| Finnish Church | |
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Finska kyrkan | |
 The Finnish Church in April 2008 | |
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| Location | Stockholm |
| Country | Sweden |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Stockholm |
| Parish | Stockholm Finnish Parish |
The Finnish Church (Finnish : Suomalainen kirkko, Swedish : Finska kyrkan) is a church building in Gamla stan in Stockholm, Sweden. Belonging to the Stockholm Finnish Parish of the Church of Sweden, it was opened in 1725 after the Lilla Bollhuset building had been rebuilt into a church. [1]
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