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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Icelanders of Denmark

The Icelanders of Denmark, numbering approximately 8,400 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a North Germanic people of the North Atlantic whose culture has been shaped by Norse settlement, geographic isolation, maritime livelihoods, a strong literary tradition, and a close relationship with a dramatic volcanic environment. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Icelandic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Denmark
People Cluster: Scandinavian
Primary Language(s): Icelandic (isl)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 8,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000088
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

54%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Icelandic
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Icelandic Speakers

Media Resources in Icelandic:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Icelandic:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Biblián Heilög Ritning✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Icelandic bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Icelanders 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 Icelanders:
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 Icelanders of Denmark

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
readRevelation 3:20

Pray that those who have not opened their hearts to Jesus will hear His knock and invite Him in as their Savior and Lord.

For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
readRomans 5:10

Pray that God will remove obstacles to the gospel so that many will see the hope He offers through the death, burial, and resurrection of His Son, and be transformed from being enemies to being His friends.

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and suffer for their faith, they will sing for joy and be glad in their hearts because the Lord has compassion on them.

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
readJohn 12:24

Pray that God will raise up men and women who are willing to die to their own desires, bearing much fruit for the kingdom among individuals and in places where His gospel has not been proclaimed.

Icelander Across Countries (ROP3 - 103943) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
IcelandersPG000088IcelandersDenmark8,400Engaged yet UnreachedIcelandicProtestantism
IcelandersPG000290IcelandersIceland356,000No Longer UnreachedIcelandicUnaffiliated
IcelandersPG043274IcelandersUnited States22,500No Longer UnreachedIcelandicUnaffiliated
IcelandersPG043410IcelandersCanada3,100Unengaged and UnreachedIcelandicUnaffiliated

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

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