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Other Services 94 - Activities of membership organisations 94.9 - Activities of other membership organisations 94.91 - Activities of religious organisations
31 - 32 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
16 December 2025
Employment effect (start)
31 January 2026
Foreseen end date
Description
The Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland plans to reduce its staff by approximately 31.6 full-time equivalents. In total, 186 employees of the Church Council are covered by the statutory cooperation negotiations, which are expected to end in January 2026.
In mid-December 2025, the Church Council announced a cut of EUR three million by the beginning of 2027 as part of a savings plan. Most of the savings will come from cuts in personnel costs.
The planned downsizing will also affect activities related to parish work development, event production, communications, training activities already provided by other actors, and research for which there is no direct demand from decision-making bodies. In addition, national training days organised by the Church Council will be discontinued.
The Church Council had approximately 300 employees in 2024.
Eurofound (2025), Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Internal restructuring in Finland, factsheet number 203880, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203880.
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