1. Finnish Language - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Finnish (suomi, or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% as of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_language

Finnish language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Finnish suomi Pronunciation [ˈsuo̯mi] Spoken in Finland Estonia Ingria Karelia ... Sweden Region Northern Europe Total speakers about 6 million Language family Uralic Finno-Ugric Finno-Permic ... Baltic-Finnic Finnish Writing system Latin alphabet Finnish variant Official status Official language in Finland European Union recognised as minority language in: Sweden Republic of Karelia Regulated by Language Planning Department of the Research Institute for the Languages of Finland Language codes ISO 639-1 fi ISO 639-2 fin ISO 639-3 fin Linguasphere Note : This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode Finnish suomi help info , or suomen kieli ) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% as of 2006 [update] ) and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden . In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli , a Finnish dialect, are spoken. The Kven language , a Finnish dialect spoken in Northern Norway , is an official minority language in Norway.

2. Finnish Language - Simple English Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia The Finnish language is a FinnoUgric language, a group of languages belonging to the Uralic language family. It is one of the two official languages of Finland. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_language

Finnish language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search This language has its own Wikipedia Project. See the Finnish language edition The Finnish language is a Finno-Ugric language , a group of languages belonging to the Uralic language family . It is one of the two official languages of Finland . It is also an official minority language in Sweden . Finnish is one of the four national languages of Europe that is not an Indo-European language . The other three are Estonian language and Hungarian language , which also are Uralic languages , and the Basque language Contents Related languages Finnish grammar Finnish spelling and pronunciation Examples of Finnish words ... change Related languages The Finnish grammar and most Finnish words are very different from those in other European languages, because Finnish is not an Indo-European language. The two other national languages that are Uralic languages as Finnish are Estonian and Hungarian . Estonian and Finnish are very close to each other, and Estonians and Finns usually may understand each other. Even though Finnish and Hungarian are related languages, they do not look or sound similar. The Finnish and Hungarian languages separated a long time ago, and each language developed its own vocabulary . People who can speak Finnish cannot understand Hungarian without extra study, and Hungarians cannot understand Finnish. However, there are some basic words that are very similar, for example: 'hand' (Finnish 'käsi' vs. Hungarian 'kéz') 'to go' (Finnish 'mennä' vs. Hungarian 'menni'), 'fish' (Finnish 'kala' vs. Hungarian 'hal'.

3. Finnish Language - On Opentopia, Find Out More About Finnish Language History It is believed that the Baltic Finnic languages evolved from a protoFinnic language, from which Sami was separated around 1500-1000 BC. It has been suggested that this proto http://encycl.opentopia.com/term/Finnish_language

About Opentopia Opentopia Directory Encyclopedia ... Tools Finnish language Encyclopedia F FI FIN : Finnish language Finnish suomi Media helphelp info ) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland link Finns outside Finland. It is also an official language in Finland and an official minority language in Sweden , in the form of standard Finnish as well as Meänkieli , and in Norway in the form of Kven Finnish is a member of the Finno-Ugric language family and is classified as an agglutinative language . It modifies the forms of both noun and adjective depending on their roles in the sentence Contents 1 History 1.1 Agricola's work 2 Classification 3 Geographic distribution ... 17.2 Grammars and tutorials History It is believed that the Baltic Finnic languages evolved from a proto-Finnic language, from which Sami was separated around link 1st century , but kept on influencing each other. Therefore, the Eastern Finnish dialects are genetically Eastern proto-Finnic, with many Eastern features, and the Southwestern Finnish dialects have many genuine Estonian influences.

4. Finnish Language: Finnish suomi Pronunciation /ˈsuo̯. Article in other languages Fins title= Fins; Finnische Sprache title= Finnische Sprache http://jazz.openfun.org/wiki/Finnish_language

Finnish language Article in other languages: Fins Finnische Sprache Idioma finés Finnisc sprǣc ... Your Ad Here Finnish suomi Pronunciation /ˈsuo̯.mi/ Spoken in Finland Estonia Ingria Karelia ... Torne Valley Region Northern Europe Total speakers about 6 million Language family Uralic Finno-Ugric Finno-Permic ... Baltic-Finnic Finnish Writing system Latin alphabet Finnish variant Official status Official language in Finland European Union recognised as minority language in: Sweden Republic of Karelia Regulated by Language Planning Department of the Research Institute for the Languages of Finland Language codes ISO 639-1 fi ISO 639-2 fin ISO 639-3 fin Note : This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode Finnish suomi help info , or suomen kieli ) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% as of 2006 [update] ) and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden . In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli , a Finnish dialect, are spoken. The Kven language , a Finnish dialect spoken in Northern Norway , is an official minority language in Norway.

