Churches

Merimasku Church

Merimasku’s first wooden church was built as early as 1648. It was dismantled after the Great Northern War. The current cruciform church, completed in 1726, is the sixth-oldest wooden church in Finland that is still in continuous use.

Merimasku Church is the only wooden church on the historic ‘Seven Churches Route’ (Raisio–Masku–Nousiainen–Lemu–Askainen–Merimasku–Naantali), Finland’s oldest tourist route.

As the name suggests, Merimasku originally belonged to the Masku parish. Due to long distances and difficult connections, Merimasku was joined to Naantali by order of King Johan III in 1577. Because travel to Naantali was still challenging, Merimasku received its own church and priest in 1648.

The first church was modest. During the rebuilding era after the Great Wrath, the larger current church was built and completed in 1726.

The builder is said to have been Carl Jacobsson (Kalle Jaakonpoika) of Killainen in Merimasku. His memorial plaque is in the passageway of the Merimasku cemetery.

Accessibility

The church and the altar are accessible. An induction loop is available. The accessible toilet is in the cemetery service building; note that there is a steep uphill path when walking from the service building to the church.