Saint Nicholas church in Vaasa

Belongs to Oulu's pinpoint for the Finnish Orthodox Church
- connected to the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople -

Brief history of the congregation

After end peace in 1809 a Russian regiment was placed in Vaasa. In 1813 and 1822 it was planned to build an orthodox church in Vaasa. Earlier, a military priest had been assigned to visit all orthodox Christians. The first military church was in Alkula's farm in Old Vasa.  The emperor decided to build the church in January 1849. Luckily, the construction work in the old city had not begun, because the city of Vaasa burned in August 1852. The church's construction work began in 1861 and the church was opened 9.9.1866 in the name of the St. Nicholas the Wonderworker

Services in St. Nicholas church

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Contacts

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Please contact us!

Office
Skolgatan 45,
65100 Vaasa

Office is closed until 31.7. Please contact us by using e-mail or phone.

Vicar (Vaasa)
Father Andrei Sõtšov
Phone 0400 761 718
E-mail: andrei.sotsov@ort.fi
(annual leave  25.6.-1.8.)

Cantor (Vaasa)
Nina Jolkkonen - Porander
Phone 040 739 2149
nina.jolkkonen-porander@ort.fi
(annual leave 8.6.-19.7.) 

 Office Clerk (Vaasa)

Johanna Patteri
(working on wednesdays between 11h00 - 14h00)
vaasa@ort.fi
johanna.patteri@ort.fi

2nd priest  (Kokkola)
Father Pekka Helakallio 
Phone 040 510 3077
E-mail: pekka.helakallio@ort.fi

2nd Cantor (Kokkola)
Karl - Henrik Wahlfors
Phone  046 570 6720