Country: Finland
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hungarian | 2,000 | 11,533,000 | 30 | Hungarian | Christianity | 4 ● | 86.00 % | 2.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Hutu, Rwandese | 1,300 | 14,012,000 | 15 | Kinyarwanda | Christianity | 5 ● | 82.00 % | 25.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Italian | 2,300 | 37,876,000 | 62 | Italian | Christianity | 3 ● | 82.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Japanese | 1,800 | 119,692,000 | 48 | Japanese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.20 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
|
Jewish, Finnish | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1 | ● | Finnish | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Karelian | 11,000 | 45,000 | 5 | ● | Karelian | Christianity | 4 ● | 75.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - |
|
Kikuyu | 1,000 | 11,485,000 | 5 | Gikuyu | Christianity | 5 ● | 98.00 % | 45.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Komi-Zyrian | 1,200 | 150,000 | 3 | Komi-Zyrian | Christianity | 3 ● | 70.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Kongo, Tuba | 1,800 | 13,171,000 | 3 | Kituba (Democratic Republic of the Congo) | Christianity | 5 ● | 80.00 % | 17.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 15,000 | 17,549,000 | 33 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
|
Latvian | 1,700 | 1,457,000 | 22 | Latvian, Standard | Christianity | 4 ● | 53.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Lithuanian | 1,400 | 2,884,000 | 25 | Lithuanian | Christianity | 3 ● | 86.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Mexican | 500 | 106,573,000 | 7 | Spanish | Christianity | 4 ● | 93.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Nepali, general | 4,000 | 1,210,000 | 13 | Nepali | Hinduism | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
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Olonetsian, Livvikovian | 5,500 | 19,000 | 2 | Livvi-Karelian | Christianity | 4 ● | 75.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Persian | 14,000 | 48,102,000 | 43 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Polish | 3,800 | 43,155,000 | 45 | Polish | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - | |
|
Romani, Kalo Finnish | 13,000 | 26,000 | 3 | Romani, Kalo Finnish | Christianity | 5 ● | 90.00 % | 13.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Romanian | 2,300 | 20,948,000 | 40 | Romanian | Christianity | 4 ● | 97.00 % | 5.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Russian | 32,000 | 136,010,000 | 71 | Russian | Christianity | 3 ● | 67.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
|
Saami, Inari | 800 | 800 | 1 | ● | Saami, Inari | Christianity | 5 ● | 95.00 % | 11.00 % | -1 - |
|
Saami, Northern | 3,900 | 44,000 | 3 | ● | Saami, North | Christianity | 5 ● | 97.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - |
|
Saami, Skolt | 500 | 900 | 2 | ● | Saami, Skolt | Christianity | 4 ● | 97.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - |
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Serb | 700 | 7,926,000 | 39 | Serbian | Christianity | 3 ● | 80.00 % | 0.60 % | -1 - | |
|
Somali | 22,000 | 28,313,000 | 29 | Somali | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 60 | 5,576,000 | 7 ☀︎ 16 ● | 80.30 % | 10.19 % | 16 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 47,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 5,623,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Eastern Finland | 698,000 |
| Lapland | 225,000 |
| Oulu | 250,000 |
| Southern Finland | 2,707,000 |
| Western Finland | 1,690,000 |
| Provinces: 5 | 5,570,000 |
| UN Country Population | 5,623,000 |
| 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 |
God's Story Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akan | aka | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Albanian, Gheg | aln | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Amharic | amh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Moroccan | ary | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bosnian | bos | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Burmese | mya | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dutch | nld | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Estonian, Standard | ekk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Finnish | fin | 2 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Finnish Sign Language | fse | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Finnish, Tornedalen | fit | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| French | fra | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gikuyu | kik | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungarian | hun | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Karelian | krl | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kinyarwanda | kin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kituba (Democratic Republic of the Congo) | ktu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Komi-Zyrian | kpv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Latvian, Standard | lvs | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Lithuanian | lit | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Livvi-Karelian | olo | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nepali | npi | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romani, Kalo Finnish | rmf | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Saami, Inari | smn | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Saami, North | sme | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Saami, Skolt | sms | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Serbian | srp | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Somali | som | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spanish | spa | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swedish | swe | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tajik | tgk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tatar | tat | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 54 | 60 | 16 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 34 | 37 |
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| People Groups | 60 |
| Unreached People Groups | 16 (26.7%) |
| Population | 5,576,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.3% |
| Population in Unreached | 109,000 (2.0%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 80.3% |
| Percent Evangelical | 10.2% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 16 |
| Country Progress Level | 5 ● |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Western |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | FI |
| Official Language(s) | Finnish | Swedish |
| Literacy Rate | 100% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 0 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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