Protected buildingNotable

Messukylän kirkko

Tampere

Why visit

Messukylä's present stone church was built in 1879 to Th. Höijer's designs, replacing the parish's medieval stone church. Step inside a space several generations have shaped by their own hand.

Look for: Notice the layers within: the interior was altered in 1911 under Ilmari Launis, and a thorough renovation followed in 1978-1979 to Seppo Rihlama's designs.

About this site

Stone church. Messukylä new church was built in 1879 according to Th. Höijer's plans to replace Messukylä's medieval stone church. Changes were made to the church interior in 1911 under the direction of Ilmari Launis. A basic renovation was carried out according to Seppo Rihlama's plans in 1978–1979.

Official description (Museovirasto), machine-translated from Finnish