 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Nzvimbo yeVelkua pakutanga yaive yemutambo wechechi yeTaivassalo. Muna 1793, chechi yemapuranga yeVelkua yakatsaurirwa kuna St. Henry yakapedzwa uye Velkua yakagamuchira chinzvimbo cheungano yechurch. Muhondo Yechitatu yeRussia neSweden, hondo yegungwa yakaitika paVelkua muna 1808. Mauto eRussia akasvika paVelkua ndokupamba chechi yacho. Mukati mekuparadzaniswa kwekutungamirirwa kwemunharaunda dzekumaruwa kubva kuhurumende yechechi, sangano rezvematongerwe enyika reVelkua rakagadzirwa muna 1863. Pakutanga kwa2009, Velkua yakabatanidzwa muguta guru reNaantali pamwe chete neRymättylä neMerimasku. 