| Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America | |
|---|---|
 Old Main at the FELC's Suomi College in Hancock, Michigan | |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Lutheran |
| Region | Michigan and other states |
| Headquarters | Calumet, Michigan |
| Origin | March 25, 1890 Calumet, Michigan |
| Branched from | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
| Merged into | Lutheran Church in America (1962) |
| Congregations | 153 (1961) |
| Members | 36,274 (1961) |
| Ministers | 105 (1961) |
| Tertiary institutions | Suomi College and Theological Seminary |
| Other name(s) | Suomi Synod |
The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (commonly known as the Suomi Synod, Finnish: Amerikan suomalainen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko) was a Lutheran church body which existed in the United States from 1890 until 1962.[1]
- ^ Marianne Wargelin. "Finnish Americans". Advameg, Inc. Retrieved April 15, 2016.