Järvenpää Mosque
Mosque in Järvenpää, Uusimaa, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Järvenpää Mosque (Finnish: Järvenpään moskeija) is a mosque located in the Finnish town of Järvenpää.[1][2] It is owned by The Finnish-Islamic Congregation, which members are Finnish Tatars. It was built in the 1940s. The Tatar community together raised the money for it.[3]
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Järvenpää Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Sunni |
Ownership | The Finnish-Islamic Congregation |
Location | |
Location | Kinnari [fi], Järvenpää, Uusimaa, Finland |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Date established | 1942 |
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In the 1980s in the mosque, Tatars still arranged language and religious teaching for the children of the community. Later, most of the activity has been centered around a few religious occasions, such as Ramadan.[3]
Around the time the Järvenpää mosque was built, a separate Islamic congregation was founded in Tampere by local Tatars.[4]
They practice Sunni Islam.[5]