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General
Religion
in School
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information
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Places of Worship
in Finland / Contact Information
Anglican
Catholic
International
Evangelical Church - Multi-lingual Services
Islamic
Jewish
Lutheran
Orthodox
Additional
Information
There
has been complete freedom of religion in Finland since
1923. There are two national churches in Finland, the
Lutheran and the Orthodox churches. The Evangelical
Lutheran Church is the country’s largest denomination;
ninety percent of the population is baptised Lutheran
and one per cent Orthodox. There are also Catholic,
Jewish and Islamic congregations as well as numerous
smaller religious communities.
More detailed information on the history
and development of religion in Finland, including other
churches and religious communities, can be found here
(scroll down to "Religion").
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Religion
in School
Schools provide religious teaching
according to the confession of the majority of the pupils
in the school. If at least three pupils belong to a
particular denomination, their parents or guardians
can demand instruction in that confession. Pupils who
do not belong to any denomination study different philosophies
of life, if their parents or guardians so wish.
Places of Worship
in Finland / Contact Information
Anglican
The Chaplaincy cares for the pastoral
needs of Anglicans and Episcopalians in Helsinki and
throughout Finland.
Service times and additional information
available at:
The
Anglican Church in Finland's Web site
Contact Information:
The Chaplaincy of St. Nicholas,
Helsinki, Mannerheimintie 19 A 7
00250 Helsinki
Tel: (09) 490 424
Fax: (09) 447 987
E-mail: rupert.moreton@icon.fi
Catholic
Information available from:
The
Catholic Church in Finland's Web site (some English
sections at bottom of main menu)
or the Catholic Information
Centre :
Pyhän Henrikin aukio 1,
00140 Helsinki
Tel: 208 350751
Fax: (09) 61294770
E-mail info@catholic.fi
International
Evangelical Church - Multi-lingual Services
In Helsinki, services are performed
weekly in English, Amharic, Arabic and Chinese.
Service
times and locations - click 'Worship With Us'
Additional information at the IEC's
Web site:
Contact information:
Ruoholahdenkatu 16,
FI-00180 Helsinki
Tel: (09) 5868 770
E-mail: office@church.fi
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The
Islamic Society of Finland has a comprehensive Web
site in Arabic, English and Finnish.
Contact Information:
Office:
Lönnrotinkatu 22 A 3,
00120 Helsinki
Mosque:
Lönnrotinkatu 22 C 34
00120 Helsinki
Tel: (09) 278 2551/3/6
E-mail: rabita@rabita.fi
Jewish
Service times and locations, and additional
information including community organisations are available
at the Jewish
Community of Helsinki, Finland's Web site
Contact Information:
Malminkatu 26,
00100 Helsinki
Tel: (09) 586 03121
Fax: (09) 694 8916
E-mail: Dan Kantor dan.kantor@jchelsinki.fi
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Comprehensive information (English,
Finnish and Swedish) available at:
The
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland's Web site
Contact Information:
Church House - the central office of the Lutheran Church
Satamakatu 11,
Helsinki
Postal address:
POB 185,
00161 Helsinki
Tel: (09) 18021
Fax: (09) 1802 350
E-mail: kirkkohallitus@evl.fi
English-language congregations in
other cities:
Turku
Cathedral International Congregation
Rev. Mia Wittaniemi,
Eerikinkatu 3 A (5th fl. "Kasvatusasiainkeskus".), BOX
922, 20101 Turku
Tel: (02) 261 7308
E-mail: mia.wittaniemi@evl.fi
Tampere:
Evangelical Congregations Parishes in Tampere
Rev. Veli-Pekka Järvinen,
Office: Satakunnankatu 11 A, 33101 Tampere
Tel: (03) 219 0352
E-mail:
veli-pekka.jarvinen@tampere-evlsrk.fi
Oulu:
International Christian Fellowship
Oulu parishes: Isokatu 17, 90100 Oulu
Tel: (08) 3161 300
E-mail:
tuomiokirkkosrk.oulu@evl.fi
Orthodox
The
Orthodox Church of Finland's Web Site (Finnish
only).
Finland-wide directory of churches
and contact information::
http://www.ort.fi/sivut_srk/seurakunnat.php3
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