CC BY 2.5.
The is a Swedish-language theatre in , , and is located at the Erottaja square, at the end of . It was the first national stage of Finland. is situated 260 metres northeast of Helsinki Old Church.

Church
Photo: Biopics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of right to the east of , here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall. is situated 1 km northeast of Helsinki Old Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Helsinki and City Centre.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
consists of the central parts of east of Mannerheimintie, south of Pitkäsilta, west of Unioninkatu and north of Esplanadi; in short the commercial downtown.

Suburb
Photo: Jonik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: Simiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
and Southwestern is here defined as the part of the city raying out to the south-west of the , stretching along highway 51 to the border of next-door .

Helsinki Old Church

Latitude
60.16641° or 60° 9′ 59″ north
Longitude
24.93929° or 24° 56′ 21″ east
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Inception
1826
Levels
2
Wheelchair access
yes
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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Satellite Map

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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: “Helsingin Vanhakirkko”
  • Finnish: “Vanha kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Vanhakirkko”
  • French: “vieille église d’Helsinki”
  • 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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