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Holy Trinity Church, Helsinki

Helsinki

Why visit

Designed by Carl Ludvig Engel, the Church of the Holy Trinity was completed in 1826 and consecrated in August 1827. From that consecration day the history of Helsinki's Orthodox parish is reckoned to begin.

Look for: Come to hear the service, held mainly in Church Slavonic; the courtyard is framed by gatehouses built in 1879.

About this site

Pyhän Kolminaisuuden kirkon on suunnitellut Carl Ludvig Engel. Jegor Uschakoffin rakennuttama, vuonna 1826 valmistunut kirkko vihittiin käyttöönsä elokuussa 1827. Helsingin ortodoksisen seurakunnan syntyhistoria katsotaan alkaneeksi Pyhän Kolminaisuuden kirkon vihkipäivästä. Kirkossa toimitetaan jumalanpalvelukset pääsääntöisesti kirkkoslaavin kielellä. Kirkon pihapiiriin kuuluu myöhemmin, vuonna 1879 rakennetut porttirakennukset.

Official description (in Finnish)

The Holy Trinity Church is a Finnish Orthodox Church located in the Kruununhaka district of Helsinki, on the corner of Unioninkatu and Rauhankatu. The church was built in the neo-classical style in 1826 under the direction of the architect Carl Ludvig Engel, and was dedicated and opened in the following year. The Holy Trinity services the city's orthodox community with Divine Liturgy held in both Church Slavic and Finnish.

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