Religion in Finland

Religion In Finland

Most people in Finland are at least nominally members of a Christian church, but since the 1980s, there has been a rapid increase in the number of people without religious affiliation. Prior to Christianisation, Finnish paganism was the primary religion.

Read more about Religion In Finland:  Churches and Religion, The Reformation, Pietism, The Church in Independent Finland, Freedom of Religion, The Burials Act, The Evangelical-Lutheran Church, The Orthodox Church, Other Churches and Religious Communities, Ecumenical Cooperation, Features of Finnish Religiosity, Currently

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