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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stefanie Dazio and Malin Haarala

A historic Swedish church embraces inclusion with minority languages

The members of Kiruna Church primarily worship in Swedish, their country’s main language.

But this Lutheran church some 200 kilometers (124 miles) above the Arctic Circle seeks to incorporate the region's minority languages — Northern Sami, Finnish and Meänkieli – into worship services, carrying on an inclusive ethos that has been a cornerstone of the historic wooden church since its founding in 1912.

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