Urantia Association of Finland
Purpose of the Association
Urantia Association of Finland is a task-oriented service organisation, whose purpose is to foster the spread and orderly dissemination of the teachings of The Urantia Book. The Association accomplishes its purpose through calling together study sessions and meetings, through issuing publications helpful in the studies of The Urantia Book, and acting as a liaison between readers of The Urantia Book.
Affiliations
By virtue of a Licencing Agreement signed with Urantia Foundation*, Finnish Urantia Association is entitled to use the name Urantia and the trademark of three concentric azure blue circles, registered by the Foundation. Urantia Association of Finland is a constituent national association of Urantia Association International**. Urantia Association of Finland was incorporated and registered with the respective government authorities in 1989.
- Urantia Foundation (UF) is a common-law charitable trust, domiciled in Chicago, USA. Among other things, the Foundation owns the copyrights in The Urantia Book and in its translations (guards the inviolability of the text), gets the book translated, and keeps the book in print and distributed. Urantia Foundation maintains a branch office also in Finland. The branch office i.a. fulfils all book orders (email: Urantia-säätiö)
- Urantia Association International (UAI) is an international social organisation which unites all national and local Urantia Associations throughout the world. It is in charge of international relations and activities and international publications and communications. The UAI is likewise domiciled in Chicago, USA.
Particulars
Postal Address:
Suomen Urantia-seura r.y. (Urantia Association of Finland)
PL 212
00101 Helsinki
FINLANDEmail: Urantia Association of Finand
Website: http://www.urantia.fi
Among the Governing Board members (years 2009 / 2010)
- President Tapio Talvitie (email: President)
- Vice-president: Seppo Niskanen (email: Vice-president)
- Secretary: Helena Juola (email: Secretary)