: of, relating to, or characteristic of Finland, the Finns, or Finnish
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 July 2025
Swedish authorities opened a sabotage investigation, although the Finnish operator reported no service disruption.
—Jordan King
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Finland’s 1919 constitution made provision for Swedish, which is still used by about 5% of the population, as a national language alongside Finnish.
—Thomas A. Dubois, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
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Adjective
On the nature and wildlife front, Norse Key will sell Finnish shows, including docs from local producer DokArt Ky.
Kivinen has also snapped up rights to The Sound of Tine Thing Helseth, a music documentary from Norwegian pubcaster NRK.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 July 2025
Swedish authorities opened a sabotage investigation, although the Finnish operator reported no service disruption.
—Jordan King
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Noun
After 80 years, Jansson’s great-nephew Thomas Zambra, director of business development at Moomin Characters Ltd., thinks the time is right for a Finnish Invasion.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Finland’s 1919 constitution made provision for Swedish, which is still used by about 5% of the population, as a national language alongside Finnish.
—Thomas A. Dubois, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
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“Finnish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Finnish. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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Finnish
1 of 2 adjective
Finn·ish
ˈfin-ish 
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Finland, the Finns, or Finnish
Finnish
2 of 2 noun
: a language of the Finns
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