Church of St. Lawrence, Vantaa

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The Church of St. Lawrence
Vantaan Pyhän Laurin kirkko (in Finnish) Helsinge kyrka S:t Lars (in Swedish)
The Church of St. Lawrence and its bell tower
60°16′59.28″N 24°59′9.49″E / 60.2831333°N 24.9859694°E / 60.2831333; 24.9859694
Location	Kirkkotie 45, Helsinki Parish Village, 01510 Vantaa
Country	Finland
Denomination	Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Previous denomination	Catholic
Website	www.vantaanseurakunnat.fi/en/saintlawrence
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	ca. 1450
Dedication	Lawrence of Rome
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Carl Theodor Höijer
Architectural type	Church
Style	Medieval, Gothic Revival
Specifications
Capacity	about 500
Length	27.6 metres (91 ft)
Width	17.4 metres (57 ft)
Floor area	600 square metres (6,500 sq ft)[1]
Administration
Parish	Tikkurila

The Church of St. Lawrence (Finnish: Vantaan Pyhän Laurin kirkko; Swedish: Helsinge kyrka S:t Lars) is a church in Vantaa, Finland. Dating back to ca. 1450, it is the oldest building in Vantaa and all of Greater Helsinki.^[2] It is also the main church of the Tikkurila Parish. Along with its surrounding neighborhood, the church is a part of the Helsingin pitäjän kirkonkylä district, which is one of the best preserved historical parishes in all of Finland.^[3]

The Church of St. Lawrence was partially destroyed in a fire on 7 May 1893,^[3] after which it was reconstructed in a Gothic Revival style.^[3]