The imposing grey stone church of Kallio is visible from almost everywhere in the centre of Helsinki. Its tower rises 95 metres above sea level. The church was designed by Lars Sonck, a renowned architect of his time. The church, which skilfully combines Art Nouveau and National Romanticism, was inaugurated in September 1912, and the site and the profile of the building were integrated into the urban architecture. The church forms the northern terminus of a long straight street line. At the other end of Union Street is the Star Tower Hill. Siltasaarenkatu, after the long bridge, ends at Kallio Church.

Who was Lars Sonck?

Lars Sonck (1870-1956) was a Finnish architect who was a prominent figure in the Finnish National Romantic and later Classicist and Functionalist periods. His work covers a wide range of buildings, including churches, residential buildings, and public buildings, and he was one of the early and influential figures in Finnish architecture.