List of Christian monasteries in Finland
This is an incomplete list of Christian monasteries and religious houses, both extant and dissolved, in Finland, for both men and women.
Catholic
Dissolved
- Dominican Priory, Turku, dedicated to Saint Olaf; founded by Swedish Dominicans in 1249; closed in the Reformation in 1529, and destroyed by fire in 1537
- Dominican Priory, Vyborg ''; founded 1392; dissolved in the Reformation in the late 1530s
- Franciscan Friary, Vyborg ; Franciscan friary, first mentioned in 1403; dissolved in the Reformation in the late 1530s
- Franciscan Friary, Rauma, Rauma, Satakunta; founded probably in the 14th century but first recorded in 1449; dissolved during the Reformation in 1538
- Franciscan Friary, Kökar, Hamnö island, Kökar, Åland; founded in the 14th or 15th century but first recorded in 1472, dissolved during the Reformation by 1539
- Nådendal Abbey, Naantali, Southwest Finland; Bridgettine abbey founded in 1438; dissolved in the Reformation but not finally wound up until 1591
- Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Finland, Espoo; Carmelite nunnery founded in 1988; closed in 2021
Extant
- Bridgettine monastery, Turku ; Bridgettine nunnery founded in 1986
Eastern Orthodox
Old Believers
- Pahkalammi Monastery in Pahkalammi, Vuottoniemi, in Ilomantsi, North Karelia; founded 1798 by Marki Alexandrov for monks and also later nuns of the Old Believers fleeing persecution in Russia; abandoned by 1880
- Megrijärvi Monastery, also Megri, in Ilomantsi, North Karelia, on the Russian border; founded c.1800 by Onefrei for Old Believers fleeing persecution in Russia, initially for monks, but from 1850 also for nuns; the state acquired the property in 1914 and the last resident, a nun, left in 1919
- Pyötikö Monastery in Vuokko, Juuka, North Karelia; founded in 1847 for monks of the Old Believers fleeing persecution in Russia; closed 1890
- Tavajärvi Monastery in Tavajärvi, Kuusamo; founded in the 1850s for monks of the Old Believers fleeing persecution in Russia after the destruction of the monastery at Tuoppajärvi in 1852; the last monks died in the 1920s
Finnish Orthodox
- New Valamo Monastery, Pappiniemi, Heinävesi, North Karelia; monastery of the Finnish Orthodox Church; founded after 1940 by refugee monks from the original Valaam Monastery
- Lintula Holy Trinity Convent, Heinävesi, North Karelia; nunnery of the Finnish Orthodox Church; founded 1895 in Kivennapa ; refounded in Heinävesi in 1946
- Pokrova Community, Kirkkonummi, Uusimaa; monastic community of the Finnish Orthodox Church; founded 1995 in the former Dannedbrog farm by the monk Hariton Tuukkanen
Lutheran
- Monastic Community of Enonkoski, Ihamaniemi, South Savo; Lutheran monastic community / retreat centre founded in 1994