Vardø church is a long concrete church with a lower and narrower choir and a high gable roof. The church was designed by architect Eivind Moestue in a modern style and was put into service in 1958 after the previous church on the site burned down in 1944. In the meantime, the parish house had been used as a temporary church.
For more information visit on this building visit https://kirkesok.no/kirke/200200101
Skallelv Chapel in Vadsø is a wooden building built in 1960 by architect Rolf Harlew Jenssen.
Båtsfjord church is a working church from 1971, designed by architect Hans Magnus. Jardar Lunde has made the 85 m large stained glass window.
The Vadsø church is a long church built in concrete according to the designs of the architect Magnus Poulsson. The church has a double tower at the entrance, at the top, connected by a gable. In the space between the towers is a tall golden spire. Above the entrance door is a golden sculpture of the disciple Peter.
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