The church of Kerimäki is the largest wooden Christian church in the world, thanks to its 45 meters long, 42 meters wide and 27 meters high (whose dome also touches 37) wooden logs.
Thanks to these incredible dimensions, it can accommodate over 5,000 visitors at a time.
But why build a church so big? The reverend (Fredrik Neovius, 1840) thought that at least half of the population of the city should have been able to enter at the same time, in order to gather as many people as possible at the popular gatherings at that time.
The construction of the church took only 3 years because of the duties of Christian citizens at the time: every man aged 15 to 60 had to contribute to its construction and the result of this contribution is a miracle of his time, a masterpiece of carpentry thanks to its magnificent columns, arches, domes and galleries.
The painting on the altar was edited by Aleksandra Altin in 1890.
The church cannot be heated and for this reason it is used only in the summer not only for religious services, but also for concerts and weddings.
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