Helsinki Finland Temple

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Helsinki Finland Temple
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Helsinki Finland Temple
Number124
Dedication22 October 2006, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site7.4 acres (3.0 ha)
Floor area16,350 sq ft (1,519 m2)
Height139 ft (42 m)
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Additional information
Announced2 April 2000, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking29 March 2003, by D. Lee Tobler
Open house21 September – 7 October 2006
Current presidentPekka Holopainen
Designed byEvata Architects
Location Espoo, Finland
Geographic coordinates 60°13′30.69479″N24°46′54.42599″E / 60.2251929972°N 24.7817849972°E / 60.2251929972; 24.7817849972
Exterior finishLight gray Italian granite and Finnish brown granite (stone walls surrounding temple)
Temple designClassic elegance, single-spire design
Baptistries1
Ordinance rooms2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms2
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Helsinki LDS Temple August 2012.jpg

The Helsinki Finland Temple (Finnish : Helsingin temppeli, Swedish : Templet i Helsingfors) is the 124th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Unlike the church's regular meetinghouses, where weekly worship services are held and visitors are welcome, the temple is open only to church members who hold a current temple recommend.

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Located at Leppäsillantie 3 in Espoo, the Helsinki Finland Temple has a total of 19,500 square feet (1,810 m2), two ordinance rooms, and four sealing rooms. It once served the church's largest geographical temple district, which included Finland, the Baltic states, and all of Russia. [1] It was the final temple dedicated during the church presidency of Gordon B. Hinckley and the last dedicated by him.

History

The church's First Presidency announced on April 2, 2000 that a temple would be built near Helsinki in Espoo, Finland.

On March 29, 2003, a site dedication and groundbreaking ceremony were held in Karakallio, a district of Espoo. D. Lee Tobler, of the church's Second Quorum of the Seventy, presided at the ceremony and gave the site dedication prayer.

An open house was held September 21 to October 7, 2006 to allow the public to tour the temple prior to its dedication. [1] The temple was dedicated on October 22, 2006 by Hinckley, after a cultural celebration was held the evening before. [2]

In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Helsinki Finland Temple was closed for a time in response to the coronavirus pandemic. [3]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Satterfield, Rick, Helsinki Finland Temple, ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org, retrieved 2012-10-16
  2. ↑ Stahle, Shaun D. (October 28, 2006), "Temple dedicated in Helsinki, Finland", Church News , retrieved 2012-10-16
  3. ↑ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.

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