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The Norwegians of Svalbard

The Norwegians of Svalbard, numbering approximately 1,700 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a North Germanic people indigenous to Norway whose culture has been shaped by a rugged maritime and mountainous environment, a long history of farming and fishing, and strong traditions of local autonomy and social cooperation. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Norwegian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Svalbard
People Cluster: Scandinavian
Primary Language(s): Norwegian (nor)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 1,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000541
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Norwegian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
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Norwegian Speakers

Media Resources in Norwegian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Norwegian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1930 Det Norsk Bibelselskap✓
Bibelen 2011 bokmål✓
Norsk Bibel AS 2016✓

3 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Norwegian bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Norwegians:
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Pray specifically for the Norwegians of Svalbard

"For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" But he said "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:25-27

Pray that the lost who think they have everything they need will recognize their spiritual poverty apart from Jesus and turn to Him in faith.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:3

Pray that God will be working in people's hearts, give them opportunities to receive the gospel, and bring many to faith in Himself.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow in the spiritual gifts God has given them and use these gifts to glorify Him and build up the Church.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
readEphesians 6:10

Ask God to strengthen believers with His mighty power so that as they cross cultures to share the gospel, they will stand firm against the schemes of the enemy.

Norwegian Across Countries (ROP3 - 107478) reported in the following countries:

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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NorwegiansPG000453NorwegiansNorway5,525,000No Longer UnreachedNorwegianUnaffiliated
NorwegiansPG043575NorwegiansUnited States45,000No Longer UnreachedNorwegianUnaffiliated
NorwegiansPG017471NorwegiansEcuador18,500No Longer UnreachedNorwegianProtestantism
NorwegiansPG000090NorwegiansDenmark17,500Unengaged and UnreachedNorwegianUnaffiliated
NorwegiansPG000562NorwegiansSweden15,500Unengaged and UnreachedNorwegianUnaffiliated
NorwegiansPG043448NorwegiansCanada8,900No Longer UnreachedNorwegianUnaffiliated
NorwegiansPG000541NorwegiansSvalbard1,700Unengaged and UnreachedNorwegianProtestantism
NorwegiansPG000292NorwegiansIceland1,400No Longer UnreachedNorwegianUnaffiliated

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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