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    • Church Council approves Church climate strategy
    • Bo-Göran Åstrand was elected the next Bishop of Porvoo
    • General Synod: One godparent is enough
    • Church Order amended to include young influencer groups
  • 2018

2019 News 

One godparent member of the Church will soon be enough

General Synod: One Godparent is enough 

Bo-Göran Åstrand was elected the next Bishop of Porvoo

Church Council approves Church climate strategy: Carbon neutrality by 2030

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      • 2023
        • General Synod: Baptised adults can be granted additional godparents
        • Church bells to ring in support of Ukraine at noon on 24 February 2023
      • 2022
        • The 2022 parish elections: Voter turnout was 12.7%
        • The General Synod accepted ELY as the Church’s new mission agency
        • Bishops appeal for peace and aid to Ukraine
        • Parish elections 20.11.2022
        • General Synod donates a half a million to Ukrainians
        • Archbishop Tapio Luoma: Continued relations require the Russian Orthodox Church not to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
      • 2021
        • The XV theological dialogue with the Orthodox Church of Finland
        • The General Synod ended with a lively discussion about the future of the Church
        • Church law reform moves forward
        • Matti Salomäki elected next Bishop of Lapua
      • 2020
        • Mari Leppänen elected the next Bishop of the Archdiocese of Turku
        • The General Synod discussed the concept of marriage
        • Open letter to Bishop Sani Ibrahim Azar
        • From 1 June, more than 50 people can attend church services
        • Communion services and camps can resume in June
        • How do I talk about the coronavirus with children
        • Diakonie urges to evacuate refugee camps in Greece
        • Church services held online until further notice
        • The Church takes precautions against coronavirus
        • Lutheran and Catholic leaders call on EU to support refugees
        • Search for forgiveness emoji intensifies
        • Bishop Laajasalo to meet Pope Francis
      • 2019
        • Church Council approves Church climate strategy
        • Bo-Göran Åstrand was elected the next Bishop of Porvoo
          • General Synod: One godparent is enough
        • General Synod: One godparent is enough
        • Church Order amended to include young influencer groups
      • 2018
        • Parish election voter turnout was 14.4%
        • Kaisamari Hintikka elected to serve as next Bishop of Espoo
        • Church House has a message for the Presidents during Helsinki Summit
        • Risto Jukko appointed to a top international position
        • Tapio Luoma consecrated Archbishop
        • Archbishop Mäkinen: God is present, even where you least expect it
        • The General Synod: The Church will not renounce its right to marry
        • Tapio Luoma elected Archbishop
        • Agreement between Finland and Namibia updated
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