The Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Finland: Churches and religions in Finland

The Lutheran Church is the church of the majority of Finns. A total of 4.4 million persons belong to Evangelical-Lutheran congregations in Finland. The Church is part of the Finnish way of life.

Around 84% of the population are members of the Lutheran Church. Orthodox believers make up 1% of the population, as do Pentecostals.

Some 10% of the population do not belong to any religious group. Finland has an estimated 30,000 followers of Islam.

Churches and religions in Finland:

`Lutherans`	`4,378,000`	`84%`
`Orthodox`	`57,000`	`1%`
`Pentecostals`	`50,000`	`1%`
`Members of Finnish Free Church`	`13,000`
`Roman Catholics`	`7,900`
`Adventists`	`4,100`
`Baptists`	`2,500`
`Methodists`	`1,200`
`Anglicans-Episcopalians`	`100`
`Members of other Christian churches`	`1,000`

`Muslims`	`30,000`
`Jehovah's Witnesses`	`19,200`
`Mormons`	`3,300`
`Jews`	`1,200`

`Non-affiliated`	`700,000`	`13%`

More information:

Church for the People: Other Churches and Religions in Finland by Laura-Maria Raitis
Religion and churches in Finland (© Virtual Finland)
by Kimmo Kääriäinen, Director of The Research Institute of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
The status of traditional religiosity in the Nordic countries by Harri Heino

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland