The Union of Freethinkers of Finland ( fi, Vapaa-ajattelijain liitto, sv, Fritänkarnas Förbund) is the largest

secularist Secularism is the principle of seeking to conduct human affairs based on secular, naturalistic considerations. Secularism is most commonly defined as the separation of religion from civil affairs and the state, and may be broadened to a sim ...

and freethought organisation in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

. 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. The organisation was founded in 1937 under the name the Union of Civil Register Associations ( fi, Siviilirekisteriläisyhdistysten keskusliitto). The

Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...

section of the organisation created the Eroakirkosta.fi website in 2003, which offers an electronic service for resigning from Finland's

state churches A state religion (also called religious state or official religion) is a religion or creed officially endorsed by a sovereign state. A state with an official religion (also known as confessional state), while not secular, is not necessarily a ...

.Eroakirkosta.fi - Internet Deconstructing State Church in Finland
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* Atheist organizations Organizations established in 1937 Skeptic organisations in Finland Secularist organizations Freethought organizations {{Finland-stub