Saint John's Church, Männistö (), is a

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in the Männistö neighborhood in the city of

Kuopio Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos ...

. The church was designed by architect

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together with Pekka Kivisalo, and completed in 1992. The interior of the church features an altarpiece by artist Markku Pääkkönen.

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