| Klaukkala Orthodox Church | |
| Fullname: | St. Nectarios Church |
| Native Name: | Finnish: Klaukkalan ortodoksinen kirkko Pyhän Nektarios Eginalaisen kirkko Swedish: Klövskog ortodoxa kyrka Sankt Nektarios kyrka |
| Address: | Kuonomäentie 80 |
| Location: | Klaukkala, Nurmijärvi, Uusimaa |
| Country: | Finland |
| Dedication: | Nectarios of Aegina |
| Consecrated Date: | (as eukteria) (as church) |
| Architect: | Ritva Westermark |
| Completed Date: | 1995 |
| Parish: | Helsinki Orthodox Parish |
| Diocese: | Eparchy of Helsinki |
The Klaukkala Orthodox Church (Finnish: Klaukkalan ortodoksinen kirkko; Swedish: Klövskog ortodoxa kyrka), also known as St. Nectarios Church (Finnish: Pyhän Nektarios Eginalaisen kirkko; Swedish: Sankt Nektarios kyrka), is the 20th-century wooden Orthodox church located in Klaukkala, an urban area in the Nurmijärvi municipality in Uusimaa, Finland.[1] The church was named after the Greek saint Nectarios of Aegina. The church also keeps the relic of Nectarios.[2]
Kermesse is celebrated in the church annually on 9 November.[3]
Klaukkala's Orthodox circle of friends, who called themselves the "Nektarios group", collected money for their own church since 1986. In 1993, a church premises was acquired in Klaukkala along the Kuonomäentie road.[1] A log building designed by architect Ritva Westermark was built in the estate,[1] with a lot of savings and communal work.[3] [4] The traveler's cross, domes, bell tower and porch pillars were made by Johannes Andrejev. The icons of the iconostasis and the altar icon were painted by Aleksander Wikström.[1]
When the building was completed in 1995, it originally served as an eukteria, but it was officially consecrated as a church by Archbishop Leo on 9 November 1997.[3] The church became part of the Helsinki Orthodox Parish.[1] [4]