Global InformationKlaukkala Orthodox Church information
| Klaukkala Orthodox Church | |
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| St. Nectarios Church | |
Finnish: Klaukkalan ortodoksinen kirkko Pyhän Nektarios Eginalaisen kirkko Swedish: Klövskog ortodoxa kyrka Sankt Nektarios kyrka | |
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| 60°22′25.6″N 24°44′37.0″E / 60.373778°N 24.743611°E | |
| Location | Klaukkala, Nurmijärvi, Uusimaa |
| Address | Kuonomäentie 80 |
| Country | Finland |
| Website | www.hos.fi |
| History | |
| Dedication | Nectarios of Aegina |
| Consecrated | 3 September 1995 (as eukteria) 9 November 1997 (as church) |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Ritva Westermark |
| Completed | 1995 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Helsinki |
| Parish | Helsinki Orthodox Parish |
The Klaukkala Orthodox Church (Finnish: Klaukkalan ortodoksinen kirkko; Swedish: Klövskog ortodoxa kyrka), also known as St. Nectarios Church (Finnish: Pyhän Nektarios Eginalaisen kirkko; Swedish: Sankt Nektarios kyrka), is the 20th-century wooden Orthodox church located in Klaukkala, an urban area in the Nurmijärvi municipality in Uusimaa, Finland.[1] The church was named after the Greek saint Nectarios of Aegina. The church also keeps the relic of Nectarios.[2]
Kermesse is celebrated in the church annually on 9 November.[3]
- ^ Lehtinen, Minna (15 April 2022). "Kaikilla tavoilla aistien – Nurmijärvellä 401 ortodoksia". Nurmijärven Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Ojanne, Jaakko, ed. (2014). "Klaukkalan kirkko – aikakauden majakka jo kymmenen vuotta". Klaneetti (in Finnish). Nurmijärvi-Seura r.y. p. 44.
- ^ "Pyhän Nektarios Eginalaisen muistopäivänä juhlitaan Klaukkalan 25-vuotiasta kirkkoa" (in Finnish). Helsinki Orthodox Parish. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2024.