St. Olaf's Church, Ulvila
St. Olaf's Church (, ), also known as Ulvila Church (, ), is a church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland in Ulvila, Finland. The church is considered one of the best-preserved Medieval stone churches in Finland, medieval fieldstone churches in Finland and is the only remaining structure from the medieval town of Ulvila. St. Olaf has been the patron saint of the church since before 1429. St. Olaf's Church is situated on the Kirkkojuopa, a minor branch of the Kokemäenjoki, from the modern town centre of Ulvila and outside the city of Pori. During the summer months it functions as a road church along . History During the 13th and 14th centuries, the estuary of the Kokemäenjoki was located in the Ulvila area and direct access to the sea made the settlement's trading post one of the two most important markets in the region, along with Kokemäki (Teljä). The medieval settlement of Ulvila, which received town rights in 1365, was situated in Vanhakylä (), also called ...
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