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1051:. Almost all Orthodox churches and chapels remained on the Soviet side in Karelia and Petsamo. The Finnish state enacted a special reconstruction law, in which it financed the construction of 14 churches and 44 chapels for the Orthodox church. The churches and chapels were modern in architecture, lacking domes and other features typical to the Orthodox church architecture. This was mandated by the Finnish state which strictly selected the architects. Most reconstruction era churches and chapels are designed by Ilmari Ahonen and Toivo Paatela.
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454:. A bishop, priest or deacon of the church may not divulge information he has heard during confession or spiritual care. The identity of the sinner may not be revealed for any purpose. However, if the priest hears about a crime that is about to be committed, he is responsible for informing the authorities in such manner that privilege is not endangered.
1637:. The Swedish state encouraged Lutheran Finns to occupy the deserted farms in Karelia. This massive flight of Orthodox Finns away from Finland meant that Eastern Orthodoxy was never again the main religion of any part of Finland. However, in the remoter areas of Eastern Finland and Karelia, like Ilomantsi, the Eastern Orthodox Christianity survived.
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the formal legality of the decision. It may not overturn an ecclesiastical decision on the basis of its unreasonableness. The decisions of the synod of bishops and the central synod are not subject to the oversight of the administrative courts. In contrast, similar legal oversight of private religious communities is pursued by the district courts.
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344:, while the spiritual and doctrinal matters of the church are legislated by the central synod of the church. The church has the right to tax its members and corporations owned by its members. Previously under the Russian Orthodox Church, it has been an autonomous Orthodox archdiocese of the Patriarchate of Constantinople since 1923.
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When all of
Finland became an autonomous Grand Duchy within the Russian Empire in 1809, it already had an established Lutheran Church. Eastern Orthodox Christianity also gained a recognized status in Finland. The old Swedish constitution which Finns generally regarded as the constitution of the Grand
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before 1716. The
Russian government favoured the activities of the religion they had professed for many centuries. The Emperors and Empresses paid for the reconstruction of burnt or otherwise demolished churches. The Orthodox population of Eastern Finland again had access to making pilgrimages to the
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The 17th century was a period of religious fanaticism and many religious wars as the newly emerged
Protestant countries fought against countries that remained Catholic or Orthodox. At this time Sweden became a great force, expanding both southward and eastward. In Karelia the Swedish forces destroyed
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The parishes are governed by the rector and the parish council, which is elected in a secret election. All full-age members of the parish are eligible to vote and to be elected to the parish council. The members of the parish have the right to refrain from being elected to a position of trust of the
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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
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Financially, the church is independent of the state budget. The parishes are financed by the taxes paid by their members. The central administration is financed through the contributions of the parishes. The central synod decides yearly the amount of contributions the parishes are required to make.
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At the same time
Archbishop Paavali of Karelia and All Finland (1960–1987) made liturgical changes to the services, that gave the laity a more active role in the church services, and made the services more open (earlier the clergy stayed behind a curtain for part of the services) and intelligible.
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After the Second World War the membership of the
Orthodox Church in Finland decreased slowly, as the Karelian evacuees were settled far from their roots among the Lutheran majority of Finland. Mixed marriages became common and the children were often baptized into the religion of the majority. But
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In the rural countryside of
Karelia, the local form of Orthodox faith remained somewhat primitive, incorporating many features of older religious praxis. Literacy among the Orthodox population was low. In 1900 it was estimated that of all persons over the age of 15 in East Finland, 32 percent were
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The special status of the
Orthodox church is most visible in the administrative processes. The church is required to conform with the general administrative law and the decisions of its bodies may be appealed against in the regional administrative courts. However, the court is limited to reviewing
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in 1827. Generally most ecclesiastical activity outside
Karelia centered on the garrison churches. There were also a growing number of Russian emigrants, most of whom were merchants or craftsmen. These started to identify themselves with the Swedish-speaking bourgeoisie, and so a Swedish-speaking
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In the 2010s, church membership has begun to decrease due to membership resignations and the declining number of baptisms. Compared to the membership trends of the
Finnish Lutheran Church, members who resign from the Orthodox Church are on average slightly older and more likely to be female than
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state church of Sweden tried to convert the Orthodox population. They were not allowed to obtain priests from Russia, which meant, in the long run, that they did not have priests at all. As Lutheranism was the only legal religion in Sweden, to be an Orthodox was a handicap in many ways. About
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Karelian and Finnish forests were also populated by spiritually advanced hermits. Often around the hermit's hut or skete, there settled other fighters of the good fight of faith, and so a new monastery was founded. One of the most important examples of this process was St.
