Misplaced Pages

Valjok Church (Norwegian: Valjok kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karasjok Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Váljohka. It is an annex chapel for the Karasjok parish which is part of the Indre Finnmark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

The small, red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1932 by the architect Harald Sund. The church was built 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.

See also

• List of churches in Nord-Hålogaland

References

1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
2. University of Tromsø. "Valjok kapell" (in Norwegian). Arkitekturguide Nord-Norge og Svalbard. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
3. "Valjok kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 29 March 2013.

v t e Church of Norway churches in the Indre Finnmark prosti in Finnmark county, Norway
	Deatnu-Tana Municipality: Austertana Polmak Tana Guovdageaidnu-Kautokeino Municipality: Kautokeino Láhpoluoppal Masi
	Unjárga-Nesseby Municipality: Nesseby Kárášjohka-Karasjok Municipality: Karasjok Old Karasjok Šuoššjávri Valjok
	Porsanger-Porsángu-Porsanki Municipality: Brenna Børselv Kistrand Lakselv Skoganvarre

• Karasjok
• Churches in Finnmark
• Wooden churches in Norway
• 20th-century Church of Norway church buildings
• Churches completed in 1932
• 1932 establishments in Norway
• Long churches in Norway