Finnish Orthodox Church

autonomous Eastern Orthodox archdiocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Organization national_church Q752470
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Finnish Orthodox Church

Summary

Finnish Orthodox Church is a national Church[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Finnish Orthodox Church was a member of World Council of Churches[3].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church was a member of Finnish Ecumenical Council[4].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy[5].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church is in the country of Finland[6].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church's instance of is recorded as national Church[7].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church's instance of is recorded as state church[8].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church's instance of is recorded as Autonomy (Eastern Orthodoxy)[9].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church's official language is recorded as Finnish[10].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church's founder is recorded as Tikhon of Moscow[11].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church's headquarters location is recorded as Kuopio[12].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church's headquarters location is recorded as Helsinki[13].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church is part of Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople[14].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church's Commons category is recorded as Finnish Orthodox Church[15].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church's chairperson is recorded as Leo Makkonen[16].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church comprises diocese of Kuopio and Karelia[17].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church comprises Archdiocese of Helsinki[18].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church comprises Orthodox Diocese of Oulu[19].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church comprises Finnish Orthodox Parish in Sweden[20].
  • 1921 marks the founding of Finnish Orthodox Church[21].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church's separated from is recorded as Russian Orthodox Church[22].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church's official website is recorded as https://www.ort.fi/[23].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orthodox Church of Finland[24].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vyborg Eparchy[25].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church's replaces is recorded as Q56324795[26].
  • Finnish Orthodox Church's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Suomen ortodoksinen kirkko'}[27].

Body

Founding

Finnish Orthodox Church's founder is recorded as Tikhon of Moscow[11]. 1921 marks the founding of it[21].

Identity

Finnish Orthodox Church is part of Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople[14].

Leadership

Finnish Orthodox Church's chairperson is recorded as Leo Makkonen[16].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Kuopio[12], a city[28], in Finland[29], founded in 1653[30] and Helsinki[13], a city[31], in Finland[32], founded in 1550[33].

Why It Matters

Finnish Orthodox Church has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Nw520 · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native label {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Suomen ortodoksinen kirkko'}, {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Ortodoxa kyrkan i Finland'}
    Member count {'amount': '+56246'}
    Chairperson Leo Makkonen
    Founder Tikhon of Moscow
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q283639]]"
  2. 24d ago · Upp75 · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview Eastern Orthodoxy
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+338145'}
    Instance of national Church, state church, Autonomy (Eastern Orthodoxy)
    Part of Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P571]]: 6 July 1923"
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