Church of Finland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Church_of_Finland
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:Conference_of_European_Churches
gptkbp:baptismRequiredForMembership yes
gptkbp:clergyCanMarry yes
gptkbp:confirmationRequiredForFullMembership yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:Finland
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:district 9
gptkbp:founded 1817
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Helsinki
gptkbp:language Finnish
Swedish
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Tapio_Luoma
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:bishop
gptkbp:membership about 3.7 million
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Helsinki_Cathedral
gptkb:Tampere_Cathedral
gptkb:Turku_Cathedral
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Finland
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen yes
gptkbp:parish about 370
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Finnish_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:rite gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:role performs state functions such as marriages and funerals
gptkbp:sameSexMarriageBlessing no (as of 2024)
gptkbp:status gptkb:church
gptkbp:taxStatus members pay church tax
gptkbp:website https://evl.fi/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maundy_Thursday
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Church of Finland