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Langinkoski Church ()) is one of five
Kymenlaakso Kymenlaakso ( sv, Kymmenedalen; " Kymi/Kymmene Valley") is a region in Finland. It borders the regions of Uusimaa, Päijät-Häme, South Savo and South Karelia and Russia (Leningrad Oblast). Its name means literally ''The Valley of River Kymi'' ...
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's Kotka-Kymi parish union. Located in the
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Kotka Kotka (; ; la, Aquilopolis) is a city in the southern part of the Kymenlaakso province on the Gulf of Finland. Kotka is a major port and industrial city and also a diverse school and cultural city, which was formerly part of the old Kymi parish. ...
, the rectangular church was designed by Anders-Olof Bengts and completed in 1953. The interior was constructed to resemble a medieval stone church; the hall can accommodate about 300 people and is wheelchair-accessible.Esteettömyys Kotka-Kymin seurakuntayhtymän kiinteistöissä
(Accessibility of Kotka, Kymi ecclesiastical buildings). Accessed 2011-08-21.
The church features Hilkka Toivola's colourful stained-glass window depicting Jesus rescuing a self-doubting
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from drowning.Langinkosken kirkko
, Kotka-Kymin seurakuntayhtymä (Finnish). Accessed 2011-08-20. The altar, pulpit and seats are of oak; the walls are of red brick. The pipe organ is a 17-stop instrument. An annex houses the church office. Next to the church is a tall white belfry.


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* 1953 establishments in Finland Lutheran churches in Finland Buildings and structures in Kymenlaakso {{Finland-church-stub