Kannonkoski church is an example of a Finnish functionalist architecture dating before the Second World War. Now this rural town church is a protected building.

Kirkkovene, "a church boat". These boats were used for trips to a church. The distances between villages and churches were vast. Boats like this were the most effective way to transport people to their places of worship. The design is thought to originate from the boats Vikings used.

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