To Index| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judaism | Finland | 500 | - | - | - | 1997 | McNair, Sylvia. Finland ( "Enchantment of the World Second Series "). New York: Children's Press (1997), pg. 80. | "The few small minority groups who have lived here for generations differ from the majority more by language or religion than by ties to other lands. They include about 4,400 Sami in the north; 5,000 to 6,000 Romanies... and a few hundred Jews and Muslims who live mostly in Turku and Helsinki. " |
| Judaism | Finland | 1,200 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998) | Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. " |
| Judaism | Finland | 1,300 | 0.03% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Christian Religion With statistics of other religions in Finland "; by Osmo Joronen, 1998 | Table: "Churches and religions in Finland "; [based on 86% of pop. = 4,300,000 the total pop. of country is 5 mil.] |
| Judaism | Finland | 1,300 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Evangelical Church in Finland official web site; web page: "Churches and religions in Finland "; (viewed 5 July 1999). | Table: "Churches and religions in Finland " |
| Lutheran | Finland | - | 98.10% | - | - | 1920 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Population by religion " |
| Lutheran | Finland | - | 95.00% | - | - | 1950 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Population by religion " |
| Lutheran | Finland | - | 95.00% | - | - | 1956 | Beck, Vector E. Why I Am a Lutheran. New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons (1956), pg. 45. | "The Scandinavian countries, together with Iceland and Finland, are all nearly one hundred per cent Lutheran at the present time. " |
| Lutheran | Finland | - | 95.00% | - | - | 1973 | Zehavi, A.M. (editor) Handbook of the World's Religions. New York: Franklin Watts (1973), pg. 19. | "In Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland 95% to 98% of the people are members of the Lutheran Church... " |
| Lutheran | Finland | - | 90.30% | - | - | 1980 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Population by religion " |
| Lutheran | Finland | 4,600,000 | - | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* [Orig. source: Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (1994 Update)] | 7.6 in Sweden, 4.6 in Finland, 4.5 in Denmark, 3.9 in Norway, and 2.4 million in Indonesia. |
| Lutheran | Finland | 4,577,106 | - | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* Evangelical Lutheran Church in America web site; web page: "January 25, 1996 News Releases " (viewed 9 July 1999). Story: "More than 60 Million Lutherans Worldwide " [96-01-003-FI] | List: "Countries with more than 1/2 million Lutherans " |
| Lutheran | Finland | - | 85.80% | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Population by religion " |
| Lutheran | Finland | - | 85.70% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Population by religion " |
| Lutheran | Finland | - | 85.60% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Population by religion " |
| Lutheran | Finland | - | - | - | - | 1997 | McNair, Sylvia. Finland ( "Enchantment of the World Second Series "). New York: Children's Press (1997), pg. 86. | "Today, a large majority of the population belongs to the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Finland. There are a number of revivalist and evangelical groups within the Lutheran Church. " |
| Lutheran | Finland | 4,300,000 | 86.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Christian Religion With statistics of other religions in Finland "; by Osmo Joronen, 1998 | Table: "Churches and religions in Finland " |
| Lutheran | Finland | 4,300,000 | 86.00% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Evangelical Church in Finland official web site; web page: "Churches and religions in Finland "; (viewed 5 July 1999). | Table: "Churches and religions in Finland " |
| Lutheran | Finland | 4,400,000 | 86.00% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Evangelical Church in Finland official web site; web page: "Churches and religions in Finland "; (viewed 5 July 1999). | "The Lutheran Church is the church of the majority of Finns. A total of 4.4 million persons belong to Evangelical-Lutheran congregations in Finland. The Church is part of the Finnish way of life. Around 86% of the population are members of the Lutheran Church. " |
| Methodist | Finland | 1,300 | 0.03% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Christian Religion With statistics of other religions in Finland "; by Osmo Joronen, 1998 | Table: "Churches and religions in Finland "; [based on 86% of pop. = 4,300,000 the total pop. of country is 5 mil.] |
