Järvenpää Church is located in the Finnish town of Järvenpää, 40km north of the capital Helsinki. The church was designed by the Finnish architect Erkki Elomaa and construction was completed in 1968. Though the outside is brutal in nature the inside is furnished in wood and has room for over six hundred people.
Järvenpää Church
The church tower houses four bells that came from Austria and six different tunes were composed by Joonas Kokkonen.
In 2009 Järvenpää Church was voted the ugliest church in Finland.
Since seeing Järvenpää Church for the first time I have been back regularly to photograph the building throughout the seasons. I am lucky enough that when I am in Finland I am only a short drive from the Church.
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Järvenpää Church is part of my BRUTAL Collection.
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Our Shadows Will Remain 
I can see why it was voted ugliest!
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A very unique style
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It certainly is!
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I remember visiting this church
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Did you like it? And did you manage to take a look around the outside?
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Yes I liked it in a strange sort of way and walked all the way round its exterior. I’ve visited Espoo many times and really enjoy visiting Finland.
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Great post 🙂
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Thanks
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Hmm.. I don’t think I’ve ever been to Järvenpää. So I have not seen this church. I think the ugliest church is in Tapiola, Espoo. It has the same feel as your one.
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You should go for a visit. It’s also a very nice city on a sunny day. I will have to look up the one in Tapiola and try to visit next time I am in Helsinki.
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