Association of Peace

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An Association of Peace ({{Langx|fi|rauhanyhdistys}}) is an official grouping of conservative Laestadians.{{Cite journal |last=Valkeakari |first=Tuire |date=2022-06-27 |title=Pauliina Rauhala's Taivaslaulu as a Critique of Finnish Conservative Laestadians' Birth Control Ban |url=https://brill.com/view/journals/rag/aop/article-10.1163-18785417-01202009/article-10.1163-18785417-01202009.xml |journal=Religion and Gender |volume=-1 |issue=aop |pages=1–23 |doi=10.1163/18785417-01202009 |issn=2589-8051|doi-access=free }}{{Citation |last=Nykänen |first=Tapio |title=Conservative Laestadianism in the Municipal Politics of Northern Finland |date=2021 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59381-0_3 |work=Conservative Religion and Mainstream Culture: Opposition, Negotiation, and Adaptation |pages=37–59 |editor-last=Gelfgren |editor-first=Stefan |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-59381-0_3 |isbn=978-3-030-59381-0 |access-date=2022-09-15 |last2=Harjumaa |first2=Tiina |editor2-last=Lindmark |editor2-first=Daniel}} In Europe there are 214 Associations of Peace: 179 in Finland, eight in Russia, five in Sweden, one in Norway and one in Estonia. There are also three central organizations: SRK in Finland, {{ill|Sveriges fridsföreningars centralorganisation|sv||lt=SFC}} in Sweden and Estonian Lutheran Association of Peace in Estonia. The Laestadian Lutheran Church does mission work worldwide in collaboration with Association of Peace organizations.