Nakkila Church is a Functionalist-style Lutheran church in Nakkila, Finland. It was completed in 1937 by the design of the architect Erkki Huttunen. Along with the churches of Kannonkoski, Rajamäki and Varkaus and the Lakeuden Risti Church, it is considered as one of the most significant examples of Modernist churches in Finland.[1]

Nakkila Church
Finnish: Nakkilan kirkko
Swedish: Nakkila kyrka
Map
61°22′04″N 22°00′14″E / 61.36778°N 22.00389°E / 61.36778; 22.00389
LocationKirkkokatu 4,, Nakkila
CountryFinland
DenominationEvangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Architecture
Architect(s)Erkki Huttunen
Groundbreaking24 June 1936
Completed26 June 1937
Specifications
Capacity1 000
Administration
DioceseArchdiocese of Turku
ParishNakkila

Nakkila Church was built next to the 1764 completed wooden church which was later demolished. It was financed by the bequest of the local businessman J. W. Suominen (1877–1935). He was buried to a crypt beneath the church. Next to the Nakkila Church is the 1970 completed parish center by the architect Juha Leiviskä. The modernist interior includes a wooden crucifix instead of an altarpiece. The lightning is designed by Paavo Tynell.[1]

In 1993, Nakkila Church was listed as a modernist site of international importance by the Docomomo International.[1] The church and the cemetery are also listed as Cultural Environments of National Significance by the Finnish National Board of Antiquities.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nakkila Church". Docomomo Finland. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Nakkilan kirkko ympäristöineen" (in Finnish). Finnish National Board of Antiquities. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2020.