Skallelv Chapel

Church in Finnmark, Norway

70°11′15″N 30°20′29″E / 70.187485°N 30.341372°E / 70.187485; 30.341372LocationVadsø Municipality, FinnmarkCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusChapelFounded1961Consecrated1961ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Rolf Harlew JenssenArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1961 (63 years ago) (1961)SpecificationsCapacity78MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseNord-HålogalandDeaneryVaranger prostiParishVadsø

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusNot protectedID85443

Skallelv Chapel (Norwegian: Skallelv kapell) is a chapel in Vadsø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skallelv. It is an annex chapel for the Vadsø parish which is part of the Varanger prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The yellow, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1961 by the architect Rolf Harlew Jenssen. The church seats about 78 people. The chapel does not hold regular services other than during the major church holidays and special events.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Skallelv kapell" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^ "Kirker i Vadsø sogn" (in Norwegian). Vadsø prosti. Retrieved 7 March 2013.