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Modern Finnish paganism, also known as Finnish neopaganism or the Finnish native faith (Finnish: Suomenusko: "Finnish Belief / Belief of Finland"), is the contemporary revival of Finnish paganism, the pre-Christian polytheistic ethnic religion of the Finns. A precursor movement was the Ukonusko ("Ukko's Faith", revolving around the god Ukko) of the early 20th century. The main problem in the revival of Finnish paganism is the nature of pre-Christian Finnish culture, which relied on oral tradition which may be subject to change over time.[1] The primary sources concerning Finnish native culture are written by latter-era Christians.
There are two main organisations of the religion, the "Association of Finnish Native Religion" (Suomalaisen kansanuskon yhdistys ry) based in Helsinki and officially registered since 2002,[2] and the "Pole Star Association" (Taivaannaula ry) headquartered in Turku with branches in many cities, founded and officially registered in 2007.[3] The Association of Finnish Native Religion also caters to Karelians[4] and is a member of the Uralic Communion.[5]
- ^ Arola 2010, p. 26
- ^ Uskonnot Suomessa. Suomalaisen kansanuskon yhdistys ry Archived 2017-08-24 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Uskonnot Suomessa. Taivaannaula ry Archived 2017-08-24 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Uskonnot Suomessa. Suomalaisen kansanuskon yhdistys ry Archived 2017-08-24 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Maavalla Koda, "Uralic Communion" section. Quote: «In 10214 (2001) Maavalla Koda together with the representatives of Finnish (Suomen kansanuskon yhdistus ry.), Mari (Osh mari Chi mari and Sorta) and Erzya indigenous religions founded the Uralic Communion. The aim of the Uralic Communion is to establish contacts between different indigenous religions and to contribute to the maintenance and strengthening of these religions.»