Editing Demographics of Finland (section)

==Religion==
{{Main|Religion in Finland}}
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|caption = Registered members of religions groups in Finland by the Statistics Finland (2024)<ref name="statistics-finland-population-2024-final"/>
|label1 = [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland]]
|value1 = 62.2
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|label2 = [[Orthodox Church of Finland]]
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|label3 = Other Christian
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|label4 = Other Religions
|value4 = 0.9
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|label5 = [[Irreligion in Finland|Unaffiliated]]
|value5 = 34.9
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Before [[Christianisation]], [[Finnish paganism]] prevailed, venerating deities such as [[Ukko]], the god of thunder and sky. Currently, most of the Finnish population consider themselves nominal Christians, though the proportion of non-religious individuals has increased since the 1980s. {{As of|2024}}, 62.2% of the population were affiliated with the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland|Evangelical Lutheran Church]], 1.0% with the [[Orthodox Church of Finland|Orthodox Church]] and 1.9% were members of another religious group. A total of 34.9% have no religious affiliation.<ref name="statistics-finland-population-2024-final"/> The Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Orthodox Church are both entitled to collect church tax. There are around 140 registered religious communities, including [[Islam in Finland|Islam]], [[Catholic Church in Finland|Catholicism]], and [[Jehovah's Witnesses]].<ref name="infofinland-cultures-religions">{{cite web |url= https://www.infofinland.fi/en/information-about-finland/cultures-and-religions-in-finland |title= Cultures and religions in Finland |publisher= InfoFinland.fi |date = 24 October 2022 |access-date= 6 October 2023}}</ref>

In Finland, there are also [[Christian revival|revival movements]], which began as spiritual reform movements and are now organized and active within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The historic Finnish revivalist movements emerged in the late 1700s and 1800s and consisted of the [[Rukoilevaisuus|Prayer Movement]], the [[Awakening (Finnish religious movement)|Awakened Movement]], the [[Evangelicalism|Lutheran Evangelical Movement]], and the [[Laestadianism|Laestadian Movement]]. These movements laid out an important religious and social influence on Finnish society during this period.<ref name="church-researcg-revival-movements">{{cite web |url= https://evl.fi/research/surveys/revival-movements |title= Revival movements |publisher= The Church Research Institute |access-date= 6 October 2023}}</ref>

[[Freedom of religion|Religious freedom]] is highly valued in Finland and all residents have the right to choose and practice their faith.<ref name="infofinland-cultures-religions"/> [[Religious education]] is mandatory in Finnish schools, customized to a student's registered denomination if there are a minimum of three pupils who profess that religion.<ref name="uskonnonopettajain-religious-education">{{cite web |url= https://www.suol.fi/index.php/religious-education-in-finland |title= Religious Education in Finland |publisher= Suomen uskonnonopettajain liitto ry |language=en |access-date= 6 October 2023}}</ref>