Töölö Church Explained

Töölö Church (fi|Töölön kirkko, sv|Tölö kyrka) is a Lutheran church in the Taka-Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland. The building represents Nordic Classicism and was designed by Hilding Ekelund following an architectural competition. Completed in 1930, it originally served as a parish center and was dedicated as a church when Töölö parish was created in 1941.^[1]

The church main hall seats 400 people. There are also two parish meeting halls for 70 and 20 people.^[1]

Töölö Church reopened in early 2016 after three and a half years of renovations.^[2]

Artwork

Töölö Church contains many pieces of art, including:^[1]

• Relief Heavenly Feast and gilded wood sculpture Resurrected Christ by Gunnar Finne
• Glass paintings by Gunnar Forsström
• Wall painting by Paavo Leinonen
• Reliefs of apostles Peter, Paul, Andrew, and Thomas by Carl Wilhelms
• Partial sketch on altar wall by Henry Ericsson – Ericsson was commissioned to paint the altar wall but was killed in a car accident before completing the work

See also

• Temppeliaukio Church – a popular church in the neighboring Etu-Töölö, also part of Töölö parish
• Kunsthalle Helsinki – an art exhibition venue also designed by Hilding Ekelund

References

60.1797°N 24.9211°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Töölö church. Helsinki parishes. 4 July 2014.
2. News: Oksanen. Kimmo. Töölön kirkko tuli remontoituna näkyviin. 21 September 2016. Helsingin Sanomat. 13 February 2016. fi.