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By custom, all Finnish-speaking people who were able to get a position of some status in urban or learned society, discarded their Finnish name, adopting a Swedish, German or (in case of clergy) a Latin surname. [3] In the case of enlisted soldiers, the new name was given regardless of the wishes of the individual.
Pages in category "Finnish masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 233 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Axel Lille – founder of the Swedish People's Party (1848–1921) Paavo Lipponen – prime minister 1995–2003, the first speaker of the Finnish Parliament 2003–2007; Maria Lohela – speaker of the Finnish Parliament 2015–2018; Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim – commander-in-chief, regent, president 1944–1946 (1867–1951)
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.
Pages in category "Finnish given names" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Pages in category "Finnish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 902 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Lauri Törni (1919–1965), Finnish Army Captain who led an infantry company in Finnish Winter and Continuation Wars; moved to the United States after World War II and adopted the name Larry Thorne; served with the U.S. Army Special Forces in Vietnam War; killed in Laos while on a clandestine mission
Pages in category "Finnish feminine given names" The following 165 pages are in this category, out of 165 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.