page_title: Bible translations into Finnish
hierarchical_section_title: Bible translations into Finnish
caption_attribution_description: English: Title leaf of Biblia, first full version of Bible in Finnish, year 1642.
context_page_description: The official translation used by the state church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, is approved by its Synod. There have been three official translations: Biblia: Se on: Coco Pyhä Ramattu Suomexi, Pyhä Raamattu, and the current one Uusi kirkkoraamattu. The term kirkkoraamattu means that the edition has to be suited for service of worship and other needs of the church.
  The 1933/1938 Bible was translated using the technique of formal equivalence. It had a short-lived successor, the Uusi testamentti nykysuomeksi, which uses dynamic equivalence. This is also the principle of the current official translation from 1992/2007. The latest edition has faced criticism from certain Christians, and rival editions that return to the principle of formal equivalence have surfaced: Raamattu Kansalle and Jumalan Kansan Raamattu.
context_section_description: The official translation used by the state church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, is approved by its Synod. There have been three official translations: Biblia: Se on: Coco Pyhä Ramattu Suomexi (1642), Pyhä Raamattu (1933/1938), and the current one Uusi kirkkoraamattu (1992/2007). The term kirkkoraamattu means that the edition has to be suited for service of worship and other needs of the church.
  The 1933/1938 Bible was translated using the technique of formal equivalence. It had a short-lived successor, the Uusi testamentti nykysuomeksi (1973), which uses dynamic equivalence. This is also the principle of the current official translation from 1992/2007. The latest edition has faced criticism from certain Christians, and rival editions that return to the principle of formal equivalence have surfaced: Raamattu Kansalle (1999/2012) and Jumalan Kansan Raamattu (1992).
caption: Biblia: Se on: Coco Pyhä Ramattu Suomexi [fi] (1642), the oldest official translation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, is still used by some.
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