Gustav Adolf Church – Iisalmi Old Church
The independent Iisalmi Parish was established 15.2.1627. The first parish church burnt down in 1699. By the late 18th century, a new parish church was needed. By the Swedish law all churches at the time were to be built of stone. In lack of suitable stone material and skilled labour, and lacking the necessary funds, the people of Iisalmi got a royal permission for a new wooden church. The church was finished in 1779 and named after the future king Gustav IV Adolf. To commemorate the 225th anniversary of the old church, a small church museum was opened in the church in June 2004. The exhibition portrays the vicissitudes of congregation and operations throughout its entire history.
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