Joutjärvi church

Joutjärvi church (Finnish: Joutjärven kirkko) is a Lutheran church in the Möysä district of Lahti, Finland.[1] It serves the eastern inner city neighbourhoods, with a total parish population of 16,500.[2]

Joutjärven kirkko
Joutjärvi church in 2016
60.984722°N 25.702778°E
Location	Möysä, Lahti
Country	Finland
Denomination	Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Unto Ojonen
Architectural type	Modernism
Completed	1962
Specifications
Capacity	650 + 250 (parish hall)[1]
Number of spires	1
Materials	Yellow brick, slate, concrete, copper (roof)
Bells	3
Administration
Parish	Joutjärven seurakunta (Joutjärvi parish)

Architecture

Designed in 1960-61 and completed in 1962, the building is the work of local architect Unto Ojonen, responsible for many Lahti buildings from the 1950-60s.[1][2]

The church design is characterised by its steeply-pitched roof — something of an Ojonen signature feature — and slim belfry.[1] The building complex integrates a parish hall and staff quarters.[1] The exterior materials include yellow brick and slate, under a copper roof. The building was comprehensively refurbished in 2005–2006, and a new remote-operated church organ installed in 2014.[1][3]

Art

The altar piece, titled Golgata ('Calvary'), and exterior relief Kymmenen neitsyttä, were created by sculptor Pentti Papinaho in 1963.[2]

The liturgical textiles were designed by Helena Vaari in 1990–1995.[2]

References

1. "Joutjärven kirkko". Lahden Seurakuntayhtymä (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
2. "Tältä näyttää yksi Päijät-Hämeen suosituimmista vihkikirkoista" (in Finnish). Etelä-Suomen Sanomat. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
3. "Lahtelaiskirkko saa harvinaiset etäsoitettavat urut" [Lahti church gets rare remote-operated organ] (in Finnish). Yle. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Finnish)