Klaukkala church ( fi, Klaukkalan kirkko, sv, Klövskogs kyrka) is a copper-plated

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church in

Klaukkala Klaukkala (; sv, Klövskog , ) is the southern-most urban area ( fi, taajama) of the Nurmijärvi municipality in Uusimaa, Finland, located near Lake Valkjärvi. It is the largest urban area in Nurmijärvi, and despite the fact that it officially ...

of the

Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi () is the most populated rural municipality of Finland, located north of the capital Helsinki. The neighboring municipalities of Nurmijärvi are Espoo, Vantaa, Tuusula, Hyvinkää and Vihti, and it is part of the Greater Helsinki. Th ...

municipality, built in 2004. The church was designed by

Anssi Lassila Anssi is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Anssi Jaakkola (born 1987), Finnish footballer *Anssi Joutsenlahti, pensioned vicar and a member of the parliament of Finland *Anssi Juutilainen (born 1956), Finnish ski-orienteering co ...

; interior furniture and lamps were designed by interior architect Antti Paatero and liturgical textiles by Hanna Korvela.

Mikko Heikka Mikko Esa Juhani Heikka (born 19 September 1944 in Ylitornio) is a Finnish former bishop of the Evangelic Lutheran Church. He was ordained into priesthood in 1968 and became a Doctor of Theology from the University of Helsinki in 1983. He was app ...

, a bishop of the Evangelic Lutheran Church, dedicated it on November 28, 2004. Construction claimed one death when a worker fell from the roof. Klaukkala Church was awarded the "Concrete of the Year" honorable mention in 2004.

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