Editing Tampere (section)

=== Religious activities ===

[[File:Tampere, cattedrale, ext. 01.JPG|right|thumbnail|[[Cathedral of Tampere]] in the [[Jussinkylä|Jussinkylä district]], designed by Finnish architect [[Lars Sonck]]]]

[[File:Tamperechristmas.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Tampere Old Church|Old Church]] (Vanha kirkko) on the edge of the Tampere Central Square]]

As is the case with most of the rest of Finland, most Tampere citizens belong to the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland]]. One Lutheran church in Tampere is [[Finlayson Church]] in the [[Finlayson (district)|district by the same name]]. Tampere also has a variety of other religious services spanning from traditional to [[Charismatic Christianity|charismatic]]. There are also some English speaking services, such as the Tampere English Service, an international community affiliated with the {{ill|Tampere Pentecostal Church|fi|Tampereen helluntaiseurakunta}} (''Tampereen helluntaiseurakunta'').<ref name=tamperehelluntai/><ref name=suomenhelluntaikirkko/> English services of the International Congregation of Christ the King (ICCK) are organized by the [[Anglican Church in Finland]] and the Lutheran Parishes of Tampere. The Catholic parish of the Holy Cross<ref name=pyha_risti/> also offers services in Finnish, Polish and English. Other churches may also have English speaking ministries. Tampere is the center of a [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS]] [[stake (Latter Day Saints)|stake]] (diocese). Other churches in Tampere are the [[Tampere Baptist Church|Baptist Church]], the Evangelical Free Church, the [[Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland]], the [[Finnish Orthodox Church]] and the [[Nokia Revival]].

There was an organized Jewish community until 1981. Though a small number of Jews remain in Tampere, organized communal life ended at that time.<ref name=jchelsinki/>

There are three registered Muslim communities in Tampere. The biggest of them being [[Tampere Islam Society]] with over 1500 members.<ref name=islam/>