Church Affairs in Finland
Under the Finnish Constitution, everyone living in Finland has freedom of religion and conscience. The state is neutral with regard to religions and churches.
Religious communities are the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Orthodox Church, which are public corporations under law, and registered associations, which can be founded subject to certain statutory conditions.
About 80,6 % of Finns belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, some 1,1% to the Orthodox Church and 1,3% to registered religious communities, such as the Jehovah's Witnesses, the Evangelical Free Church of Finland, the Catholic Church in Finland and the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Finland.
The Ministry of Education administers matters relating to the Churches and other religious
communities in Finland and drafts legislation relating to them. More about the work of the
Internal Administration and Church Affairs in the Ministry section.
