This Lutheran church is one of the last medieval stone churches in the Häme region and was consecrated around 1520. It was built on the initiative of Åke Tott, then master of Hämeen linna, and three Tott family coats of arms appear on the east gable. The cross-shaped church seats about 500, plus about 40 chairs near the altar, and hosts services, music events, baptisms, weddings and funeral blessings.
The baroque-style pipe organ has about 40 stops and nearly 3,000 pipes, and is one of only a few Nordic organs able to play in meantone temperament. There is also a grand piano and a modern audiovisual system with microphones and video projectors. An induction loop covers the first four fixed pew rows. The main entrance has level access by ramp; there is no public toilet in the church, but a WC is available at the cemetery. A large free car park next to the church is shared with the Tarinmaa parish hall, and the sacristy has a baby changing table and microwave. The church is a summer roadside church, and a history text is available in several languages.
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