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Finja kyrka

Address
Tyringevägen, 281
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Lund

Finja kyrka is a parish church in Tyringe församling, Skåne, standing on Tyringevägen in Finja. Built in the 12th century, it is one of the older Romanesque churches in the region and retains features linking it to the medieval workshops of Lund Cathedral.



The church was built in Romanesque style in the mid-1100s, with the tower added somewhat later and given stepped gables in 1664. A porch on the south side, added in the 1400s, has since been demolished. The triumphal arch and a sandstone capital show stylistic links to work at Lund Cathedral attributed to the medieval master mason Mårten Stenmästare.

Inside, visitors can see wall paintings dating from the 1140s, attributed to the so-called Finja Master. The chancel contains a depiction of Christ, and fragments of biblical and legendary scenes survive on the triumphal arch and nave walls. Set into the floor is a gravestone from 1666 commemorating Christian Willemson and Magdalen Pedersdater.

Among the furnishings, the sandstone font decorated with a palmette motif is contemporary with the church itself. The altar dates from the 1500s and features a canopy and richly carved columns, though its painted decoration was replaced in the 1700s. The pulpit and the font's canopy also date from the mid-18th century.

The church has had several organs over the years, including instruments moved from Nosaby church in the 19th century and a later rebuild in the 1920s. The current mechanical organ was installed in 1972 by the Mårtensson organ works of Lund.

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Facilities & accessibility

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  • Hearing loop

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Tyringe församling

Finja kyrka

Finja kyrka is a parish church in Tyringe församling, Skåne, standing on Tyringevägen in Finja. Built in the 12th century, it is one of the older Romanesque churches in the region and retains features linking it to the medieval workshops of Lund Cathedral.

Tyringevägen, 281

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Provider catalogue data: Svenska kyrkan, Platser, CC BY 4.0. Separately credited descriptions retain their stated source and licence terms. Catalogue and visiting data reformatted from the provider. The English guide combines and abridges separately credited sources below.

Provider record updated: 17 Jul 2025. This is not an independent verification date.

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

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