The Finnish Society for the Study of Religion has held regional IAHR conferences in 1973, 1990 and 1997. It publishes Temenos, a Nordic journal In Comparative Religion to which contributions are drawn from all of Scandinavia and elsewhere. The association hosted a conference on the topic “Method & Theory in the Study of Folk Religion” at the Linnasmäki Conference Centre in Turku, Finland, 23 October – 25 October 2003 marking the 40th anniversary of the Finnish Society for the Study of Religion and the 40th anniversary of the Department of Comparative Religion and Folkloristics at the University of Turku. It also host a conference on “Exercising Power: The Role of Religions in Concord and Conflict” at Linnasmäki Conference Center in Turku, 17 August to 20 August 2005.

The postal address for the Finnish Society for the Study of Religion is:

Finnish Society for the Study of Religion

c/o Professor Titus Hjelm

Study of Religions

University of Helsinki

Unioninkatu 38 (PL 59)

00014 University of Helsinki

Finland

Homepage (in English):

uskontotiede.fi/en/

President:

Professor Titus Hjelm, Study of Religions, University of Helsinki, Unioninkatu 38 (PL 59), 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland. E-mail: titus.hjelm@helsinki.fi

Secretary/Treasurer:

M.A. Helmi Halonen, Study of Religions, University of Helsinki, Unioninkatu 38 (PL 59), 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland, email: helmi.halonen@helsinki.fi