The Tohmajärvi Church (Finnish: Tohmajärven kirkko) is the 18th-century wooden church located on the shores of Lake Tohmajärvi, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southeast of Kemie, the administrative center of the Tohmajärvi municipality in North Karelia, Finland.
The building is the oldest wooden church in North Karelia.
[1][2][3] The construction of the church started in 1751 under the direction of the architect Eskil Collenius [fi][4] and it was completed five years later.
[1][4] The altarpiece of the church called The Crucified was painted by Mikael Toppelius in 1783.
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