Paltaniemi Church

Paltaniemi beach

I also went to the beach nearby to have a nice picnic, we enjoyed a beautiful sunset view at the harbour. Very beautiful and peaceful place to visit in the evenings.

Interesting frescoes

There's something about paintings - not so typical decoration on the walls. Definitely a place worth visiting.

The old cemetery next to church is very interesting.

I recommend to visit the cemetery during the summer or at Christmas. Christmas is worth visiting to see at evening.

Beautiful paintings, unique

Extremely well preserved paintings of biblical stories. Free of charge, definately worth a visit, only a max 15 drive from Kajaani city center. Church is located in Paltaniemi, not in Paltamo! Che...

Worth the visit

We were a bit unlucky that we haven't done some research work. The church isn't open all your round (closed from middle of August), so we could only watch the outside of the church. When you look int...