Vadsø Church

Vadsø Church
Vadsø kirke
View of the church
70°04′33″N 29°45′01″E / 70.075888°N 29.750252°E / 70.075888; 29.750252
LocationVadsø Municipality, Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded16th century
Consecrated30 March 1958
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Magnus Poulsson
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1958 (1958)
Specifications
Capacity480
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryVaranger prosti
ParishVadsø
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85739

Vadsø Church (Norwegian: Vadsø kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vadsø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vadsø. It is the main church for the Vadsø parish which is part of the Varanger prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The gray, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1958 by the architect Magnus Poulsson. The church seats about 480 people.