Muslims Become 2nd Largest Religious Group in Finland Amid Refugee Crisis

Muslims have become the second largest religious group in Finland, after Lutherans, following a rise in asylum seekers entering the country, local media reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Some 70,000 Muslims and 61,000 Orthodox Christians currently live in Finland, and the number of Muslims is rising due to high migration, the Finnish broadcasting company Yle reported Wednesday.

A majority of the 5.5-million population of Finland, about three quarters, are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland .... http://sputniknews.com