The Laestadianism is considered to be the largest of the revival movements operating within the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church. Its broadest trend, Conservative Laestadianism, has been a significant spiritual movement in Kuusamo for 150 years as well.
The history of Laestadianism in Kuusamo
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he birth of Laestadianism
The revival movement got its name from the vicar of Kaaresuvanto, Lars Levi Laestadius
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Distribution
The revival movement arrived in North-eastern Ostrobothnia in 1859 from the direction of Rovaniemi.
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Kuusamo’s Association of Peace
In the beginning, devotional conventicles were mainly held in homes.