Finnish

Finnish belongs to the Finno-Ugric family of languages. It is spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. It is also an official minority language in Sweden. Hungarian and Estonian, are the closest "relatives" of the Finnish language.

Map of Finnish language speakers.

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Basic stats

Total speakers: about 6 million

Main Countries: Finland, also spoken in Estonia, Norway, Sweden

Alternate names: Suomi, Suomea

ISO 639-3 Code: fin

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Language Sample

Kaikki ihmiset syntyvät vapaina ja tasavertaisina arvoltaan ja oikeuksiltaan. Heille on annettu järki ja omatunto, ja heidän on toimittava toisiaan kohtaan veljeyden hengessä.

(Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1)

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Some proverbs in Finnish:

Akka otetaan, mies annetaan
A woman is taken, a man given

Helposti saatu on helposti menetetty
What is acquired easily is lost easily

Parempi päivä elettynä kuin kaksi kuoltuna
Better a day alive than two dead

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Product Availability

The following products are currently available in Finish:

For Consumers

(Coming soon)

For Manufacturers

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Sources

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