St. John’s Church

St. John's Church in , , is a Lutheran church designed by the architect Adolf Melander in the Gothic Revival style. It is the largest stone church in Finland by seating capacity.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in Helsinki, Finland
  • Also known as: “Church of St. John”, “Johanneksenkirkko”, “Johanneskyrkan”, “Korkeavuorenkatu 12”, “St. John’s Church in Helsinki”, and “St. John’s Church, Helsinki”
  • Address: Korkeavuorenkatu 12, Helsinki, 00120
  • Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Surgical Hospital and Architecture & Design Museum.

Hospital
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The Helsinki , often referred to as Kirurgi or simply Kirra, is a located in , , in the district of along the street Kasarmikatu near the Tähtitorninmäki park. is situated 240 metres east of St. John’s Church.

Museum
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is situated 160 metres northeast of St. John’s Church.

Church
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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 north of St. John’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Viiskulma and Punavuori.

Neighborhood
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is a well known intersection of five streets in at the boundary of the and neighbourhoods. The street Fredrikinkatu is one of the oldest and major traffic arteries of Helsinki's inner city.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in the center of , the capital of . The name refers to red cliffs located between Sepänkatu and Punavuorenkatu.

Suburb
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is a city district of Helsinki, in Finland. features a wide variety of high-quality restaurants. Korkeavuorenkatu is known for its fashion boutiques, cafés, and restaurants.

St. John’s Church

Latitude
60.16183° or 60° 9′ 43″ north
Longitude
24.94506° or 24° 56′ 42″ east
Height
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
9GG65W6W+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 123901485
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Wiki­data ID
Q1698940
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“St. John’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ilesia de San Xuan en Ḥélsinki”
  • Chinese: “圣约翰教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖約翰教堂”
  • Chinese: “赫尔辛基圣约翰教堂”
  • Danish: “Johanneksenkirkko”
  • Danish: “Johanneskirken”
  • Danish: “Johanneskyrkan”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Johanneskerk (Helsinki)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Johanneskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا فى هلسنكى”
  • Finnish: “Johanneksen kirkko (Helsinki)”
  • Finnish: “Johanneksen kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Johanneksenkirkko”
  • Finnish: “Korkeavuorenkatu 12”
  • French: “Église Saint Jean d’Helsinki”
  • French: “Eglise Saint-Jean d’Helsinki”
  • French: “église Saint-Jean d’Helsinki”
  • French: “Église saint-jean d’helsinki”
  • French: “Église Saint-Jean d’Helsinki”
  • German: “Johanniskirche”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Yohanes, Helsinki”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Свети Јован (Хелсинки)”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Свети Јован”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سینت جان، هلسینکی”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jana w Helsinkach”
  • Russian: “Церковь Иоанна (Хельсинки)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Иоанна”
  • Slovenian: “cerkev sv. Janeza v Helsinkih”
  • Slovenian: “Johanneksenkirkko”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Juan”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Juan”
  • Swedish: “Johanneksenkirkko”
  • Swedish: “Johanneskyrkan, Helsingfors”
  • Swedish: “Johanneskyrkan”

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