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{{Short description|Finnish spoken by Sweden Finns}}
{{Short description|Variety of Finnish spoken by Sweden Finns}}
{{distinguish|Finland Swedish|Meänkieli}}
{{distinguish|Finland Swedish|Meänkieli}}
[[File:Finsktalande_södra_sverige.png|thumb|382x382px|Finns in Sweden]]
[[File:Finsktalande_södra_sverige.svg|thumb|right|300px|Areas in southern Sweden with Finnish-speaking inhabitants]]
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'''Sweden Finnish''' ([[Finnish language|Finnish]]: '''{{Lang|fi|ruotsinsuomi}}''')<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-10-22 |title=Mikä on oikeaa kieltä? Onko ruotsinsuomi oikea kieli? |language=fi |work=[[Sveriges Radio]] |url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/5682084 |access-date=2021-10-08}}</ref> is the variety of [[Finnish language|Finnish]] spoken in [[Sweden]] by around 250,000 active speakers. The grammar of Sweden Finnish does not significantly differ from Standard Finnish, but it does however contain some Swedish terminology.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Mitä on ruotsinsuomi? - Kielitiede {{!}} Kookas.fi |url=https://www.kookas.fi/tiede/kielitiede/mita-on-ruotsinsuomi |access-date=2021-10-08 |website=www.kookas.fi |language=fi}}</ref> Sweden Finnish is the result of [[Sweden Finns|Finnish]] immigrants arriving in Sweden, mainly between 1954 and 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ehrnebo |first=Paula |date=2000 |title=Suomesta virallinen vähemmistökieli Ruotsissa |url=https://www.kielikello.fi/-/suomesta-virallinen-vahemmistokieli-ruotsissa |access-date=2021-10-08 |website=[[Institute for the Languages of Finland]] |language=fi-FI}}</ref> Possessive suffixes are rarely used in Sweden Finnish, but some words are used as articles.<ref name=":0" />
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[[File:Sverigefinskaflaggan.svg|thumb|376x376px|Flag of the Finnish-speaking minority in Sweden, official symbol of the Sweden Finnish Delegation since 2014]]
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'''Sweden Finnish''' ({{lang-fi|ruotsinsuomi}})<ref>{{Cite news|date=2013-10-22|title=Mikä on oikeaa kieltä? Onko ruotsinsuomi oikea kieli?|language=fi|work=Sveriges Radio|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/5682084|access-date=2021-10-08}}</ref> are the forms of Finnish spoken in [[Sweden]], around 250.000 people use the form of [[Finnish language|Finnish]] actively. Sweden Finnish doesn't differ much grammatically from Standard Finnish, however it contains some Swedish terminology.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Mitä on ruotsinsuomi? - Kielitiede {{!}} Kookas.fi|url=https://www.kookas.fi/tiede/kielitiede/mita-on-ruotsinsuomi|access-date=2021-10-08|website=www.kookas.fi}}</ref> Sweden Finnish started to be spoken in Sweden due to [[Sweden Finns|Finnish]] immigrants, mainly coming in the years 1954-1970.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suomesta virallinen vähemmistökieli Ruotsissa - Kielikello|url=https://www.kielikello.fi/-/suomesta-virallinen-vahemmistokieli-ruotsissa|access-date=2021-10-08|website=www.kielikello.fi|language=fi-FI}}</ref>


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[[File:Sverigefinskaflaggan.svg|thumb|right|300px|Flag of the Finnish-speaking minority in Sweden, official symbol of the Sweden Finnish Delegation since 2014]]
Sweden Finnish however, still rarely uses the possessive suffixes, and some words are used as articles.<ref name=":0" /> Sweden Finnish is disappearing very fast, and even third generation Finns rarely know the language, Finnish in Sweden has started to die faster than almost any other form of speech.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Leena|first=Paalanen|date=1998-06-05|title=Ruotsinsuomi arvokas äidinkieli|url=https://www.hs.fi/mielipide/art-2000003721255.html|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Helsingin Sanomat|language=fi}}</ref>
The number of Finnish-speakers in Sweden has decreased significantly during the last decades, mainly due to lack of interest among younger generations to learn the language.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leena |first=Paalanen |date=1998-06-05 |title=Ruotsinsuomi arvokas äidinkieli |url=https://www.hs.fi/mielipide/art-2000003721255.html |access-date=2021-10-08 |website=[[Helsingin Sanomat]] |language=fi}}</ref>

