Holy Trinity Church, Helsinki

The Holy Trinity Church (Finnish: Pyhän Kolminaisuuden kirkko, Swedish: Heliga Treenighetskyrkan, Russian: Свято-Троицкая церковь) is a Russian Orthodox Church located in the Kruununhaka district of Helsinki, on the corner of Unioninkatu and Rauhankatu. The church was built in the neo-classical style in 1826 under the direction of the architect Carl Ludvig Engel, and was dedicated and opened in the following year.[1][2] The Holy Trinity services the city's orthodox community with masses held in both Church Slavic and Finnish.[3]

Holy Trinity Church
Finnish: Pyhän Kolminaisuuden kirkko
Swedish: Heliga Treenighetskyrkan
Russian: Храм Пресвятой Троицы
LocationHelsinki
CountryFinland
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Websitehos.fi/fi/kolminaisuuden-kirkko
History
Consecrated1827 (1827)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Carl Ludvig Engel
Administration
ParishHelsinki Orthodox
DioceseHelsinki

The church is Helsinki's oldest Orthodox church.[4] When Finland became 1808 autonomic Grand Duchy of Finland, a number of Russian civil servants, merchants and soldiers moved to Helsinki. They needed a place for worship, and the czar supported their efforts to get a church. In the 21st century, many of the churchgoers still speak Russian, but majority of them are immigrants born in the Soviet Union.[5]

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See also

References
  1. Holy Trinity Church, Helsinki
  2. "Pyhän Kolminaisuuden kirkko; Kirkkokatu 17 & Unioninkatu 31 & Rauhankatu 18; Helsinki". Finna. Helsinki City Museum. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  3. "Pyhän Kolminaisuuden Kirkko" (in Finnish). Helsinki Orthodox Parish. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  4. "Holy Trinity Church". Visit Helsinki. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  5. "Seurakunta tutuksi". Ortodoksiviesti (in Finnish). Helsinki Orthodox Parish. 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2016.


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