416:. The nominations for representatives are made by the parish councils which also elect the electors who then elect the lay representatives to the central synod. The central synod elects the bishops and is responsible for the economy and the general doctrine of the church.
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in Helsinki. Characteristic to the diocese is the large number of members who have recently immigrated to Finland, especially in the Helsinki parish where several churches also officiate at the service in foreign languages, including Russian, English, Greek and Romanian.
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illiterate. The Orthodox population knew very little of their faith except the outer forms. The priests were generally Russians who seldom knew Finnish. As Karelia and its arable land was poor, it did not attract first class priests. The language of the services was
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in 1666–67, were excommunicated from the Orthodox Church and fled to the outskirts of Russia. They also moved into the remote areas of Finland building three small monasteries there. However, the activity of these monasteries stopped during the following century.
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Shortly after Finland declared independence from Russia in 1917, the Orthodox Church of Finland declared its autonomy from the Russian Church. Finland's first constitution (1919) granted the Orthodox Church an equal status with the (Lutheran) Church of Finland.
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Along with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, the Orthodox Church of Finland has a special position in Finnish law. The church is considered to be a Finnish entity of public nature. The external form of the church is regulated by an Act of
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1947:) in Helsinki is the largest with 2,600 members. The parish was established in 1927, and a large part of its members are Finnish citizens. Recently, the parish has been growing fast due to a new wave of repatriates and immigrants from Russia.
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1910:(religious paintings) and its deeper view of Christianity than that of the Lutheran Church. For these reasons, similar to Catholicism in England, conversion to the Orthodox Church became almost a fad, and its membership started to grow.
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371:). There are 21 parishes with 140 priests and 57,613 members in total, of whom 54,895 are in Finland. The number of church members has been steadily growing for several years. A convent and a monastery also operate within the church.
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A new parish network was established, and many new churches were built in the 1950s. After the cities of Sortavala and Viipuri were lost to the Soviet Union (Viipuri is now Vyborg, Russia), the archiepiscopal seat was moved to
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The Diocese of Karelia has 19,000 church members in 5 parishes. The number of priests in the diocese is about 45, and churches and chapels total over 80. The diocese also includes the only Orthodox monasteries in Finland.
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Many Orthodox churches in Finland are small. The few more impressive shrines were built in the 19th century, when Finland was an autonomous Grand Duchy in the Russian Empire, with the Orthodox Christian Emperor as the
1755:, Orthodoxy was especially associated with the Russians, most of whom were Russian troops permanently stationed in Finland. The birth of Helsinki's Orthodox Church is generally associated with the construction of the
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The Karelian language and customs were preserved there until the beginning of the 20th century. Many Finnish anthropologists in the 19th century visited Tver Karelia to collect samples of old Karelian traditions and
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parish only if they are over 60 years of age, or have served at least eight years in a position of trust. The parish council elects the parish board, which is responsible for the day-to-day affairs of the parish.
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was built in Russian romantic style, with onion style cupolas, and was ready in 1896. The architect of the Russian army, T.U. Jasikov, drew the floor plan. The church was consecrated in 1899 to Saint
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When Russia at the end of the 19th century tried to retract the autonomy of Finland, the Lutheran Finns started to associate the Orthodox Church with the imperial Russian rule, labeled as the
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The two executive bodies of the church central administration are the synod of bishops, responsible for the doctrinal and foreign affairs of the church, and the church administrative council (
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monasteries were evacuated from areas ceded to the Soviet Union. With friendly support from the Finnish Orthodox Church, a private Orthodox Brotherhood of Protection of the Mother of God (
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1936:(Moscow Patriarchate). They are organized into two parishes. There have also been plans to establish a separate Russian diocese in Finland. Parishes maintain five churches and chapels.
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has the most members, over 28,000. The Diocese of Helsinki is the seat of the archbishop. The diocese is divided into three parishes, with 50 priests. The main church of the diocese is
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The Diocese of Oulu was founded as part of Archbishop Paul's (Olmari) plan to make the Finnish Orthodox Church autocephalous. However, the autocephaly plan has now been abandoned.
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being the most important of them. The garrisons needed Orthodox churches and so did the new emigrants to the towns. A good examples are the Orthodox church of Tampere and Turku.
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1597:) 1449–1533. He was a Karelian who fought the fight of faith for 13 years in Valaam monastery, but finally left it, and in the end founded a monastery at the river of Svir.
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Karelians mostly identified themselves with the Russians, and not with the Finns. Karelians rather called the Finns "ruotsalaiset," which is the Finnish word for Swedes.
