Religious, Spiritual sights in Ilomantsi
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Lutheran Church
When the Swedes took the area they sought to convert the Orthodox population by building the gigantic Lutheran Church in 1796. It’s also known as the Church of a Hundred Angels for its stunning paintings completed in 1832 by Samuel Elmgren, which with their vivid images of faith would have done much to sway illiterate locals to the Western faith.
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Pyhän Elian Kirkko
Pyhän Elian Kirkko is the large and beautiful wooden Orthodox church, 1km west of the village centre, towards Ilomantsinjärvi. The kalmisto (graveyard) sign near the church will lead you to the old graveyard at the waterfront. It is a peaceful place, where old trees give shade to a few graves.
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Orthodox Tsasouna
An Orthodox Tsasouna stands behind the Matelin museoaitta, a tiny museum commemorating female rune singer Mateli Kuivalatar, renowned in the 19th century for her renditions of the Kanteletar epic.
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