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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Estonians of United Kingdom

The Estonians of United Kingdom, numbering approximately 13,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as 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 are an Diaspora people, with Estonian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Finno-Ugric people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Agnosticism. They primarily speak Estonian, Standard.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Estonian

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United Kingdom
People Cluster: Finno-Ugric
Primary Language(s): Estonian, Standard (ekk)
Primary Religion(s): Agnosticism
Population: 13,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000629
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Agnosticism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

58%
%
Agnosticism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Estonian, Standard
Language Family: Uralic

100%
%
Estonian, Standard Speakers

Media Resources in Estonian, Standard:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Estonian, Standard:

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): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% 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 United Kingdom

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
readPsalm 51:1

Give thanks to God that He is able to forgive all the sins people might commit, and pray that many who don't yet know this will hear the good news and turn to Him for mercy.

Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
readGenesis 2:7

Pray that Christians will be able to share the hope of Christ with suffering people and that He will breathe new life into their souls.

But Jesus called them to him, saying "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God."
readLuke 18:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a burden to share the hope of Christ with children.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
read2 Thessalonians 3:1-3

Pray that the Word of God will spread throughout this people group and be honored. Ask God to establish His people and guard them from the evil one, testifying to this whole people group of His great faithfulness.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
EstoniansPG000779EstoniansEstonia900,000No Longer UnreachedEstonian, StandardAgnosticism
EstoniansPG000552EstoniansSweden13,500Unengaged and UnreachedEstonian, StandardAgnosticism
EstoniansPG000629EstoniansUnited Kingdom13,000Unengaged and UnreachedEstonian, StandardAgnosticism
EstoniansPG043392EstoniansCanada10,500No Longer UnreachedEstonian, StandardAgnosticism
EstoniansPG043235EstoniansUnited States7,200Engaged yet UnreachedEstonian, StandardAgnosticism
EstoniansPG024267EstoniansKazakhstan2,400Unengaged and UnreachedEstonian, StandardAgnosticism
EstoniansPG024673EstoniansUzbekistan1,600Unengaged and UnreachedEstonian, StandardAgnosticism

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

*Peoplegroups.org relies on updates from the field and other organizations for much of our data, so if you have any updates, please contact us. We use various international naming standards. For a list of these standards and fields, visit our Data Standards section.

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