Luther Church, Helsinki

Coordinates: 60°10′00.7″N 24°55′58.2″E / 60.166861°N 24.932833°E

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Luther Church
Finnish: Luther-kirkko Swedish: Luther-kyrkan


60°10′00.7″N 24°55′58.2″E / 60.166861°N 24.932833°E / 60.166861; 24.932833
Location	Kamppi, Helsinki
Address	Fredrikinkatu 42
Country	Finland
Denomination	Lutheran
Website	lutherkirkko.fi
Architecture
Architect(s)	Karl August Wrede
Style	Functionalism
Completed	1894; 130 years ago (1894)
Specifications
Capacity	c. 600
Administration
Parish	Lutheran Evangelical Association of Finland

The Luther Church (Finnish: Luther-kirkko, Swedish: Luther-kyrkan), designed by Karl August Wrede and completed in 1894, is a Lutheran church in Helsinki. It is maintained by the Lutheran Evangelical Association of Finland [fi] (LEAF), who has leased the property from its current owner, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company.

Originally, on the adjacent lot at Malminkatu 12, there was LEAF's prayer room designed by Theodor Höijer, which was completed in 1878.^[1] As the congregation expanded, a new prayer room was built next to it on the Fredrikinkatu side in 1894, designed by Karl August Wrede in the Gothic style,^[1] and it has been expanded several times. Alterations were made according to Hilding Ekelund's plans in 1931, when the building got its current functionalist facade, and it was consecrated as a church.^[1]^[2] During the Winter War bombings in 1939, the church was badly damaged, but it was restored to its former appearance.^[3]^[4]

In May 2016, the building returned to church use after twenty years as a nightclub.^[1]^[4]^[5] Nowadays, the church is in active use, and in addition to worship services both in English and Finnish, activities for different age and target groups and concerts are organized there. The church is especially popular with young people, students and families with children.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Vehkasalo, Jussi (17 June 2014). "Fredan menomesta palautetaan kirkoksi". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Helsingin kirkot". Suomen Kuvalehti (in Finnish). National Library of Finland. 28 March 1931. The Luther Church before the changes made in 1931. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ Tamminen, K. V. (15 December 1939). "Älkäämme lannistuko". Sanansaattaja (in Finnish). Luterilainen Evankeliumiyhdistys.
^ ^a ^b Kettunen, Noora (17 June 2014). "Yökerho palautuu kirkoksi Helsingissä". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ Pöyliö, Silja-Kaisa (15 May 2016). "Luther-kirkko avasi jälleen ovensa" (in Finnish). Lutheran Evangelical Association of Finland. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Perhekerho" (in Finnish). SLEY. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

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