List of medieval stone churches in Finland

This is a list of medieval stone churches in Finland. A total number of 104 fieldstone churches were built between the 13th and 16th century, of which 83 have been preserved. Numbers include the sacristies of uncompleted churches as well as three churches in Vyborg which is now part of Russia.

The construction years for each church are listed in accordance with the 1994 PhD thesis of historian Markus Hiekkanen, "Suomen keskiajan kivikirkot" (Finnish medieval stone churches), although since the publication of his thesis it has emerged that some historians disagree with some of the dates he offers. Until Hiekkanen's research, most of the churches were generally considered 100–200 years older.

The provinces in this list refer to the historical provinces of Finland which differ from the modern regions of Finland.

Number of churches by province

Province	Churches	Sacristies	Total
Finland Proper	26	4	30
Tavastia	13	6	19
Uusimaa	14	–	14
Satakunta	09	4	13
Åland Islands	13	–	13
Ostrobothnia	07	1	08
Karelia	04	1	05
Savonia	0–	1	01

Finland Proper

Church	Image	Original parish	Current municipality	Built	Notes
Halikko Church	100px	Halikko	Halikko	1460–1475	expanded 1813–1815
Kalanti Church	100px	Kalanti	Uusikaupunki	1430–1450
Kimito Church	100px	Kimito	Kimitoön	1460s
Kisko Sacristy		Kisko	Kisko	1510–1530
Koroinen Church	100px	Diocese of Finland	Turku	1266–1286	foundations, destroyed 1396
Korpo Church	100px	Korpo	Pargas	1430s–1440s
Laitila Church	100px	Laitila	Laitila	1460–1483
Lemu Church	100px	Lemu	Masku	1460–1480
Lieto Church	100px	Lieto	Lieto	1470s–1480s
Marttila Sacristy		Marttila	Marttila	1500–1540	ruins
Masku Church	100px	Masku	Masku	1490–1510
Mynämäki Church	100px	Mynämäki	Mynämäki	1425–1440
Naantali Church	100px	Nådendal Abbey	Naantali	1480s
Nagu Church		Nagu	Nagu	1430–1450
Nousiainen Church	100px	Nousiainen	Nousiainen	1420s–1430s
Pargas Church	100px	Pargas	Pargas	1440s/1450s
Perniö Church	100px	Perniö	Salo	1460–1480
Pertteli Church	100px	Pertteli	Salo	1500–1520
Piikkiö Sacristy		Piikkiö	Kaarina	1500–1560	demolished, no remains found
Pöytyä Sacristy		Pöytyä	Pöytyä	1500–1560	demolished 1805, no remains found
Raisio Church	100px	Raisio	Raisio	1500–1520
Rusko Church	100px	Rusko	Rusko	1510–1530
Rymättylä Church	100px	Rymättylä	Naantali	1510s
Sauvo Church	100px	Sauvo	Sauvo	1460–1472
St. Ann's Chapel	100px	Uskela	Salo	1500–1520	demolished 1832, memorial 1953
St. Catherine's Church	100px	Turku	Turku	1440s–1450s
St. Mary's Church	100px	Maaria	Turku	1440s
Taivassalo Church	100px	Taivassalo	Taivassalo	1425–1440
Turku Cathedral		Archdiocese of Turku	Turku	1400s–1410s
Turku Dominican Church		Dominican Convent in Turku	Turku	1430s	no remains found
Vehmaa Church	100px	Vehmaa	Vehmaa	1425–1440

Karelia

Church	Image	Original parish	Current municipality	Built	Notes
Dominican Church of Vyborg	100px	Dominican Convent in Vyborg	Vyborg	1481	destroyed by fire 1738, rebuilt 1828-1833, destroyed by fire 1989
Franciscan Church of Vyborg		Franciscan Convent in Vyborg	Vyborg	1495–1497	demolished 1741
St. Mary's Church		Vehkalahti	Hamina	1430–1470	destroyed by fire 1821, rebuilt
Virolahti Sacristy	100px	Virolahti	Virolahti	1500–1530
Vyborg Old Cathedral	100px	Vyborg	Vyborg	1435–1445	ruins, destroyed 1940

Ostrobothnia

Church	Image	Original parish	Current municipality	Built	Notes
Alatornio Church	100px	Alatornio	Tornio	1500–1513	expanded 1794–1797
Isokyrö Old Church	100px	Isokyrö	Isokyrö	1513–1533
Kaarlela Church		Kaarlela	Kokkola	1500–1530	expanded 1788–1789
Keminmaa Church	100px	Kemi	Keminmaa	1520–1553
Närpes Church	100px	Närpes	Närpes	1550–1555
Pedersöre Church	100px	Pedersöre	Jakobstad	1510–1520	expanded 1787–1795
St. Mary's Church		Korsholm	Vaasa	1500–1520	ruins, destroyed by fire 1852
Vörå Sacristy		Vörå	Vörå	1519–1522	ruins beneath the 1626 church