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with some Byzantine-style elements, the exterior was designed in the form of a round-domed temple, while the interior is cruciform. The belfry was built in 1862 in the
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Some core concepts of the Christian vocabulary in the Finnish language are supposed to be loans from early Russian, which in turn has borrowed them from Mediaeval
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quite unexpectedly a "romantic" movement arose in Finland beginning in the 1970s onward glorifying Orthodoxy, its "mystical" and visually beautiful services and
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1966:) was officially formed in 2004, also in Helsinki, and has some 350 members today. Both have registered themselves as separate religious organizations.
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The main missionary work fell to the monasteries that cropped up in the wilderness of Karelia. Two monasteries were founded on islands in
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In 1923, the Orthodox Church of Finland completely separated from the Russian Church, becoming an autonomous church affiliated with the
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and burnt to the ground the monasteries of Valaam and Konevsky. Monks that did not flee, were killed. Many peasants met the same fate.
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The Finnish Orthodox Church is the only Orthodox church that, to comply with national legislation, celebrates Easter according to the
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1855:. As a consequence of the war, residents of the areas ceded to the Soviet Union were evacuated to other parts of the country. The
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From the 1970s to the 1990s, Karelian-type log churches and chapels were built were built in Finland with some modern exceptions.
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Räntilä, Kari, M: Uusia linjauksia kirkkomme idänsuhteissa?Analogi 5/2004., 2004. See also Helsingin Sanomat, 15 December 2006.
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801:(1826). The oldest Orthodox church in Finland is the church of Protection of the Theotokos in Lappeenranta from 1782 to 1785.
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two-thirds of the Orthodox population fled to Central Russia from under the oppression. They formed the population of
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has four parishes, the largest of which is Oulu. The head of the diocese since 2015 is Metropolitan Elia (Wallgrén).
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Evankelis-luterilaisen kirkon nelivuotiskertomus (Finnish Evangelic-Lutheran Church: Quadriannual report) 1996–1999
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followed this calendar.) Easter is the greatest feast of church year as it is with other Orthodox churches. Also
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with equal success. Emperor Nicholas II donated the bells to this church. The church suffered heavily during the
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in 1918; its reconstruction took many years. After Finland declared its independence, it was re-consecrated to
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was adopted. Other reforms introduced after independence include changing the language of the liturgy from
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with a leading archbishop was established in 1892 under the Russian Orthodox Church. It was stationed in
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694:(Orthodox Missions). It has mainly been active in eastern Africa. It later merged with OrtAid and formed
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In the middle of the 13th century the inevitable clash between the two expanding countries, Sweden and
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E.Piiroinen: "Karjalan pyhät kilvoittelijat"("The holy fighters of faith in Karelia") (1979) pp. 25–31
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was re-established in Lake Ladoga, and a new main church was consecrated in 1719. Monks returned to
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Archbishop Paavali also stressed the importance of partaking in the Eucharist as often as possible.
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The diocese was established in 1980 and it has 6,000 members. The cathedral of the diocese is the
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The Finnish Orthodox Church established its own missionary organization in 1977 known as the
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Hämynen, Tapio: Ryssänkirkkolaisia vai aitoja suomalaisia? Ortodoksit itsenäisessä Suomessa
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monasteries also joined the New Valamo monastery. The nunnery of Lintula (now Ogonki) near
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The following organizations operate within or on behalf of the Orthodox Church in Finland:
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of the Church of Greece, the Patriarchate of Alexandria, and the Church of Cyprus in 2020.
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Unlike the Orthodox Church of Finland, the Russian Orthodox Church in Finland follows the
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2594:"Ortodoksinen Kirkko Suomessa", ed. by Fr. Ambrosius and M. Haapio (1979), pp. 107–13.
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From the 1990s, some contemporary churches have been built in large cities and towns.
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The central legislative organ of the church is the central synod which is formed of:
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with the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2018, and later severed full communion with the
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Hämynen, Tapio: "Suomalaistajat, venäläistäjät ja rajakarjalaiset" (1995), pp. 37–8.
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between the Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Finnish Orthodox Church in 1923.
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No, Pascha does not have to be after Passover (and other Orthodox urban legends)
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The period of the grandiose expansion of Sweden met its limits in two wars: the
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was evacuated in 1940 and the monastery of New Valamo was founded in 1941 at
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Hämynen, T.:"Suomalaistajat, venäläistäjät ja rajakarjalaiset" (1995) p. 49.
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The current bishop is Archbishop Leo (Makkonen). He was appointed in 2018.
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Article on Finnish Orthodox Church by Ronald Roberson on the CNEWA website
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Serafim (1918–1923), Bishop of Finland from 1918 and archbishop from 1921
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UOC-MP was moved to formally cut ties with the ROC as of May 27th 2022.
