Explore churches in Övertorneå Kommun.
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Basic listingThe church building is owned and operated by a separate non-profit association, Föreningen Pello församlingshem. The association receives an annual financial contribution from Övertorneå parish.
Pellovägen 224, 957 93, Pello
View church details: Fredens kyrkaBasic listingHietaniemi kyrka was a wooden church that stood on Kyrkudden, a headland on the Torne älv at Hedenäset, in Övertorneå parish. Once the mother church of Hietaniemi parish, it was completely destroyed by fire in 2023, and plans for a replacement are now under way.
Kyrkvägen 19, 957 95, Hedenäset
View church details: Hietaniemi kyrkaBasic listingThe kyrkstuga (church cottage) is currently being used as a place of worship in Hietaniemi following the fire that destroyed Hietaniemi church.
Kyrkvägen 20, 957 95, Hedenäset
View church details: Hietaniemi kyrkstugaBasic listingJuoksengi kyrka is a parish church in Övertorneå, Norrbotten, close to the Torne river and the border with Finland. Built in the early 1960s and owned by a local foundation rather than the Church of Sweden directly, it reflects the community effort behind many small…
Byvägen 20, 95723, Juoksengi
View church details: Juoksengi kyrkaBasic listingChapel for smaller services and civil funerals. Chapel of rest on the basement level.
Sockenvägen 31, 957 31, Övertorneå
View church details: Matarengi kapellBasic listingÖvertorneå kyrka stands prominently in the heart of the village, overlooking the Torne river. Sources disagree on its origins: one account describes a rectangular timber church completed in 1617, while Swedish Wikipedia records the present cross-shaped church as built 1734–1736 and consecrated in 1737. Either…
Kyrkogatan 1A, 957 31, Övertorneå
View church details: Övertorneå kyrka