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Finns or Finnish people (Finnish: suomalaiset, IPA: [ˈsuo̯mɑlɑi̯set]) are a Baltic Finnic [41] ethnic group native to Finland. [42] Finns are traditionally divided into smaller regional groups that span several countries adjacent to Finland, both those who are native to these countries as well as those who have resettled.
Finnish tribes (Finnish: suomalaiset heimot) are ancient ethnic groups from which over time Finns evolved. In 1548, Mikael Agricola mentions in his New Testament that Finnish tribes are Finns, Tavastians and Karelians. [3] The same division can also be seen in typical brooches that women wore in the 12th to 14th centuries. [4]
Suuret suomalaiset – a list of the "100 Greatest Finns" of all time as voted by the Finnish people in 2004. Below are listed some of the characteristics of Finnishness. The term "Finnishness" is often referred to as the national identity of the Finnish people and its culture. [citation needed]
Suuret suomalaiset (Great Finns) was a 2004 television show broadcast in Finland by Yle (the Finnish Broadcasting Company), which determined the 100 greatest Finns of all time according to the opinions of its viewers. The viewers were able to vote during a programme which lasted from October to December 2004.
The Finns Party, [4] [5] [6] (Finnish: Perussuomalaiset [ˈperusˌsuo̯mɑlɑi̯set], PS; Swedish: Sannfinländarna, Sannf) formerly known as the True Finns, [10] is a right-wing populist political party in Finland. [11]
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The names of Suomenniemi and the nearby lake Suomijärvi refer to 13th century settlers from Finland Proper, who were known as suomalaiset while their homeland was called Suomi. Nowadays the Finns proper are known as varsinaissuomalaiset, as the term suomalaiset was extended to all Finnic groups of the Swedish realm.
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