About Kamppi Chapel

Kamppi Chapel is a space for silence and connection in the heart of Helsinki. Everyone is welcome to enjoy a moment of peace and quiet in the wooden chapel.

Photography is not allowed in the Kamppi Chapel due to camera sounds that break the silence. If media professionals require permission to photograph inside Kamppi Chapel, they should contact the Chapel office either by phone or email.

Kamppi Chapel was first opened to the public in June 2012. The Chapel is visited by approximately 350 000 people per year.

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Architecture and Design

Kamppi Chapel was designed by architects Mikko Summanen, Niko Sirola and Kimmo Lintula from KS2 Architects Ltd., a Helsinki-based architecture office. The Chapel is 11,5 meters high and built from three different types of wood. The exterior walls of the building are spruce that has been treated with a nano coating. The interior walls are constructed from black alder planks that have been carved into shape. The furnishings and the interior door are European ash, and the ceiling is fixed with a gypsum board for soundproofing.

The altar cross was sculpted by silversmith Antti Nieminen. Textile artist Tiina Uimonen designed the Chapel’s silken liturgical textiles.

The Chapel is meant to be used for moments of silence and solitude. It cannot be reserved for private events such as weddings. However, there have been special wedding or christening events in the Chapel from time to time.

Short moments of prayer and devotions are organised in the Chapel, but there are no services or masses on Sundays. Occasionally, the Chapel is used for concerts.