PALTANIEMI CHURCH

This beautiful wooden church was built in 1726. Its special feature is that its walls and ceiling were painted by Emanuel Grandberg, a local painter. One can especially admire his remarkable interpretation of hell, which can be seen above the entrance of the church. Also admire the Kalevala monument on the gate. A little further on, on Kirkkokatu 19, you will see another Lutheran church, in neo-gothic style, completed in 1897 according to the plans of the architect Jacob Ahrenberg. See in particular the altarpiece by the artist Tuhkanen.