3529:
2023:
1790:
1733:
1467:
1452:
1447:. Orthodox parishes are believed to have existed as far to the west as
1283:
1177:
1159:
1123:
582:
572:
5647:
The Union of Independent Evangelical Lutheran Congregations in Finland
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323:
until 1923. Today the church has three dioceses and 54,895 members in
5739:
5697:
5155:
5003:
4838:
4828:
4821:
4779:
4774:
4569:
4529:
3392:
1872:
1856:
1845:
1816:
1463:
1418:
1247:
1176:
Chapel of Holy apostles Peter and Paul and St. Arseny of Konevsky in
964:
347:
1739:
In areas where Orthodox faith was not indigenous as in the towns of
559:
475:
331:
has the most adherents. There are also 2,700 members living abroad.
5656:
5628:
5593:
4544:
4413:
2784:
1895:
1740:
1629:
1516:, in 1323. Karelia was definitely ceded to Novgorod and Orthodoxy.
1141:
484:
328:
172:
92:
45:
2929:(2. rev. and enl. ed.). Kuopio: Orthodox Clergy Association.
1804:. The cultural gap between the two churches remained significant.
949:(1887), perhaps the most notable wooden Orthodox church in Finland
5674:
5244:
4853:
4833:
4690:
4579:
3974:
3646:
2820:
2313:
2280:
2145:
1951:
1852:
1744:
1319:
1203:
1184:, designed by Ilmari Ahonen, built in 1962 and demolished in 2019
946:
893:
817:
360:
324:
316:
183:
96:
2802:
Uskonnot Suomessa (combined statistics of two parishes for 2013)
4060:
2951:
1891:
1841:
1794:
1748:
1557:, which became famous some centuries later: the monasteries of
1422:
1362:, built as a chapel in 1987 and consecrated as a church in 1988
1355:
1301:
1206:, built as a chapel in 1957 and consecrated as a church in 1993
1007:
985:
928:
805:
537:
504:
379:
352:
2611:
2609:
2603:
Virrankoski, Pentti: "Suomen historia I" (2002), pp. 286, 295.
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4185:
4142:
2821:
Official site of the St. Nicholas Orthodox Parish in Helsinki
1907:
1337:
872:
439:
402:
1962:; Russian: приход Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы в Хельсинки,
1840:
to Finnish and the transfer of the Archiepiscopal seat from
2606:
1899:
1736:, but this was overlooked regarding the Orthodox Emperors.
1640:
1444:
1382:
1221:
1181:
808:
was completed in 1837. Built in the architectural style of
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5852:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Finland
1497:
2976:
2854:
1932:
About 3,000 Orthodox Christians in Finland belong to the
507:. The current bishop is Metropolitan Arseni (Heikkinen).
2351:
1104:
Church of sts. Aleksander Nevsky and John Chrysostom in
824:, a Novgorodian who in 1240 fought against the Catholic
423:), responsible for day-to-day management of the church.
2785:
Official site of the Russian Orthodox Church in Finland
2390:
Finnish Association of Orthodox Teachers' official site
2389:
2121:"Ortodoxa kyrkan i Finland | Ortodoxa kyrkan i Finland"
438:
A contemporary St. Herman of Alaska church in Tapiola,
4023:
Autocephaly or autonomy is not universally recognized.
1956:
Yksityinen kreikkalais-katolinen yhdyskunta Viipurissa
1354:
Church of Holy Trinity and St. Tryphon of Pechenga in
2702:"Ryssä" is a pejorative name for Russians in Finnish.
1921:
793:. Notable churches in Helsinki from that era are the
359:
The Orthodox Church of Finland is divided into three
2615:
Virrankoski, P.: "Suomen historia I" (2002), p. 356.
2120:
1732:
Duchy, specifically required that the sovereign was
1700:
466:
Dioceses and parishes of the Finnish Orthodox Church
5553:
Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Scandinavia
5411:
Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Scandinavia
2627:
503:The seat of the Bishop of Kuopio and Karelia is in
319:, the Orthodox Church of Finland was a part of the
2094:
1807:
1494:). This hypothesis is, however, not unchallenged.
853:19th-century Cathedral of Dormition of Theotokos (
581:The only Orthodox Christian monastery in Finland,
2539:Virrankoski, P.: "Suomen historia I" (2002) p. 58
2183:
2007:Under Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople:
1950:Rooted in the 1920s' Private Orthodox Society in
1613:, built in the traditional Karelian style at the
804:The Orthodox Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in
776:, 6 December, which is celebrated as same day as
681:– Orthodox Church Aid and Foreign Mission society
479:Holy Trinity Cathedral in Oulu, completed in 1957
5925:
1964:prihod Pokrova Presvjatoj Bogorodicy v Hel'sinki
1943:; Russian: Свято-Никольский приход в Хельсинки,
1797:, with the Russian Antoniy as its first bishop.
