Laukas

Laukas, or Laukaa, is an old parish amid the lakes of central Finland. Once part of Rautalampi, it had become an independent parish by 1593. Its first church was built in 1589–91, followed by a second in 1685. A third church, completed in 1798 and painted inside, was destroyed by fire in 1831. The old parish extended across a large area of settlements and waterways.