5. Finnish Language: Facts, Discussion Forum, And Encyclopedia Article Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Finnish_language

Home Discussion Topics Dictionary ... Login Finnish language Finnish language Topic Home Discussion Discussion Ask a question about ' Finnish language Start a new discussion about ' Finnish language Answer questions from other users Full Discussion Forum Encyclopedia Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe... (92% ) and by ethnic Finns Finnish people The terms Finns and Finnish people are used in English to mean "a native or inhabitant of Finland". They are also used to refer to the ethnic group historically associated with Finland or Fennoscandia, and they are only used in that sense here.... outside Finland. It is one of the official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and water borders with Denmark, Germany and Poland to the south and Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia... . In Sweden, both standard Finnish and

6. Finnish Language - Includipedia, The Inclusionist Encyclopaedia Classification. Finnish is a member of the BalticFinnic subgroup of the Finno-Ugric group of languages which in turn is a member of the Uralic family of languages. http://www.includipedia.com/wiki/Finnish_language

7. Infopankki - Finnish And Swedish Language The website of the National Board of Education (opetushallitus) contains information on Finnish language teaching in comprehensive schools aimed at pupils who have an immigration http://www.infopankki.fi/en-GB/Finnish_Language/

Search: Sitemap Index About the Service Contact ... Shqip You are here: English Finnish and Swedish Language START HERE Select Topic: Welcome to Finland Permits Accommodation Finnish and Swedish Language Work Education Health Social Services Crises Culture and Leisure Associations How to Use the Info Bank Finnish and Swedish Language Finnish and Swedish Language Suomen ja ruotsin kieli "One who knows languages feels home everywhere." (Dutch saying) Finland is a bilingual country. (Suomi on kaksikielinen maa) Finland has two official languages, Finnish and Swedish. Finnish is spoken as mother tongue by 91% of the population, while 5% have Swedish as their mother tongue. Swedish is spoken most on the western and southern coasts. It is possible to study in both Finnish and Swedish in Finland. Municipalities may be monolingual or bilingual. When you are in contact with authorities (e.g. the TE office), you have the right to use Finnish or Swedish. In bilingual municipalities you can use both languages also when in contact with municipal authorities (e.g. social welfare office). Some jobs may require you to prove proficiency in both Finnish and Swedish.

8. Finnish Language - Free Net Encyclopedia History. It is believed that the Baltic Finnic languages evolved from a protoFinnic language, from which Sami was separated around 1500-1000 BC. It has been suggested that http://www.netipedia.com/index.php/Finnish_language

class="ns-0"> Finnish language From Free net encyclopedia Finland Estonia Sweden Torne Valley ... Finnmark ), Northwestern Russia Karelia Northern Europe Finno-Ugric ... Research Institute for the Languages of Finland Finnish Template:Audio ) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92%) and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is also an official language in Finland and an official minority language in Sweden , in the form of standard Finnish as well as Meänkieli , and in Norway in the form of Kven Finnish is a member of the Finno-Ugric language family and is classified as an agglutinative language . It modifies the forms of both noun and adjective depending on their roles in the sentence . It has a reputation for being difficult to understand and learn. This is mostly because there are few languages closely related to it, making the vocabulary unfamiliar. Contents History Agricola's work Classification Geographic distribution ... edit History It is believed that the Baltic Finnic languages evolved from a proto-Finnic language, from which Sami was separated around BC. It has been suggested that this proto-Finnic had three dialects: northern, southern and eastern. The Baltic Finnic languages separated around the

9. Finnish Language | TripAtlas.com Finnish (, or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (91.7%) and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. It is one of the official http://tripatlas.com/Finnish language

10. Finnish Language Summary | BookRags.com Finnish language. Finnish language summary with 28 pages of encyclopedia entries, research information, and more. http://www.bookrags.com/wiki/Finnish_language

11. Finnish (language) - Wikinfo This article gives an introduction to Finnish, its history, lexicon and status. Separate articles deal with Finnish phonetics and Finnish grammar, and with the distinctive http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/Finnish_language

Finnish (language) From Wikinfo (Redirected from Finnish language Jump to: navigation search This article gives an introduction to Finnish, its history, lexicon and status. Separate articles deal with Finnish phonetics and Finnish grammar , and with the distinctive features of spoken Finnish Please note that these articles are not written with the aim of teaching the Finnish language, but as a reference article only. There are books and web sites which are designed with language learning in mind - please see the Bibliography and External links sections. Contents Classification History Interesting symbols in Agricola's work Vocabulary ... References Classification Finnish, called suomi by its speakers, is a member of the Finno-Ugric language family . Finnish is spoken by about 6 million people, mainly in Finland ; there are small Finnish-speaking minorities in Sweden Norway Russia and Estonia ; in addition, a few hundred thousand immigrated Finns live in Sweden, and also in North America there remain communities of Finnish speaking immigrants. Finnish is an agglutinative language and an inflected language which modifies both noun and verb forms depending on their role in the sentence History The first written form of Finnish language was created by Mikael Agricola , a Finnish bishop in the 16th century. He based his writing system on

