Kuopio Cathedral

Kuopio Cathedral
Kuopion tuomiokirkko
Kuopio domkyrka

The Kuopio Cathedral
Basic information
Location Kuopio, Finland
Geographic coordinates 62°53′28″N 027°41′02″E / 62.89111°N 27.68389°E / 62.89111; 27.68389Coordinates: 62°53′28″N 027°41′02″E / 62.89111°N 27.68389°E / 62.89111; 27.68389
Affiliation Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
District Diocese of Kuopio
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral
Architectural description
Architect(s) Pehr W. Palmrooth
Architectural type Cathedral
Architectural style Neoclassical
Completed 1816
Capacity 1500 seats

The Kuopio Cathedral (Finnish: Kuopion tuomiokirkko, Swedish: Kuopio domkyrka) is a stone Neoclassical-style church in Kuopio, Finland and the seat of the Diocese of Kuopio. The cathedral was built between 1806 and 1815.[1]

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