Toleranssiliitoksen
Toleranssiliitoksen, also known as the Tolerance Act, refers to a series of legislative and policy measures introduced in Finland during the late 18th and early 19th centuries to address religious and social tensions. The most significant of these was the Tolerance Edict of 1789, issued by King Gustav III of Sweden, which granted limited religious freedom to non-Lutheran Protestant denominations in the Grand Duchy of Finland. Prior to this, Finland, as part of the Swedish Empire, had enforced strict Lutheran orthodoxy, penalizing dissent with fines, imprisonment, or exile.
The Tolerance Edict allowed certain non-Lutheran groups, such as the Swedish-speaking Finnish Catholics and the Old
Following Finland’s annexation by Russia in 1809, the Russian authorities continued to refine religious policies. The
The Tolerance Acts were significant steps toward secularization and pluralism in Finland, laying the foundation for