Country: Finland
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Akan | 1,400 | 6,133,000 | 13 | Akan | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Albanian | 12,000 | 5,788,000 | 27 | Albanian, Gheg | Islam |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Americans, U.S. | 2,900 | 201,113,000 | 104 | English | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Amhara, Ethiopian | 1,100 | 28,563,000 | 29 | Amharic | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Anglo-Canadian | 700 | 17,792,000 | 21 | English | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Egyptian general | 600 | 73,614,000 | 36 | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam |
4
|
2-5% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Iraqi | 16,000 | 22,461,000 | 25 | Arabic, Mesopotamian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Arab, Moroccan | 1,000 | 31,515,000 | 26 | Arabic, Moroccan | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Arab, Syrian | 16,000 | 24,536,000 | 38 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Bosniak | 1,700 | 3,129,000 | 24 | Bosnian | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Brazilian, White | 900 | 100,860,000 | 16 | Portuguese | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
British | 4,500 | 55,381,000 | 126 | English | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Bulgarian | 1,800 | 6,769,000 | 41 | Bulgarian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Burmese | 2,200 | 31,002,000 | 20 | Burmese | Buddhism |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Cameroonian Creole, Detribalized | 800 | 1,811,000 | 3 | French | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Deaf | 5,000 | 27,577,000 | 218 | ● | Finnish Sign Language | Unknown |
1
|
-1 Unknown | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Dutch | 1,300 | 14,377,000 | 29 | Dutch | Non-Religious |
4
|
2-5% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Estonian | 50,000 | 1,136,000 | 22 | Estonian, Standard | Non-Religious |
4
|
2-5% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Filipino, Tagalog | 2,500 | 40,072,000 | 56 | Tagalog | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Finland Swede | 273,000 | 389,000 | 2 | ● | Swedish | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Finnish | 4,890,000 | 5,128,000 | 16 | ● | Finnish | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Finnish, Tornedalen | 39,000 | 74,000 | 2 | ● | Finnish, Tornedalen | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
French | 2,100 | 52,108,000 | 113 | French | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
German | 4,200 | 67,740,000 | 80 | German, Standard | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 13,000 | 925,068,000 | 54 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious |
4
|
5-10% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
| Totals: 60 | 5,570,000 | 17 ◼︎ (7 ✸︎) | 10.20 % | 80.22 % | 17 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 53,000 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 17 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 34 | 37 |
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| People Groups | 60 |
| Unreached People Groups | 17 (28.3%) |
| Population | 5,570,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.3% |
| Population in Unreached | 114,000 (2.0%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 80.2% |
| Percent Evangelical | 10.2% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 17 |
| 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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