Sweden

Surface:
449964 km2
Inhabitants:
9293026
Capital:
Stockholm

Mission
ECM works in church planting and church development in Sweden.

ECM longs for...
Sweden is known as one of the most secularized countries in the world. A large part of the population is a member of the Lutheran Church, but only a few percent regularly attend church services. Especially in the north, faith seems to have completely disappeared from society.

ECM has been focusing its work for many years particularly on the Sámi, a people with their own language and parliament. ECM desires that the Gospel will also gain more significance for this group of people. Since 2012, ECM has also been focusing on Stockholm, one of the most secularized cities in Europe. Church involvement there is much lower than in, for example, Gothenburg, the second city of Sweden. There is also a need for workers in other pioneering places in Sweden. ECM collaborates with the Uniting Church in Sweden.

Religions

Christian
57.2%
Non-religious
38.35%
Muslim
3.61%

Christians

Protestantism
61.93%
Catholic
1.39%
Orthodox
1.28%

Facts

Economy
Highly developed, mixed economy focused mainly on export-oriented industry and information technology. An extensive social welfare system that requires high taxation, but provides one of the best standarts of living in the world.

The statistics are meant to give an impression, not to stigmatise. Statistics taken from "Operation World, 7th edition, 2010", see also www.operationworld.org

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