Category: Finnish language

last update:Oct092019September 30, 2014October 9, 20194Commentsby Santiago H

Most popular Finnish names for girls and boys

Posted in Finnish language, Finnish people

These days, giving a Finnish name to your newborn girl or boy is an option as good as any. The days when kids could only be named after a saint are long gone. Of course when we talk about giving your babies Finnish names we could also propose to you names from any other country – but we are Big in Finland. In this post…

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last update:Aug142019August 26, 2014August 14, 20195Commentsby Santiago H

The 12 favorite Finnish words of Finnish poets

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After the good reception of the post “The 10 things that make a Finn happy” on both the English and Spanish version of Big in Finland, I became interested in writing a similar post. The closest thing I found is a list of the 12 favorite Finnish words , chosen by Finnish poets (original here). Finnish words on a scrabble board. None of the 12…

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last update:Aug012019January 8, 2014August 1, 20193Commentsby Santiago H

Is it Finn or Finnish?

Posted in Finnish language

Funnily enough, I can translate some of a debate that we had on the Spanish Big in Finland website about the words “finés” and “finlandés”, since they are often used as synonyms despite not quite being the same. One of them – finés – was for the language, and the other one – finlandés – was for the people who live in Finland. Finn or…

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last update:Dec122021August 18, 2013December 12, 2021Go tocommentsby Santiago H

Basic Finnish phrases and words

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Almost a month before starting my Erasmus in Finland, I got a package from the University with some materials. My favourite part? The Basic Finnish phrases dictionary. Among other things about the city and university – Joensuu – I considered the Finnish-Spanish dictionary to be something extremely important when arriving in a new country. I’d say that arguably the most important words to know in…

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