Published in 3/2021 - Sacred Space

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Does the Ecclesiastical Architectural Heritage Have a Future?

Collage of Finnish endangered churches: Osmo Lappo, Herttoniemi Church, Helsinki 1958. Lauri Silvennoinen, Roihuvuori Church, Helsinki 1970. Ola Laiho and Bengt-Vilhelm Levón, Vuosaari , Helsinki 1969. Illustration Stella Vahteristo.

Declining tax revenues and high repair costs have put the future of many ecclesiastical buildings at stake. We asked three experts for their views on the situation.

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