Joshua Project - Ethnic People Groups of Finland

Finland – People Groups

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People Groups (click people name for profile)	Population	Indig	% Evangel	% Adherent	Least Reached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	Primary Language	Pho	Map	Txt
Albanian, Tosk	6,000		0.50 %	38.00 %		2.2	Islam	Albanian, Tosk	0P Albanian, Tosk	1	1
Americans, U.S.	2,700		28.90 %	82.00 %		3.2	Christianity	English	0P Americans, U.S.	1	0T
Arab, Iraqi	8,200		0.20 %	3.00 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, Mesopotamian S	0P Arab, Iraqi	0M Arab, Iraqi of Finland	0T
British	2,900		8.00 %	60.00 %		3.2	Christianity	English	0P British	1	1
Deaf		Y	1.00 %	84.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Finnish Sign Language	1	1	1
Estonian	20,000		4.90 %	45.00 %		3.1	Non-Religious	Estonian	0P Estonian	1	1
Finland Swedes	263,000	Y	7.00 %	67.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Swedish	1	1	1
Finnish, Finn	4,879,000	Y	12.50 %	84.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Finnish	1	1	0T
Finnish, Tornedalen	37,000	Y	12.00 %	95.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Finnish, Tornedalen	1	1	1
French	1,900		1.00 %	61.00 %		2.2	Christianity	French	0P French	1	0T
German	5,100		2.10 %	64.00 %		3.1	Christianity	German, Standard	0P German	1	1
Han Chinese, Mandarin	5,700		5.70 %	8.00 %		3.2	Non-Religious	Chinese, Mandarin	0P Han Chinese, Mandarin	1	0T
Italian	1,100		1.10 %	82.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Italian	0P Italian	1	1
Jew, Finnish	1,100	Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Ethnic Religions	Finnish	1	1	0T
Karelian	11,000	Y	6.00 %	75.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Karelian	0P Karelian	1	1
Komi-Zyrian	1,200		2.00 %	70.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Komi-Zyrian	1	1	1
Kurd, Kurmanji	6,100		0.50 %	2.00 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Kurdish, Northern	0P Kurd, Kurmanji	1	0T
Olonetsian, Livvikovian	5,300		8.00 %	75.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Livvi-Karelian	1	1	1
Persian	4,000		0.20 %	2.00 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Farsi, Western	0P Persian	1	0T
Polish	1,200		0.30 %	90.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Polish	0P Polish	1	1
Romani, Finnish Kalo	12,000		25.00 %	90.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Romani, Kalo Finnish	0P Romani, Finnish Kalo	0M Romani, Finnish Kalo of Finland	0T
Russian	46,000		1.20 %	67.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Russian	0P Russian	1	1
Saami, Inari	700	Y	11.00 %	95.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Saami, Inari	1	1	1
Saami, Northern	3,700	Y	12.00 %	97.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Saami, North	1	1	1
Saami, Skolt	400	Y	10.00 %	97.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Saami, Skolt	1	1	1
Serb	1,400		0.60 %	80.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Serbian	0P Serb	1	0T
Somali	10,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Somali	0P Somali	1	1
South Asian, general	11,000	Y	2.00 %	4.00 %	Y	1.2	Hinduism	Hindi	1	1	1
Spaniard	3,900		1.00 %	77.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Spanish	0P Spaniard	1	1
Swedish	33,000		6.90 %	57.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Swedish	0P Swedish	1	1
Tatar	800		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Tatar	0P Tatar	1	0T
Thai, Central	4,100		0.50 %	2.00 %	Y	1.2	Buddhism	Thai	0P Thai, Central	1	1
Turk	5,800		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Turkish	0P Turk	1	0T
Vietnamese	4,600		1.80 %	9.00 %		2.2	Buddhism	Vietnamese	0P Vietnamese	1	1
Total People Groups: 34	5,399,000	10			9	3.2			23	2	12
Unclassified / Other Individuals	4,000
UN Country Population (2012)	5,403,000

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Finland –

% of People Groups

% of Population in People Groups

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Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population

	Level 1 - Unreached / Least-Reached	9	26.5 %	51,000	0.9 %
	Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church	10	29.4 %	67,000	1.2 %
	Level 3 - Established / Significant Church	15	44.1 %	5,282,000	97.8 %

