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Finnish Orthodox Church

Index Finnish Orthodox Church

The Finnish Orthodox Church (Suomen ortodoksinen kirkko; Finska Ortodoxa Kyrkan), or Orthodox Church of Finland, is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox archdiocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. [1]

102 relations: Ambrosius, Metropolitan of Helsinki, Archbishop of Finland, Archdiocese of Turku, Balamand declaration, Battle of Rautu (1918), Bishop of Helsinki, Byzantine Rite, Christian Council of Sweden, Christian state, Christmas, Christmas in Finland, Church of Finland, Church tax, Culture of Finland, Demographics of Finland, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox Church organization, Eastern Orthodoxy in Europe, Economy of Finland, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Elia (Wallgrén), Epiphany (holiday), Eroakirkosta.fi, Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Finland, Finnish nationality law, Finns, Flag of Finland, Freedom of religion by country, Grand Duchy of Finland, Hamina, Harlu, Hattuvaara, Herman (Aav), Herman of Alaska, Hollihaka, Holy Trinity Cathedral of Oulu, Holy Trinity Church, Helsinki, Ilomantsi, Index of Eastern Christianity-related articles, Irreligion in Finland, John Rinne, Julian calendar, Kersti Juva, Kingdom of Finland (1918), Konevsky Monastery, Kuopio, Leo Makkonen, Lintula Holy Trinity Convent, ..., Liperi, List of 20th-century religious leaders, List of 21st-century religious leaders, List of cathedrals in Finland, List of Christian denominations, List of Christian denominations by number of members, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II, List of Estonians, List of Finland-related topics, List of largest Orthodox cathedrals, List of Orthodox Archbishops of Finland, Lykourgos Angelopoulos, Maria Magdalena Church, Market Square, Turku, Mauno Koivisto, Metropolitan of Oulu, Military bishop, Missionary, Mitro Repo, Name day, National church, New Valamo, Nicaea, Nordic countries, Olli Bergman, Orders, decorations, and medals of Finland, Orthodoxy by country, Paschal troparion, Paul (Olmari), Pentecostarion, Protestantism, Pussy willow, Reino Gikman, Religion in Europe, Religion in Finland, Religious intolerance, Revised Julian calendar, RIISA- Orthodox Church Museum of Finland, Russian Orthodox Church in Finland, Russian Orthodoxy, Russians in Finland, Secular state, Separation of church and state, Sergius of Valaam, Skolts, State religion, Tampere, Taxation in Finland, Teoctist Arăpașu, Turku Orthodox Church, Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki, Valaam Monastery. Expand index (52 more) »

Ambrosius, Metropolitan of Helsinki

Ambrosius (birth name Risto Jääskeläinen, b. 10 August 1945 Tohmajärvi, Finland) is the retired Metropolitan of Helsinki.

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Archbishop of Finland

Archbishop of Finland can refer to primates of either of the two official Finnish churches.

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Archdiocese of Turku

The Archdiocese of Turku (Turun arkkihiippakunta, Åbo ärkestift), historically known as Archdiocese of Åbo, is the seat of the Archbishop of Turku.

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Balamand declaration

Uniatism, method of union of the past, and the present search for full communion, also known as the Balamand declaration and the Balamand document, is a 1993 report written by the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church during its 7th plenary session at Balamand School of Theology in Lebanon.

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Battle of Rautu (1918)

Battle of Rautu was a 1918 Finnish Civil War battle, fought in Rautu, Finland (now Sosnovo, Leningrad Oblast, Russia) from 21 February to 5 April 1918 between the Finnish Whites against the Finnish Reds and the Russian Bolsheviks.

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Bishop of Helsinki

Bishop of Helsinki may refer to the diocesan bishop of one of these Finnish dioceses, each with its see in Helsinki.

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Byzantine Rite

The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or Constantinopolitan Rite, is the liturgical rite used by the Eastern Orthodox Church as well as by certain Eastern Catholic Churches; also, parts of it are employed by, as detailed below, other denominations.

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Christian Council of Sweden

The Christian Council of Sweden (Sveriges kristna råd) is an echumenical Christian organization in Sweden, established on 15 December 1992.

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Christian state

A Christian state is a country that recognizes a form of Christianity as its official religion and often has a state church, which is a Christian denomination that supports the government and is supported by the government.

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Christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ,Martindale, Cyril Charles.

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Christmas in Finland

Christmas in Finland begins, as is commonplace on public holidays in Finland, on Christmas Eve.

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Church of Finland

Church of Finland may refer to.

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Church tax

A church tax is a tax imposed on members of some religious congregations in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Sweden, some parts of Switzerland and several other countries.

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Culture of Finland

The culture of Finland combines indigenous heritage, as represented for example by the country's Uralic national language Finnish and the sauna, with common Nordic, and European culture.

