Rautjärvi Church was a 1881 completed wooden church in Rautjärvi, Finland. It was destroyed by fire on Christmas Day 2022. The church was set on fire during the morning service by an elderly man who was later found dead.[1][2] Before the arson, the church was listed as one of the regionally significant cultural environments in South Karelia.[3]
| Rautjärvi Church | |
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Finnish: Rautjärven kirkko | |
 Rautjärvi Church in 2014 | |
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| 61°17′58″N 29°07′49″E / 61.299549°N 29.130250°E | |
| Location | Miettiläntie 1757, Rautjärvi |
| Country | Finland |
| Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | A. J. Jansson |
| Completed | 1881 |
| Demolished | 2022 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1 200 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Mikkeli |
| Parish | Ruokolahti |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rautjärvi church.
- ^ "Police suspect elderly man set Rautjärvi church on fire". Yle News. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Elderly man suspected of setting church on fire in Rautjärvi, South Karelia". Helsinki Times. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Arvokkaat kulttuuriympäristöt vähentyneet Etelä-Karjalassa" (in Finnish). Etelä-Saimaa artikkelitietokanta. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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