12. Finnish Language Finnish (, or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% ) and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. http://www.kosmix.com/topic/Finnish_language

13. Finnish Language Course, Audio CD, Learn, Speak, Instruction Finnish language courses, audio CD, CD ROM, tapes, learn, speak, instruction, lessons, dictionary, phrasebook. Easy and fun! http://www.maps2anywhere.com/Languages/Finnish_language_course.htm

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14. Category:Finnish Language - Wiktionary This is the main category of the Finnish language, represented in Wiktionary by the code fi. It is a member of the FinnoUgric family and written in Latin script. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Finnish_language

Category:Finnish language Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to: navigation search Finnish language Finnish language edition of Wiktionary http://fi.wiktionary.org/ Wikipedia article about Finnish language Finnish language Links related to Finnish language in sister projects at Wikimedia Commons Finnish language Finnish language considerations Wiktionary:About Finnish Finnish language index Index:Finnish Finnish language entry Finnish Finnish language code fi This is the main category of the Finnish language , represented in Wiktionary by the code fi . It is a member of the Finno-Ugric family and written in Latin script. All terms in Finnish should be here, divided into subcategories by parts of speech, subjects, etc. A complete list may also be available at Index:Finnish Please see Wiktionary:About Finnish for considerations about Finnish entries. Definitions, translations and related terms may be found at the entry Finnish Category:fi:All topics : Finnish words categorized by subject. Category:Finnish affixes : Morphemes used to form Finnish words. Category:Finnish parts of speech : Grammatical functions of Finnish words.

15. Finnish Language - Information At FindAdvise.com Finnish language Defination, Information, Reference, and Answers Finnish (suomi (help info), or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population http://www.findadvise.com/about.jsp?topic=Finnish_language

16. The Finnish Language Short introduction to the Finnish language, with a well-organized page devoted to the use of cases in Finnish. Links to Finnish resources on the Internet. By Jukka Korpela http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/Finnish.html

The Finnish language My material on Finnish For those foreigners who would like know about the Finnish language ( ISO 639 code fi , Finnish name: suomi ) I have a few things to offer: A short introduction to Finnish. Pronunciation information Pronunciation of Finnish in a nutshell (for linguists) Some examples of Finnish words and phrases. Information about the cases in Finnish Modes of verbs in Finnish "False friends" in English and Finnish Letters in Finnish . The use of alphabetic characters in Finnish texts. Consonant assimilation at word boundaries in Finnish ; the (in)famous gemination phenomenon Material related to Finnish elsewhere Finnish characterized - a short overview by Eugene Holman. The Finnish Language at Virtual Finland Tavataan taas , a rather extensive course on Finnish, with English as the teaching language (language centre of the University of Helsinki) A few common words and phrases , with sound (WAV format) samples. Sound (WAV format) samples for a large number of names The most common 1000 words in Finnish (based on newspaper material; explanations in Finnish) Information about books about Finnish: Books useful for learning Finnish (a list with different people's short evaluations); this is in the

17. Finnish Language Finnish Language Want to learn Finnish? Use this control to limit the display of threads to those newer than the specified time frame. http://www.finlandlive.info/finnish-language/

18. Tripod | Error Articles on the Finnish language and its history, learning resources, and a mailing list for beginners who wish to learn Finnish. http://members.tripod.com/suomenkieli/

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19. Finnish Language, Alphabet And Pronunciation Finnish (suomi) Finnish (suomi) is a FinnoUgric language spoken by about 5 million people in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Canada and Russia. http://www.omniglot.com/writing/finnish.htm

@import "../styles/medium.css"; Writing systems abjads alphabets syllabic alphabets ... Direction index Finnish (suomi) Finnish (suomi) is a Finno-Ugric language spoken by about 5 million people in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Canada and Russia. Finnish starting to appear in writing during the 16th century. The first piece of Finnish literature was a translation of the New Testament by Michael Agricola which was published in 1548. Until 1809 Finland was a part of Sweden and Swedish was the official language. From 1863 the Finnish language could be used along with Swedish when dealing with authorities. Civil servants were obliged to use the Finnish language and issue documents in Finnish from 1883. In 1892 Finnish became an official language and gained a status comparable to that of Swedish. Today Finland is officially bilingual in Finnish and Swedish. Finnish alphabet (suomen aakkoset) Finnish pronunciation Notes The letters in blue are only used in names and foreign loanwords Before unvoiced consonants, b = [p], d = [t], f = [f], g = [k] and h = [x] Stress always falls on the first syllable of words.

20. Finnish Language - Ask.com Top questions and answers about FinnishLanguage. Find 79 questions and answers about Finnish-Language at Ask.com Read more. http://www.ask.com/questions-about/Finnish-Language

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