The Awakening is a Lutheran religious movement in Finland which has found followers in the provinces of Savo and Ostrobothnia. The origins of the movement are in the 18th century. It has functioned in
Herättäjäjuhlat, awakening festival in Seinäjoki in July 2009
Paavo Ruotsalainen (1777–1852).
Nils Gustav Malmberg (1807-1858)
Wilhelmi Malmivaara, the founder of the movement peridical "Hengellinen Kuukauslehti", hymnwriter and leader of the Awakening movement.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland is a national church of Finland and belongs to the Lutheran branch of Christianity. The church enjoys the legal position of a national church in the country,
Awakening (Finnish religious movement)
…which has found followers in the provinces of Savo and Ostrobothnia. The origins of the movement are in the 18th century. It has functioned inside the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland throughout its existence. Formerly very Pietist, the movement is currently considered within mainstream Finnish Lutheranism. Theologically, the Awakening…
Interior view of the primatial mother church of Finland, Turku Cathedral
The sixteenth-century Hollola church which was converted during the Reformation
The seal of the Diocese of Turku during the 16th and 17th centuries featured a depiction of the finger of St. Henry. The post-Reformation diocese included the relic of a pre-Reformation saint in its seal.
The Turku Cathedral is considered the national shrine of Finland, and is the seat of its ex officio primate.