People group profile · PG043240
The Finns of the United States
The Finns of the United States, numbering about 39,000 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 a diaspora people in the Finno-Ugric people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Unaffiliated, and they primarily speak Finnish.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 39,000
- 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
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Also known as
- Finnish Americans
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
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 No Churches Planted
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
53% adherents
Primary language
Finnish · Uralic family
100% speak Finnish
Gospel resources in Finnish
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not 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
- 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.
Finns in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103021) is reported in 6 other countries.
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