Paavo Ruotsalainen (July 9, 1777 - January 27, 1852) was a Finnish farmer and lay preacher. Image File history File links Paavo_Ruotsalainen. ... Image File history File links Paavo_Ruotsalainen. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Born in Tölvänniemi (parish Iisalmi) as the oldest son of plain farmers, he received his first bible at age six. At the time of his confirmation he had already read it three times, and always thought about the words of the bible which gained him the nickname foolish Paavo. When he heard about the lay pastor Jakob Högman in Jyväskylä, he instantly traveled the 200km to there by foot. This visit lay the foundation of his religious life. Iisalmi (Idensalmi in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... The Bible (sometimes The Book, Good Book, Word of God, The Word, or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βιβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, is the classical name for the Hebrew Bible of Judaism or the combination of the Old Testament and New Testament of Christianity (The Bible actually refers to at least two... Location of Jyväskylä in Finland Jyväskylä (IPA: /jyʋæsËŒkylæ/) is a city located in central Finland, 140 km from Tampere and 270 km from Helsinki, near Lake Päijänne and Lake Keitele. ...

Paavo Ruotsalainen became the leading of the awakening movement in Finland. He traveled around Finland to meet with other members of the movement, most notably the priests Jonas Lagus and Nils Gustav Malmberg in Pohjanmaa - it is estimated that he traveled 40,000 km altogether, most of it by foot. With the spreading of the movement, both church and state authorities became worried about it. In 1838/39 he was put to trial and was impose a fine, yet this could not stop the movement. Pohjanmaa (Österbotten) is the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to: Pohjanmaa - a Historical province of Sweden Pohjanmaan lääni - a former County of Sweden (Counties in Finland) Pohjois-Pohjanmaan maakunta - a current Region of Finland Etelä-Pohjanmaan maakunta - a current Region of Finland Pohjanmaan maakunta - a... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

His religious activities made his private life more difficult - his first wife could not understand his activities, his oldest son was even murdered by opponents of the movement.

He was an ardent opposer of narrow-minded sectarians who emphasized a strict code of conduct as integral to a chaste christian life. Famously he drank a two liter bottle of clear spirits on the market square of Mikkeli. Although apart from this occurrence, he was himself a teetotaller, this act served as a powerful demonstration against the dictum that one could be justified by good action, rather than faith; and against the view that some christians were better than others, rather than all sinners together, saved by divine grace alone. The city of Mikkeli Mikkeli or S:t Michel in Swedish is a town and municipality in Finland. ...

Ruotsalainen died in Nilsiä. Nilsiä is a small town and a municipality of Finland. ...