The Swedish Church has analyzed how their members’ attitudes towards the church may have changed in the aftermath, and it seems many chose to end their membership. Uppsala Cathedral, seat of the head of the Swedish Church. Photo: Bertil Ericson/TTTT/The Local · 12 Aug 2016, 08:41Published: 12 Aug 2016 08:41 GMT+02:00The Swedish Church has seen its membership numbers plummet over the summer months, with a record amount of people asking to leave in June and July. In May, Sveriges Radio reported that church politicians and employees had been travelling to tourist resorts and cities to the tune of several million kronor, with the trips mostly funded by church tax (kyrkoavgift) contributions, the fees paid by Swedish Church members. And while the outflow slowed in July, the 5100 withdrawal requests last month is still much higher than the usual average for that time period of around 2100-2800 exits.

Source: The Local August 12, 2016 06:45 UTC