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Helsinki Synagoga
Finnish: Helsingin synagoga
Swedish: Helsingfors synagoga
Synagogue dome in 2006
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
StatusActive
Location
LocationMalminkatu Street 26, Kamppi, Helsinki
CountryFinland
Helsinki Synagogue is located in Finland
Helsinki Synagogue
Location of the synagogue in Finland
Geographic coordinates60°10′03″N 24°55′42″E / 60.16750°N 24.92833°E / 60.16750; 24.92833
Architecture
Architect(s)Jac. Ahrenberg
TypeSynagogue architecture
Style
  • Byzantine Revival
  • Art Nouveau
Date establishedc. 1900 (as a congregation)
Completed1906
Specifications
Capacity600 worshippers
Dome(s)One
MaterialsBrick

The Helsinki Synagogue (Finnish: Helsingin synagoga; Swedish: Helsingfors synagoga) is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located at Malminkatu Street 26, in the Kamppi district of Helsinki, Finland.[1]

  1. ^ Jackson, Maddison (July 13, 2022). "Voices of European Jewry: Helsinki, Finland". Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

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