Helsinki Chapels — (Part 2) Kamppi Chapel

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASometimes we forget how frenetic and loud the world is. Then we enter a place like Kamppi Chapel (Kampin Kappeli) in Helsinki, Finland, and we get smacked in the face with the soft pillow of silence and calm. It’s time for part 2 of Helsinki Chapels, welcome to the sound of silence (someone cue Simon and Garfunkel please)

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Helsinki Chapels — Part 1 (Temppeliaukio Church)

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFinland is known for a distinctive minimalist design and style aesthetic. The look is clean, functional, and beautiful.  Each time I visit I am excited to envelop myself in this simple yet complex aesthetic. As luck would have it, on our last visit to Helsinki my husband and I were there on a Sunday which meant we got to attend church in one of the world’s most unusual chapels, Temppeliaukio Church (or “Rock Church”).

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