People group profile · PG000109
The Finns of Finland
The Finns of Finland, numbering about 4,980,000 people, are No Longer 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 are an indigenous people in the Finno-Ugric people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Unaffiliated, and they primarily speak Finnish.
Fast facts
- Country
- Finland
- Population
- 4,980,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Finno-Ugric
- Primary language
- Finnish (fin)
- Primary religion
- Unaffiliated
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Finns are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Concentrated Church Planting
Next steps for the Finns
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
44% adherents
Primary language
Finnish · Uralic family
90% speak Finnish
Gospel resources in Finnish
- Bible available, published 1995
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Finnish)
Bibles
- 1938 Suomennos · audio, text
- 1992 The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland · video, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Finns
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Finns in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103021) is reported in 6 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finns | Sweden | 224,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Finns | United States | 39,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Finns | Russian Federation | 39,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Finns | Canada | 37,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Finns | United Kingdom | 14,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Finns | Norway | 6,700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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