Alternate Names: Suomi
Dialects: Central and North Pohjanmaa, Häme (Tavast), Peräpohja, Savo (Savolax), South Pohjanmaa, Southeastern Finnish (Finnish Karelian, Finnish Karjala), Southwestern Finnish. Southeastern dialects called, Karelian, in colloquial Finnish are distinct from true Karelian , (1988 T. Salminen). Finnish is closely related to Karelian , and Livvi ,. In the Russian Federation eastern dialects merge gradually into Karelian.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 5,100,000 in Finland (ELDIA 2012). 30,000 speakers of Tornedalen Finnish. Population total all countries: 5,392,180.
Language Use: 3,175,000 also use English [eng]. 907,000 also use Standard German [deu]. 2,066,000 also use Swedish [swe].
Language Development: Fully developed. Bible: 1642–1991.
Typology: SVO.
Spoken In: Finland
Writing System: Braille, Latin
Nation of Origin: Finland
Other Comments: Christian.