Finnish

American  

[fin-ish] / ˈfɪn ɪʃ /

noun

1. the principal language of Finland, a Uralic language related closely to Estonian and remotely to Hungarian.

2. Finnic.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Finland or its inhabitants.

2. Finnic.

Finnish British  

/ ˈfɪnɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Finland, the Finns, or their language

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noun

1. the official language of Finland, also spoken in Estonia and NW Russia, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family

Other Word Forms

• anti-Finnish
  adjective
• pro-Finnish
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Finnish

First recorded in 1780–90; Finn + -ish ¹

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Example Sentences

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Finnish

This reflects the incorporation of Finnish firm Caruna and updated assumptions, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Hanna Halmeenpaa, chair of the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation, had previously told the AFP news agency that "nature sites which should be preserved" had been felled.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Finnish authorities have ordered a halt to building work at two planned Google data centres amid concerns over the clearance of more than 300 hectares of forest.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Finnish smart-ring maker Oura postponed its public offering last month blaming “uncertainty in the IPO market.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Those Finnish seal puppies, those German flounders—you don’t see them much anymore.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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