Sammatti church is one of the oldest wooden churches in Finland that are used all year round. The church was constructed under the supervision of Mickel Göransson between 1754 and 1755.

During the 1660s Sammatti became a chapel parish of Karjalohja and already then Sammatti had its own church and graveyard. It's not known what happened to the earlier church. Current church in Sammatti is an example of modest, medieval-style, wooden churches of Southwestern Finland that were never ravaged by fire.

Next to the church is a separate bell tower which was built by Erik Stenström from Arvela house in 1763. The bell tower also houses a morgue. There are two bells in the tower; one from the year 1762 and the other from the year 1768.

Sammatti church has seats for 220 people and it’s surrounded by a beautiful graveyard.

Elias Lönnrot, the creator of the Finnish national epic Kalevala, is buried in Sammatti graveyard. His gravestone shows a star representing Epiphany. Lönnrot made many psalms and most of them were psalms for Epiphany. The star also symbolises Lönnrot as one of the three wise men from the east as Lönnrot collected much of his work for the Kalevala from the Eastern Finland and Karelia. .

Lönnrot’s monument, which is also located in the Sammatti graveyard, can’t be missed. It’s a large obelisk with a Kantele, a traditional Finnish instrument. Lönnrot collected the tradition of building the Kantele and created a model for a concert Kantele. This monument was erected by the Finnish Literature Society.

Part of the nationwide road church network.