The church is also known as the Ulrica Pia in honor of Queen Ulrike Eleonora of Denmark, Queen consort of King Charles XI of Sweden ('pia' is the feminine form of the Latin 'pius' which means 'pious').

[1] The church belongs to the Royal Karlskrona Admiralty Parish and is situated close to the Karlskrona Naval Base shipyard area.

It is located near Vallgatan in the south east of the island of Trossö in the Karlskrona archipelago.

Originally it could seat 4,000 making it Sweden's largest wooden church The interior is in a light bluish color while the exterior is in the traditional Falu red.

In front of the main entrance stands the wooden figure of Rosenbom.