Elävä seurakunta – Levande församling (

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for 'Living Congregation') is a

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for the elections to assemblies of the

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. The group is based in Stockholm, and aims to promote Finnish-Swedish bilingualism in the Church. The group is opposed to

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. The group made its electoral debut in the 2005 Church elections, but did not win any seats in the

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. It only presented a list in one diocese, the Diocese of Stockholm. The group also contested in the election to the Diocese Council of Stockholm. It was able to win 19.7% of the votes in the election to the Finnish Parish Council in Stockholm, winning four seats and two alternate seats.Finska församlingen i Stockholm Tukholman suomalainen seurakunta
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Elava Seurakunta - Levande Forsamling Nominating groups in Church of Sweden politics