Monastic Community of Enonkoski

Lutheran monastery in Enonkoski, Finland

The Monastic Community of Enonkoski is the only Evangelical Lutheran "monastery" in Finland. It is located in the village of Ihamaniemi in the Enonkoski municipality. The monastery building previously served as elementary school. The monastery was founded in 1994.^[1] There are currently no permanent residents in the monastery.^[2]

In 2017 the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of Mikkeli took an active role in the management of the monastery programmes to organize retreats and promote prayer and Christian lifestyle. At the initiative of the bishop of Mikkeli Seppo Häkkinen, the synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland decided to grant a three-year allowance for a recruiting a pastor to promote retreat activity and spiritual guidance in the congregations of Mikkeli and Kuopio dioceses.^[3]

References

^ Kääriäinen, Kimmo; Kati Niemelä; Kimmo Ketola (2005). Religion in Finland: decline, change and transformation of Finnish religiosity. Church Research Institute. p. 72. ISBN 978-951-693-263-0.
^ Pottonen, Heli (December 12, 2015). "Enonkoskella toimii Suomen ainoa luterilainen luostariyhteisö - kuvagalleria" (in Finnish). Karjalainen. Viime vuosina luostariyhteisössä ei ole ollut vakituisia asukkaita.
^ Lajunen, Kirsti (November 13, 2017). "Enonkosken luostariyhteisö saa retriittipapin kolmeksi vuodeksi" (in Finnish). Itä-Savo.