Worldview

    The dominant worldview of the country of Finland is freedom of religion, meaning that anyone can believe in what they think is right to them. This is very similar once again with the United States of America which has an amendment for it. Where most people choose to stand in Finland is Lutheranism. Britannica.com stated, “Finland is now one of the most homogeneous countries in Europe in terms of Christianity and has the highest percentage of church membership in Scandinavia”. So it is considerably growing and impacting more people in the country. This is similar to the United States in how the majority are Christian, but it differs because Americans are more Protestant than Lutheran. The ethics in Finland culture are almost identical to America because they follow the basic values of Christianity. According to the National Library of Medicine, “In Finland, the secular notion of death is widely accepted, but some also embrace the idea of reunion in death”. This is very common in Christian cultures because they believe in a higher up and once you reach death you will go to heaven. This is where the idea of reunion gets to play in where all of the passed family members can meet up in such a place. Statistically, Americans also believe in this because the majority of people are considered to be Christians. 

    As stated earlier, Finland is one of the most homogeneous countries in Europe. The mass majority believes in Lutheranism, which is a form of Christianity. In this culture they do represent individual learning and individualism when growing up so they make decisions at a high level on their own. This is the opposite of America because it is not really normalized anymore for kids to make choices on their own. When parents consider putting a religion on their children in this country it is more relaxed and they let the children find their own values that they represent by themselves. Not much is forced on them, but there are still certain things that are normal in every household.