Kajaani Church ( fi, Kajaanin kirkko) is a church in

Kajaani Kajaani (; sv, Kajana) is the most populous town and the capital of the Kainuu Region of Finland. It is located southeast of Lake Oulu (Oulujärvi), which drains into the Gulf of Bothnia through the Oulu River (Oulujoki). As of , it had a pop ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

. It was built in 1896 in the Neo-Gothic style by architect Jac Ahrenberg.

History

The current church replaced an earlier church on the spot which was originally built in 1656 and destroyed by the Russians in 1716 at the time when Kajaani castle was destroyed. The second church was built 1734-35 which served the parish for 160 years until replaced with Ahrenberg's new church.

Architecture

The church, built of wood, has a nave flanked by two aisles and features a delicate, slender bell tower. It is decorated with English Gothic style carvings.

References

Lutheran churches in Finland Kajaani Churches completed in 1896 Gothic Revival church buildings in Finland {{Finland-church-stub