| Methodist | Finland | 1,300 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Evangelical Church in Finland official web site; web page: "Churches and religions in Finland "; (viewed 5 July 1999). | Table: "Churches and religions in Finland " |
| New Kadampa Tradition | Finland | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* official organization web site; web page: "Directory of European NKT Centres " (viewed 23 Jan. 1999). | counted listings on directory. |
| Nonreligious | Finland | - | 9.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Nonreligious | Finland | 462,354 | 9.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Evangelical Lutheran 89%, Greek Orthodox 1%, none 9%, other 1%; Total Population: 5,137,269. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Finland | 57,000 | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Christian Religion With statistics of other religions in Finland "; by Osmo Joronen, 1998 | Table: "Churches and religions in Finland " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Finland | 57,000 | 1.00% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Evangelical Church in Finland official web site; web page: "Churches and religions in Finland "; (viewed 5 July 1999). | Table: "Churches and religions in Finland "; Listed in table as "Orthodox " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Finland | - | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Evangelical Church in Finland official web site; web page: "Churches and religions in Finland "; (viewed 5 July 1999). | "Orthodox believers make up 1% of the population, as do Pentecostals. " |
| Orthodox Church of Finland | Finland | 53,900 | 1.10% | - | - | 1985 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | About 4.9 million [total pop.] at end of 1985. Two official state churches; Lutheran Church of Finland with 88.9% of pop. as members; Orthodox Church of Finland with 1.1%. About 7 percent of Finns belong to no religion. |
| Orthodox Church of Finland | Finland | - | 2.00% | - | - | 1997 | McNair, Sylvia. Finland ( "Enchantment of the World Second Series "). New York: Children's Press (1997), pg. 86. | "Almost 90% of Finns claim affiliation with the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Finland. The next largest religious group is the Orthodox Church of Finland, with less than 2% of the population. "; "The Orthodox Church of Finland is also recognized as an official church... It severed tied with the Russian Orthodox Church and connected once again with the ecumenical patriarch in Constantinople. Members of the Orthodox Church make up a small portion of the population, but the church has seen a modest growth among young people in recent years. A few Orthodox chapels are scattered throughout the country where Karelians have resettled since leaving Soviet Karelia. " |
| other | Finland | - | 0.30% | - | - | 1920 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Population by religion "; This category: "Not Lutheran, Orthodox, or Nonreligious " |
| other | Finland | - | 0.40% | - | - | 1950 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Population by religion "; This category: "Not Lutheran, Orthodox, or Nonreligious " |
| other | Finland | - | 0.70% | - | - | 1980 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Population by religion "; This category: "Not Lutheran, Orthodox, or Nonreligious " |
| other | Finland | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Population by religion "; This category: "Not Lutheran, Orthodox, or Nonreligious " |
| other | Finland | 722,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; "other " = NOT Evangelical Lutheran |
| other | Finland | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Population by religion "; This category: "Not Lutheran, Orthodox, or Nonreligious " |
| other | Finland | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Population by religion "; This category: "Not Lutheran, Orthodox, or Nonreligious " |
| Pentecostal | Finland | 50,000 | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Christian Religion With statistics of other religions in Finland "; by Osmo Joronen, 1998 | Table: "Churches and religions in Finland " |
| Pentecostal | Finland | 50,000 | 1.00% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Evangelical Church in Finland official web site; web page: "Churches and religions in Finland "; (viewed 5 July 1999). | Table: "Churches and religions in Finland " |
| Pentecostal | Finland | - | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Evangelical Church in Finland official web site; web page: "Churches and religions in Finland "; (viewed 5 July 1999). | "Orthodox believers make up 1% of the population, as do Pentecostals. " |
| Protestant | Finland | - | 90.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% "; Protestant "includes all non-Roman Catholic denominations " |
