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Åbo Akademi University, Department of Comparative Religion

National Network

Finland

Address

Fabriksgatan 2 20500 Åbo Finland

Country

Finland

City

Åbo

Street address 2

Fabriksgatan 2

Telephone

+358 35822153270

E-Mail

laura.wickstrom@abo.fi

Website

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Year of Establishment

1988

Contact Person1

Peter Nynäs

Organisation Type

Public Institution

Fields of Activity

Religion

General Information

The department has three full-time employed people and several researchers. It is run on state and project funding. The department provides teaching and research in comparative religion with various partners.

Mission and Objectives

The department's mission is to excel in teaching and research in comparative religion both in Finland and internationally.

Main Projects / Activities

YARG – Young adults and religion in a global perspective, Centre of Excellence 2015-2018. Several individual research projects on Muslims and religious diversity in Finland.