St. Lawrence Church is one of the largest medieval stone churches in Finland. It was built towards the end of the 15th century and is particularly famous for its 16th-century wall paintings. The first documented mention of a St. Lawrence church in Lohja dates back to 1382, and the present stone church was built between 1470 and 1490. Between 1953 and 1957 the church was restored.
The Siuntio Church is a medieval church building that was probably built between 1460 and 1489. The stone church succeeds a wooden church from the early 15th century.
The Inkoo Church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, was built in three phases, the most recent of which is the origin of the present building. According to Markus Hiekkanen, the first phase dates from the 1430s at the earliest, the second phase perhaps from the second half of the 15th century, and the last phase probably from the 1510s. The bell tower was built next to the church in 1739-1740. The church contains the only surviving mural painting of "Dancing Macabre" in Finland.
Kirkkonummi Church, dedicated to the Archangel Michael, is a medieval stone church probably built in the 15th century. The present bell tower was built in 1824. Before the stone church, Kirkkonummi had several wooden churches. The church was located in an area leased to the Soviet Union from 1944 to 1956. The Soviets used the church as a house of culture.
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