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Demographics of Finland

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Finland, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

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Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church, also known as the Orthodox Church, or officially as the Orthodox Catholic Church, is the second-largest Christian Church, with over 250 million members.

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Eastern Orthodox Church organization

The Eastern Orthodox Church, like the Catholic Church, claims to be the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

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Eastern Orthodoxy in Europe

The Eastern Orthodoxy in Europe constitutes the second largest Christian denomination.

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Economy of Finland

Finland has a highly industrialised, mixed economy with a per capita output similar to that of other western European economies such as France, Germany and United Kingdom but slightly lower than Sweden.

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Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (Οἰκουμενικόν Πατριαρχεῖον Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, Oikoumenikón Patriarkhíon Konstantinoupóleos,; Patriarchatus Oecumenicus Constantinopolitanus; Rum Ortodoks Patrikhanesi, "Roman Orthodox Patriarchate") is one of the fourteen autocephalous churches (or "jurisdictions") that together compose the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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Elia (Wallgrén)

Metropolitan Elia (secular name Matti Veli Juhani Wallgrén; born 8 December 1961) is the current metropolitan of Oulu of the Finnish Orthodox Church.

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Epiphany (holiday)

Epiphany, also Theophany, Little Christmas, or Three Kings' Day, is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ.

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Eroakirkosta.fi

Eroakirkosta.fi is a Finnish website which offers an electronic service for resigning from Finland's state churches; the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and the Finnish Orthodox Church.

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Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church

The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (Eesti Apostlik-Õigeusu Kirik) is an autonomous Orthodox church whose primate is confirmed by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Finland) is a national church of Finland.

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Finland

Finland (Suomi; Finland), officially the Republic of Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east.

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Finnish nationality law

Citizenship of Finland can be obtained on the basis of birth, marriage of parents, adoption, or the place of birth.

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Finns

Finns or Finnish people (suomalaiset) are a Finnic ethnic group native to Finland.

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Flag of Finland

The flag of Finland (Suomen lippu, Finlands flagga), also called siniristilippu ("Blue Cross Flag"), dates from the beginning of the 20th century.

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Freedom of religion by country

The status of religious freedom around the world varies from country to country.

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Grand Duchy of Finland

The Grand Duchy of Finland (Suomen suuriruhtinaskunta, Storfurstendömet Finland, Великое княжество Финляндское,; literally Grand Principality of Finland) was the predecessor state of modern Finland.

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Hamina

Hamina (Fredrikshamn) is a town and a municipality of Finland.

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Harlu

Harlu is a former municipality of Finland located in the present-day Russia.

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Hattuvaara

Hattuvaara is a village in Ilomantsi municipality in the province of Eastern Finland, about 40 km north-east from the municipality centre and near the border with Russia.

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Herman (Aav)

Herman Aav (2 September 1878 Hellamaa, Estonia – 14 January 1961 Kuopio, Finland) was an Estonian Orthodox clergyman who served from 1925 to 1960 as Archbishop of the Finnish Orthodox Church.

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Herman of Alaska

Saint Herman of Alaska (r; 1750s – November 15, 1836) was a Russian Orthodox monk and missionary to Alaska, which was then part of Russian America.

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Hollihaka

Hollihaka is a district of the city centre area of Oulu, Finland.

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Holy Trinity Cathedral of Oulu

Holy Trinity Cathedral of Oulu (Pyhän Kolminaisuuden katedraali) is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Oulu, Finland.

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Holy Trinity Church, Helsinki

The Holy Trinity Church (Pyhän Kolminaisuuden kirkko, Heliga Treenighetskyrkan) is an Orthodox Church located in the Kruununhaka district of Helsinki, on the corner of Unioninkatu and Rauhankatu.

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Ilomantsi

Ilomantsi (Ilomants) is municipality and a village of Finland.

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Index of Eastern Christianity-related articles

Alphabetical list of Eastern Christianity-related articles on English Wikipedia.

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Irreligion in Finland

According to Finland's Population Information System, in 2010 the number of persons with no religious affiliation exceeded one million.

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John Rinne

Metropolitan Johnhttps://oca.org/news/archived/in-memoriam-his-eminence-metropolitan-john-of-nicaea-former-archbishop-of-k (secular name Johannes Wilho Rinne; 16 August 1923 – 1 July 2010) was the Orthodox Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland from 1987 to 2001.

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Julian calendar

The Julian calendar, proposed by Julius Caesar in 46 BC (708 AUC), was a reform of the Roman calendar.

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Kersti Juva

Kersti Juva (born 1948) is a Finnish translator, recognized in particular for her translation into Finnish of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, for which she won the in 1976.

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Kingdom of Finland (1918)

The Kingdom of Finland (Suomen kuningaskunta; Konungariket Finland) was an abortive attempt to establish a monarchy in Finland following Finland's independence from Russia.

