Petäjävesi Old Church World Heritage Site

Official name

Petäjävesi Old Church | UNESCO

Country

Finland | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Petäjävesi, Region of Central Finland, Province of Western Finland
62.2500° Lat, 25.1833° Lon | Map

Code

584

Time Zone

Europe/Helsinki (EEST, +0300)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1994. Petäjävesi Old Church, in central Finland, was built of logs between 1763 and 1765. This Lutheran country church is a typical example of an architectural tradition that is unique to eastern Scandinavia. It combines the Renaissance conception of a centrally planned church with older forms deriving from Gothic groin vaults.