The Helsinki Synagogue stands at Malminkatu 26 in Kamppi, Helsinki. The congregation was established around 1900, and the building, designed by the Viipuri-born Jac. Ahrenberg, was completed in August 1906. The article describes a Byzantine Revival and Art Nouveau style. It is a rectangular brick building with one dome, which is a distinctive landmark on the Helsinki skyline. It holds 600 worshippers.
In 1926 the dome was renovated and enlarged, and a library was added. A community center was completed beside it in 1967, with an aged care facility, an auditorium, meeting rooms and a mikveh.
It is an active Orthodox synagogue following the Nusach Ashkenaz rite and serves a Jewish community of about 1,200. Services take place in daylight because the congregation follows the halachic hour.
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