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

See Examples For:

Finnish

This week, Finnish companies Nokia and ICEYE, external announced they would look at developing satellite communications for Ukraine's military defences.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The Finnish company’s revenue slightly exceeded consensus forecasts, but the real surprise came from profitability due to better-than-expected performances in both network and mobile infrastructure, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Finnish Immigration Service said all asylum decisions were based on international refugee law standards, and the share of Russian citizens receiving asylum was in line with EU averages.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

A Finnish authority recently ordered work to halt on two Google data centre sites pending mandatory environmental assessments, and worried residents have also mounted protests in Visakhapatnam.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

I was accepted by Imperial Chemicals and by the Finnish lumber company, but for some reason I wanted most of all to get into the Shell Company.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

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