Skip to main content

Heliga korsets kapell

Address
Sandbackavägen 55
Municipality
Umeå Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Luleå

Heliga korsets kapell: The chapel is located at Norra kyrkogården (the Northern Cemetery), Sandbacka, in the same building as the crematorium and the Chapel of Faith (Trons kapell). The altar cross can be covered for those who wish for a neutral funeral setting.

The chapel has a ceiling height of almost twelve metres. The main source of light is a large triangular window facing south, positioned so that light falls over the place where the coffin stands in front of the altar.

The chapel and crematorium were built in 1952 following an architectural competition, which was won by Gunnar Jacobsson's entry "Ut desint vires". The Chapel of Faith (Trons kapell) was built 40 years later.

In the chapel's courtyard stands a statue made by David Wretling.

Click on "Panorama" to see a panoramic image from inside the chapel.

Opening hours

Opening hours have not been confirmed for the current date. This does not mean the church is closed.

Weekdays 7am–3.30pm.

Check access with the parish before travelling. Services and seasonal changes can affect visits.

Facilities & accessibility

  • Parking
  • Toilet
  • Hearing loop
  • Accessible toilet

Listed by the provider; availability has not been independently checked. An unlisted facility is not necessarily unavailable.

Contact & official information

Umeå stadsförsamling

Umeå stadsförsamling

Heliga korsets kapell

The chapel is located at Norra kyrkogården (the Northern Cemetery), Sandbacka, in the same building as the crematorium and the Chapel of Faith (Trons kapell). The altar cross can be covered for those who wish for a neutral funeral setting.

Sandbackavägen 55

Explore this church: Heliga korsets kapell

Church information: Svenska kyrkan, Platser · CC BY 4.0. Each church page includes its credits and visiting notes.

Other churches in the same diocese

Basic listing

Nilivaara kyrka

Nilivaara kyrka stands in the small settlement of Nilivaara, in the north-eastern part of Gällivare parish, around sixty kilometres from the town of Gällivare in Norrbotten. It is a wooden church built in the 1940s,…

98291, Nilivaara

View church details: Nilivaara kyrka
Basic listing

Edefors kyrka

Edefors kyrka stands high above the village of Harads, in Sweden's far north. It serves Edefors parish, the smallest in the Diocese of Luleå, an area stretching along the Lule river valley and taking in…

Edeforsvägen 72, 960 24, HARADS

View church details: Edefors kyrka
Basic listing

Holmöns kyrka

Holmöns kyrka stands on the island of Holmön in the Norra Kvarken strait, a wooden church that has become a year-round gathering place for islanders and summer visitors, and a familiar setting for the christenings,…

Forsellsväg 16

View church details: Holmöns kyrka

Sources, credits and English adaptations are identified on each church page. Provider data: Svenska kyrkan, Platser · CC BY 4.0.

Sources & credits

Church information: Svenska kyrkan, Platser, CC BY 4.0. English translation prepared with AI assistance by Churches in Sweden; not yet editorially reviewed or independently verified.

Provider record updated: 25 Sep 2023. This is not an independent verification date.

Source record: f1a06d00-4798-438b-8fa9-29c72c300c69

Suggest a correction

Church data retrieved 24 Sep 2026. Visiting details have not been independently verified.

Sources, licences & reuse

Independent guide

Churches in Sweden is an independent guide. It is not an official Svenska kyrkan website and does not imply sponsorship or endorsement.

Church information

Source: Svenska kyrkan — Platser, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. English adaptations by Churches in Sweden are identified on each profile. Our adaptations solely from Platser are offered under CC BY 4.0. Guides combining Wikipedia with other compatible sources are identified individually and offered under CC BY-SA 4.0; this covers that guide text, not the whole website. Separately credited third-party material retains its stated terms. Independently written descriptions are identified on their profiles. Imported material has not been independently verified. Original names and visiting details are retained; presentation is reformatted. Each profile identifies its source record and any additional supplied credits.

You may reuse the licensed church material under CC BY 4.0, including commercially, with the required attribution, licence link and indication of changes. No additional site restriction overrides those rights. The licence does not automatically cover separately credited images or map data.

Provider disclaimer

Svenska kyrkan supplies Platser data without guaranteeing that it is correct, current, complete across its organisation, or always available. The material is provided as-is and as-available, subject to the licence’s disclaimer of warranties and limitation of liability.

Svenska kyrkan kan ej garantera att den data som finns i Platser:
– är korrekt.
– är aktuell.
– är komplett för hela Svenska kyrkans organisation.
– alltid är tillgänglig.

Preserved provider agreement · Full licence

Automatic diocese associations use the organisation codes from Svenska kyrkan UnitAPI. An association does not establish ownership or denomination. External editorial sources are credited separately.

Map and photographs

Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL and © OpenMapTiles. Tiles and style are served by World Class Maps. Map rendering uses MapLibre GL JS. The map’s own attribution remains visible.

Photographs are credited individually with their own licence or permission. The API data licence does not automatically cover photographs. No images are imported automatically.