In 1537, in a letter to the Swedish king, he wrote: “While God is guiding my studies, I will try, as I earlier have initiated, to continue to translate the New Testament into the language of the Finnish people. ”
ففي سنة ١٥٣٧ ،‏ كتب رسالة الى الملك السويدي جاء فيها :‏ « ما دام الله يوجّه خطاي في دراساتي ،‏ فسأحاول ان اكمل ما بدأت به .‏