: of, relating to, or characteristic of Finland, the Finns, or Finnish
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 14 May 2025
In the film, set in 2001, a strange, androgynous teenager shows up at a Finnish farmhouse.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 May 2025
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 May 2025
The film is backed by the Finnish Film Foundation, Film Estonia, Business Finland – Audiovisual Production Incentive, Film Tampere, Viru Film Fund and BNP Paribas – COFILOISIRS – with the support of the IFCIC.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The Finnish winger’s personality struck him immediately.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 14 May 2025
In the film, set in 2001, a strange, androgynous teenager shows up at a Finnish farmhouse.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 May 2025
Noun
In addition to the English-language markets, versions will be published in Spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Japanese, Polish and Czech.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 May 2025
The film is backed by the Finnish Film Foundation, Film Estonia, Business Finland – Audiovisual Production Incentive, Film Tampere, Viru Film Fund and BNP Paribas – COFILOISIRS – with the support of the IFCIC.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Finnish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Finnish. Accessed 28 May. 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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