1760:branch of the Finnish Orthodox Church was born.
1462:Early Christian art in a territory inhabited by
1250:, built in 1997 and designed by Ritva Westermark
718:are observed. Other highly observed feasts are:
498:
5642:Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland
3025:
2402:Finnish Society of Icon Painters' official site
1983:List of Eastern Orthodox Archbishops of Finland
1340:, built in 1995 and designed by Sakari Siitonen
733:Holy Martyr and Confessor John of Sonkajanranta
2902:Arvola, Pekka; Kallonen, Tuomas, eds. (2010).
2901:
2834:"FINLEX ® – Säädökset alkuperäisinä: 820/2004"
1958:), the Intercession Orthodox Parish (Finnish:
1894:and the diocesan seat of Viipuri was moved to
1665:, and a portion of eastern Finland to Russia.
1661:in 1743. Sweden lost all its provinces in the
5502:
5286:
4960:Architecture of cathedrals and great churches
4659:
4076:
4048:whose autonomy is not universally recognized.
3347:
3011:
1126:, built in 1960 and designed by Ilmari Ahonen
1090:, built in 1960 and designed by Ilmari Ahonen
1068:, built in 1954 and designed by Toivo Paatela
890:Church of Alexander Nevsky and Saint Nicholas
334:
2927:Orthodoxy in Finland : past and present
2146:Official site of the Finnish Orthodox Church
412:method. The lay representatives are elected
351:The wooden church of Sts. Peter and Paul in
5548:Russian Orthodox Church in Finland (Moscow)
5543:Orthodox Church of Finland (Constantinople)
5516:
3361:
2774:Ortodoksisesta kirkosta erottiin vilkkaasti
1775:Church of the Holy Martyr Empress Alexandra
1122:Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in
620:
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5293:
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3354:
3340:
3018:
3004:
2456:Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick (31 March 2015)
1918:those resigning from the Lutheran Church.
1304:, built in 1973, designed by Vilho Suonmaa
982:Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
927:Church of Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in
770:, Saturday between 31 October – 6 November
650:Finnish Association of Orthodox Teachers (
629:Fellowship of St. Sergius and St. Herman (
35:
16:An Eastern Orthodox archdiocese in Finland
5964:Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
5954:Byzantine Revival architecture in Finland
3726:Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
2800:Ortodoksinen Pyhän Nikolauksen Seurakunta
1941:Ortodoksinen Pyhän Nikolauksen Seurakunta
1830:Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
1108:, built in 1962 and designed by Mika Erno
1034:
652:Suomen ortodoksisten opettajien liitto ry
298:Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
228:Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
5959:Members of the World Council of Churches
5944:Eastern Orthodox Church bodies in Europe
3962:Canon law of the Eastern Orthodox Church
2924:
2178:The official text of the Treaty of Tomos
1877:
1815:
1769:
1718:
1710:
1641:Reunion with the Russian Orthodox Church
1604:
1523:
1457:
617:since 2000, with two permanent members.
558:
544:. Today, they live predominantly in the
474:
461:
433:
367:), each with a subdivision of parishes (
346:
5902:
5887:
5300:
4035:
4026:
4002:
3985:
2795:
2793:
2658:
1939:St. Nicholas Orthodox Parish (Finnish:
1777:in Turku, consecrated 9 September 1845.
1519:
1498:Clash between Catholicism and Orthodoxy
1282:Chapel of Transfiguration of Christ in
1158:Church of Transfiguration of Christ in
457:
300:. The church has a legal position as a
5926:
5637:Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
5341:Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
3952:Unrecognized Eastern Orthodox churches
2743:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
2441:The Date of Orthodox Easter in Finland
2095:"Etusivu | Suomen ortodoksinen kirkko"
2075:
2073:
1976:
1482:. These include the words for priest (
783:
631:Pyhien Sergein ja Hermanin Veljeskunta
599:Lintulan Pyhän Kolminaisuuden luostari
593:. The only Orthodox Christian convent
470:
306:Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
226:granted and recognised in 1923 by the
5910:Communion of Nordic Lutheran Dioceses
5490:
5274:
4064:
3372:Autocephalous and autonomous churches
3335:
2999:
2760:by the Governing Body of Suomenlinna.
1898:. A third diocese was established in
1885:of Transfiguration of Christ in 2006.
