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

Etymology

Origin of Finnish

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

Example Sentences

Finnish champion Mika - remembered for his battles with F1 great Michael Schumacher - then took his daughter to try outdoor karting.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The four missing divers were eventually found by Finnish divers on Monday in the chamber of the cave furthest from the entrance.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Compelling listeners to dance, the song is "a duet of very high musical quality" and "a three-minute burst of drama", Finnish Eurovision expert Anna Muurinen told AFP.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The project also brings together two major areas of Finnish quantum research: quantum materials and quantum algorithms.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

He was particularly taken with a book entitled The Myth of Progress, by Georg Henrik von Wright, a Finnish philosopher and successor to Ludwig Wittgenstein at the University of Cambridge.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady