Finland lights 8,645 candles in solemn remembrance of aborted children

More than 200 people gathered in Helsinki on March 21, 2026, to light 8,645 candles — one for each unborn child lost to abortion in Finland in 2024. The moving vigil, organized by the pro-life group Oikeus elämään ry (Right To Life Association), formed part of the “Muistamme” (“In Remembrance”) initiative to honor the innocent lives ended before birth and to give voice to the grief carried by many mothers and families.

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