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St. Nicholas Church, Helsinki (Hietaniemi)
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St. Nicholas Church, Helsinki (Hietaniemi)

Церковь святителя Николая Чудотворца в Хельсинки (Хиетаниеми)
FinlandХельсинки1938–1950Public buildings
A stone church of the Russian St. Nicholas community founded in Helsinki in 1927. Construction began in 1938 with donations from parishioners and the church was consecrated the same year; it was later enlarged to a design by the architect Ivan Kudryavtsev and reconsecrated in 1950. The parish Orthodox cemetery surrounds the church. The parish belongs to the Patriarchal Parishes in Finland of the Moscow Patriarchate.
Каменный храм русской Никольской общины, основанной в Хельсинки в 1927 году. Строительство началось в 1938 году на пожертвования прихожан, и в том же году церковь была освящена; позднее по проекту архитектора Ивана Кудрявцева её расширили и повторно освятили в 1950 году. Вокруг храма расположено приходское православное кладбище. Приход входит в Патриаршие приходы в Финляндии Московского патриархата.

Property abroad

EraChurch
FunctionChurch
Present ownerOrthodox Parish of St. Nicholas in Helsinki (Patriarchal Parishes in Finland, Moscow Patriarchate)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1938
StatusIn use
As of2026-05
According to the parish website as of May 2026, the church is active; the parish holds services and manages the parish cemetery.

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