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=== Influence of Christianity ===
As Finland was [[Christianization|Christianized]], the ancient pre-Christian deities came to be regarded as demons. This led to the use of "{{lang|fi|Perkele}}" as a translation for "Devil" in the Finnish translation of the Bible. Later, in other translations, the word was rendered as {{lang|fi|paholainen}} (the evil one).<ref>{{cite web |title=Paholainen |url=https://www.jw.org/fi/kirjasto/raamattu/nwt/raamatun-sanasto/#p217}}</ref>