Kuopio Cathedral (, ) is a stone Neoclassical-style Evangelical Lutheran church in

Kuopio Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos ...

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

, and the seat of the

Diocese of Kuopio The Diocese of Kuopio (, ) is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It was founded in 1939. Bishops of Kuopio *Eino Sormunen, 1939–1962 *Olavi Kares, 1962–1974 *Paavo Kortekangas, 1974–1981 *Jukka Malmivaara, 1981– ...

. The cathedral was built between 1806 and 1815.Charming beauty of churches
There is a bust of

Johan Vilhelm Snellman Johan Vilhelm Snellman (; 12 May 1806 – 4 July 1881) was an influential Fennoman philosopher and Finnish statesman, ennobled in 1866. He was one of the most important 'awakeners' or promoters of Finnish nationalism, alongside Elias Lönnr ...

in the square in front of the cathedral. According to George Renwick, during the

Finnish War The Finnish War (; ; ) was fought between the Gustavian era, Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of the war, the eastern third of Sweden was established a ...

, it was briefly used as a stable by the invaders.

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Cathedral A cathedral is a church (building), church that contains the of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, Annual conferences within Methodism, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually s ...

Lutheran cathedrals in Finland Buildings and structures in North Savo Churches completed in 1815 Neoclassical church buildings in Finland {{Finland-Lutheran-church-stub

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