Union of Freethinkers of Finland explained

The Union of Freethinkers of Finland (Finnish: Vapaa-ajattelijain Liitto ry, Swedish: Fritänkarnas Förbund rf)^[1] is the largest secularist and freethought organisation in Finland. The organisation supports the rights of those Finns who hold no religious affiliation, and promotes a science-based, rational and critical world view and humanistic ethics.^[2]

The organisation was founded in 1937 under the name the Union of Civil Register Associations (Finnish: Siviilirekisteriläisyhdistysten keskusliitto).^[3]

The Tampere section of the organisation created the Eroakirkosta.fi website in 2003, which offers an electronic service for resigning from Finland's state churches.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://iheu.org/membership/our-members/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/profile/view&page=CiviCRM&id=1273&gid=4&snippet=2 International Humanist and Ethical Union - Our members - Vapaa-ajattelijain liitto ry (the Union of Freethinkers of Finland)
2. http://vapaa-ajattelijat.fi/blog/2016/04/26/freethought-in-finland/ Freethought in Finland, by Esa Ylikoski, General Secretary in Rationalist International Conference 23-24 April 2016 Tallinn.
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=YR4RAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Freethinkers+of+Finland%22 Tom Flynn, The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief, 2007, p. 331
4. http://eroakirkosta.fi/media/english/resign.txt Eroakirkosta.fi - Internet Deconstructing State Church in Finland