Tapiola Church
Tapiola Church is a Lutheran church in the Tapiola district of Espoo, Finland. The modernist concrete building in brutalist style was designed by the architect Aarno Ruusuvuori and opened in 1965.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church in Espoo, Finland
- Address: Kirkkopolku 6, Espoo, 02100
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kino Tapiola and Espoo Cultural Centre.
Kino Tapiola
Movie theater
Kino Tapiola is a movie theatre in Tapiola, Espoo, Finland, founded in 1955. The theatre is one of the few original old-style movie theatres in the Helsinki capital area still remaining in its own, culturally protected state. Kino Tapiola is situated 180 metres northeast of Tapiola Church.
Espoo Cultural Centre
Public building
The Espoo Cultural Centre is a culture centre in Tapiola, Espoo, Finland. It is most famous for hosting the central library of Tapiola. Near the culture centre is the Tapiola swimming pool and the Tapiola Garden hotel. Espoo Cultural Centre is situated 260 metres west of Tapiola Church.
Heikintori
Shopping center
Heikintori was a shopping centre in Tapiola, Espoo, Finland. Heikintori was the second oldest shopping centre in the entire country of Finland. It had a range of shops including, clothes and electronics stores, many restaurants, and a barber's shop. Heikintori is situated 420 metres west of Tapiola Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tapiola and Keilaniemi.
Tapiola
Suburb
Tapiola is a district of the municipality of Espoo on the south coast of Finland, and is one of the major urban centres of Espoo. It is located in the western part of Helsinki capital region.
Keilaniemi
Quarter
Keilaniemi is a neighbourhood in the south-eastern part of Espoo, Finland. Keilaniemi is one of Finland's most important corporate hubs. The metro opened in 2017 as part of the Länsimetro extension.
Otaniemi
Suburb
Otaniemi, or Otnäs, is a district of Espoo, Finland. It is located near the border with Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Otaniemi is located on the southern shore of the Laajalahti bay, next to the district of Tapiola near the border to Helsinki.
Tapiola Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Espoo, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.17761° or 60° 10′ 39″ north
Longitude
24.80909° or 24° 48′ 33″ east
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Inception
1965
Levels
1
Roof shape
flat
Open location code
9GG65RH5+2J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Tapiola Church” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “església de Tapiola”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه تابيولا”
- Finnish: “Tapiolan kirkko”
- Finnish: “Tapiolan Kirkko”
- Finnish: “Tapiolan uurnalehto”
- French: “église de Tapiola”
- French: “Église de Tapiola”
- Inari Sami: “Tapiola kirkko”
- Northern Sami: “Tapiola girku”
- Skolt Sami: “Tapiola ceerkav”
- Swedish: “Hagalunds kyrka”
- Swedish: “Hagalunds Kyrka”
- Turkish: “Tapiola Kilisesi”
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