Oulainen Church, Oulainen, Finland

Oulainen Church was built by the building master Matti Honka and it completed in 1753. The bell tower was added in 1758. The interior is decorated with wall paintings made by Erik Westzynthius between 1779-1782. The present appearance is mainly from the restoration made In 1882.

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Address

Oulaistenkatu 55, Oulainen, Finland

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Details

Founded: 1753
Category: Religious sites in Finland
Historical period: The Age of Enlightenment (Finland)

Rating

4.3/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Pirjo Vähäkuopus (2 years ago)
An important place for me to keep quiet

Mikko Martikainen (2 years ago)
Beautiful painted altarpieces. A place of calm.

juuso' Heikkilä (3 years ago)
At Christmas, candles were taken to the grave

jorma pohjantähti (3 years ago)
Here it was called "will" 11.7-1971. Other visits have been sad ...

Marja-Liisa Murtoperä (3 years ago)
Valuable and cozy

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