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Konevsky Monastery

Konevsky Monastery (Рождество-Богородичный Коневский монастырь (as it is written on the seal of the monastery), Konevitsan Jumalansynnyttäjän syntymän luostari) is a Russian Orthodox monastery that occupies the Konevets Island in the western part of the Lake Ladoga, Leningrad Oblast, Russian Federation.

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Kuopio

Kuopio is a city and municipality located in Northern Savonia, Finland.

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Leo Makkonen

Archbishop Leo (Makkonen) of Karelia and All Finland, head of the Finnish Orthodox Church, was born in Pielavesi in eastern Finland on June 4, 1948.

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Lintula Holy Trinity Convent

Lintula Holy Trinity Convent or Lintula Convent (Lintulan Pyhän Kolminaisuuden luostari or Lintulan luostari) is a small Orthodox Christian convent located in Palokki, Heinävesi, Finland, close to the New Valamo Monastery.

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Liperi

Liperi (Libelits) is a municipality of Finland.

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List of 20th-century religious leaders

;List of 19th-century religious leaders – List of 21st-century religious leaders – Lists of religious leaders by century This is a list of the top-level leaders for religious groups with at least 50,000 adherents, and that led anytime from January 1, 1901, to December 31, 2000.

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List of 21st-century religious leaders

;List of 20th-century religious leaders – Lists of religious leaders by century This is a list of the top-level leaders for religious groups with at least 50,000 adherents, and that led anytime since January 1, 2001.

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List of cathedrals in Finland

This is the list of cathedrals in Finland sorted by denomination.

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List of Christian denominations

A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity, identified by traits such as a name, organisation, leadership and doctrine.

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List of Christian denominations by number of members

This is a list of Christian denominations by number of members.

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List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II

This is a list of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II.

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List of Estonians

This is a list of notable Estonians.

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List of Finland-related topics

This is a collection of articles relating to Finland, a country in Northern Europe.

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List of largest Orthodox cathedrals

This is a list of the largest Orthodox Christian cathedrals in the world, based on area and capacity.

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List of Orthodox Archbishops of Finland

List of Greek Orthodox Archbishops of Finland, primates of the Finnish Orthodox Church.

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Lykourgos Angelopoulos

Lykourgos Angelopoulos (Λυκούργος Αγγελόπουλος; 1941 – 18 May 2014) was a Greek singer.

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Maria Magdalena Church

Maria Magdalena Church (Maria Magdalena kyrka) is a church on Södermalm in central Stockholm, Sweden.

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Market Square, Turku

The Market Square (Kauppatori, Salutorget) is a city square in the city of Turku, in Finland.

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Mauno Koivisto

Mauno Henrik Koivisto (25 November 1923 – 12 May 2017) was a Finnish politician who served as the ninth President of Finland from 1982 to 1994.

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Metropolitan of Oulu

Metropolitan of Oulu is the title of the Orthodox bishop of the Oulu Diocese of the Orthodox Church of Finland.

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Military bishop

Military Bishop (Kenttäpiispa; Fältbiskop) is a military rank and position within the Finnish Defence Forces.

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Missionary

A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to proselytize and/or perform ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.

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Mitro Repo

Mitro Repo (born September 3, 1958) is a Finnish Orthodox Christian priest.

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Name day

A name day is a tradition in some countries in Europe, Latin America, and Catholic and Eastern Orthodox countries in general.

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National church

A national church is a Christian church associated with a specific ethnic group or nation state.

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New Valamo

New Valamo or New Valaam (Valamon luostari, or more informally, especially in the postal address: Uusi-Valamo, Valamo nya kloster) is an Orthodox monastery in Heinävesi, Finland.

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Nicaea

Nicaea or Nicea (Νίκαια, Níkaia; İznik) was an ancient city in northwestern Anatolia, and is primarily known as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea (the first and seventh Ecumenical councils in the early history of the Christian Church), the Nicene Creed (which comes from the First Council), and as the capital city of the Empire of Nicaea following the Fourth Crusade in 1204, until the recapture of Constantinople by the Byzantines in 1261.

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Nordic countries

The Nordic countries or the Nordics are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic, where they are most commonly known as Norden (literally "the North").

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Olli Bergman

Olli Oleg Bergman (5 November 1919 Helsinki - 2001) was a Finnish officer, a diplomat and an orthodox church dean.

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Orders, decorations, and medals of Finland

The orders, decorations and medals of Finland form a rather complicated system through which the Finnish government shows its respect to persons who have distinguished themselves on some walk of life.

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Orthodoxy by country

Orthodoxy (with capital O) in Christianity refers to two distinctive denominations known by the appellation "Orthodox," namely the Eastern Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodoxy.

