President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb received the board members and the Executive Director of CORE Forum on Tuesday 19 November 2024 at the Presidential Palace.
The National Forum for Cooperation of Religions in Finland (CORE Forum) brings together eight religions and aims to promote peace in society by encouraging interfaith dialogue, cooperation and mutual respect. During the meeting, the President expressed his appreciation for the inter-religious cooperation facilitated by the Forum.
The President and the CORE Forum representatives discussed the importance of religion in Finnish society, the maintenance of dialogue between religions and work against racism and discrimination.
The meeting was attended by the CORE Forum Board members Father Heikki Huttunen from the Orthodox Church of Finland, Gölten Bedretdin from the Finnish-Islamic Congregation, Yvonne Westerlund from the Central Council of Jewish Congregations of Finland, Timo Koponen from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Irma Rinne from the Finnish Buddhist Union, Laura Huovinen from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Gurmann Saini from the Hindu Forum of Finland and Safa Hovinen from the Finnish Bahá’í Community, as well as Katri Kuusikallio, Executive Director of the CORE Forum.
