Country Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Functional status Active Opened 1932 Status Parish church | Denomination Church of Norway Former name(s) Valjok kapell Address 9730 Karasjok, Norway Capacity 60 Architect Harald Sund | |
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Location Karasjok Municipality, Finnmark Diocese Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland Similar Old Karasjok Church, Skoganvarre Chapel, Børselv Church, Polmak Church, Masi Church | ||
Valjok Church (Norwegian: Valjok kirke) is a parish church in Karasjok Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Váljohka. The church is part of the Karasjok parish in the Indre Finnmark deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The small, red, wooden church was built in 1932 to serve the inhabitants in the northeastern part of the municipality, along the Tana River. The church seats about 60 people. The interior colouring is remarkable, with strong red and blue detail set against golden, unpainted woodwork. These are interpreted as the traditional colours of the gákti (the traditional Sami costume) and they are a standard feature of Sami décor.
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