Kokkola is a town and municipality of Finland. The town is located in the Central Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 48,027 and covers an area of 2,730.80 square kilometres (1,054.37 sq mi) of which 1,286.61 km2 (496.76 sq mi) is water. The population density is 33.26 inhabitants per square kilometre (86.1/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Halsua, Kalajoki, Kannus, Kaustinen, Kronoby, Lestijärvi, Larsmo and Toholampi.
Jakobstad is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town has a population of 19,271 and covers a land area of 88.31 km2 (34.10 sq mi). The population density is 218.22/km2 (565.2/sq mi). Neighboring municipalities are Larsmo, Pedersöre, and Nykarleby. The city of Vaasa is located 98 km (61 mi) southwest of Jakobstad.
Jakobstads Centralplan is a multi-use stadium in Jakobstad, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FF Jaro. The stadium holds 5,000.
Jakobstad City Hall is a historic building in the city of Jakobstad, Finland. It was completed in 1875. The current look of the building dates from 1890.
Pedersöre Church is a medieval stone church in Jakobstad. It is one of the oldest medieval churches in Ostrobothnia. The site of the first wooden church was built in the late 1200s. The church was re-built from its medieval design, and it was re-designed into a cross-church at the end of 1700s.
The Jakobstad - Pietarsaari Museum is a city museum in Jakobstad, Finland. It was founded in 1904, but served as a private museum until 1906. The museum is a historic museum, which focuses on maritime and ship building. The main building of the museum is called Malmska gården.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Catherine is an Evangelical Lutheran church located at Malaya Konyushnaya Ulitsa 1 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The building was built in 1885. As it was built by and for Swedish expatriates in Saint Petersburg, it is usually called the Swedish church. The adjacent building is occupied by the Swedish General Consulate.
The Finlayson Church is a church built in Gothic Revival style located in the Finlayson industrial area in the district by the same name in Tampere, Finland. It was built in 1879 as the church of the Finlayson cotton factory, where the factory workers could practice religion. Currently the church belongs to the Evangelical-Lutheran congregations of Tampere, and it is used as a children's road church and a popular church for weddings.
Drothem Church is a medieval Lutheran church in Söderköping, Sweden. The church dates back to the end of the 13th or the 14th century and is one of two surviving medieval churches in Söderköping, the other being St. Lawrence's Church. Both churches are associated with the Diocese of Linköping of the Church of Sweden.
Hemse Church is a medieval Lutheran church in Hemse on the island of Gotland. Preceded by the most well-preserved early stave church discovered in Sweden, the current church dates mainly from the 13th century. It contains sets of medieval murals as well as some medieval furnishings. It is part of the Diocese of Visby.
Frötuna Church is a medieval Lutheran church in the Archdiocese of Uppsala close to Norrtälje in Stockholm County, Sweden.
Jumkil Church is a medieval Lutheran church near Uppsala in the Archdiocese of Uppsala in Uppsala County, Sweden.
Balingsta Church is a Lutheran church in the Archdiocese of Uppsala in Uppsala County, Sweden. It is one of the best preserved Romanesque churches in the province of Uppland..
Läby Church is a Lutheran church in the Archdiocese of Uppsala in Uppsala County, Sweden. It is located on the main road between Uppsala and Sala, and is the rural church closest to Uppsala city.
Kalix Church is a medieval Lutheran church in Kalix in Norrbotten County, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Luleå. The church is the northernmost medieval church of Sweden.
Dalköpinge Church is a medieval Lutheran church in Dalköpinge, slightly north-east of Trelleborg, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Lund.
Siuntio St. Peter's Church is a gothic medieval stone church in Siuntio, Uusimaa, Finland, located in the old church village of Siuntio. The church is built out of grey stone between the years 1460 and 1480 next to a small stone chapel which was owned by a nearby Suitia Manor. St. Peter's Church is divided into three naves by three pairs of pilars that hold the brick vaults.
The Tampere Old Church is a wooden cross church opened in 1825 in Tampere, Finland near the Central Square. The old church is mainly used by the Swedish-speaking Lutheran congregation in Tampere. The church was designed by Italian-born Carlo Bassi and completed in 1824. The belfry, designed by C. L. Engel, was completed in 1828. The Old Church is the oldest surviving building in the city center of Tampere, and the adjoining belfry is the second oldest.
The Swedish Baptist Union of Finland is a registered Baptist union based in Vaasa, Finland that was founded in 1980. It is an umbrella organization for the Baptist churches of the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland. The union consists of 13 congregations and approximately 1000 members.
Baptists in Finland have existed since the middle of the 19th century. They are part of the Baptist branch of Protestant Christianity and belong to three different Finnish church associations. Swedish-speaking Finns formed the Swedish Baptist Union of Finland, while Finnish-speaking Baptists are united in the Finnish Baptist Church ; two Finnish congregations are a part of the Seventh Day Baptists. In addition, a few independent Baptist churches exist, including Grace Baptist Church in Tampere. The congregation was formerly known as Perinteinen Baptistiseurakunta in Finnish and International Baptist Church in English. Agape International Baptist Church in Pedersöre is also among the independent Baptist churches.
