St. Mary's Church

St. Mary's Church is a stone church built at the end of the 15th century. The barrel-vaulted church hall has a rare painted floor. The church has not held regular services since 1913, but it is used as a "road church" in Finland during the summer and baptism and consecration services are held there occasionally. The Sastamala Gregoriana is an annual musical event held in the church.

About this building

Key Features

  • Architecture

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Church of St. Olaf

The church of St. Olaf is a late medieval greystone church built between 1506 and 1516. The church burned down at the beginning of the 17th century, destroying the entire original interior. The church was in use until the middle of the 19th century, but when the church in Tyrvää was completed in 1855, it was abandoned. Repaired all over from the 20th century until the 1990s, a theft in 1997 damaged much of the interior woodwork. The church was rebuilt between 1997 and 2003. The artists Osmo Rauhala and Kuutti Lavonen painted the new interior.

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Huittisten Church

The Huittisten church is a medieval stone church, the oldest parts of which date back to the 1340s. At the end of the 15th century, the central and eastern parts of the church were raised. In the 1630s a tower was built on the west gable and in 1647 the southern part was given a nave. During the 18th century, the church was renovated and rebuilt several times after a fire at the end of the century. The Huittisten church became a cross church in 1860 with the completion of the northern part.

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Lempäälä Church

Lempäälä Church, or St. Birgita Church, is a medieval greystone church built around 1502-1505. Many changes have been made to the church, the most important of which was in 1835-1838, when the church was changed from a single nave to a cruciform church due to the growing population of the parish. The church was then renovated to a greater extent than the interior in 1895 and in the 1920s. The last major renovation was completed in 1984.