• PEOPLE NAME: RUSSIANS OF FINLAND

Affinity Group: European Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Eurasian Peoples

People Cluster: Slav, Eastern

Language: Russian - (rus)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Eastern Orthodox

Country: Finland

Also found in: Argentina; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Belgium; Bulgaria; Canada; Chile; China; Cuba; Cyprus; Czechia; Estonia; France; Georgia; Germany; Italy; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Latvia; Lithuania; Madagascar; Moldova; Mozambique; Netherlands; North Korea; Peru; Poland; Russian Federation; Svalbard; Sweden; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; United Kingdom; United States; Uzbekistan; Venezuela

Population: 79,500

Global Population: 126,515,100


PEID: 119

ROP: 108452

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Russians of Finland, numbering 79,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Slav, Eastern people cluster within the Eurasian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 126,515,100 in 40 countries. Their primary language is Russian. The primary religion practiced by the Russians is Orthodox Christianity, a branch of Christianity that includes Copts, the Assyrian Church of the East, Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches.


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