Totals		34		5,399,000

Finland – People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

© Copyrighted Photo Albanian, Tosk 6,000	Americans, U.S. 2,700	Arab, Iraqi 8,200	British 2,900	Estonian 20,000	French 1,900
German 5,100	Han Chinese, Mandarin 5,700	Italian 1,100	Karelian 11,000	Kurd, Kurmanji 6,100	Persian 4,000
Polish 1,200	Romani, Finnish Kalo 12,000	© Copyrighted Photo Russian 46,000	Serb 1,400	Somali 10,000	Spaniard 3,900
Swedish 33,000	© Copyrighted Photo Tatar 800	© Copyrighted Photo Thai, Central 4,100	Turk 5,800	© Copyrighted Photo Vietnamese 4,600
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Finland – Languages

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Language (click Language name for details)	Language Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached Primary Language	Bible Status	Bible Locator	Audio NT Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Albanian, Tosk	als	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken	acm	1	1	None	1	1	0	0	0
Chinese, Mandarin	cmn	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
English	eng	2	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Estonian	est	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Farsi, Western	pes	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	fin	2	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish Sign Language	fse	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	1	1
Finnish, Tornedalen	fit	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	1	1
French	fra	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
German, Standard	deu	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Hindi	hin	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Italian	ita	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Karelian	krl	1	0	Portions	0	1	0	1	1
Komi-Zyrian	kpv	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	1	1
Kurdish, Northern	kmr	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Livvi-Karelian	olo	1	0	NT	0	1	1	1	1
Polish	pol	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Romani, Kalo Finnish	rmf	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	1	1
Russian	rus	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Saami, Inari	smn	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	0	1
Saami, North	sme	1	0	Complete	0	1	1	0	1
Saami, Skolt	sms	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	1	1
Serbian	srp	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Somali	som	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Spanish	spa	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Swedish	swe	2	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Tatar	tat	1	1	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Thai	tha	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Turkish	tur	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Vietnamese	vie	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Totals:	31	34	9		30	16	24	24	18

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Finland – Religions

Major Religions
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Christianity Segments
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Finland – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Finland. Ministries in the Finland section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Western Europe section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.

Ministries in Finland

Ministries in Western Europe

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Country Level Ministries	Size
Greater Grace World Outreach Missions	Medium
Mennonite Mission Network	Medium
Mission Possible Foundation	Medium
Nokia Missio	Small
Ripe for Harvest Incorporated	Medium
Tentmakers International	Small
Ministries Listed: 6

Regional Level Ministries	Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)	Large
Anglican Frontier Missions	Small
Assemblies of God World Missions	Large
Awana Clubs, International	Medium
Baptist Bible Fellowship, International	Medium
Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI)	Medium
Baptist Mid-Missions	Medium
BCM International	Medium
Bible League	Medium
Campus Crusade for Christ, International	Large
Child Evangelism Fellowship	Medium
Christian Church of North America - Missions	Small
Church of God of Prophecy	Medium
Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee	Medium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission Department	Medium
Church World Service	Medium
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship	Medium
Educational Services International	Medium
EFCA International Mission	Medium
Every Home for Christ	Medium
Final Frontiers Foundation	Large
Free Methodist World Missions	Medium
Galcom International	Small
GO International	Small
InterComm	Small
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	Medium
Navigators, International Missions Group	Medium
One Mission Society	Medium
Pioneers	Medium
Salvation Army	Medium
Seventh-day Adventists General Conference	Medium
Silent Word Ministries	Small
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission Board	Large
Team Expansion	Medium
United Methodist Church	Medium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign Missions	Medium
United World Mission	Medium
Worldwide Tentmakers, Incorporated	Small
Young Life	Medium
Youth with a Mission	Large
Ministries Listed: 40

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Finland – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	5,399,000
Percent Urbanization	85 %
Total People Groups	34
Unreached People Groups	9
Region	Western Europe
10/40 Window	No
Official National Language	Finnish
Secondary National Language	Swedish
Primary Religion	Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent	81.8% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	11.9% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	3.2
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.892 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links

State Department Religious Freedom Report

Library of Congress

Notes

[1] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.

[2] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.