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Paschal troparion

The Paschal troparion or Christos anesti (Greek: Χριστὸς ἀνέστη) is the characteristic hymn for the celebration of the Orthodox Pascha (Easter) in the Eastern Orthodox Church and churches that follow the Byzantine Rite.

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Paul (Olmari)

Archbishop Paul (Arkkipiispa Paavali, secular name Yrjö Olmari, born Georgi Alvovich Gusev, Георгий Алвович Гусев; August 28, 1914 - December 2, 1988) was the primate of the Finnish Orthodox Church and Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland from 1960 to 1987.

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Pentecostarion

The Pentecostarion (Greek: Πεντηκοστάριον, Pentekostárion; Slavonic: Цвѣтнаѧ Трїωдь, Tsvyetnaya Triod', literally "Flowery Triodon"; Penticostar) is the liturgical book used by the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches during the Paschal Season which extends from Pascha (Easter) to the Sunday following All Saints Sunday (i.e., the Second Sunday After Pentecost).

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Protestantism

Protestantism is the second largest form of Christianity with collectively more than 900 million adherents worldwide or nearly 40% of all Christians.

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Pussy willow

Pussy willow is a name given to many of the smaller species of the genus Salix (willows and sallows) when their furry catkins are young in early spring.

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Reino Gikman

Reino Gikman (allegedly born March 27, 1930, Ino, Terijoki, Russia) was the alias used by an undercover agent for the Soviet KGB who operated in Western Europe.

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Religion in Europe

Religion in Europe has been a major influence on today's society art, culture, philosophy and law.

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Religion in Finland

Finland is a predominantly Christian nation where some 73% of the 5.5 million overall population follow Christianity; the vast majority being members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (Protestant), 26.3% are atheists, having no religious belief at all, and 1.6% follow other religions like Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, folk religion etc.

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Religious intolerance

Religious intolerance is intolerance against another's religious beliefs or practices or lack thereof.

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Revised Julian calendar

The Revised Julian calendar, also known as the Milanković calendar, or, less formally, new calendar, is a calendar proposed by the Serbian scientist Milutin Milanković in 1923, which effectively discontinued the 340 years of divergence between the naming of dates sanctioned by those Eastern Orthodox churches adopting it and the Gregorian calendar that has come to predominate worldwide.

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RIISA- Orthodox Church Museum of Finland

RIISA- Orthodox Church Museum of Finland is a museum located in the city of Kuopio, which specializes in the research, preservation and archiving of the visual and tangible cultural heritage of the Finnish Orthodox Church.

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Russian Orthodox Church in Finland

Russian Orthodox Church in Finland is a semi-autonomous part of the Russian Orthodox Church formed in 1926.

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Russian Orthodoxy

Russian Orthodoxy (Русское православие) is the body of several Churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, whose liturgy is or was traditionally conducted in Church Slavonic language.

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Russians in Finland

Russians in Finland or Russian Finns constitute a linguistic and ethnic minority in Finland.

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Secular state

A secular state is an idea pertaining to secularism, whereby a state is or purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion.

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Separation of church and state

The separation of church and state is a philosophic and jurisprudential concept for defining political distance in the relationship between religious organizations and the nation state.

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Sergius of Valaam

Saint Sergius of Valaam (Сергий Валаамский) was a Greek monk and wonderworker credited with bringing Orthodox Christianity to Karelian and Finnish people.

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Skolts

The Skolt Sámi or Skolts are a Sami ethnic group.

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State religion

A state religion (also called an established religion or official religion) is a religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state.

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Tampere

Tampere (Swedish: Tammerfors) is a city in Pirkanmaa, southern Finland.

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Taxation in Finland

Taxation in Finland is carried out by the State of Finland, mainly through the Finnish Tax Administration, an agency of the Ministry of Finance.

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Teoctist Arăpașu

Teoctist (born Toader Arăpașu; February 7, 1915 – July 30, 2007) was the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church from 1986 to 2007.

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Turku Orthodox Church

Turku Orthodox Church or the Church of the Holy Martyr Empress Alexandra (Turun ortodoksinen kirkko; Церковь в честь святой мученицы царицы Александры, Cerkov v čest' svjatoj mučenicy cariny Aleksandry; Åbo ortodoxa kyrka) is the main church of the Turku orthodox parish located on the northeast corner of Turku Market Square in Turku, Finland.

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Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki

Uspenski Cathedral (Uspenskin katedraali, Uspenskij-katedralen, Успенский собор, Uspenskij sobor) is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos (the Virgin Mary).

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Valaam Monastery

The Valaam Monastery, or Valamo Monastery is a stauropegic Orthodox monastery in Russian Karelia, located on Valaam, the largest island in Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Europe.

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Archdiocese of Karelia, Eastern Orthodoxy in Finland, Orthodox Church of Finland, Orthodoxy in Finland.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Orthodox_Church

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