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The Reformation brings two educational benefits to …
Years: 1540 - 1683
The Reformation brings two educational benefits to Finland.
Its emphasis on religious instruction in the vernacular languages supports an increase in literacy, especially after the Ecclesiastical Law of 1686 confirms royal control over the Lutheran Church of Sweden-Finland and charges it with teaching the catechism to each church member.
Another benefit of the Reformation is the founding of Åbo Academy in 1640 to provide theological training for Finnish clergymen.
Åbo Academy is the precursor of the University of Helsinki, which will later become the center of higher education in Finland and the focus of Finland's cultural life.
Its emphasis on religious instruction in the vernacular languages supports an increase in literacy, especially after the Ecclesiastical Law of 1686 confirms royal control over the Lutheran Church of Sweden-Finland and charges it with teaching the catechism to each church member.
Another benefit of the Reformation is the founding of Åbo Academy in 1640 to provide theological training for Finnish clergymen.
Åbo Academy is the precursor of the University of Helsinki, which will later become the center of higher education in Finland and the focus of Finland's cultural life.
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People
Groups
- Finns
- Sami people
- Karelians
- Tavastians
- Estonians
- Germans
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Swedes (North Germanic tribe)
- Christians, Eastern Orthodox
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Lutheranism
- Protestantism
- Kalmar Union (of Denmark and Norway)
- Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
- Denmark-Norway, Kingdom of
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Years: 1540 - 1683
Locations
People
Groups
- Finns
- Sami people
- Karelians
- Tavastians
- Estonians
- Germans
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Swedes (North Germanic tribe)
- Christians, Eastern Orthodox
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Lutheranism
- Protestantism
- Kalmar Union (of Denmark and Norway)
- Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
- Denmark-Norway, Kingdom of
Topics
Subjects
Regions
Subregions