Adventist Church of Finland

The adventist church of Karjasilta, Oulu, Finland

The Adventist Church of Finland (Finnish: Suomen adventtikirkko) is a Protestant Christian religious community that began operating in Finland in 1892.[1] In 2017, it had about 4,700 members,[2] and more than 60 parishes.[3]

Adventism arrived in Finland from the United States via Sweden in the early 1890s.[4][5] Adventism initially gained a foothold among the Swedish-speaking population. The movement became an association in 1920, when the Finnish Seventh-day Adventist Philanthropists' Association (Finnish: Suomen Seitsemännen Päivän Adventistien Filantrooppienn yhdistys) was registered. The strongest area of the movement in the 1920s was Turku and Pori with their surroundings; the best known of these is the Turku Adventist Parish [fi], also known as the Betel Church.[6] Swedish-speaking Adventists formed their own organization in the late 1920s.[7]

  1. ^ Tietojätti 2000: "Adventistit", p. 13. Gummerus, 1999. ISBN 951-20-5809-X. (in Finnish)
  2. ^ SUOMEN ADVENTTIKIRKON TILASTOTIETOJA 30.6.2016 Archived 2021-09-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  3. ^ Seurakunnat Archived 2021-09-06 at the Wayback Machine - Suomen Adventtikirkko (in Finnish)
  4. ^ Suomen Adventtikirkko Archived 2020-10-22 at the Wayback Machine - Jyrki Rossi (in Finnish)
  5. ^ Adventtikirkko Archived 2021-01-27 at the Wayback Machine - Raamattu ajassamme (in Finnish)
  6. ^ Betel Kirkko Archived 2021-02-27 at the Wayback Machine - Turun Adventtiseurakunta (in Finnish)
  7. ^ Eino Murtorinne: Kristinuskon historia 2000, chapter 1923, p. 181. Weilin+Göös, Porvoo, 2000. ISBN 951-35-6516-5. (in Finnish)