People group profile · PG000541
The Norwegians of Svalbard
The Norwegians of Svalbard, numbering about 1,700 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a North Germanic people indigenous to Norway whose culture has been shaped by a rugged maritime and mountainous environment, a long history of farming and fishing, and strong traditions of local autonomy and social cooperation.
They are an indigenous people in the Scandinavian people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Norwegian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Svalbard
- Population
- 1,700
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Scandinavian
- Primary language
- Norwegian (nor)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Norwegians are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, 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.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Norwegians
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Norwegian · Indo-European family
100% speak Norwegian
Gospel resources in Norwegian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Norwegian, Bokmal)
Bibles
- 1930 Det Norsk Bibelselskap · text
- Bibelen 2011 bokmål · video
- Norsk Bibel AS 2016 · text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Norwegians
- 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.
Norwegian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 107478) is reported in 7 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegians | Norway | 5,520,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Norwegians | United States | 45,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Norwegians | Ecuador | 18,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Norwegians | Denmark | 17,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Norwegians | Sweden | 15,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Norwegians | Canada | 8,900 | No Longer Unreached |
| Norwegians | Iceland | 1,400 | No Longer Unreached |
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