Kangasniemi Church
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|building_name=Kangasniemi Church
|image=Kangasniemi Church April 2018.jpg
|caption=Kangasniemi Church in April 2018.
|location= Kangasniemi, Finland
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|religious_affiliation=Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
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|website=[http://www.kangasniemenseurakunta.fi/ www.kangasniemenseurakunta.fi]
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|year_completed=1814
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|architect=Matti Salonen
|capacity=seats 1,500
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Kangasniemi Church ({{langx|fi|Kangasniemen kirkko}}) is a wooden church located in Kangasniemi, Finland. The church and the adjacent bell tower were both designed by Matti Salonen. The church was built in 1811–1814 and baptized on 1 January 1815 by Aron Molander. It accommodates approximately 1,500 people.{{cite web|url=http://www.kangasniemenseurakunta.fi/kirkko-ja-tilat/kangasniemen-kirkko|title=Kangasniemen kirkko|publisher=Kangasniemen seurakunta|accessdate=1 April 2018}}
Gallery
File:Kangasniemi_church_detail.jpg|detail
File:Bell tower in Kangasniemi.jpg|church bell tower
File:Kangasniemi_church_3.jpg|detail
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1y4sTl8PzQ short film called Valon kirkko, the church of light]
- {{commonscat-inline|Kangasniemi Church}}