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In the heart of Helsinki, in the old Kamppi cemetery, also called Vanha kirkkopuisto (Old Church Park) stands the Old Church, completed in 1826. The Old Church was designed by the creator of the Empire era centre of Helsinki, Carl Ludvig Engel. The church is decorated with simple pillars in the Doric style, gables and a delicate bell tower. The movables of the Ulrika Eleonora church, which was demolished to make room to the Cathedral, were moved to the wooden church, which was meant to be temporary. Only the pulpit still exists.

Today the church is a popular church for weddings. A short organ recital is given on each Tuesday (at noon).

Completed in 1868 in the Katajanokka district of Helsinki, the Uspenski Cathedral is the largest orthodox church in Western Europe. With its golden cupolas and redbrick facade, the church is one of the clearest symbols of the Russian impact on Finnish history.

The pink Töölö church, representing the classicism of the 1920s, rises at the southern end of Topelius park. The building, completed in 1930, is influenced by Italian rustic churches and renaissance architecture. The altar wall of the church has a partial sketch of an unfinished painting called Iankaikkinen elämä (eternal life), unfinished because of the artist"s unexpected death. On the altar is a wooden crucifix, especially made for the Töölö church in Oberrammergau, known for its Easter plays. The Töölö church was designed by architect Hilding Ekelund.

The crypt of the church was originally a cellar where the heating devices and firewood storage were located. The facility with its earth floor was renovated in the 1972-73 in accordance with architect Tarja Salmio-Toiviainen's plan. The heart of the crypt is a small chapel. Concerts and exhibitions, and in summer Café Krypta.

The Cathedral, by Carl Ludvig Engel, rising on the northern side of the Senate Square is the stage of national and academic festive services and one of the most popular tourist sights. The church is part of Helsinki's Empire era centre and a landmark for those arriving by sea. It has become the symbol of the whole of Helsinki. Earlier called St. Nicholas Church and Great Cathedral, the current main church of the Helsinki Diocese was completed in 1852. Sculptures of the twelve apostles guard the city from the roof of the church.

Exhibitions at the Crypt (Kirkkokatu 18), in summer also a souvenir shop Cathedral Shop.

Temppeliaukio Church is a major sight in Helsinki: an architectural gem, a world famous concert venue and an active Lutheran church.

The layout of the hexagonal church of Tammisalo resembles a fish, the first symbol of the Christians. The cultural history treasure of the church is hidden in the bell tower: the Bell of Life and Death, an imitation of the bell of a Parisian convent. The church was designed by architect Lauri Silvennoinen and dedicated in 1966.

Suomenlinna sea fortress is a Unesco World Heritage Site located on the coast of Helsinki, and also a suburb of Helsinki with around 800 residents.

Plastered grey, the Suomenlinna church is one of the oldest shrines in Helsinki. It greets those arriving from the sea by transmitting the H code with its Gustavian style tower, to indicate Helsinki. The onion domed church, originally built as an orthodox garrison church, was converted into a Lutheran church in the 1920s when the country had become independent. A lighthouse serving ship and air traffic still operates in the church tower.

The German Church dating from 1864 was designed by Harald Bosse and C.J. von Heideken.