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Kannonkoski Church ( fi, Kannonkosken kirkko, sv, Kannonkoski kyrka) is a
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church in
Kannonkoski Kannonkoski is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Karstula, KivijĂ ...
,
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. The church was designed by Pauli E. Blomstedt and represents Functionalism architecturally. The church was built in 1937–1938. Blomstedt never saw his church finished: he died in 1935 and the church was finished according to instructions by his wife, architect Märta Blomstedt, and architect Matti Lampén. The church is listed as a nationally significant built heritage site by the
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.
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has also selected it as a significant example of modern architecture in Finland.


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