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25.3.2024

Eastern Churches Go West: Minority Churches as Settlers and Transnational Actors in Finland

Maija Penttilä As the Russian-speaking population living in Finland has grown, so have the numbers of Russian-speaking churches and their members. Some of these churches are firmly rooted in Finnish soil, such as the parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church, which have almost 100 years, or the Baptist church Vifania, whose roots are claimed to […]

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