US EditionA historic Swedish church embraces inclusion with minority languages
- The Kiruna Church, founded in 1912, aims to include Northern Sami, Finnish, and Meänkieli languages in worship services, promoting an inclusive atmosphere.
- The church's inclusion of Northern Sami language reflects its history and current good relationship with the Indigenous Sami people, particularly reindeer herders.
- In 2021, the archbishop apologized to the Sami people for the Church of Sweden's past oppression.
- Anna-Kristina Simma noted that the Kiruna Church is significant to the community, even for those not attending weekly services.
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A historic Swedish church embraces inclusion with minority languages
The members of Kiruna Church primarily worship in Swedish, their country’s main language. But this Lutheran church some 200 kilometers above the Arctic Circle seeks to incorporate the region’s minority languages – Northern Sami, Finnish and Meänkieli.
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