1600:
1528:Icon from the 19th century depicting
1140:Church of Enlighteners of Karelia in
515:The Orthodox Church Museum of Finland
5783:Swedish Pentecostal Union of Finland
2904:12 ikkunaa ortodoksisuuteen Suomessa
2790:
2304:Cited 24 November 2006 (in Finnish).
1945:Svjato-Nikol'skij prihod v Hel'sinki
1381:Church of St. John the Teologian in
1300:Chapel of St. Andrew the Apostle in
685:
5753:Swedish Adventist Church of Finland
5718:Swedish Methodist Church of Finland
3746:Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania
2652:
2243:Cited 24 November 2006 (in Finnish)
2224:(in Finnish) cited 24 November 2006
2191:"Kirkon jäsenmäärään tuntuva lasku"
2070:
1715:Interior of the Uspenski Cathedral.
281:'Finnish Orthodox Church';
13:
5416:Russian Orthodox Church in Finland
3699:Bessarabia (Romanian Patriarchate)
2908:12 windows on orthodoxy in Finland
2895:
2365:"Ortodoksi.net – Pokrovan yhteisö"
2166:Law on the Finnish Orthodox Church
2058:Russian Orthodox Church in Finland
1928:Russian Orthodox Church in Finland
1922:Russian Orthodox Church in Finland
1220:Church of St. John the Baptist in
1064:Church of Resurrection of Christ,
1043:, Finland had to cede land to the
1024:Church of St. John the Baptist in
671:Finnish Society of Icon Painters (
520:
450:Finnish law protects the absolute
14:
5990:
5778:The Pentecostal Church of Finland
3674:Estonia (Ecumenical Patriarchate)
3669:Finland (Ecumenical Patriarchate)
2944:
2855:"Etusivu – Väestörekisterikeskus"
2758:History of the Suomenlinna church
2659:Lehtola, Jorma (14 August 2018).
2639:Helsingin Ortodoksinen Seurakunta
2520:"*Holdings: Ikkunoita Bysanttiin"
2505:Fr. Ambrosius and Markku Haapio:
2253:Metropolitan Ambrosius' home page
1820:Formerly an Orthodox church, the
1701:Autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland
1417:Church of Ascencion of Christ in
1244:Church of St. Nektarios of Aegina
1002:Church of Our Lady of Tikhvin in
828:and two years later the Catholic
5688:Swedish Baptist Union of Finland
5255:
5254:
5243:
4371:State church of the Roman Empire
4090:
3973:
3914:Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom
3844:State church of the Roman Empire
3756:Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg
3694:Americas (Romanian Patriarchate)
3645:
2950:
2439:Sanidopoulos, J. (12 June 2013)
1960:Ortodoksinen Pokrovan seurakunta
1409:
1399:Chapel of Birth of Theotokos in
1391:
1373:
1346:
1328:
1310:
1292:
1274:
1256:
1235:
1212:
1190:
1168:
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1114:
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1056:
1016:
994:
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937:
919:
902:
881:
863:
845:
24:
5571:Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
4354:First seven ecumenical councils
3829:First seven ecumenical councils
3716:Crete (Ecumenical Patriarchate)
2972:New Valamo Monastery in Finland
2872:
2847:
2826:
2814:
2805:
2778:
2763:
2751:
2705:
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2687:
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2414:
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2383:
2357:
2345:
2326:
2307:
2295:
2265:
2246:
1824:was turned to Lutheran in 1918.
1808:Independent Republic of Finland
1264:Church of Our Lady of Kazan in
1082:Chapel of Sts. Peter and Paul,
666:Ortodoksisten kanttorien liitto
664:Orthodox Cantors' Association (
657:Orthodox Priests' Association (
311:With its roots in the medieval
304:in the country, along with the
5979:1921 establishments in Finland
5221:Relations with other religions
4627:Church of the East (Nestorian)
4622:Oriental Orthodox (Miaphysite)
3875:Moscow–Constantinople schisms
2979:(Learning Environment for R.E)
2925:Purmonen, Veikko, ed. (1984).
