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.

Matti Salomaki elected next bishop of lapua

Matti Salomäki was elected the next Bishop of the Diocese of Lapua, having received 54.9% of the votes in the second round of the episcopal elections on 23 November 2021.

Additional godparents for adults proposal moves forward

The General Synod decided to ask the Church Council to prepare a proposal on amending the Church Order so that baptised adults could be granted a maximum of two godparents after baptism if there was a special reason for doing so.

The General Synod dicussed the future of the Church

The General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland convened from 3 to 6 August 2021 for its first meeting week of the year held at the Turku Christian Institute.