Finland
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4,880
Total Church Membership
Population vs. Church Members
2
Stakes
30
Congregations
27
Family History Centers
1
Temples
1
Missions |
History
Finland's first contact with the Church came from Swedish emigrants baptized in the early 1870s and Swedish missionary brothers who preached in Vaasa. In 1876, the first converts in Finland were baptized, and by 1886, 25 people had been baptized among the Swedish-speaking Finns. In 1903, Apostle Elder Francis M. Lyman visited Finland. The Finnish Mission was organized in 1947, when there were only 129 members in Finland. During the next seven years, the Church gained legal status and the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, a companion scripture to the Bible, was translated into Finnish.
The Helsinki Stake was organized in October 1977 with 3,642 members. Ten years later, Church membership was 4,100. Finnish members were the first to introduce the gospel to Estonia and parts of Russia. The Helsinki East Mission, created in 1990, served members in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) and parts of the former Soviet Union until their own missions were created. Membership in 1990 was 4,200.
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Espoo,
Finland
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Africa
Total Church Membership
621,448
Members
2,150
Congregations
Missions
34Missions
Family History Centers
Temples
3Temples
Asia
Total Church Membership
1,206,148
Members
2,139
Congregations
Missions
45Missions
Family History Centers
Temples
8Temples
Europe
Total Church Membership
493,970
Members
1,382
Congregations
Missions
34Missions
Family History Centers
Temples
12Temples
North America
Total Church Membership
9,336,465
Members
18,071
Congregations
Missions
182Missions
Family History Centers
Temples
110Temples
Oceania (Pacific)
Total Church Membership
562,341
Members
1,253
Congregations
Missions
17Missions
Family History Centers
Temples
10Temples
South America
Total Church Membership
4,093,363
Members
5,541
Congregations