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Pornainen Church

Coordinates: 60°28′27″N 025°22′33″E / 60.47417°N 25.37583°E / 60.47417; 25.37583
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Pornainen Church
Finnish: Pornaisten kirkko
Swedish: Borgnäs kyrka
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60°28′27″N 025°22′33″E / 60.47417°N 25.37583°E / 60.47417; 25.37583
LocationKirveskoski, Pornainen
CountryFinland
Websitewww.pornaistenseurakunta.fi
Architecture
Architect(s)Ilmari Launis
Completed5 October 1924; 100 years ago (1924-10-05)
Specifications
Capacity250
Administration
DioceseHelsinki
ParishPornainen

The Pornainen Church (Finnish: Pornaisten kirkko; Swedish: Borgnäs kyrka) is the 20th-century granite church located in the Pornainen municipality in Uusimaa, Finland. The building was designed by Ilmari Launis, and it was completed in 1924.[1][2]

The church's 12-tone pipe organ was manufactured by the Kangasala's organ factory in 1977.[3]

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  1. ^ Gummerus, Leo (1928). Kertomus Suomen evankelisluterilaisen kirkon tilasta vuosina 1923–1927 (in Finnish). Sortavala. p. 40.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Pornainen Church". Muuka.com. Churches in Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Pornaisten kirkko" (in Finnish). Suomen urut. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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