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Finland is a predominantly Christian nation where 63.6% of the Finnish population of 5.6 million are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland , 33.6% are unaffiliated, 1.0% are Orthodox Christians, 0.9% are other Christians and 0.9% follow other religions like Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, folk religion etc. [1] These ...
Judging by archaeological finds, Christianity gained a foothold in Finland during the 11th century. The Catholic church was strengthened with growing Swedish influence in the 12th century and the Finnish "crusade" of Birger Jarl in the 13th century. Finland was part of Sweden since then until the 19th century.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (Finnish: Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; Swedish: Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Finland) is a national church of Finland. It is part of the Lutheran branch of Christianity. The church has a legal position as a national church in the country, along with the Orthodox Church of Finland. [2]
Christian clergy in Finland (2 C) H. Christianity in Helsinki (2 C, 1 P) History of Christianity in Finland (1 C, 17 P) Finnish Christian hymns (4 P) M.
Christianity started to spread to Finland from the east in the Orthodox form and from the west in the Catholic form at the latest in the beginning of the 12th century. Some of the earliest excavated crosses in Finland, dating from the 12th century onward, are similar to a type found in Novgorod and Kyiv. [24]
Catholicism was the first form of Christianity introduced into the area of present-day Finland in the 12th century. [4] In the 16th century, Finland, as part of Sweden, took part in the Lutheran Reformation after which Catholicism lost almost all ground in the area.
Pages in category "History of Christianity in Finland" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Eastern Orthodox Christians from Finland (7 P) F. Finnish Jehovah's Witnesses (2 P) H. Finnish Christian hymnwriters (1 C) L. Finnish Christian religious leaders (3 C ...