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The Finns of Russian Federation

The Finns of Russian Federation, numbering approximately 39,000 people, are Engaged yet 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: Russian Federation
People Cluster: Finno-Ugric
Primary Language(s): Finnish (fin)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 39,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000911
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Pray for the Finns of Russian Federation

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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

100%
%
Finnish Speakers

Media Resources in Finnish:

Films:
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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: Unreached yet Engaged

The Finns are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Finns:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Finns of Russian Federation

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
readPsalm 96:5

Pray that those who are seeking after worthless idols will not be satisfied until they seek the truth and find it in Christ.

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
readPsalm 67:4

Pray that God will use ways from in-person witnesses to digital gospel resources to bring the joy of His salvation to everyone so that they can be glad in Him and sing for joy.

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
readLuke 18:17

Pray that as people trust in Christ, they will have simple, childlike confidence that He will provide for their needs.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
FinnsPG000109FinnsFinland4,985,000No Longer UnreachedFinnishUnaffiliated
FinnsPG000553FinnsSweden224,000No Longer UnreachedFinnishUnaffiliated
FinnsPG000911FinnsRussian Federation39,000Engaged yet UnreachedFinnishUnaffiliated
FinnsPG043240FinnsUnited States39,000No Longer UnreachedFinnishUnaffiliated
FinnsPG043394FinnsCanada37,000No Longer UnreachedFinnishUnaffiliated
FinnsPG000631FinnsUnited Kingdom14,000Unengaged and UnreachedFinnishUnaffiliated
FinnsPG000449FinnsNorway6,700Unengaged and UnreachedFinnishUnaffiliated

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

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