Helsinki Cathedral is the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran cathedral of the Diocese of Helsinki, located in the neighborhood of Kruununhaka in the centre of Helsinki, Finland, at the Senate Square. The ch
The cathedral and the steps
Aerial photograph from on top in 1976 that shows the shape of the cathedral
2015 aerial photograph showing the rear of the cathedral and the view to the sea
The cathedral from the sea
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland is a national church of Finland and belongs to the Lutheran branch of Christianity. The church enjoys the legal position of a national church in the country,
Helsinki Cathedral
…Helsinki Cathedral (Finnish: Helsingin tuomiokirkko, Suurkirkko; Swedish: Helsingfors domkyrka, Storkyrkan) is the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran cathedral of the Diocese of Helsinki, located in the neighborhood of Kruununhaka in the centre of Helsinki, Finland, at the Senate Square. The church…
Interior view of the primatial mother church of Finland, Turku Cathedral
The sixteenth-century Hollola church which was converted during the Reformation
The seal of the Diocese of Turku during the 16th and 17th centuries featured a depiction of the finger of St. Henry. The post-Reformation diocese included the relic of a pre-Reformation saint in its seal.
The Turku Cathedral is considered the national shrine of Finland, and is the seat of its ex officio primate.