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The Helsinki Finland Temple is scheduled to become the 124th temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The temple was first announced in the April 2000 General Conference. It will be the third temple in the Nordic countries with the Stockholm Sweden Temple and the Copenhagen Denmark Temple being the previous two.
The site chosen for the Helsinki Temple sits northwest of downtown Helsinki on 7.5 acres, in the city of Espoo, Finland. The angel Moroni statue, along with the gleaming copper 45-meter spire, and the building exterior of Finnish light gray granite will prove to be a brilliant landmark for the country of Finland. After the temple is dedicated, the beautiful gardens and roads surrounding the temple site will be open for visitors. [1]
Mormon Church Relations representative Seija Linnanen, who interacted with the workers on the temple, was quite impressed with the respect they showed in their language and attitude toward the Mormon temple. They refrained from smoking as well as listening to the radio, which seemed to convey that they understood and felt that the temple grounds warranted reverence and respect.
The First Presidency of the Mormon Church has announced a public open house for the Helsinki Finland Temple beginning on September 23, 2006 and ending on October 7, 2006. Those in the community are encouraged to attend and take the opportunity to learn more about the Mormon Church and the significance of temple to its members. The temple will then be dedicated in four sessions on Sunday, October 22, 2006, after which it will be open and attended by only worthy members. [2]
Following its dedication, the Helsinki Finland Temple will serve approximately 26,000 members of the Church living in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, and Russia.
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- www.lds.org: Helsinki Finland Temple
- “News of the Church,” Ensign, June 2006, 74
