Country Demographics:

• Population:  5.2 million
• Religions:   Lutheran National Church 84.2%, Greek Orthodox in Finland 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 13.5%
• Income Per Capita: $23,695.83 year/ $65.82 day
• Government Type:  Republic
  Chief of State: President Tarja HALONEN (since 1 March 2000)
  Head of Government: Prime Minister Matti VANHANEN (since 24 June 2003) and Deputy Prime Minister Eero HEINALUOMA (since 24 September 2005)

Legal Profession:

• An accurate estimate for the number of lawyers and the number of believers involved in the legal profession in Finland had not been received at the time of publication.
• Although there is currently no formal group in Finland, a small group of Christian lawyers and judges does meet on a regular basis.

Major Activities of Christian Lawyers:

• Meetings for fellowship.
• Several followers of Christ serve as salt and light in Finland’s Parliament.
• The executive director of the Religious Liberty Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance is a Finnish pastor, Johan Candelin, who also serves on Advocates’ Board.

Prayer Items:

• Please pray for the advocates in Finland as they provide support for each other.

Contact Information:

• Johan Candelin candelin@kolumbus.fi