Finland's strange relationship with religion
Based on the name of this blog, you can probably guess I'm not the biggest fan of religion. While I was raised in a Christian family, for the last three years or so, I've identified myself as an atheist and even before that I doubted the whole thing for years. Also, while members of my family work, or have worked in various roles for the Finnish Lutheran Church, I've personally left the church (and btw. we still get along just fine). That being said, having been involved with this for most of my life, I can say there are some questionable aspects regarding religion in Finland. First some general information. Finland is overwhelmingly a Christian nation, as over 70% of the population are at least nominally considered Christians. In practice however, Finland is one of the most secular countries.. The largest groups are the previously mentioned Lutheran Church, which claims about 71% as members and the Finnish Orthodox Church, with 1.1% as members, both of which have a speci...