After Poland occupied the Vilnius region in 1920, the western part of the parish was left without a church. A temporary chapel was built in the village of Garbšiai. In 1927, Marija Leščiauskienė, the owner of the Švedriškė manor house, donated 81.4 hectares of land with huts to the future church. In 1928, a temporary chapel was built, and in 1929, a priest was appointed.
The current Švedriškė St. John the Baptist Church was built in 1933, under the care of priest Jonas Gurauskas, and equipped in 1934. The church project was prepared by engineer Stasys Taškūnas. It was a branch of the Salakas parish. Antanas Juška served as pastor from 1960 to 1989.
The church is neo-Gothic, rectangular in plan, with two towers, a turret, a narrow apse and low sacristies. The interior of the church is also dominated by neo-Gothic. The churchyard fence is metal, with reinforced concrete pillars. There is a cemetery next to the church.
Video about Švedriškė St. John the Baptist Church https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-cqqEDP8UU&feature=emb_logo
Information updated 2025-12-15
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