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Soldatkyrkan

Municipality
Gävle Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Uppsala

Soldatkyrkan is a small chapel on Kungsbäcksvägen in central Gävle, built as a wing of the Soldathemmet (soldiers' home) and owned by the Sällskapet Hälsinge regemente foundation. It remains associated with Gävle Heliga Trefaldighets parish.



The chapel was consecrated in 1916 by Archbishop Nathan Söderblom, forming part of the Soldathemmet complex built to serve local military personnel. It continues to be used occasionally for church services and for baptisms, weddings and funerals, though such use is arranged directly with the foundation rather than through the parish alone.

A short distance west of the chapel, on the opposite side of the road, stands a separate freestanding bell tower erected in 1915. It is said to be a smaller copy of the bell tower at Ljusdal Church, and it holds two church bells.

Inside, the pulpit against the north wall dates from 1918 and was made in the regiment's own workshop, a detail that gives the building a distinctly local and military character rather than that of an ordinary parish church.

The organ, built by the firm Åkerman & Lund and contemporary with the chapel itself, has eleven stops; its organ case was designed by the architect Fredrik Falkenberg. A font from 1920 stands on the south side of the chapel.

Adjoining the chapel is the Soldathemmet itself, traditionally used for receptions such as christening or wedding gatherings, underlining the close practical link between the two buildings.

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Soldatkyrkan

Soldatkyrkan is a small chapel on Kungsbäcksvägen in central Gävle, built as a wing of the Soldathemmet (soldiers' home) and owned by the Sällskapet Hälsinge regemente foundation. It remains associated with Gävle Heliga Trefaldighets parish.

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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: 9 Jul 2026. This is not an independent verification date.

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