Country: Finland
People Groups
Total
71
People Groups Unreached
24 (33.8%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
13 (18.3%)
Population
Total
5,593,000
Population in Unreached
131,000 (2.3%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
52,000 (0.9%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Saami, Inari | 800 | 800 | 1 | ● | Saami, Inari | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Saami, Northern | 3,900 | 44,000 | 3 | ● | Saami, North | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Saami, Skolt | 500 | 900 | 2 | ● | Saami, Skolt | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Serb | 700 | 7,959,000 | 41 | Serbian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Somali | 22,000 | 28,884,000 | 37 | Somali | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
South Asian, Bengali-speaking | 1,600 | 3,019,000 | 24 | Bengali | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
South Asian, general | 11,000 | 10,807,000 | 59 | Hindi | Hinduism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
South Asian, Telugu-speaking | 1,200 | 1,742,000 | 17 | Telugu | Hinduism |
1
|
-1 Unknown | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Spaniard | 2,400 | 30,218,000 | 52 | Spanish | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Swahili | 2,700 | 1,210,000 | 27 | Swahili | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Swedish | 34,000 | 9,472,000 | 21 | Swedish | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Tajik | 3,700 | 12,410,000 | 21 | Tajik | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Tamil (Hindu traditions) | 2,400 | 3,521,000 | 27 | Tamil | Hinduism |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Tatar | 800 | 5,743,000 | 21 | Tatar | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Thai | 7,100 | 24,395,000 | 38 | Thai | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Tigray, Tigrinya | 1,800 | 10,255,000 | 25 | Tigrigna | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Turk | 4,700 | 67,711,000 | 69 | Turkish | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Ukrainian | 3,200 | 33,429,000 | 53 | Ukrainian | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Uzbek, Northern | 1,300 | 34,579,000 | 20 | Uzbek, Northern | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Vietnamese | 11,000 | 89,771,000 | 39 | Vietnamese | Buddhism |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Yoruba | 1,200 | 48,482,000 | 19 | Yoruba | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
| Totals: 71 | 5,593,000 | 24 ◼︎ (13 ✸︎) | 10.18 % | 79.98 % | 24 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 30,000 | ||||||||||
| 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 |
| Dari | prs | 1 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 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 |
| Greek | ell | 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 |
| Igbo | ibo | 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 |
| Pashto, Southern | pbt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -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 |
| Punjabi, Western | pnb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 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 |
| Swahili | swh | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| Tamil | tam | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tatar | tat | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Telugu | tel | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tigrigna | tir | 1 | 0 | 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 |
| Uzbek, Northern | uzn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yoruba | yor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 65 | 71 | 24 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 42 | 45 |
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| People Groups | 71 |
| Unreached People Groups | 24 (33.8%) |
| Population | 5,593,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.3% |
| Population in Unreached | 131,000 (2.3%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 80.0% |
| Percent Evangelical | 10.2% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 24 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| 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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