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The '''Church of Finland''' is an [[autonomy|autonomous]] Orthodox church whose [[primate]] is confirmed by the [[Church of Constantinople]]. It is the second official state church of Finland, beside the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
{{church|
name= Orthodox Archdiocese of Finland|
founder= Monks of [[Valaam Monastery (Finland)|Valaam Monastery]]|
independence=1918 |
recognition= 1923 by [[Church of Constantinople]], 1957 by [[Church of Russia]] |
primate=[[Leo (Makkonen) of Finland|Archbishop Leo]]|
hq=Kuopio, Finland|
territory=Finland|
possessions= Estonia|
language=Finnish|
music=[[Russian Chant]]|
calendar=[[Gregorian Calendar|Gregorian]]
population=60,000[http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25813]|
website=[http://www.ort.fi/ Church of Finland]
}}
== History ==