People group profile · PG000544
The Calo Romani of Sweden
The Calo Romani of Sweden, numbering about 1,800 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Romani subgroup historically residing in Sweden and Finland since the early 1500s.
They are an indigenous people in the Romani people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Kalo Finnish Romani.
Fast facts
- Country
- Sweden
- Population
- 1,800
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Romani
- Primary language
- Kalo Finnish Romani (rmf)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Calé, Kalé, Kàlo
- Region
- Northern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Calo Romani are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. 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 Calo Romani
- 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
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
70% adherents
Primary language
Kalo Finnish Romani · Indo-European family
100% speak Kalo Finnish Romani
Gospel resources in Kalo Finnish Romani
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Calo Romani
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
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