Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Finland

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination gptkb:church
gptkbp:baptism_required_for_membership	yes
gptkbp:communion_open_to	all baptized Christians
gptkbp:confirmation_age	15
gptkbp:confirmation_classes	common for youth
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Finland
gptkbp:district	9
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations	gptkb:Anglican_Communion gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church gptkb:Finnish_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:first_female_bishop	gptkb:Irja_Askola
gptkbp:first_female_bishop_year	2010
gptkbp:founded	1809
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:General_Synod
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Helsinki
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Tapio_Luoma
gptkbp:leaderTitle	gptkb:bishop
gptkbp:mainCathedral	gptkb:Turku_Cathedral
gptkbp:marriage_of_clergy	allowed
gptkbp:member	gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:Conference_of_European_Churches
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Helsinki_Cathedral gptkb:Tampere_Cathedral gptkb:Turku_Cathedral gptkb:Espoo_Cathedral gptkb:Joensuu_Church gptkb:Kuopio_Cathedral gptkb:Lapua_Cathedral gptkb:Mikkeli_Cathedral gptkb:Oulu_Cathedral gptkb:Porvoo_Cathedral
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	3.6 million
gptkbp:official_hymnbook	gptkb:Virsikirja
gptkbp:officialLanguage	Finnish Swedish
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen	allowed
gptkbp:percentage_of_Finnish_population	about 65%
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn	gptkb:Ascension_Day gptkb:Christmas gptkb:Easter gptkb:Epiphany gptkb:Good_Friday gptkb:Pentecost gptkb:St._Stephen's_Day gptkb:All_Saints'_Day gptkb:Midsummer gptkb:Independence_Day_(church_service) gptkb:St._John's_Day
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:state_church	yes
gptkbp:taxStatus	church tax collected by state
gptkbp:website	https://evl.fi/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Finland gptkb:Lutheran_Church gptkb:Lutheranism gptkb:Protestantism gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:Porvoo_Communion
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4