.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important))You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Finnish. (February 2019) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at [[:fi:Rauhanyhdistys]]; see its history for attribution. You may also add the template ((Translated|fi|Rauhanyhdistys)) to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

An Association of Peace (Finnish: rauhanyhdistys) is an official grouping of conservative Laestadians.[1][2] In Europe there are 214 Associations of Peace: 179 in Finland, eight in Russia, five in Sweden, one in Norway and one in Estonia. There are also three central organizations: SRK in Finland, SFC [sv] in Sweden and Estonian Lutheran Association of Peace in Estonia. The Laestadian Lutheran Church does mission work worldwide in collaboration with Association of Peace organizations.

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  1. ^ Valkeakari, Tuire (2022-06-27). "Pauliina Rauhala's Taivaslaulu as a Critique of Finnish Conservative Laestadians' Birth Control Ban". Religion and Gender. -1 (aop): 1–23. doi:10.1163/18785417-01202009. ISSN 2589-8051.
  2. ^ Nykänen, Tapio; Harjumaa, Tiina (2021), Gelfgren, Stefan; Lindmark, Daniel (eds.), "Conservative Laestadianism in the Municipal Politics of Northern Finland", Conservative Religion and Mainstream Culture: Opposition, Negotiation, and Adaptation, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 37–59, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-59381-0_3, ISBN 978-3-030-59381-0, retrieved 2022-09-15