Fact check: Has Finland’s first Catholic school opened?
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The Helsinki Catholic School will open next year. It will be the first Catholic school in Finland in approximately 500 years. After the Reformation and the adoption of Lutheranism as the state religion in the 16th century, Catholic institutions almost completely disappeared from the country. The school attracted public attention after the Helsinki diocese announced the project in its diocesan magazine. The article "First Catholic school to open …
The Catholic School of Helsinki, which would be the first Catholic school in Finland in 500 years, postponed its opening from August 2026 to 2027 due to administrative and financial issues.
Fact check: Has Finland's first Catholic school opened? Not yet, bishop says
Claims circulating widely on social media that Finland’s first Catholic school will open this month, or that it is already operational, are inaccurate.The Helsinki Catholic School, which was scheduled to begin operations in August, has postponed its opening until next year, according to Bishop Raimo Goyarrola of Helsinki.The planned school gained attention after the Helsinki Diocese announced the project in its diocesan magazine last November. B…
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