Klaukkala Orthodox Church

The Klaukkala Orthodox Church, also known as St. Nectarios Church, is the 20th-century wooden Orthodox church located in Klaukkala, an urban area in the Nurmijärvi municipality in Uusimaa, Finland. The church was named after the Greek saint Nectarios of Aegina. The church also keeps the relic of Nectarios.
Kermesse is celebrated in the church annually on 9 November.

History

Klaukkala's Orthodox circle of friends, who called themselves the "Nektarios group", collected money for their own church since 1986. In 1993, a church premises was acquired in Klaukkala along the Kuonomäentie road. A log building designed by architect Ritva Westermark was built in the estate, with a lot of savings and communal work. The traveler's cross, domes, bell tower and porch pillars were made by Johannes Andrejev. The icons of the iconostasis and the altar icon were painted by Aleksander Wikström.
When the building was completed in 1995, it originally served as an eukteria, but it was officially consecrated as a church by Archbishop Leo on 9 November 1997. The church became part of the Helsinki Orthodox Parish.