Helsinki Finland Temple

Helsinki Finland Temple
Number	124
Dedication	22 October 2006 by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	7.4 acres (3 hectares)
Floor area	23,000 sq ft (2,100 m^2)
Height	139 ft (42 m)
Preceded by	Sacramento California Temple
Followed by	Rexburg Idaho Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information Announcement 2 April 2000 Groundbreaking 29 March 2003 by D. Lee Tobler Open House 21 September – 7 October 2006 Designed by Evata Architects Location Leppäsillantie 3 Espoo Finland Exterior finish Light gray Italian granite and Finnish brown granite (stone walls surrounding temple) Temple design Classic elegance, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 2 with movie, two-stage progressive sessions Sealing rooms 2 Clothing rental No Cafeteria No services Visitors' center No

Coordinates: 60°13′30.69479″N 24°46′54.42599″E / 60.2251929972°N 24.7817849972°E

The Helsinki Finland Temple is the 124th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Unlike LDS chapels, where worship services are held and visitors are welcome, the temple is open only to church members.

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 geographically largest temple district of the church, which included Finland, the Baltic states, and all of Russia.^[1] It was the final temple dedicated during the presidency of Gordon B. Hinckley and the last dedicated by Hinckley.

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 Gordon B. Hinckley, after a cultural celebration was held the evening before.^[2]

See also

• Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)

Notes

1. Satterfield, Rick, Helsinki Finland Temple, LDSChurchTemples.com, retrieved 2012-10-16
2. Stahle, Shaun D. (October 28, 2006), "Temple dedicated in Helsinki, Finland", Church News, retrieved 2012-10-16

References

• Stahle, Shaun D. (October 23, 2006), "Helsinki temple is dedicated", Deseret Morning News
• Stack, Peggy Fletcher (October 20, 2006), "Hinckley heads to new dedication", The Salt Lake Tribune
• Westley, Michael N. (October 23, 2006), "Hinckley present as LDS dedicate Finland temple", The Salt Lake Tribune
• KUTV
• Meridian
• Magazine

External links

• Media related to Helsinki Finland Temple at Wikimedia Commons
• Helsinki Finland Temple page (official)
• Helsinki Finland Temple at LDSChurchTemples.com