Statistics
The Espoo parishes employed 589 people in 2008.
- local parishes 435
- central office of the parishes 69
- cemeteries 23
- camp centres 23
- centralized parish work 39
- priests 77
- youth workers 44
- church musicians 26
- deacons 41
- children’s workers 121
- administration 59
- general maintenance 132
- others 89
The cemeteries employed about 120 workers for the summer in 2008.
Statistics from 2008
- members in parishes 184 681
- baptized 2 509
- deceased 758
- joined 698
- resigned 2 762
- moved into Espoo 9 771
- moved out of Espoo 9 830
- 74,6 % of people in Espoo belong in church
- 200 226 attendants in divine services
- 72 % of children born in
- 83,5 % of the 15-year-olds took part in a confirmation camp
- 57,8 % of the weddings
- 172 music groups
- 2 507 participants in small groups for adults
- 711 young people participated in big sister and big brother -training for confirmation camps
- 2 324 meetings in family clubs
- 665 Sunday School attendants, 1 902 children and afternoon club attendants
- 104 children clubs and 26 afternoon clubs
- 2 447 took part in junior clubs ( for 7-12 year old)
- The taxation level in Espoo parishes is the lowest in Finland, 1 %.
You can order the leaflet "Statistics 2009" from:
viestinta.espoo@evl.fi