Welcome!
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland has about 3.5 million members. Most people in Finland belong to this church. Each person belongs to a parish in their own hometown.
We want to be a church for everyone – no matter where you come from or what your background is. You are welcome to join our activities.
Our church includes many kinds of people: women and men, young and old, people born in Finland and people who have moved here.
Your skills and your life experience are important. We hope you get to know our church – and we also want to get to know you!
He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
Psalm 107:7
Everyone is warmly welcome to join the activities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hämeenlinna. Membership of the church is not required for participation in parish activities. The Chaplaincy cares for the pastoral needs of Anglicans works closely with our Lutheran brothers in promoting the spirit of the Porvoo Agreement. That means Anglicans are welcome to join the communion table.
If you belong to other than the Anglican Church and want to be blessed on the altar during the Holy Communion, you are warmly welcome. Please give an ecumenical gesture then by lifting your right hand to your left shoulder. This is how the pastors knows you do not want Holy Communion and he/she will bless you.
If you would like to become a member of the church as an adult, you will need to take part in adult confirmation school. After completion, you will be confirmed and also baptized, if you have not been baptized earlier. A person becomes a member of the Christian church through Holy Baptism. Baptism is a sacrament of the church.