Church of Rovaniemi
The Church of Rovaniemi was completed in 1950. It was designed by architect Bertel Liljeqvist. The church‘s sizable altar fresco was realized by Professor Lennart Segerstråhle in 1951. In the wall paintings, the metaphorical biblical image of the sheep has been replaced by a reindeer. The church’s cross, illuminated by a red neon light, has provoked considerable discussion.
Land of the Arctic Circle
--------------------------Mountain of the
Midnight Sun
--------------------------Finland’s Klondike
--------------------------From sleigh rides to the
age of the Concorde
--------------------------The nearest real hotel
--------------------------Santa Claus Land
--------------------------A city called by many
names - and the heroes
take the spoils
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