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Finland's Muslims often have to seek advice on religious questions from imams living abroad owing to the lack of qualified clerics at home. Frequently the guidance given from imams via the internet as far away as Saudi Arabia is incompatible with life in Finland. Mosques operating in Finland also appear to shun questions on Islamic doctrine.
Finnish Muslim, Pia Jardi is fully conversant with problems facing Muslims residing in Finland: sound advice is hard to find.
Many devout Muslims get in contact with internet clerics, for instance in Saudi Arabia, to seek guidance on issues such as marriage, divorce, funerals and, for example, matters relating to children.
Jardi says that often the advice given is of no help.