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The new church in Karasjok was built in 1974 when the old church across the river Karasjok had become too small. The church, which was designed by the architects Østbye, Kleven and Almaas, is built of wooden posts with exterior and interior cladding of standing panels.

The Karađoz Bey Mosque was built between 1557 and 1558 according to the plans of the famous Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan. It suffered serious damage during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but was rebuilt and reopened in 2004.

Close to the town's market, the wooden mosque can accommodate up to 500 worshipers. It consists of a gathering hall, a minaret, and an administrative building.

The Karesuando Church is a wooden church building in the North of Sweden, at the border with Finland. The church is the northernmost church of the country. The church was built in 1816 after Sweden lost the war with Russia. Borders were remarked and the main town of Markkina became Finnish. This meant that Sweden needed a new principal town and parish and Karuesando was chosen. The church was replaced in 1905 and restored to its present state in 1954.

The church of Karja was built in the fourth quarter of the 13th or early 14th century by masters from Ojamaa (Gotland). Even before the construction of the stone church, already in 1254, there was a wooden church in Karja. Until 1896 the clergy was composed of Baltic Germans. The first Estonian clergyman was Karl Wöhrmann in 1896-1926.

Karjaa Church, or St Catherine's Church, is a medieval stone church probably built around 1465-1470. The church tower, with its medieval stone base, is a more recent construction, dating from 1768. The church has a stained glass window painted by the artist Gunnar Forsström.

On the site of Karlstad Cathedral there was already a church in the 13th century. During the fire of 1616, the church burned down and another one was built, which was destroyed very soon by another fire. The present cathedral was built between 1723 and 1730 and had a baroque style before it was renovated in neoclassical style at the end of the 19th century after a fire in 1865.

Karlsøy Church is a wooden church built in 1854. The church has a long plan and was built according to one of Hans Linstow's typical designs. The first historical records of Karlsøya church date back to 1419, but the church was probably built in the late 13th century. A new long church was built in 1620, in 1732 the church was repaired and in 1770 an annex was built to make room for more people. In 1790 the church was converted to a cruciform design by adding two side wings.

The Roman Catholic Carmelite Church was built between 1690 and 1726 in place of an older church. The model of this church was the Vienna Josefskirche.

The Karuna church was built in 1908-1910 with Karuna's gray granite. The architectural style is national romanticism. The building is often venerated as one of the most beautiful national romantic churches of Finland.