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Pray for Finland
The population of Finland is 5.3 million. 87% are Christian. There is a freedom of religion with over 80% members of the Lutheran Church. Many refugees and asylum-seekers have come to Finland from Central and Eastern Europe and an increasing number from Asia and Africa. Many are Muslims, and few have ever heard the gospel before. Some fellowships are providing international meetings for these people, and there are some ethnic fellowships, such as the small Chinese church in Helsinki. Pray that these immigrants might have the chance to encounter Jesus.
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This northern country is 70% forest, 10% lake, 8% arable land. Finland ranks as the fourth cleanest country in the world. Bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia, Finland is the northernmost country on the European continent. The highest ever recorded temperature is 35.9 °C (Turku, July 1914). The lowest, −51.5 °C (Kittilä, January 1999).
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