Klaukkala Church

Klaukkala Church (Finnish: Klaukkalan kirkko, Swedish: Klövskogs kyrka) is a copper-plated modern church in Klaukkala of the Nurmijärvi municipality, built in 2004. The church was designed by Anssi Lassila; interior furniture and lamps were designed by interior architect Antti Paatero and liturgical textiles by Hanna Korvela.^[1][2] Mikko Heikka, a bishop of the Evangelic Lutheran Church, dedicated it on November 28, 2004.^[3] Construction claimed one death when a worker fell from the roof.^[4]

Klaukkala church in May 2010

Klaukkala Church was awarded the "Concrete of the Year" honorable mention in 2004.^[5]

See also

• Klaukkala Orthodox Church
• Nurmijärvi church

References

1. (in Finnish). Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
2. "Klaukkala Church". OOPEAA. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
3. "Klaukkalan kirkko – Kirkko kuin suojaansa ottava kämmen" (in Finnish). Nurmijärven seurakunta. Retrieved October 28, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. "Mies putosi rakennustelineiltä ja kuoli kirkkotyömaalla" (in Finnish). Kaleva.
5. Koivisto, Maritta (2004). Concrete architecture and structures in Finland 40 years (PDF) (in Finnish). Betoni-lehti, Betoniteollisuus ry. p. 23.

External links

  Media related to Klaukkala Church at Wikimedia Commons

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