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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Finns of Finland

The Finns of Finland, numbering approximately 4,980,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Northern European people whose homeland is the Republic of Finland. Finnish culture reflects a long interaction between forest, lake, and coastal environments. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and Finnish is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Finland
People Cluster: Finno-Ugric
Primary Language(s): Finnish (fin)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 4,980,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG000109
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

44%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Finnish
Language Family: Uralic

90%
%
Finnish Speakers

Media Resources in Finnish:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Finnish:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1938 Suomennos✓✓
1992 The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Finnish bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Finns are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Finns:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Finns of Finland

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."
readMark 14:23-24

Pray for those who may have heard the gospel but have not yet submitted their lives to Christ, that they will finally see the sacrifice which He made for them and surrender their lives to Him.

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
readRomans 1:19-20

Pray that God will use His creation – the “things that have been made” – to spark a fresh and passionate curiosity among them to draw near to the Maker and that, as they seek Him, He will make a way for them to hear the gospel and receive it with joy.

For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
read2 Corinthians 12:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will embrace their weaknesses, hardships, and difficulties, having hope because Christ's power is made perfect in their weakness.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Finns Across Countries (ROP3 - 103021) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
FinnsPG000449FinnsNorway6,700Unengaged and UnreachedFinnishUnaffiliated
FinnsPG000631FinnsUnited Kingdom14,000Unengaged and UnreachedFinnishUnaffiliated
FinnsPG043394FinnsCanada37,000No Longer UnreachedFinnishUnaffiliated
FinnsPG000911FinnsRussian Federation39,000Engaged yet UnreachedFinnishUnaffiliated
FinnsPG043240FinnsUnited States39,000No Longer UnreachedFinnishUnaffiliated
FinnsPG000553FinnsSweden224,000No Longer UnreachedFinnishUnaffiliated
FinnsPG000109FinnsFinland4,980,000No Longer UnreachedFinnishUnaffiliated

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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