About us
Church in Vantaa is a group of seven parishes and part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland, to which more than half of the Finnish population belong. It is an increasingly international community with people from many countries, cultures, and languages.
Hakunila parish
(Hakunilan seurakunta)
Address: Hakunilantie 48, 01200 Vantaa, hakunilan.seurakunta@evl.fi
Area: Hakunila, Itä-Hakkila, Länsimäki, Rajakylä, Sotunki and Vaarala
Contact person: Pastor Harri Nurminen, tel. 050 354 7648, harri.nurminen@evl.fi
Diakonia: 050 573 6277, hakunilan.diakonia@evl.fi
Pastor on call: Mon–Thu from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Entrance from the vicar’s office (kirkkoherranvirasto) on the side of the shopping mall. Tel. 09 830 6507 (direct) or 09 830 6500 (through the vicar’s office).
Hämeenkylä parish
(Hämeenkylän seurakunta)
Address: Auratie 3, 01630 Vantaa
Area: Hämeenkylä, Pähkinärinne, Linnainen, Hämevaara, Askisto, Varisto, Petikko, Rajatorppa and Vapaala
Contact person: Project Coordinator Jarkko Vähäsarja, tel. 044 422 0453, jarkko.vahasarja@evl.fi
Diakonia: 09 8306 472 (Tue, Thu 9–11 am)
Pastor on call: Mon, Wed and Fri from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., tel. 09 830 6455.
Korso parish
(Korson seurakunta)
Address: korson.seurakunta@evl.fi
Area: Mikkola, Nikinmäki, Jokivarsi, Leppäkorpi, Metsola, Kulomäki, Vallinoja and Vierumäki
Contact person: Pastor Jani Vanhala, tel. 050 310 7032, jani.vanhala@evl.fi
Diakonia: 050 573 6376 (Tue, Thu 9–11 am), diakonia.korso@evl.fi
Pastor on call: Mon–Fri from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., tel. 09 830 6544.
Rekola parish
(Rekolan seurakunta)
Address: Kustaantie 22, 01400 Vantaa, rekolan.seurakunta@evl.fi
Area: Koivukylä, Rekola, Asola, Päiväkumpu, Leinelä, Havukoski
Contact person: Pastor Seppo Paulasaari, tel. 046 922 9370, seppo.paulasaari@evl.fi
Diakonia: 09 830 6706 (Tue 10–12 am), diakonia.rekola@evl.fi
Pastor on call: 09 830 6700 or directly to the pastor you want to talk to.
Tikkurila parish
(Tikkurilan seurakunta)
Address: tikkurilan.seurakunta@evl.fi
Area: Tikkurila, Ilola, Ylästö, Pakkala, Kartanonkoski and Ristipuro
Contact person: Pastor Jaakko Hyttinen, tel. 050 559 4781, jaakko.hyttinen@evl.fi
Diakonia: 050 439 9651 (Mon, Wed, Fri 9–11 am)
Pastor on call: Mon–Fri from 12 noon to 3 p.m. by phone, tel. 09 830 6202.
Vantaankoski parish
(Vantaankosken seurakunta)
Address: Myyrmäki Church, Uomatie 1, 01600 Vantaa, vantaankosken.seurakunta@evl.fi
Area: Myyrmäki, Martinlaakso, Kaivoksela, Vantaanlaakso, Kivistö, Seutula
Contact persons: Pastor Timo Frilander, tel. 040 585 3258, timo.frilander@evl.fi
Multicultural worker Xinghui “Sisi” Wu, tel. 050 356 6760, xinghui.wu@evl.fi
Diakonia: Auli Kekoni 050 357 7726, Karoliina Leikkari 050 357 7736, Jukka-Pekka Virtanen 050 407 1176.
Office hours Tue 9–11 am, diakonia.vantaankoski.evl.fi
Pastor on call: Mon, Tue, Thu, and Fri from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. by phone, tel. 09 830 6419 or vantaankosken.papit@evl.fi.
The Swedish parish of Vantaa
(Vanda svenska församling)
If you live in Vantaa, your mother tongue or primary communication language in Finland is Swedish, and you are a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, you belong to the Swedish parish. The Englishspeaking worship community ILCV (International Lutheran Church in Vantaa) is also formally a part of Vanda svenska församling.
Contact person: Sirpa Tolppanen, tel. 040 633 1701, sirpa.tolppanen@evl.fi
Diakonia: Annakatri Aho, 050 464 5068, annakatri.aho@evl.fi and Heidi Salminiitty, 050 330 1828, heidi.salminiitty@evl.fi (please book an appointment by contacting one of our deacons)