Satakunta

Church	Image	Original parish	Current municipality	Built	Notes
Church of the Holy Cross	100px	Franciscan Convent in Rauma	Rauma	1515–1520
Huittinen Church	100px	Huittinen	Huittinen	1500	expanded 1793 and 1860
Kokemäki Sacristy	100px	Kokemäki	Kokemäki	1500–1540
Köyliö Sacristy		Köyliö	Köyliö	early 16th century	no remains found
Lempäälä Church	100px	Lempäälä	Lempäälä	1502–1505	expanded 1806 and 1835–1838
Loimaa Sacristy		Loimaa	Loimaa	1500–1560	demolished 1751, no remains found
Messukylä Old Church	100px	Messukylä	Tampere	1510–1530
Nokia Manor Chapel		Nokia Manor	Nokia	1505–1529	foundations, demolished 1760s
Sastamala Church	100px	Karkku	Sastamala	1497–1505
St. Olaf's Church		Tyrvää	Sastamala	1506–1516	interior destroyed by fire 1997
St. Olaf's Church	100px	Ulvila	Ulvila	1495–1510
Trinity Church	100px	Rauma	Rauma	1495–1505	ruins, destroyed by fire 1640
Vesilahti Sacristy		Vesilahti	Vesilahti	1485–1500	demolished 1839

Savonia

Church	Image	Original parish	Current municipality	Built	Notes
Savilahti Stone Sacristy	100px	Savilahti	Mikkeli	1520–1560	abandoned 18th century, restored 1901

Tavastia

Church	Image	Original parish	Current municipality	Built	Notes
Akaa Sacristy	100px	Akaa	Akaa	ca. 1510
Hauho Church		Hauho	Hämeenlinna	1500–1520
Hollola Church	100px	Hollola	Hollola	1495–1510
Holy Cross Church		Hattula	Hattula	1472–1490
Hämeenkoski Church	100px	Koski	Hämeenkoski	1510–1560	ruins, abandoned early 17th century
Janakkala Church	100px	Janakkala	Janakkala	1510–1520	expanded 1840s
Kalvola Sacristy		Kalvola	Hämeenlinna	1495–1505
Lammi Church	100px	Lammi	Hämeenlinna	1510s
Padasjoki Sacristy		Padasjoki	Padasjoki	1520–1560	demolished 1660s, present church 1670
Renko Church		Renko	Hämeenlinna	1510–1550
Somero Sacristy	100px	Somero	Somero	1490s
St. Michael's Church	100px	Pälkäne	Pälkäne	1495–1505	ruins, abandoned 1839
Sysmä Church	100px	Sysma	Sysmä	1510–1520	expanded 1833–1834
Sääksmäki Church	100px	Sääksmäki	Valkeakoski	1495–1500	destroyed by fire 1929, rebuilt 1933
Tammela Church	100px	Tammela	Tammela	1530–1550
Tuulos Church	100px	Tuulos	Hämeenlinna	1510–1540
Tyrväntö Sacristy	100px	Tyrväntö	Hattula	early 16th century
Urjala Sacristy	100px	Urjala	Urjala	1520–1540
Vanaja Church	100px	Vanaja	Hämeenlinna	1495–1510

Uusimaa

Church	Image	Original parish	Current municipality	Built	Notes
Espoo Cathedral	100px	Espoo	Espoo	1485–1490	expanded 1821–1823
Ingå Church	100px	Ingå	Ingå	1430–1520
Karis Church	100px	Karis	Raseborg	1465–1470
Kirkkonummi Church	100px	Kirkkonummi	Kirkkonummi	1400–1490	expanded 18th and 19th century
Lohja Church		Lohja	Lohja	1470–1490
Pernå Church	100px	Pernå	Loviisa	1410–1442
Pohja Church	100px	Pohja	Raseborg	1475–1480
Porvoo Cathedral		Porvoo	Porvoo	1414–1450
Pyhtää Church	100px	Pyhtää	Pyhtää	1462
Sipoo Old Church	100px	Sipoo	Sipoo	1450–1454
Siuntio Church	100px	Siuntio	Siuntio	1460–1489
Tenala Church	100px	Tenala	Raseborg	1460–1480
Vantaa Church	100px	Helsingin pitäjä	Vantaa	1450s
Vihti Church	100px	Vihti	Vihti	1500–1520	ruins, abandoned 1801

Åland Islands

Church	Image	Original parish	Current municipality	Built	Notes
Church of St. Olaf	100px	Jomala	Jomala	1275–1285
Eckerö Church	100px	Eckerö	Eckerö	1380–1420
Finström Church	100px	Finström	Finström	1440–1470
Föglö Church	100px	Föglö	Föglö	1500–1520	expanded 1859–1860
Geta Church	100px	Geta	Geta	1510–1540
Hammarland Church	100px	Hammarland	Hammarland	14th century
Kumlinge Church	100px	Kumlinge	Kumlinge	1500–1510
Kökar Church		Franciscan Convent in Kökar	Kökar	1500–1520	abandoned late 16th century, present church 1784
Lemböte Chapel	100px	Lemland	Lemland	1500–1530	abandoned late 16th century, renovated 1890s
Lemland Church	100px	Lemland	Lemland	1290–1310
Saltvik Church	100px	Saltvik	Saltvik	1350s–1370s
Sund Church	100px	Sund	Sund	late 13th century
Vårdö Church	100px	Vårdö	Vårdö	1520–1550

Sources

• Hiekkanen, Markus: "Suomen keskiajan kivikirkot". Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 2007. ISBN 978-951-746-861-9.

See also

• Architecture of Finland

External links

• Media related to Medieval churches in Finland at Wikimedia Commons
• Media related to Fieldstone churches in Finland at Wikimedia Commons