"Soup, soap, pastoral care"

were the key themes to be implemented by the disadvantaged in society in late 19th century London  Methodist priest William and his wife Catherine  Booth  founded the Salvation Army. These same themes are still in use in Finland in the 21st century.  

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Each meeting room has a bench for repentance and repentance  at the end of the introductory speeches, people are asked.

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The movement is organized on a model borrowed from the military. Led by the movement, headquartered in London, there is a general who leads an international organization spread across about a hundred countries. Departments operate in different countries. Full-time employees are called officers and soldiers working alongside their own work.

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In Finland, members of the Salvation Army usually belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.

In Finland, the Salvation Army began its activities in 1899

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officers: 80 soldiers about 1000

Journal: War cry