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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Finns of Norway

The Finns of Norway, numbering approximately 6,700 people, are Unengaged and 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: Norway
People Cluster: Finno-Ugric
Primary Language(s): Finnish (fin)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 6,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000449
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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:
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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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 Finns:
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Pray specifically for the Finns of Norway

For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.
readLuke 19:10

Pray that those who are lost will respond to the One who came to seek and save the lost, and experience the joy of being found.

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.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow in the spiritual gifts God has given them and use these gifts to glorify Him and build up the Church.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that the promise in Revelation 7:9-10 will encourage believers from among them or from nearby people groups to share the gospel with people who have never learned it.

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

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7 people groups

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

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

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