Finnish Hate Speech Case Headed to Supreme Court

September 1, 2025 — 9/1/2025 Finland (International Christian Concern) -- Dr. Päivi Räsänen and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola, the center of a years-long legal drama over free speech and freedom of religion in Finland, will...

Christians Worldwide Face Increased Censorship

September 6, 2024 — 9/6/2024 (International Christian Concern) — As more countries begin to censor free speech, an alarming trend is emerging, one where many Christian voices may be drowned out or muted altogether.  ...

Finland Elects New President

March 6, 2024 — 03/06/2024 Finland (International Christian Concern) – In February, the Nordic nation of Finland elected Alexander Stubb as its new president. With a history of stability, economic success, and thriving democracy,...

Finnish Member of Parliament on Trial Again for Tweeting a Bible Verse

January 12, 2024 — 1/12/2024 Finland (International Christian Concern) – Should tweeting a bible verse send someone to jail? The answer to this question may now be up for debate at the Supreme Court...

Christian Finnish Member of Parliament on Trial Again for “Hate Speech” One Year After Not-Guilty Verdict

May 5, 2023 — 05/05/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Finnish Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen must once again return to court to defend her Biblical views of sexuality. Despite being found not guilty...

Trusting in God Amid Difficulty

March 29, 2022 — 03/29/2022 Finland (International Christian Concern) – All she did was post a tweet questioning the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland’s decision to become an official sponsor of the 2019 Helsinki...

Finland, EU Denounce Pakistani Man’s Death Sentence Over Blasphemy

January 18, 2022 — 01/18/2022 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Finland and the European Union have condemned the sentencing of Pastor Zafar Bhatti. Bhatti is a Pakistani man who has been sentenced to death...

Members of Congress Send Letter on Finland’s Prosecution of Christian Legislator

November 18, 2021 — 11/18/2021 Finland (International Christian Concern) – On November 10, 6 members of the House of Representatives signed a letter condemning Finland’s treatment of Dr. Päivi Räsänen, a Christian legislator being...

Finland’s Prosecutor General Files Charges Against MP Päivi Räsänen

May 3, 2021 — 05/03/2021 Finland (International Christian Concern) – Finland’s Prosecutor General has officially filed charges against MP Päivi Räsänen for incitement against a group of people in Finland. The charges include reference...

Muslim Asylum Seekers Come to Christ in Finland

July 29, 2017 — ICC Note: When the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran parishes realized that Iranian, Afghan and Iraqi asylum seekers were attending services, they decided to create special religious education classes. Many of these...