Glossary · Chapter 3: Culture and traditions
kirkollisvero
Finnish word. In English: church tax
A tax that members of the Evangelical Lutheran and Orthodox churches pay to their parish.
Facts about the word
- Church tax is paid by members of the Evangelical Lutheran and Orthodox churches who pay municipal tax. Verohallinto
- The church tax rate varies from parish to parish. Verohallinto
- What counts is whether the person was a church member at the end of the previous year. Verohallinto
The facts come from public sources, such as the authorities' own pages and the law.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Only church members pay church tax. If you do not belong to a church, you do not pay it.
The word belongs to Chapter 3: Culture and traditions. The chapter page has the full context and practice questions.
