Oulujoki Church Explained

Oulujoki Church
Other Name:Church of the Holy Spirit
Coordinates:65.0056°N 25.5628°W
Location:Kirkkokangas, Oulu
Country:Finland
Denomination:Lutheran
Status:Church
Functional Status:Active
Architect:Victor J. Sucksdorff[1]
Style:Art Nouveau
Completed Date:1908
Parish:Oulujoki parish
Diocese:Diocese of Oulu

The Oulujoki Church is an evangelical Lutheran church in Kirkkokangas neighbourhood in Oulu, Finland.

The wooden church, named the Church of the Holy Spirit, was built for the former Oulu rural municipality in 1907–1908. It was designed in the Art Nouveau style by architect .[1]

The Art Nouveau interior of the Oulujoki church was modernized in the 1950s, but the new look did not please people and it was restored in the mid–1980s.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ylimaula, Anna-Maija . Kirsi . Schali . On riemu, kun saan tulla – Oulujoen kirkko 100 vuotta . Oulujoki parish . 2008 . 93–101 . Pyhän Hengen kirkko . 978-952-99248-3-7.