Finland
North Ostrobothnia
Oulu

Oulu Cathedral

Oulu Cathedral is an Evangelical Lutheran cathedral and the seat of the Diocese of Oulu, located in the of , . The church was built in 1777 as a tribute to the king of Sweden Gustav III and named after his wife as Sofia Magdalena's church.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: cathedral in Oulu, Finland
  • Also known as: “Oulun tuomiokirkko”
  • Address: Kirkkokatu 3a, Oulu, 90100

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Franzén Park and Northern Ostrobothnia Museum.

Park
Photo: Semikami, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 110 metres northwest of Oulu Cathedral.

Museum
Photo: Estormiz, Public domain.
The is a museum of cultural history. This provincial museum focuses on the city of and its surrounding Northern Ostrobothnia region. is situated 350 metres north of Oulu Cathedral.

Memorial
Photo: Estormiz, Public domain.
Frans Michael Franzén is an outdoor sculpture located in the city centre in , . It is the oldest public monument in Oulu. The bronze bust of Oulu-born poet Frans Michael Franzén was made by Finnish sculptor Erland Stenberg, while he was working in Paris in 1878–1879. is situated 110 metres northwest of Oulu Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pokkinen and Vaara.

Suburb
Photo: Estormiz, CC0.
is a district of the city centre area of , . Together with districts of Vaara and , forms the central business district of Oulu.

Suburb
Photo: Estormiz, CC0.
is a district of the city centre area of , . Together with the districts of and , forms the central business district of Oulu.

Suburb
is a district of the city centre area of , . was mostly industrial area, which was rezoned mostly for residential use in 1984.

Oulu Cathedral

Latitude
65.01464° or 65° 0′ 53″ north
Longitude
25.47571° or 25° 28′ 33″ east
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
9GQ72F7G+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28849152
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
13325382
Wiki­data ID
Q201935
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Oulu Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Ouluko katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Кафедральны сабор Оўлу”
  • Catalan: “Catedral d’Oulu”
  • Chinese: “奥卢主教座堂”
  • Dutch: “Domkerk van Oulu”
  • Estonian: “Oulu toomkirik”
  • Finnish: “Oulun tuomiokirkko”
  • Finnish: “Oulun Tuomiokirkko”
  • Finnish: “Sofia Magdalenan kirkko”
  • French: “cathédrale d’Oulu”
  • French: “Cathédrale d’Oulu”
  • German: “Dom von Oulu”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός του Όουλου”
  • Inari Sami: “Oulu tuámukirkko”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Oulu”
  • Italian: “duomo di Oulu”
  • Latvian: “Oulu katedrāle”
  • Northern Sami: “Oulu duopmogirku”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Uleåborg domkirke”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع اولو”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Oulu”
  • Russian: “собор Оулу”
  • Skolt Sami: “Oulu duõmmceerkav”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala v Ouluju”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica v Ouluju”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Oulu”
  • Swedish: “Uleåborgs domkyrka”
  • Turkish: “Oulu Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Кафедральний собор Оулу”

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