Several recent studies have examined religious biographies, i.e. individual religious trajectories. However, little research has been conducted on the relevance of single life events in religious biographies, such as religious rites of passage. One such rite of passage, confirmation training, has preserved its popularity in Finland despite declining church membership. The aim of this study, therefore, was to examine the relevance of Finnish confirmation training in religious biographies. The data comprise 15 multigenerational family interviews (N = 54) conducted in 2019–2022. The study is part of an international research investigating religious transmission over generations. The findings indicate that confirmation training initiates a socialization process in relation to areas of faith, religious community, family heritage and cultural heritage. These relations comprise three types of movement: attachment, distancing, and stability/ irrelevance. The results demonstrate the complexity and uniqueness of religious biographies as individuals create distinctive religious trajectories and transitions.

最近的几项研究考察了宗教传记，即个人的宗教轨迹。然而，很少有人研究过宗教传记中单身生活事件的相关性，例如宗教成人仪式。一种这样的通过仪式，确认培训，尽管教会成员减少，但在芬兰仍然很受欢迎。因此，本研究的目的是检验芬兰确认培训在宗教传记中的相关性。数据包括 2019-2022 年进行的 15 次多代家庭访谈（N = 54）。该研究是一项调查宗教代际传播的国际研究的一部分。调查结果表明，确认培训启动了与信仰、宗教社区、家庭遗产和文化遗产相关的社会化过程。这些关系包括三种类型的运动：依恋、疏远和稳定/无关紧要。结果证明了宗教传记的复杂性和独特性，因为个人创造了独特的宗教轨迹和转变。