The Valaam Monastery is a stauropegic Orthodox monastery in Russian Karelia, located on Valaam, the largest island in Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Europe.
Aerial view of Valaam Monastery (2017)
Illustration in Finland framstäldt i teckningar edited by Zacharias Topelius and published 1845–1852.
New Valamo monastery in Heinävesi, Finland.
New Valamo or New Valaam is an Orthodox monastery in Heinävesi, Finland. The monastery was established in its present location in 1940. However, the tradition of the Valamo monastery dates back to 171
New Valamo monastery main church
Inside the main church at New Valamo with the old iconostasis
Chapel of Saint Nicholas, private eukteria of New Valamo