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The Estonians of Sweden

The Estonians of Sweden, numbering approximately 13,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Finnic people of the eastern Baltic coast, speakers of Estonian, historically Lutheran but among the least religious populations in Europe, with a revived pre-Christian Maausk tradition and strong song-festival and sauna traditions. They mostly adhere to Agnosticism and Standard Estonian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Sweden
People Cluster: Finno-Ugric
Primary Language(s): Standard Estonian (ekk)
Primary Religion(s): Agnosticism
Population: 13,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000552
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Agnosticism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

58%
%
Agnosticism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Standard Estonian
Language Family: Uralic

100%
%
Estonian, Standard Speakers

Media Resources in Standard Estonian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Standard Estonian:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Expanding Unreached People Group, (LPI: 2), 0.5% or Greater but Less than 2% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Estonians:
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Pray specifically for the Estonians of Sweden

But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:27

Praise God that He is the God of impossible things and that He is able to save even those who seem beyond hope.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them
readMatthew 4:24

Pray that the truth about the Lord will spread throughout the land so that many will have an opportunity to receive the good news and put their faith in Him.

Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping.
readPsalm 6:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will remind them that He is near and will help them place their hope in Him when others wish to do them harm.

Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
readPsalm 34:3

Pray that God will raise up believers who will go to those in this people group who do not yet follow Jesus, and that they will invite many to magnify the Lord with them so that His fame will spread to the ends of the earth.

Estonian Across Countries (ROP3 - 102954) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
EstoniansPG000779EstoniansEstonia899,000No Longer UnreachedStandard EstonianAgnosticism
EstoniansPG000552EstoniansSweden13,500Unengaged and UnreachedStandard EstonianAgnosticism
EstoniansPG000629EstoniansUnited Kingdom13,000Unengaged and UnreachedStandard EstonianAgnosticism
EstoniansPG043392EstoniansCanada10,500No Longer UnreachedStandard EstonianAgnosticism
EstoniansPG043235EstoniansUnited States7,200Engaged yet UnreachedStandard EstonianAgnosticism
EstoniansPG024267EstoniansKazakhstan2,400Unengaged and UnreachedStandard EstonianAgnosticism
EstoniansPG024673EstoniansUzbekistan1,600Unengaged and UnreachedStandard EstonianAgnosticism

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

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