Multicultural Groups - Finnish Ministry

Suomi Conference

The function of the Suomi Conference Executive is to plan and coordinate the ministry of its member congregations, as well as smaller Finnish groups in Australasia; to recruit Finnish speaking ministers for service in the LCA from Finland and elsewhere; to be a representative organ of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland to the LCA, and to represent the LCA-Finnish ministry to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.

Suomi-Conference Congregations

(These churches can be located using a local street directory, or locator websites such as WhereIs.com or the White Pages )

• Adelaide Finnish Lutheran Church

  Finnish Hall, cnr Ramsay & Fleet Ave, Hillcrest
  Contact Email the secretary paula.simpanen@alc.edu.au

• Brisbane Finnish Lutheran Church

  Office 12 Hawthorne St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102
  Pastor Rev. Adolf Warkki
  Contact Email the office brisfinn@ihug.com.au

• Canberra’s Holy Trinity Finnish Lutheran Church

  22 Watson Street, Turner ACT 2612
  Pastor Rev. Matti Nuorala nuorala@tpg.com.au

• Melbourne‘s Mikael Agricola Finnish Lutheran Church

  143 Brown Street, Heidelberg VIC 3084
  Pastor Rev. Jorma Jormakka jorma.jormakka@lca.org.au

• Mt Isa’s Immanuel Finnish Lutheran Church

  57 Simpson St, Mt. Isa OLD 4825
  Pastor Rev. Lauri Iso-Aho lauri.isoaho@lca.org.au

• Perth’s Immanuel Finnish Lutheran Church

  30 Nicol Road, Perth W.A. 6000
  Contact the Chairperson - Seija Makinen - pentti.makinen@bigpond.com

• Sydney’s Southern Cross Finnish Lutheran Church

  23 Sevenoaks Cres. Bass Hill NSW 2197
  Pastor Dean Pauli Huhtinen
  Contact the church southcross@isp.net.au

• Sydney’s St. Henriks Finnish Lutheran Church & Palvelupiste (Finnish Lutheran Community Care)

  3 Stanley Street, East Sydney NSW 2000
  Contact the Chairperson jper5809@usyd.edu.au
  Contact the Coordinator ph 02 9380 5904
  

Suomi-Newspaper

The Suomi-Newspaper, owned by the Suomi-Conference, is the second oldest non-English language newspaper in Australia. It has been published since 1926. The current editor is Risto Söder.

Suomi-Newspaper
P O Box 303 Malvern VIC 3144
Contact ph 03 9572 2543 fax 03 9563 6223 email suomi@malvern.hotkey.net.au

Lutheran News in Finnish

Read the ELCF news in Finnish at www.evl.fi/ulkosuomalaiset.

View the comprehensive listing of Australian Finnish congregations – and much more.