Baptists in Finland
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Baptists in Finland have existed since the middle of the 19th century. They are part of the Baptist branch of evangelical Christianity and belong to three different Finnish church associations. Swedis
Finnish-speaking Baptist church in Kissanmaa, Tampere.
The Swedish Baptist Church of Vaasa in November 2022
Jakobstad Bethany Church.
The first Baptist baptism of Tampere took place on September 16, 1886 in Kaupinoja, when about twenty people were baptized.
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,
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.