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Since English and Finnish grammar, pronunciation and phonetics differ considerably, most loan words are inevitably sooner or later calqued – translated into native Finnish – retaining the semantic meaning. [citation needed] Moreover, neologisms are coined actively not only by the government, but also by the media.
The Finnish language has lent few loanwords to the English language; Finnish is rather a net importer of words from English. However the following words of Finnish origin are some examples: Widespread
Sisu is a term which dates back hundreds of years. It is described as being integral to understanding Finnish culture. [4] It is a term for going beyond one's mental or physical capacity, and is a central part of the country's culture and collective discourse.
Finnish genes being often described as homogeneous does not mean that there is no regional variation within Finns. [65] Finns can be roughly divided into Western and Eastern (or Southwestern and Northeastern) Finnish sub-clusters, which in a fine-scale analysis contain more precise clusters that are consistent with traditional dialect areas.
Finnish may refer to: Something or someone from, or related to Finland; Culture of Finland; Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland; Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people; Finnish cuisine
English name [128] Finnish name ... meaning "hit") is a traditional Finnish word for a light popular song.Finnish popular music also includes various kinds of dance ...
Most words in Finnish can be used euphemistically in place of profanity by preceding it with voi (an interjection meaning "oh!"), for example voi paska!, which translates to "oh shit!". This also applies for vieköön (third person singular imperative of the verb viedä "to take"), an example of this is the phrase hiisi vieköön (may the ...
Sometimes English words are used as the basis of Finnish conceptual neologisms, like nörtti 'computer enthusiast', from English nerd; or nyypiö, nyyppä, or noobi 'newbie', i.e. 'beginner' (the first two variants influenced by the native Finnish hyypiö, meaning a 'freak' or 'eccentric person').