Kallio Church, Helsinki

If you love visiting old churches, you must see Kallio Church. It is very unique in style and character. It was built in 1912 by the famous architect Lars Sonck. It sits atop a hill and provides a beautiful view of the city. The bell tower is also quite beautiful. In fact, the famous composer Jean Sibelius wrote a composition about the bells of Kallio.

Part of what makes this church different is that is broke with the idea of having to design the place in a National Romantic style. Instead, it was one of the first churches in Finland done in art nouveau. Inside the church, you would also want to see the stunning crucifix done by Hannes Autere. The church also happens to own Baroque and Romantic pipe organs. This is quite rare indeed.

An urn cemetery was added to the location in the early 1990s, and was one of the first churches to do that in Helsinki. The church can seat 1100 people. So, you might consider attending a service here, if just to listen to the beautiful pipe organs.