Hinduism in Finland

Hinduism in Finland

Hinduism is a very minor religious faith in Finland. The main established religion in Finland is Christianity, especially Lutheran Christianity.

Indians constitute 0.220% of the total population of Finland, though it is unknown what percentage of these Indians are Hindu, versus other major Indian religions. [http://indiandiaspora.nic.in/diasporapdf/chapter11.pdf] An estimated 250 Tamils live in Finland [http://www.tamilnation.org/diaspora/finland.htm] Finland acquired a significant Hindu population for the first time around the turn of the 21st century due to the recruitment of information technology workers from India by companies such as Nokia.Fact|date=September 2008

Hindu Groups in Finland

* [http://www.anandamarga.org/news/europe.htm Ananda Marga is active in Finland]
* [http://www.srichinmoycentre.org/fi Chinmoy Mission has Centres in Finland]
* [mailto:helsinki@fi.bkwsu.org Brahma Kumaris have Centre at Kylätie 20 (piha), 00320 Helsinki, Finland]
* [http://www.sathyasai-fi.org/ Sathya Sai Organisation has Centres in Finland ]

There is an International Society for Krishna Consciousness temple near Helsinki city centre. The Finnish Government has not sanctioned any land for ISKCON or any other kind of Hindu temple.

Some people formed a trust for a Hindu temple project in Finland but without the support of government and other business institutions nothing concrete could be achieved. Hindu festivals like Holi and Diwali have been celebrated in Finland and are gaining more popularity.Fact|date=February 2007

External links

* [http://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/1994/6/1994-6-12.shtml Finland Hindus To Build a Temple ]
* [http://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/1997/4/1997-4-11.shtml Sivalingam, 63, of Helsinki, was the first Srilankan Hindu to arrive in Finland]
* [http://www.amma.fi/ Amma organization in Finland]
* [http://www.urmila.de/DesisinD/Europa/Finland.pdf Finland: Few individuals go North by Urmila Goel]
* [http://www.saunalahti.fi/~krishna/ ISKCON Finland Finnish Language Website]
* [http://www.suhotraprabhu.com/in2-mec/index.php?p=J030822 Blissful Scenes from Sri Krsna Janmastami and Srila Prabhupada Avirbhava Mahotsava in Helsinki, Finland]
* [http://www.chakra.org/announcements/eventsMay08_06.html Finland´s First Ratha Yatra Festival In Helsinki May 27th 2006]


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