Diocese of Espoo

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The diocese of Espoo (Finnish: Espoon Hiippakunta ) is one of nine dioceses of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland , based in Espoo . It includes the Finnish-speaking parishes in western Uusimaa .

The diocese was only founded in 2004. It was created through a division of the Helsinki diocese . Mikko Heikka became the first bishop of the diocese . The cathedral of the diocese is Espoo Cathedral .

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