Kaleva Church
Liisanpuisto 1, 33540 Tampere
tel. 040 804 8774
The Kaleva parish was founded in 1953, but had to wait for 13 years before receiving a church of its own.
The city wanted to build a monumental church on the Liisankallio knoll. Kaleva church, consecrated in August 1966, is characterised by loftiness, light, arched pillars, vertical lines, the color of unbleached linen and wooden surfaces. The church was designed by architects Reima and Raili Pietilä.
The large concrete church accommodates approximately 1120 people. The pews and other woodwork in the church are made of Finnish pine.