| Raelian | Finland | 0 | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* Rothstein, Mikael. "Patterns of Diffusion and Religious Globalization: An Empirical Survey of New Religious Movements " in Temenos 32 (1996), 195-220. (Viewed online, Temenos web site, 30 Jan. 1999) | "International Raelian Movement... no supporters of the Raelians are, by the way, known to exist in either Norway, Denmark or Finland. " |
| Roma | Finland | 6,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | McNair, Sylvia. Finland ( "Enchantment of the World Second Series "). New York: Children's Press (1997), pg. 80. | "The few small minority groups who have lived here for generations differ from the majority more by language or religion than by ties to other lands. They include about 4,400 Sami in the north; 5,000 to 6,000 Romanies (formerly known as Gypsies) scattered throughout Finland... " |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | Finland | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | Counted listings in directory of parishes. |
| Sami | Finland | 3,500 | - | - | - | 1992 | Peddicord, Kathleen (ed). The World's Best: The Ultimate Book for the International Traveler. Baltimore, MD: Agora, Inc. (1992), pg. 191. | "Finnish Lapland, the largest and most northerly of Finland's provinces, occupies one-third of the area of Finland and lies entirely above the Arctic Circle... About 3,500 Sami, or Lapps, live in the northernmost parishes: Utsjoki, Enontekio, Inari, and Sodankylo. Until the seventh century, Lapps inhabited all of Finland. After the arrival of the Finns from the Volga, they retreated to the north, where they continue their traditional ways. " |
| Sami | Finland | 4,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | McNair, Sylvia. Finland ( "Enchantment of the World Second Series "). New York: Children's Press (1997), pg. 78. | "More than 40,000 Sami live in the Arctic Circle in Norway, Sweden, and part of Russia, including about 4,000 in Finland... Today they are struggling to maintain their own language and culture as the outside world creeps into their lands. " |
| Sami | Finland | 4,400 | - | - | - | 1997 | McNair, Sylvia. Finland ( "Enchantment of the World Second Series "). New York: Children's Press (1997), pg. 80. | "The few small minority groups who have lived here for generations differ from the majority more by language or religion than by ties to other lands. They include about 4,400 Sami in the north... " |
| Sami | Finland | 4,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 345-346. | [NOTE: This is an ethnic/cultural group, NOT a distinct religion] "It is thought that between 30,000 and 35,000 live in Norway, 10,000 in Sweden, 3,000 to 4,000 in Finland, and 1,000 to 2,000 in Russia. "; "Over the course of time, all of the Sami have been converted to Christianity... Today most Sami practice the dominant Lutheran religion of the Nordic countries in which they live. " |
| Seventh-day Adventist | Finland | 5,000 | 0.10% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Christian Religion With statistics of other religions in Finland "; by Osmo Joronen, 1998 | Table: "Churches and religions in Finland "; [based on 86% of pop. = 4,300,000 the total pop. of country is 5 mil.] |
| unaffiliated | Finland | - | 0.03% | - | - | 1920 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) (viewed 1998) | Table: "Population by religion "; "No rel. affil. " |
| unaffiliated | Finland | - | 2.70% | - | - | 1950 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) (viewed 1998) | Table: "Population by religion "; "No rel. affil. " |
| unaffiliated | Finland | - | 7.80% | - | - | 1980 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) (viewed 1998) | Table: "Population by religion "; "No rel. affil. " |
| unaffiliated | Finland | - | 12.10% | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) (viewed 1998) | Table: "Population by religion "; "No rel. affil. " |
| unaffiliated | Finland | - | 12.20% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) (viewed 1998) | Table: "Population by religion "; "No rel. affil. " |
| unaffiliated | Finland | - | 12.30% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) (viewed 1998) | Table: "Population by religion "; "No rel. affil. " |
| unaffiliated | Finland | 500,000 | 10.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Christian Religion With statistics of other religions in Finland "; by Osmo Joronen, 1998 | Table: "Churches and religions in Finland "; [based on 86% of pop. = 4,300,000 the total pop. of country is 5 mil.] |
| unaffiliated | Finland | 500,000 | 10.00% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Evangelical Church in Finland official web site; web page: "Churches and religions in Finland "; (viewed 5 July 1999). | Table: "Churches and religions in Finland "; Listed in table as "Non-affliated " |
