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18 Old Church, 16–17 July 1932.

Photo: LMM/Hellin Ruokanen/Rovaniemen uusi valokuvaamo

The photograph shows the Old Church of Rovaniemi at the time of the
parish’s 300th anniversary on 16–17 July 1932. The old wooden cruci-
form church seated 1,200 people, and was located close to the current
church. Just before their northbound withdrawal, the German troops
set the church on fire with petrol bombs. The new, current church was
completed in August 1950.

About the artists

Liisa Karintaus (b. 1977, Rovaniemi) graduated
from the University of Lapland as Master of Arts
in 2006. She has held private exhibitions since
2002 and has participated in several joint exhibi-
tions since 2000 both in Finland and abroad. The
text in the brochure is based on an article written
by Liisa Karintaus with the support of the Arts
Council of Lapland.

Tiia Lepistö (b. 1977, Espoo) is Bachelor of Cul-
ture and Arts (TTVO 2003) and Bachelor of Arts
(Lay 2009). She has held private exhibitions and
participated in several joint exhibitions since 2000.

Implementation

The old photographs of the work are from the
collections of the Provincial Museum of Lap-
land (LMM) and the Local Heritage Association
Rovaniemen Totto. The old photographs have been
carved into oval-shaped metal plates. The materi-
als of the work are brass, aluminium and stainless
steel. The plates were carved by Versaali Oy.

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