Saami, Northern in Finland people group profile

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Population

3,800

Main Language

Saami, North

Largest Religion

Christianity 97.00%

Christian

97.00%

Evangelical

12.00%

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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People Name General	Saami, Northern
People Name in Country	Saami, Northern
Natural Name	Northern Saami
Alternate Names	Northern Lapp; Northern Saami; Ruija; Ruija Lapp; Ruija Saami; Samish
Population this Country	3,800
Population all Countries	43,000
Total Countries	3
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	5 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
GSEC	5 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	14029
ROP3 Code	107458

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Eurasian Peoples
People Cluster	Finno-Ugric, Saami
People Group	Saami, Northern

Affinity Bloc	Eurasian Peoples
People Cluster	Finno-Ugric, Saami
People Group	Saami, Northern
Ethnic Code	MSW51e

Geography

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Country	Finland
Region	Europe, Western
Continent	Europe
10/40 Window	No
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	Not ranked
Location in Country	Lapland region: Utsjoki, Sodankylä, western Inari, and Enontekiö municipalities. Source: Ethnologue 2016

Country	Finland
Region	Europe, Western
Continent	Europe
10/40 Window	No
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	Not ranked
Location in Country	Lapland region: Utsjoki, Sodankylä, western Inari, and Enontekiö municipalities.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Religion

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Primary Religion:

Christianity

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 12.00 %)	97.00 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	1.00 %
Other / Small	2.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Languages

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Primary Language

Saami, North

Language Code

sme Ethnologue Listing

Primary Dialect

Saami, Northern

Dialect Code

3475 Global Recordings Listing

Language Written

Yes ScriptSource Listing

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Secondary Languages

Finnish

Primary Language	Saami, North
Language Code	sme Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect	Saami, Northern
Dialect Code	3475 Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages	2
Secondary Languages
	Finnish
People Groups	Speaking Saami, North

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Primary Language: Saami, North

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible-Portions	Yes (1838-1954)
Bible-New Testament	Yes (1840-1998)
Bible-Complete	Yes (1895-2019)

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Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network

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Countries this People live in:

Country ▲	Population	Scale
Finland	3,800	5 ●
Norway	33,000	4 ●
Sweden	6,000	4 ●
Totals: 3	43,000

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