Uspensky Cathedral
Local name: Uspenskin katedraali
Located in Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region Coordinates: 60°10′06″ N 24°57′36″ E
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport17 km
- TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport84 km
About Uspensky Cathedral
Uspensky Cathedral is a tourist attraction. Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region.
Uspenski Cathedral (Finnish: Uspenskin katedraali, Swedish: Uspenskijkatedralen) is a Greek Orthodox or Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, and main cathedral of the Orthodox Church of Finland, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos (the Virgin Mary). Its name comes from the Old Church Slavonic word uspenie, which denotes the Dormition. It is the largest Orthodox church in Northern Europe.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1868
- Architect
- Aleksey Gornostaev
- Architectural style
- Byzantine Revival architecture, Russian Revival architecture
- Heritage designation
- protected by the Law of the Orthodox Church in Finland
- Official website
- hos.fi
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Uspensky Cathedral
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 70 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -9°)
- Wettest month
- August (78 mm)
- Driest month
- May (33 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 7° | 15° | 20° | 21° | 20° | 14° | 9° | 3° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -9° | -5° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 12° | 7° | 3° | -2° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 47 | 35 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 48 | 68 | 78 | 66 | 75 | 70 | 58 |
How to get to Uspensky Cathedral
The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 17 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 82 km to the south.
Airports
- Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 17 kmnorth
- Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 84 kmsouth
- Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 154 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 82 kmsouth
- Riga Population: 742.6K 362 kmsouth
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 398 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Uspensky Cathedral
Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 30 natural sites, 81 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km51 places
- Kuusisaari Island 6 kmW
- Vartiosaari Island 7 kmE
- Fölisholmen Island 9 kmW
- Vallisaari Island 4 kmSE
25–60 km20 places
- Kråkö Island 43 kmNE
- Mäkiluoto Island 44 kmSW
- Keri Island 52 kmS
- Lojosjö Lake 56 kmW
60–100 km65 places
- Prangli Saar Island 60 kmS
- Aegna Saar Island 66 kmS
- Mohni Island 72 kmSE
- Rammu Island 68 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
national theater of Finland Attraction, Helsinki1 km NW
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Old Church Attraction, Helsinki1.2 km W
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Havis Amanda Natural site, Helsinki0.5 km W
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Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral Attraction, Helsinki0.5 km NW
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Esplanadi Natural site, Helsinki0.7 km W
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Ateneum Museum, Helsinki0.9 km W
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Museum of Finnish Architecture Museum, Helsinki0.9 km SW
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Kaisaniemi Natural site, Helsinki1 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
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Kruununhaka Neighbourhood, Helsinki0.4 km NW
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Katajanokka Neighbourhood, Helsinki0.7 km SE
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Ullanlinna Neighbourhood, Helsinki1.3 km SW
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Kaartinkaupunki Neighbourhood, Helsinki0.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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