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Vidingsjö kyrka

Address
Vidingsjö by 2, 58739, LINKÖPING
Municipality
Linköpings Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Linköping

Vidingsjö kyrka is a modest wooden church on the edge of Linköping, notable for having begun life as a portable exhibition building before finding a permanent home. It now serves the Berga parish community amid gardens designed for quiet reflection.



The church belongs to a small category of Swedish 'ambulatory churches' (vandringskyrkor) built in the 1960s, designed so they could be dismantled and re-erected elsewhere. This particular timber structure was built in 1966 for an exhibition in Vadstena, then moved to Berga in Linköping, where it served as a temporary church for around a decade.

In 1978 the building was moved again, this time to Vidingsjö, another part of Berga parish, and it was formally consecrated there on 20 October 1978 by Bishop Ragnar Askmark. The church was subsequently extended: a porch with a covered entrance was added in the early 1980s, followed by a further extension to the south in 2006.

West of the church stands a simple open bell-frame (klockstapel) housing a ship's bell, which is rung manually by rope rather than mechanically.

Inside, the font dates from 1981, made by Gotlandsbyggen AB, and an icon painted in 1989 by Erland Forsberg hangs on the chancel wall behind the altar. The church's mechanical organ, built in 1972 by Walter Thür Orgelbyggen, has nine stops across two manuals and pedal.

The church sits within the grounds of an old farmstead, with a stream and fruit trees nearby. The garden includes twelve meditation stations intended for quiet walking and contemplation, a feature that gives the site a distinctive, contemplative character beyond the building itself.

Opening hours

Provider-listed schedule, applicable on 12 Oct 2026. All times are local to Sweden.

From 24 Aug 2026; no end date supplied
MondayNot listed
Tuesday09:00–16:00
Wednesday09:00–16:00
Thursday09:00–16:00
Friday09:00–14:00
SaturdayNot listed
Sunday15:00–17:00

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Facilities & accessibility

  • Toilet
  • Hearing loop

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Linköpings Berga församling

Vidingsjö kyrka

Vidingsjö kyrka is a modest wooden church on the edge of Linköping, notable for having begun life as a portable exhibition building before finding a permanent home. It now serves the Berga parish community amid gardens designed for quiet reflection.

Vidingsjö by 2, 58739, LINKÖPING

Explore this church: Vidingsjö kyrka

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

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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: 8 Jun 2026. This is not an independent verification date.

Source record: 61f49f5e-39c2-44e5-bfe5-1eba9c13839c

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

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