2227:
2208:
2171:
2164:The whole section is based on
2158:
2139:
2113:
2087:
1987:Under Patriarchate of Moscow:
816:style. The Orthodox church of
756:Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
643:Orthodox Student Association (
554:
534:Holy Trinity Cathedral of Oulu
1:
3824:Apostles in the New Testament
3801:Switzerland and Liechtenstein
3721:Estonia (Moscow Patriarchate)
3704:Moldova (Moscow Patriarchate)
3689:Ukraine (Moscow Patriarchate)
2063:
1757:Holy Trinity Church, Helsinki
1322:Orthodox cemetery, built 1986
774:St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
762:Intercession of the Theotokos
645:Ortodoksinen opiskelijaliitto
499:Diocese of Kuopio and Karelia
5969:Eastern Orthodoxy by country
5939:Eastern Orthodoxy in Finland
5874:Suomen Evankelinen Allianssi
4044:Semi-autonomous part of the
3957:Eastern Orthodoxy by country
2507:Ortodoksinen kirkko Suomessa
2333:Lintula Holy Trinity Convent
1466:: fresco painted in 1167 in
1318:Chapel of the Holy Cross in
963:Church of Prophet Elijah in
768:Holy Enlighteners of Karelia
659:Ortodoksisten pappien liitto
638:Ortodoksisten nuorten liitto
636:Orthodox Youth Association (
595:Lintula Holy Trinity Convent
577:Lintula Holy Trinity Convent
565:Lintula Holy Trinity Convent
7:
5974:Eastern Orthodoxy in Europe
5748:Adventist Church of Finland
4928:Views on poverty and wealth
3684:China (Moscow Patriarchate)
3679:Japan (Moscow Patriarchate)
3027:Eastern Orthodoxy in Europe
2466:, Retrieved 29 August 2018.
2447:, Retrieved 29 August 2018.
2081:"Church membership in 2021"
2036:
871:The St. Nicholas Church in
778:Independence Day of Finland
10:
5995:
5934:Orthodox Church of Finland
5665:Anglican Church in Finland
5394:Orthodox Church of Finland
5336:Catholic Church in Finland
5326:Anglican Church in Finland
5173:World Evangelical Alliance
5135:Traditionalist Catholicism
3393:Four ancient patriarchates
2277:Suomen ortodoksinen kirkko
2273:"Ortodoksinen kirkkomuseo"
2215:Helsingin Sanomat 7.8.2005
2195:Suomen ortodoksinen kirkko
2053:Catholic Church in Finland
1980:
1925:
1704:
1542:
1501:
1435:
1431:
1198:Church of St. Nicholas in
712:autonomous Estonian church
570:
335:Structure and organization
272:Suomen ortodoksinen kirkko
260:Orthodox Church of Finland
30:Orthodox Church of Finland
5882:
5864:
5837:
5818:Mission Church of Finland
5798:
5768:
5738:
5696:
5673:
5655:
5627:
5618:
5592:
5583:
5561:
5533:
5524:
5441:
5308:
5238:
5188:
5168:World Council of Churches
5143:
5061:
4945:
4936:
4891:
4676:
4660:
4655:Latter Day Saint movement
4640:
4600:
4500:
4481:
4427:
4384:
4329:
4235:
4214:
4173:
4141:
4098:
3970:
3944:
3899:
3814:
3776:Great Britain and Ireland
3734:
3654:
3643:
3526:
3452:
3391:
3382:
3369:
3291:
3033:
2445:Mystagogy Resource Center
2258:27 September 2007 at the
1536:and the old cathedral of
896:, built late 19th-century
701:
517:also operates in Kuopio.
452:priest–penitent privilege
287:Ortodoxa kyrkan i Finland
246:
238:
219:
189:
179:
168:
142:
134:
126:
118:
110:
102:
84:
72:
62:
52:
34:
23:
5196:Anti-Christian sentiment
4376:Christian biblical canon
3806:United States of America
3711:Semi-autonomous churches
3590:Czech Lands and Slovakia
2463:Ancient Faith Ministries
2352:Official site of Pokrova
2319:29 December 2004 at the
2239:17 February 2007 at the
1595:Aleksanteri Syväriläinen
1504:Swedish-Novgorodian Wars
1451:, the area inhabited by
1336:Chapel of All Saints in
621:Additional organizations
5518:Christianity in Finland
5250:Christianity portal
4409:Investiture Controversy
4046:Russian Orthodox Church
3980:Christianity portal
3363:Eastern Orthodox Church
2957:Finnish Orthodox Church
2884:13 October 2007 at the
2426:24 October 2007 at the
2407:24 October 2007 at the
2338:24 October 2007 at the
2048:Christianity in Finland
1934:Russian Orthodox Church
1832:. At the same time the
945:St. Nicholas Church in
913:in Helsinki, built 1826
716:the Twelve Great Feasts
692:Ortodoksinen Lähetys ry
673:Suomen ikonimaalarit ry
321:Russian Orthodox Church
264:Finnish Orthodox Church
232:Russian Orthodox Church
212:Ecumenical Patriarchate
210:(Autonomy granted from
5683:Finnish Baptist Church
5201:Christian universalism
4592:Western Rite Orthodoxy
4437:Protestant Reformation
3993:severed full communion
3924:Liturgy of Saint James
3919:Liturgy of Saint Basil
3384:Autocephalous churches
3076:Bosnia and Herzegovina
2635:"Tietoa seurakunnasta"
2151:6 October 2007 at the
1886:
1825:
1778:
1728:
1716:
1707:Grand Duchy of Finland
1618:
1594:
1578:
1566:
1540:
1475:
1035:After Second World War
723:Circumcision of Christ
710:. (Formerly, also the
568:
480:
467:
443:
356:
286:
271:
5610:Roman Catholic Church
4859:Anointing of the Sick
3929:Liturgy of Saint Mark
2220:21 March 2007 at the
1881:
1819:
1773:
1722:
1714:
1608:
1527:
1461:
791:Grand Duke of Finland
562:
536:. Traditionally, the
525:The small Diocese of
478:
465:
437:
350:
5585:Western Christianity
5526:Eastern Christianity
5399:Pentecostal Movement
5180:Nondenominationalism
5053:Role in civilization
4520:Independent Catholic
4462:Relations with Islam
4442:Catholic Reformation
2959:at Wikimedia Commons
2481:www3.lappeenranta.fi
2371:on 24 September 2015
2314:New Valamo home page
2020:("Paul") (1960–1987)
1883:New Valamo Monastery
1615:New Valamo Monastery
1520:Karelian monasteries
1455:in Central Finland.
