This is an incomplete list of Christian monasteries and religious houses, both extant and dissolved, in Finland, for both men and women.
Catholic
Dissolved
- Dominican Priory, Turku (Turun dominikaanikonventti, Pyhän Olavin dominikaanikonventti), dedicated to Saint Olaf; founded by Swedish Dominicans in 1249; closed in the Reformation in 1529, and destroyed by fire in 1537[1]
- Dominican Priory, Vyborg (Viipurin dominikaanikonventti);[2][3] founded 1392; dissolved in the Reformation in the late 1530s[4]
- Franciscan Friary, Vyborg[3] (Viipurin fransiskaanikonventti); Franciscan friary, first mentioned in 1403; dissolved in the Reformation in the late 1530s[4]
- Franciscan Friary, Rauma (Rauman fransiskaanikonventti), Rauma, Satakunta; founded probably in the 14th century but first recorded in 1449; dissolved during the Reformation in 1538[5]
- Franciscan Friary, Kökar (Kökarin fransiskaanikonventti), Hamnö island, Kökar, Åland; founded in the 14th or 15th century but first recorded in 1472, dissolved during the Reformation by 1539[6]
- Nådendal Abbey (Naantalin luostari; Swedish: Nådendals kloster), Naantali, Southwest Finland; Bridgettine abbey (the first religious house for women in Finland) founded in 1438; dissolved in the Reformation but not finally wound up until 1591[7][8]
- Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Finland (Jumalanäidin karmeliittaluostari), Espoo; Carmelite nunnery founded in 1988; closed in 2021[9]
Extant
- Bridgettine monastery, Turku (Turun birgittalaisluostari); Bridgettine nunnery founded in 1986[10]
Eastern Orthodox
Old Believers
- Pahkalammi Monastery (Pahkalammen luostari) in Pahkalammi, Vuottoniemi, in Ilomantsi, North Karelia; founded 1798 by Marki Alexandrov for monks and also later nuns of the Old Believers fleeing persecution in Russia; abandoned by 1880[11]
- Megrijärvi Monastery, also Megri (Megrijärven luostari), in Ilomantsi, North Karelia, on the Russian border; founded c.1800 by Onefrei for Old Believers fleeing persecution in Russia, initially for monks, but from 1850 also for nuns; the state acquired the property in 1914 and the last resident, a nun, left in 1919[12]
- Pyötikö Monastery (Pyötikön luostari) in Vuokko, Juuka, North Karelia; founded in 1847 for monks of the Old Believers fleeing persecution in Russia; closed 1890[13]
- Tavajärvi Monastery (Tavajärven luostari) in Tavajärvi, Kuusamo; founded in the 1850s for monks of the Old Believers fleeing persecution in Russia after the destruction of the monastery at Tuoppajärvi in 1852; the last monks died in the 1920s[14]
Finnish Orthodox
- New Valamo Monastery (Valamon luostari or Uusi-Valamo), Pappiniemi, Heinävesi, North Karelia; monastery of the Finnish Orthodox Church; founded after 1940 by refugee monks from the original Valaam Monastery (on the island of Valaam, now in Russia)[15]
- Lintula Holy Trinity Convent (Lintulan Pyhän Kolminaisuuden luostari or Lintulan luostari), Heinävesi, North Karelia; nunnery of the Finnish Orthodox Church; founded 1895 in Kivennapa (now in Russia); refounded in Heinävesi in 1946[16]
- Pokrova Community (Pokrovan yhteisö), Kirkkonummi, Uusimaa; monastic community (without the formal status of a monastery) of the Finnish Orthodox Church; founded 1995 in the former Dannedbrog farm by the monk Hariton Tuukkanen[17]
Lutheran
- Monastic Community of Enonkoski (Enonkosken luostari), Ihamaniemi, South Savo; Lutheran monastic community / retreat centre founded in 1994[18]
See also
- List of Christian monasteries in Denmark
- List of Christian monasteries in Norway
- List of Christian monasteries in Sweden
References
- ^ Studium.fi: Dominicans in Finland
- ^ not to be confused with the Dominican Priory, Viborg, which is in Denmark
- ^ a b Finnish: Viipuri; captured by Russia in 1944
- ^ a b ISKOS 21, 2016: The Early Stages of the History of Vyborg: The Results of Archaeological Research 1998–2012, Aleksandr I. Saksa
- ^ Raumanseurakunta.fi: Historiaa
- ^ Tietosanakirja, vol. 5 Kulttuurisana-Mandingo, pp. 339-340, Helsinki 1913 (digital version, Project Runeberg)
- ^ Nordisk familjebok, vol. 20 Norrsken - Paprocki, pp. 301-302, Uggleupplagan 1914 (digital version, Project Runeberg)
- ^ The abbey was founded in 1438 in Masku, moved to Perniö in 1441 and finally to Naantali in 1443.
- ^ Karmel Finland
- ^ Turku Bridgettines' official website
- ^ Kuolismaan Kettuset 3 (2014), Ensio Kettunen
- ^ Kuolismaan Kettuset 1 (2003), Ensio Kettunen
- ^ Historia: Luostarit: Vanhauskoiset Yle uutiset Pohjois-Karjala 28 April 2013: Vuokon kylä on historiaa ja maaseutuestetiikkaa
- ^ Kuusamo.fi: Historia: Ortodoksiset Erakkomunkit Kuusamossa
- ^ Valamo.fi: official monastery website
- ^ Lintulanluostari.fi: official nunnery website
- ^ Ortodoksi.net: Pokrovan yhteisö
- ^ Enonkosken luostariyhteisö - community website
Further reading
- Salomies, Ilmari, 1962: Suomen kirkon historia ["History of the Church in Finland"], 3 vols., Helsinki: Otava