Petäjävesi Old Church
Also known as Petäjäveden vanha kirkko
1765
Medieval
church
Petäjäveden vanha kirkko is a pine-log Lutheran church built in 1763-1765 on a peninsula by Lake Solikkojärvi in central Finland, when the region was a remote Swedish parish. The master builder Jaakko Leppänen, working with a local craft…
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- 1765
Jaakko Leppänen
- 1821
Freestanding west bell tower added in 1821 by Erkki Leppänen, grandson of the original master builder, completing the present protected ensemble.
Erkki Leppänen
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