Joutjärvi church (

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: ''Joutjärven kirkko'') is a

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church in the

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district of

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. It serves the eastern inner city neighbourhoods, with a total parish population of 16,500.

Architecture

Designed in 1960-61 and completed in 1962, the building is the work of local architect

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, responsible for many Lahti buildings from the 1950-60s. The church design is characterised by its steeply-pitched roof — something of an Ojonen signature feature — and slim belfry. The building complex integrates a

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and staff quarters. The exterior materials include yellow brick and

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, under a copper roof. The building was comprehensively refurbished in 2005–2006, and a new remote-operated

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installed in 2014.

Art

The

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, titled ''Golgata'' ('

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'), and exterior

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''Kymmenen neitsyttä'', were created by sculptor

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in 1963. The liturgical textiles were designed by Helena Vaari in 1990–1995.

References

External links

* (in Finnish) {{Portal, Finland Lutheran churches in Finland Modernist architecture in Finland Churches completed in 1962 Lahti Buildings and structures in Päijät-Häme