A fish shaped church

Kaleva Church is designed by Reima and Raili Pietilä, it was built in 1964–1966.

Reima Pietilä drew inspiration for the church from the old Christian symbol, the fish, which is particularly evident in the overall shape of the building. The size of Pietilä's proposal was reduced by 15% for the actual construction process.

The characteristic traits of the Kaleva church include space, light, arch pillars, vertical orientation, the colour of unbleached linen, wooden surfaces, unobstructed views, and the lack of right angles. The church is very special and different.

This was another hot day. There were sun bathers in every park, even in Liisanpuisto park next to Kaleva Church, as you can see from the picture. In the evening we went to smoke sauna and swimming - the water in Pyhäjärvi lake was +16°C -- swimming was very different experience than couple weeks ago!


+27° C, sunny