Country: Finland

Number of People Groups

59

People Groups Unreached

16 (27.1%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

5,498,000

Population in Unreached

107,000 (1.9%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

80.30%

% Evangelical

10.19%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

-1.0%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
 Akan 1,300 5,921,000 Akan Christianity 90.00 % 25.00 % -
 Albanian 12,000 5,122,000 Albanian, Gheg Islam 38.00 % 0.50 % -
 Americans, U.S. 2,900 196,885,000 English Christianity 82.00 % 28.90 % -
 Amhara, Ethiopian 1,100 26,487,000 Amharic Christianity 86.00 % 1.10 % -
 Anglo-Canadian 700 17,203,000 English Christianity 78.00 % 9.00 % -
 Arab, Egyptian 600 76,839,000 Arabic, Egyptian Islam 13.00 % 3.00 % -
 Arab, Iraqi 16,000 21,539,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Islam 3.00 % 0.20 % 1
 Arab, Moroccan 1,000 30,299,000 Arabic, Moroccan Islam 0.11 % 0.08 % 1
 Arab, Syrian 16,000 19,465,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 6.00 % 2.00 % -
 Bosniak 1,700 3,159,000 Bosnian Islam 0.03 % 0.02 % 1
 Brazilian, White 900 102,539,000 Portuguese Christianity 90.00 % 26.00 % -
 British 4,400 53,969,000 English Christianity 60.00 % 8.00 % -
 Bulgarian 1,800 6,706,000 Bulgarian Christianity 80.00 % 2.00 % -
 Burmese 2,200 31,960,000 Burmese Buddhism 0.35 % 0.07 % 1
 Cameroonian Creole, Detribalized 800 1,737,000 French Christianity 65.00 % 12.00 % -
 Deaf 11,000 49,661,000 Finnish Sign Language Christianity 83.75 % -
 Dutch 1,300 13,830,000 Dutch Non-Religious 48.00 % 4.40 % -
 Estonian 50,000 1,119,000 Estonian, Standard Non-Religious 45.00 % 4.90 % -
 Filipino, Tagalog 2,400 40,521,000 Tagalog Christianity 99.00 % 13.00 % -
 Finland Swede 269,000 384,000 Swedish Christianity 67.00 % 7.00 % -
 Finnish 4,823,000 5,688,000 Finnish Christianity 84.00 % 10.84 % -
 Finnish, Tornedalen 38,000 73,000 Finnish, Tornedalen Christianity 95.00 % 12.00 % -
 French 2,000 50,509,000 French Christianity 61.00 % 1.00 % -
 German 4,200 67,019,000 German, Standard Christianity 64.00 % 2.10 % -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 13,000 931,685,000 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious 8.00 % 5.70 % -
  Totals:  59 5,498,000         16 80.30 % 10.19 % 16 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 47,000                
  UN Country Population (2023) 5,545,000                

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Province Estimated
Population
Eastern Finland 689,000
Lapland 222,000
Oulu 246,000
Southern Finland 2,671,000
Western Finland 1,668,000
Provinces:  5 5,496,000
UN Country Population 5,545,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Akan aka 1 0 Complete Bible
Albanian, Gheg aln 1 0 New Testament
Amharic amh 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Egyptian arz 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Levantine apc 1 0 Bible Portions
Arabic, Mesopotamian acm 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Moroccan ary 1 1 New Testament
Bengali ben 1 1 Complete Bible
Bosnian bos 1 1 Complete Bible
Bulgarian bul 1 0 Complete Bible
Burmese mya 1 1 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Dutch nld 1 0 Complete Bible
English eng 3 0 Complete Bible
Estonian, Standard ekk 1 0 Complete Bible
Finnish fin 2 1 Complete Bible
Finnish Sign Language fse 1 0 Bible Portions
Finnish, Tornedalen fit 1 0 Bible Portions
French fra 2 0 Complete Bible
German, Standard deu 1 0 Complete Bible
Gikuyu kik 1 0 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Hungarian hun 1 0 Complete Bible
Italian ita 1 0 Complete Bible
Japanese jpn 1 1 Complete Bible
Karelian krl 1 0 New Testament
Kituba ktu 1 0 Complete Bible
Komi-Zyrian kpv 1 0 Complete Bible
Kurdish, Northern kmr 1 1 Complete Bible
Latvian, Standard lvs 1 0 Complete Bible
Lithuanian lit 1 0 Complete Bible
Livvi-Karelian olo 1 0 New Testament
Nepali npi 1 1 Complete Bible
Persian, Iranian pes 1 1 Complete Bible
Polish pol 1 0 Complete Bible
Portuguese por 1 0 Complete Bible
Romani, Kalo Finnish rmf 1 0 Bible Portions
Romanian ron 1 0 Complete Bible
Russian rus 1 0 Complete Bible
Saami, Inari smn 1 0 Bible Portions
Saami, North sme 1 0 Complete Bible
Saami, Skolt sms 1 0 Bible Portions
Serbian srp 1 0 Complete Bible
Somali som 1 1 Complete Bible
Spanish spa 2 0 Complete Bible
Swedish swe 2 0 Complete Bible
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Tajik tgk 1 1 Complete Bible
Tatar tat 1 1 Complete Bible
Thai tha 1 1 Complete Bible
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Ukrainian ukr 1 0 Complete Bible
Vietnamese vie 1 0 Complete Bible
Totals: 53 59 16   43 43 45 45 39
Networking Possibilities

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  • Church planting agencies in Finland
  • Christian ministry in Finland
  • Business as mission
  • Christian literature distribution
  • Evangelism agencies
  • Christian discipleship
  • Short term Christian missions
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  • Urban ministries
  • Christian media opportunities
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  • Relief and development agencies
  • Clean water projects
  • Christian medical outreaches

Finland Statistics
People Groups 59
Unreached People Groups 16  (27.1%)
Population 5,498,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 0.3%
Population in Unreached 107,000  (1.9%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 80.3%
Percent Evangelical 10.2%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate -1.0%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 16
Country Progress Level 5
Urbanization 85%
Continent Europe
Region Europe, Western
10/40 Window No
Country Code FI
Official Language(s) FinnishSwedish
Literacy Rate 100%
Estimated Illiterate Population 0
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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