Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland is the church of approximately four million people, who are members of the parish of their home town. We want to be a church for all people – regardless of background – so we welcome everyone to attend our activities. For more information about us and our work, please explore this website.

News

The 2022 parish elections: Voter turnout was 12.7%

The parish election committees have now verified the results of the 2022 parish elections. The national turnout percentage was 12.7, down from 14.4 in the previous elections in 2018.

The General Synod accepted ELY as the Church’s new mission agency

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland gained its eighth mission agency when the General Synod unanimously voted to add ELY, Evankelinen lähetysyhdistys (‘Evangelical Mission’), to serve as the Church’s official mission agency, as proposed by the Bishops’ Conference.

Bishops appeal for peace and aid to Ukraine

Lenten appeal from the bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.

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