St. Olaf’s Church, Jomala
The Church of St. Olaf is a medieval stone church in Jomala, Åland. It belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Dating from about 1260 to 1280, it is possibly the oldest Christian church in Finland, and was extended in the 19th century.Photo: MrFinland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: MrFinland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Jomala, Åland, Finland
- Also known as: “Church of St. Olaf”, “Jomala Church”, and “Stank Olofs Kyrka, Jomala”
- Address: Godbyvägen 445, Jomala, 22150
Photo: BlockArranger, CC BY 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Önningeby and Sjökvarteret.
Önningeby
Village
Önningeby is a village in Jomala Municipality on the Finnish island of Åland. It is located some 7 km northeast of Mariehamn. Önningeby has 214 inhabitants. Önningeby is situated 5 km southeast of St. Olaf’s Church, Jomala.
Sjökvarteret
Locality
Photo: Kotoviski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sjökvarteret is a locality, which is situated 6 km south of St. Olaf’s Church, Jomala.
Mariehamn
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Mariehamn is the capital, and the only town of the Åland islands. On the Finnish mainland, it's called by its Finnish name Maarianhamina in ferry schedules and such, but you'll rarely see this in town as less than 6% of the population of 12,000 speaks Finnish.
St. Olaf’s Church, Jomala
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Jomala, Countryside, Åland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.15503° or 60° 9′ 18″ northLongitude
19.94842° or 19° 56′ 54″ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
9FGX5W4X+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 261409033OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“St. Olaf’s Church, Jomala” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sint-Olafkerk (Jomala)”
- Dutch: “Sint-Olafkerk”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس اولاف”
- Finnish: “Jomalan kirkko”
- Finnish: “Pyhän Olavin kirkko (Jomala)”
- Finnish: “Pyhän Olavin kirkko”
- French: “église de St. Olaf”
- French: “Église Saint-Olaf de Jomala”
- German: “Kirche von Jomala”
- Japanese: “聖オーロフ教会”
- Swedish: “Jomala kyrka”
- Swedish: “Sankt Olofs kyrka (Jomala)”
- Swedish: “Sankt Olofs kyrka”
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