Ruovesi Church

Ruovesi, Finland

Sophia Magdalena Church in Ruovesi was completed in 1778 and designed by Matti Åkerblom. The adjacent bell tower was made by Antti Piimänen in 1772. The church was originally red, but it was repainted with current yellow color in 1861-1862.

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Kirkkotie 1, Ruovesi, Finland
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Founded: 1778
Category: Religious sites in Finland
Historical period: The Age of Enlightenment (Finland)

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4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Esa Siljamäki (9 months ago)
The church has an octagonal frame room. The entire church hall has excellent wooden church acoustics.
Mika Makinen (2 years ago)
Unfortunately, we didn't see this church from the inside when we came after opening hours.
Toni Niemi (2 years ago)
We were next to the church in the parking lot for the night. Apparently, the Ruovetelians are jogging through the parking lot to the beach. There were quite a lot of walkers and dog walkers, but no one bothered us during the night. There is apparently a toilet building next to the church.
Maarit Selander (2 years ago)
The church is beautiful, it was nice when it was open and you could go inside to admire it. A bright church. At the cemetery, we visited the memorial grove, where the gloom was confusing because of the surrounding trees and stone fence. I didn't want to find out the names of the tiles, when the tile and the letters are the same color of gold. After the bright church, the gloom of the memorial grove was confusing.
jonne korhonen (3 years ago)
A beautiful wooden church! The roof of the church looks shabby in some places and the paint is peeling on the outer walls, but the general appearance is a very handsome church, and the cemetery is well maintained!
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