Kyrkogångsplikt Explained

(literally 'church attendance duty') was the legal obligation of the population in Sweden (and Finland) to attend weekly mass.

The obligation to attend church was abolished in Sweden with the 1809 Instrument of Government,^[1] but continued in Finland for some time. At the same time, the formal compulsion to take communion ended. The abolition thus marked a first step towards religious freedom in Sweden.^[2]

See also

• Conventicle Act (Sweden) – law outlawing religious meetings other than those of the state church
• Kyrkoplikt – a historical form of punishment

References

Sources

• Sammanfattning ur Staten och trossamfunden, Rättslig reglering (SOU 1997:41)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Skagerberg. Jorun. Kyrkstigar i Roslagen: I historiens hovspår. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160413001518/http://www.ridledroslagen.se/wp-content/uploads/Ridled-Roslagen-p%C3%A5-Kyrkstigar-slutrapport-webb.pdf. 2016-04-13. Ridled Roslagen. 2013-2197. Ridled Roslagen. sv.
2. Web site: Sahlberg. Pär-Axel. 1997-04-02. Till statsrådet och chefen för Kulturdepartementet. live. Regeringen.se. sv. 2021-12-16. 2021-12-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20211216180825/https://www.regeringen.se/49bb8f/contentassets/6c57e4cc0fe24fc0bdff16a30723e1ae/rattslig-reglering.