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Names of places in Finland in Finnish and in Swedish

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Names of places in Finland in Finnish and in Swedish
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Finland has two official languages, Finnish and Swedish. Many places in the country have different names in Finnish and Swedish, both being official endonyms.

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Two names for the same city on a Finnish road sign.

Regions

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Municipalities

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Some Finnish municipalities with endonyms in both Finnish and Swedish, the majority language of the municipality stands first:

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Districts in cities and towns

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Helsinki

Other towns and municipalities

In addition to Helsinki other bilingual towns and municipalities in Finland often have bilingual names for districts, villages, and places in nature, such as lakes and rivers. Some examples are:

  • Finnish Lohjanjärvi / Swedish Lojo sjö (Lake in Uusimaa)
  • Finnish Kymijoki / Swedish Kymmene älv (River in Kymenlaakso)
  • Finnish Lauttaranta / Swedish Färjstranden (Suburb in Turku)
  • Finnish Jupperi / Swedish Jupper (District in Espoo)
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