Heinävesi Church

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Tower of Heinävesi Church

The altar

Heinävesi Church is an Evangelical Lutheran wooden church located in Heinävesi, Finland. It was built in 1890-1891 and designed by Josef Stenbäck. The church represents gothic revival, like many other churches designed by Stenbäck. The length of the church is 40 meters, breadth 30 meters and height 45 meters. The church has 2.000 seats so it is the segond biggest wooden church in Finland. In the bell tower is two bells, from 1765 (smaller) and 1906 (bigger). The altar painting is made by Johan Kortman 1893.

The organ was originally made by Jens Zachariassen in 1906 (25 stops). The Organ Factory of Kangasala (Kangasalan urkutehdas) made in 1981 a new organ (33 stops) using 20 stops from the original organ.

The first church in Heinävesi was a small chapel, built in 1748. The second church was a massive wooden "temple" church. It was built in 1840 and designed by Carl Ludvig Engel. The church burned in 1877.

In the churchyard are located also Rural District Museum, Pitäjäntupa needlework center and an old cemetery. The great hill of the church is culturally historical setting. Lake Kermajärvi is 90 meters beneath the top of the hill.