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Åskilje kyrka

Address
Blåvägen 234, 92331, Storuman
Municipality
Storumans Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Luleå

Åskilje kyrka is a wooden parish church in the village of Åskilje, part of Stensele parish in the Diocese of Luleå, Västerbotten county. It stands as a modest but characterful example of early twentieth-century rural church building in northern Sweden.



The church was built between 1925 and 1928 to designs by the architect Anders Roland, and was consecrated in 1928. Interestingly, the same plans had already been used a few years earlier for the nearby Umnäs church, so the two buildings share a close family resemblance.

The building follows a simple rectangular plan, with a single nave and a narrower chancel to the east. A tower was added at the west end in 1936, and a sacristy is attached to the north side of the nave. The exterior is clad in white-painted timber panelling beneath a saddle roof covered with clay tiles, giving the church a plain but dignified appearance typical of the region's timber churches.

Inside, the ceiling is panelled in wood, curved into a shallow vault over the centre of the nave and finished with decorative moulding. The walls are lined with marbled wood panelling, a decorative touch that adds some visual richness to an otherwise restrained interior.

Among the church's furnishings, the pulpit stands out as by far the oldest object in the building: it dates from the seventeenth century and was previously used in the churches of Lycksele and Stensele before finding its current home here.

The present organ was built in 1968 by Grönlunds Orgelbyggeri of Gammelstad and is a mechanical instrument, in keeping with the church's understated character.

The churchyard surrounding the church was consecrated in 1936, some eight years after the church itself.

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Facilities & accessibility

  • Toilet
  • Hearing loop

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Åskilje kyrka

Åskilje kyrka is a wooden parish church in the village of Åskilje, part of Stensele parish in the Diocese of Luleå, Västerbotten county. It stands as a modest but characterful example of early twentieth-century rural church building in northern Sweden.

Blåvägen 234, 92331, Storuman

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Sources & credits

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: 10 Jun 2022. 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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