| unaffiliated | Finland | - | 10.00% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Evangelical Church in Finland official web site; web page: "Churches and religions in Finland "; (viewed 5 July 1999). | "Some 10% of the population do not belong to any religious group. " |
| miscellaneous regional info | Finland | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 153-154. | "Location: Finland; Population: 5 million "; "About 90% of the Finnish population belongs to the state-supported Lutheran Church. While rites of baptism, confirmation, marriage, and funerals are still important for most Finns, it is estimated that as few as 2% attend church regularly. An estimated 1% of Finns belong to the Orthodox Church, and smaller numbers adhere to a variety of faiths including Jehovah's Witnesses, Adventists, Roman Catholics, Mormons, Baptists, and Jews. There is also a civil register of individuals not affiliated with any church. " |
| Advent Christian Church | Florida | 2,285 | 0.02% | 35 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,839. |
| affiliated | Florida | - | 28.80% | - | - | 1850 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 68. | Figure 3.3: "Religious Adherents per 1,000 Population, 1850 " |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | Florida | 7,983 | 0.06% | 32 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 6,304. |
| Agnostic | Florida | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Florida | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1989 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993), pg. 180. | "The May 1989 issue of Our Heritage [p. 21] lists the now 12 Mashaykhat al-'Aql [Druze] in the U.S. & Canada as follows: " Escondido, Cal.; Reseda, Cal.; Edmonton, Sask.; Missusauga, Ont.; Bethal, Conn.; Middletown, Conn.; Titusville, Fla.; North Adams, Mass.; Fenton, Mich.; Paramus, N.J.; Houston, Tex.; Mclean, Va. |
| Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection | Florida | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection.'] |
| American Association of Lutheran Churches | Florida | 142 | 0.00% | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 120. [Listed as 'Lutheran Churches American Association Of.'] |
| American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. | Florida | 9,449 | 0.07% | 33 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 7,805. |
| American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church | Florida | 116 | 0.00% | 2 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 116. [Listed as 'American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church.'] |
| American Orthodox Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Ohio | Florida | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1982 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 66. | "The American Orthodox Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Ohio... Sutter established his see in Zanesville, Ohio, and by early 1982 [Sutter] had established parishes in Miami and Pompano Beach, Florida; a religious order in Coconut Creek, Florida... and a school in Rogers, Arkansas... " |
| American Orthodox Catholic Church, Western Rite Mission, Diocese of New York | Florida | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1991 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 67. | "There is Spanish-speaking work in Miami and outreach centers were being established in New Jersey and Massachusetts. " |
| Apostolic Christian Church (Nazarean) | Florida | 85 | 0.00% | 3 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 72. [Listed as 'Apostolic Christian Church (Nazarean).'] |
| Apostolic Christian Churches of America | Florida | 201 | 0.00% | 3 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 116. [Listed as 'Apostolic Christian Church of America.'] |
| Apostolic Lutheran Church of America | Florida | 154 | 0.00% | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 78. |
| Armenian Apostolic Church of America - Eastern Prelacy | Florida | 500 | 0.00% | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 200. [Listed as 'Armenian Apostolic Church of Amer Eastern Prelacy.' Apparently this org. is part of the larger 'Armenian Apostolic Church of America, but only the 'Eastern Prelacy' reported figures in this study.] |
| Arya Samaj | Florida | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site; web page: "Global Directory: Directory of Arya Samaj in United States of America " (viewed 24 Jan. 1999) | counted listings in directory |
| Assemblies of God | Florida | 134,297 | 1.04% | 576 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 84,077. [Listed as 'Assemblies of God.'] |
| Assemblies of God | Florida | - | 0.40% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
