Regional Demographic Differences: The Effect of Laestadians

Laestadianism, a conservative revival movement inside the Lutheran church, has an estimated 100,000 followers in Finland. Laestadians have characteristics differing from the followers of the mainstream state church in areas such as religious activity, regional concentration, fertility and family...

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Main Author: Emma Terämä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Population Research Institute of Väestöliitto 2010-01-01
Series:Finnish Yearbook of Population Research
Online Access:https://journal.fi/fypr/article/view/45057