Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral

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.
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  • Opening hours:
    June—August: 9:00 AM—midnight
    September—May: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: cathedral in Helsinki, Church of Finland
  • Also known as: “Hallituskatu 7”, “Helsinki Cathedral”, “St Nicholas‘ Church”, and “White Cathedral”
  • Address: Unioninkatu 29, Helsinki, 00170
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Senate Square and Holy Trinity Church.

Square
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presents Carl Ludvig Engel's architecture as a unique allegory of political, religious, scientific and commercial powers in the centre of , .

Church
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The is a Finnish Orthodox Church located in the district of , on the corner of Unioninkatu and Rauhankatu. The church was built in the neo-classical style in 1826 under the direction of the architect Carl Ludvig Engel, and was dedicated and opened in the following year.

Museum
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is a museum in that documents and displays the history of Helsinki, the capital of . Its mission is to record and uphold Helsinki's spiritual, material and architectural heritage. is situated 210 metres southeast of Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kruununhaka and Kluuvi.

Suburb
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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.

Suburb
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is the commercial centre of , , and a neighbourhood in the Vironniemi district of Helsinki. The Helsinki Central railway station, and Hotel Arthur, the Helsinki main post office, the , Kämp Galleria, and Sokos department stores, the and the main offices of Finnish banks are located in .

Quarter
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is a part of the centre of , , located immediately east of the Helsinki Central railway station and south of . is part of the Vironniemi district and neighbourhood of .

Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral

Latitude
60.17038° or 60° 10′ 13″ north
Longitude
24.95219° or 24° 57′ 8″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Inception
1852
Height
59 metres (194 feet)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9GG65XC2+5V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1542850662
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
11612729
Wiki­data ID
Q738015
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية هلسنكي”
  • Aragonese: “Seu de Helsinki”
  • Armenian: “Հելսինկիի տաճար”
  • Basque: “Helsinkiko katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Катэдра Хэльсынкі”
  • Belarusian: “Катэдральны сабор Хэльсынкі”
  • Belarusian: “Кафедральны сабор Хельсінкі”
  • Belarusian: “Хэльсынская катэдра”
  • Bulgarian: “Хелзинкска катедрала”
  • Catalan: “Catedral d’Hèlsinki”
  • Catalan: “catedral de Hèlsinki”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Hèlsinki”
  • Catalan: “Catedral Luterana Tuomiokirkko”
  • Chinese: “圣尼古拉教堂”
  • Chinese: “赫尔辛基主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “赫尔辛基大教堂”
  • Chinese: “赫尔辛基总教堂”
  • Chinese: “赫爾辛基主教座堂”
  • Croatian: “Helsinška katedrala”
  • Czech: “Evangelická katedrála”
  • Czech: “Helsingin tuomiokirkko”
  • Czech: “Nikolainkirkko”
  • Danish: “Helsinki Domkirke”
  • Dutch: “Domkerk van Helsinki”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Helsinki”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية هبلسنكى”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية هلسنكى”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Helsinko”
  • Estonian: “Helsingi toomkirik”
  • Finnish: “Hallituskatu 7”
  • Finnish: “Helsingin suurkirkko”
  • Finnish: “Helsingin tuomiokirkko”
  • Finnish: “Nikolainkirkko”
  • Finnish: “Suurkirkko”
  • Finnish: “Tumpe”
  • Finnish: “Tuomiokirkko”
  • French: “Cathédrale d’Helsinki”
  • French: “Cathedrale lutherienne d’Helsinki”
  • French: “cathédrale luthérienne d’Helsinki”
  • French: “Cathédrale luthérienne d’Helsinki”
  • French: “Cathédrale luthérienne de Helsinki”
  • Georgian: “ჰელსინკის ლუთერანული კათედრალი”
  • German: “Dom Helsinki”
  • German: “Dom von Helsinki”
  • German: “Dom zu Helsinki”
  • German: “Helsinki Domkirche”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Helsinki”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת הלסינקי”
  • Hungarian: “helsinki székesegyház”
  • Inari Sami: “Helsig tuámukirkko”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Helsinki”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Helsinki”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Helsinki”
  • Japanese: “ヘルシンキ大聖堂”
  • Javanese: “Katédral Helsinki”
  • Korean: “헬싱키 대성당”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia Cathedralis Helsingiensis”
  • Latvian: “Helsinku katedrāle”
  • Latvian: “Helsinku luterāņu katedrāle”
  • Macedonian: “Хелсиншка катедрала”
  • Malay: “Katedral Helsinki”
  • Northern Sami: “Helssega duopmogirku”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Helsingfors domkirke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Helsingfors domkyrka”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Helsingin tuomiokirkko”
  • Norwegian: “Helsingfors domkirke”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع هلسینکی”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع هلینسکی”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Helsinkach”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Helsínquia”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala din Helsinki”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор Хельсинки”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор”
  • Russian: “Николаевский собор”
  • Russian: “собор Святого Николая”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Николая”
  • Serbian: “Хелсиншка катедрала”
  • Skolt Sami: “Heʹlssen duõmmceerkav”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála evanjelickej cirkvi”
  • Slovenian: “Helsinška stolnica”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Helsinki”
  • Swedish: “Helsingfors domkyrka”
  • Swedish: “Nikolajkyrkan”
  • Swedish: “Senatskyrkan”
  • Swedish: “Storkyrkan”
  • Thai: “อาสนวิหารเฮลซิงกิ”
  • Turkish: “Helsinki Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Кафедральний собор Гельсінок”
  • Ukrainian: “Кафедральний собор”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ chính tòa Helsinki”
  • Walloon: “Catedråle luteryinne di Helsinki”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Katedral han Helsinki”

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