Hyvinkää Church Explained

Hyvinkää Church (Finnish: Hyvinkään kirkko, Swedish: Hyvinge kyrka), also known as The New Church of Hyvinkää, is a modernist church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland,[1] located in the town of Hyvinkää, Finland. It was designed by architect Aarno Ruusuvuori and built in 1961.[2]

Description

The church is 32 metres (105 ft) high and has 630 seats downstairs and 250 upstairs. The surface area of the church is . Wide windows produce the lighting, behind the altar is a large window. The pyramid-like construction caused some criticism at the time.[3]

The organ was built in 1977 by Hans Heinrich and has 35 stops.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.hyvinkaanseurakunta.fi/inenglish/faith-and-worship Church website, Faith and Worship page
  2. https://www.visithyvinkaa.fi/en-FI/page/6220a32ccccf6550e2504364?count=24&sort=creationDate&reverse=true Visit Hyvinkaa website, profile page
  3. https://www.discoveringfinland.com/destination/hyvinkaa-church/ Discovering Finland website, profile page