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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

I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:5-6

Pray that the lost among them will be delivered from the confusion of false beliefs and come to know the one true God who alone brings light and purpose to their lives.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
readRevelation 4:11

Pray that the good news will advance and people will recognize and worship the One who created all things by His will, giving glory and honor to Him alone.

My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
readJohn 10:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember that they can never lose their salvation

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

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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