Helsinki Finland Temple

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The Helsinki Finland Temple is the 124th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "LDS Church").

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The Helsinki Temple.
The Helsinki Temple.

The First Presidency of the Church announced on April 2, 2000 that a temple would be built near Helsinki in Espoo, Finland.

On March 29, 2003 a site dedication and groundbreaking ceremony were held. Church President Gordon B. Hinckley presided at the ceremony and gave the site dedication prayer. The temple will have a total of 19,500 square feet, two ordinance rooms, and four sealing rooms.

An open house was held September 21-October 7, 2006 to allow the public to tour the temple prior to its dedication.[1] The temple was dedicated on October 22, 2006, by Gordon B. Hinckley.

The Helsinki Finland Temple currently serves the geographically largest temple district of the Church, which included Finland, the Baltic states, and all of Russia[1] The standard cultural celebration was held the prior evening.[1]

Additional references Deseret Morning News, Salt Lake Tribune, another Salt Lake Tribine 2, KUTV and Meridian Magazine

[edit] Latter-day Saint temples in Europe

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  1. ^ a b Helsinki Finland Temple. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved on 2006-11-03.

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