English-Finnish translations for memorial service

• muistotilaisuus

Definition of memorial service

• A ceremony to honor a deceased person; a funeral
• An informal service honoring a deceased person, especially one that does not adhere to the traditional customs of a funeral

Examples

• They had a very moving, emotional memorial service for the two popular teen-aged girls who died in a car accident over the weekend.
• When Grandpa died, instead of a traditional funeral, he wanted a memorial service where people were free to share their memories and socialize.

Related words

• memorial
• immemorial
• memorialize
• memorialise
• memorial ceremony
• memorial cross
• Memorial Day
• memorial stone
• memorial place