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Viikki Church

Coordinates: 60°14′00″N 025°02′01″E / 60.23333°N 25.03361°E / 60.23333; 25.03361
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Viikki Church
Finnish: Viikin kirkko
Swedish: Viks kyrka
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60°14′00″N 025°02′01″E / 60.23333°N 25.03361°E / 60.23333; 25.03361
LocationViikki, Helsinki
CountryFinland
DenominationLutheran
Architecture
Architect(s)Samuli Miettinen
Completed2005 (2005)
Specifications
Capacity200[1]
Administration
ParishMalmi

Viikki Church (Finnish: Viikin kirkko, Swedish: Viks kyrka) is an Evangelical Lutheran church in the Viikki district of Helsinki, Finland. Completed in 2005, it is the newest of the city's church buildings. The church was designed by architect Samuli Miettinen of JKMM Architects. The church is part of Malmi parish.[1]

The church is mostly wooden: the floors, ceiling, walls and pillars are made of spruce and the outer cladding and double shingling are aspen. Furnishings are made of oak and aspen.[1]

The church seats 200 people; when combined with the parish meeting hall the capacity is 400.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Viikki church". Helsinki parishes. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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