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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Estonians of United Kingdom

The Estonians of United Kingdom, numbering approximately 13,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a Finnic people of the eastern Baltic coast, speakers of Estonian, historically Lutheran but among the least religious populations in Europe, with a revived pre-Christian Maausk tradition and strong song-festival and sauna traditions They are an Diaspora people, with Estonian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Finno-Ugric people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Agnosticism. They primarily speak Estonian, Standard.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Estonian

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United Kingdom
People Cluster: Finno-Ugric
Primary Language(s): Estonian, Standard (ekk)
Primary Religion(s): Agnosticism
Population: 13,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000629
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Agnosticism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

58%
%
Agnosticism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Estonian, Standard
Language Family: Uralic

100%
%
Estonian, Standard Speakers

Media Resources in Estonian, Standard:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Estonian, Standard:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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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): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% 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 Estonians:
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Pray specifically for the Estonians of United Kingdom

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
readIsaiah 53:6

Pray that those who have wandered far from God will be drawn back to Him, recognizing their need for a Savior and finding forgiveness and new life in Christ.

The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.
readActs 17:24-25

Pray that the good news will reach everyone in this people group and that many will come to know and serve the one true God who made the world and everything in it and lives today.

And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
readActs 16:15

Pray that God will bring entire families and households to faith in Him and raise up servant-leaders from among them.

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
readPsalm 96:4

Pray that God will raise up believers to declare His glory among the lost, so that they may know that He is great and greatly to be praised, that He is exalted above all gods.

Estonian Across Countries (ROP3 - 102954) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
EstoniansPG000779EstoniansEstonia900,000No Longer UnreachedEstonian, StandardAgnosticism
EstoniansPG000552EstoniansSweden13,500Unengaged and UnreachedEstonian, StandardAgnosticism
EstoniansPG000629EstoniansUnited Kingdom13,000Unengaged and UnreachedEstonian, StandardAgnosticism
EstoniansPG043392EstoniansCanada10,500No Longer UnreachedEstonian, StandardAgnosticism
EstoniansPG043235EstoniansUnited States7,200Engaged yet UnreachedEstonian, StandardAgnosticism
EstoniansPG024267EstoniansKazakhstan2,400Unengaged and UnreachedEstonian, StandardAgnosticism
EstoniansPG024673EstoniansUzbekistan1,600Unengaged and UnreachedEstonian, StandardAgnosticism

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

*Peoplegroups.org relies on updates from the field and other organizations for much of our data, so if you have any updates, please contact us. We use various international naming standards. For a list of these standards and fields, visit our Data Standards section.

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