The Holy Cross Church is designed by architect Bertel Liljeqvist and it is a so-called "long church". The church was completed in 1950 and it was formally inaugurated on 26.8.1951.

The Church Council accepted the architectural plan according to the type B draft:

• the church would be rectangular
• length 48 metres
• height from the ground to the roof ridge 18,5 metres
• church tower height approximately 50 metres
• 5 obtuse windows on the sides of the church
• a sacristy on the east end
• organ loft on the west end
• 736 seats on the church hall and 59 seats on the lectern

The murals inside the church were painted by artist Antti Salmenlinna.

Source: Ervasti, Kyllönen, Näppä - Kuusamon seurakunnan historia, 1981

• mass is on Sundays at 10.00
• church operates as a road-side church during summer

Learn about the story of the church bells on the History Trail.