The walls of the original building, which once had log end triangles and a flat wooden roof as an extension, have been preserved.
The following year, the sacristy was opened as a museum, showcasing a collection of ecclesiastical artefacts from Mikkeli and the surrounding regions.
As a result, a new church was built for the parish in the northeast corner of the present Kirkkopuisto in 1753–1754.
The purchaser of the wooden part of the church used the logs to erect the outbuildings of the nearby ranch.
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