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Suomi

American  
[swaw-mi] / ˈswɔ mɪ /

noun

  1. Finnish name of Finland.


Suomi British  
/ ˈsuɔmi /

noun

  1. the Finnish name for Finland

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The nighttime images come from a satellite named after Verner E. Suomi, a scientist at the University of Wisconsin who pioneered early satellite cameras.

From New York Times

After the verdict, Suomi said of her daughter, grandson and unborn grandchild: "I finally got justice for them."

From Reuters

Finland, known as Suomi in Finnish, is now synonymous with gold.

From Fox News

NOAA/NASA's Suomi NPP satellite on Monday captured a stunning image of a vast bush fire plaguing Arizona.

From Fox News

Scientists from the University of Wisconsin also assembled a short animation using imagery from the NOAA-NASA Suomi NPP satellite that shows the fire spreading at night.

From Fox News