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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lule Saami of Sweden

The Lule Saami of Sweden, numbering approximately 14,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous Sámi people of northern Sweden traditionally centered along the Lule River region, forming a distinct Sámi community with their own cultural traditions and Lule Sámi language. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and Lule Sami is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Sweden
People Cluster: Finno-Ugric, Saami
Primary Language(s): Lule Sami (smj)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 14,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000560
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

60%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lule Sami
Language Family: Uralic

25%
%
Saami, Lule Speakers

Media Resources in Lule Sami:

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Bible Resources in Lule Sami:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lule Saami 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 Lule Saami:
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 Lule Saami of Sweden

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
readPsalm 51:17

Pray that those who want to achieve salvation through their works will be unsettled in their pursuit and that, with a broken spirit and contrite heart, they will trust in Christ.

"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool."
readIsaiah 1:18

Pray that God will make a way for the gospel to reach many through means they can understand and access, that they will receive the good news with joy, and that they will experience complete forgiveness and cleansing from their sin that Jesus offers through His sacrifice.

Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
readHebrews 10:35

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hold unswervingly to their faith and to their confidence in Christ, which has a great reward.

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessing.
read1 Corinthians 9:23

Ask God to give believers a deep desire to share the gospel with those who don't know the truth about God's redemption plan, and to provide them with opportunities to do so cross-culturally.

Saami, Lule Across Countries (ROP3 - 105921) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Lule SaamiPG000560Lule SaamiSweden14,000Engaged yet UnreachedLule SamiUnaffiliated
Lule SaamiPG000450Lule SaamiNorway1,900Engaged yet UnreachedLule SamiUnaffiliated

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