Teemu Laajasalo
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The Right Reverend Teemu Laajasalo | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Helsinki | |
.jpg) Laajasalo in 2021 | |
| Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
| Elected | 2017 |
| Installed | 12 November 2017 |
| Predecessor | Irja Askola |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1997 |
| Consecration | 12 November 2017 by Kari Mäkinen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 July 1974 Helsinki, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
Teemu Olavi Laajasalo (born 10 July 1974)[1] is a Finnish clergyman. He was born in Helsinki and obtained the qualification of doctor in education. He is currently the Lutheran Bishop of Helsinki. He was elected on 16 August 2017.[2] He has previously served as the vicar of the parish of Kallio.
Helsinki police suspected Laajasalo of accounting fraud.[3] In 2019, the Helsinki District Court imposed a 20-day fine on Laajasalo for aggravated negligence accounting offences.[4]