1049:Paris Peace Treaties
611:Pokrovan veljestö ry
458:Dioceses and bishops
5865:Interdenominational
5847:Jehovah's Witnesses
5806:Finnish Free Church
5302:Religion in Finland
5226:Unlimited atonement
5211:Cultural Christians
4650:Jehovah's Witnesses
4272:Sermon on the Mount
4201:Christian tradition
4128:Lists of Christians
3656:Autonomous churches
3292:States with limited
2879:Russian archbishops
2487:on 20 November 2018
2043:Religion in Finland
1994:Nikolay (1899–1905)
1991:Antoniy (1892–1898)
1977:List of archbishops
1789:A separate Finnish
1723:Uspenski Cathedral
1657:(1741–43) with the
1649:which ended in the
911:Holy Trinity church
799:Holy Trinity church
784:Church architecture
727:St. Basil the Great
471:Diocese of Helsinki
403:laymen and laywomen
315:missionary work in
296:archdiocese of the
230:and in 1957 by the
202:Moscow Patriarchate
5071:Crusading movement
4339:Ante-Nicene period
3796:Spain and Portugal
2509:(1979) pp. 496–497
1887:
1834:Gregorian Calendar
1826:
1822:Suomenlinna Church
1779:
1765:Uspenski Cathedral
1729:
1717:
1674:Konevsky Monastery
1647:Great Northern War
1619:
1601:Swedish oppression
1549:Konevsky Monastery
1541:
1514:Treaty of Nöteborg
1476:
1438:History of Finland
855:Uspenski Cathedral
795:Uspenski Cathedral
752:of Valaam, 28 June
739:St. John of Valaam
708:Gregorian calendar
613:) has operated in
589:), is situated in
569:
489:Uspenski Cathedral
481:
468:
444:
410:plurality election
357:
42:Uspenski Cathedral
5949:National churches
5921:
5920:
5860:
5859:
5833:
5832:
5579:
5578:
5484:
5483:
5268:
5267:
5234:
5233:
5162:Charta Oecumenica
4672:
4671:
4662:Iglesia ni Cristo
4477:
4476:
4457:French Revolution
4447:Thirty Years' War
4319:Apostolic fathers
4287:Great Commandment
4058:
4057:
3641:
3640:
3376:Eastern Orthodoxy
3329:
3328:
2955:Media related to
2917:978-952-5870-16-9
2421:Orthodox Missions
2024:Johannes ("John")
1683:Alexander-Svirsky
1587:Alexander of Svir
834:Finnish civil war
686:Orthodox missions
421:kirkollishallitus
384:coadjutor bishops
280:
256:
255:
215:
205:
5986:
5912:
5906:
5900:
5898:Porvoo Communion
5894:
5826:
5814:
5791:
5761:
5726:
5714:
5706:Methodist Church
5625:
5624:
5603:
5590:
5589:
5535:Eastern Orthodox
5531:
5530:
5511:
5504:
5497:
5488:
5487:
5407:
5390:
5378:
5370:Methodist Church
5366:
5295:
5288:
5281:
5272:
5271:
5258:
5257:
5248:
5247:
5091:Environmentalism
5041:Church buildings
4943:
4942:
4758:Eastern Orthodox
4753:Eastern Catholic
4665:
4664:
4632:Eastern Catholic
4610:Eastern Orthodox
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