There also used to be a subdialect of [[Savonian dialects|Savonian]] spoken in Sweden, by the [[Forest Finns]], which died out.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vermlannin savolaismurteet|url=http://sokl.uef.fi/aineistot/aidinkieli/murteet/vermlant.html|access-date=2021-10-08|website=sokl.uef.fi}}</ref>


== Vocabulary ==
== Vocabulary ==
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|sausage
|sausage
|korv
|{{lang|sv|korv}}
|korvi
|{{lang|fi-sv|korvi}}
|makkara
|{{lang|fi|makkara}}
|-
|-
|Estonians
|estonians
|estländare
|{{lang|sv|estländare}}
|estlantilaiset
|{{lang|fi-sv|estlantilaiset}}
|virolaiset
|{{lang|fi|virolaiset}}
|-
|-
|archive
|archive
|arkiv
|{{lang|sv|arkiv}}
|arkiv
|{{lang|fi-sv|arkiv}}
|arkisto
|{{lang|fi|arkisto}}
|-
|-
|must
|must
|måste
|{{lang|sv|måste}}
|moste
|{{lang|fi-sv|moste}}
|olla pakko
|{{lang|fi|olla pakko}}
|-
|-
|special school
|special school
|särskola
|{{lang|sv|särskola}}
|säärskuula
|{{lang|fi-sv|säärskuula}}
|erityiskoulu
|{{lang|fi|erityiskoulu}}
|-
|-
|boring
|boring
|tråkigt
|{{lang|sv|tråkigt}}
|trookiit
|{{lang|fi-sv|trookiit}}
|ikävä
|{{lang|fi|ikävä}}
|-
|-
|cheer
|cheer
|heija på
|{{lang|sv|heja på}}
|heija byi
|{{lang|fi-sv|heija byi}}
|kannustaa
|{{lang|fi|kannustaa}}
|-
|-
|to print
|to print
|skriva ut
|{{lang|sv|skriva ut}}
'write out'
'write out'
|kirjoittaa ulos
|{{lang|fi-sv|kirjoittaa ulos}}
'write out'
'write out'
|tulostaa
|{{lang|fi|tulostaa}}
|-
|battery
|{{lang|sv|batteri}}
|{{lang|fi-sv|patteri}}
|{{lang|fi|paristo}}
|}
|}


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
<references />


[[Category:Finnish dialects]]
[[Category:Finnish dialects]]

Latest revision as of 22:58, 15 January 2024

Not to be confused with Finland Swedish or Meänkieli.
Areas in southern Sweden with Finnish-speaking inhabitants

Sweden Finnish (Finnish: ruotsinsuomi)[1] is the variety of Finnish spoken in Sweden by around 250,000 active speakers. The grammar of Sweden Finnish does not significantly differ from Standard Finnish, but it does however contain some Swedish terminology.[2] Sweden Finnish is the result of Finnish immigrants arriving in Sweden, mainly between 1954 and 1970.[3] Possessive suffixes are rarely used in Sweden Finnish, but some words are used as articles.[2]

Flag of the Finnish-speaking minority in Sweden, official symbol of the Sweden Finnish Delegation since 2014

The number of Finnish-speakers in Sweden has decreased significantly during the last decades, mainly due to lack of interest among younger generations to learn the language.[4]

Vocabulary

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English Swedish Sweden Finnish Finnish[5][6]
sausage korv korvi makkara
Estonians estländare estlantilaiset virolaiset
archive arkiv arkiv arkisto
must måste moste olla pakko
special school särskola säärskuula erityiskoulu
boring tråkigt trookiit ikävä
cheer heja på heija byi kannustaa
to print skriva ut

'write out'

kirjoittaa ulos

'write out'

tulostaa
battery batteri patteri paristo

References

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  1. ^ "Mikä on oikeaa kieltä? Onko ruotsinsuomi oikea kieli?". Sveriges Radio (in Finnish). 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  2. ^ a b "Mitä on ruotsinsuomi? - Kielitiede | Kookas.fi". www.kookas.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  3. ^ Ehrnebo, Paula (2000). "Suomesta virallinen vähemmistökieli Ruotsissa". Institute for the Languages of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  4. ^ Leena, Paalanen (1998-06-05). "Ruotsinsuomi arvokas äidinkieli". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  5. ^ "Systeemi, uimaruukku, puristuspäivä... Testaa, kuinka hyvin ymmärrät ruotsinsuomea!". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  6. ^ Ilmasti, Lotta (2006). Ruotsinsuomen ominaispiirteitä : näkökulmana mahdollisten paluumuuttajien kielellinen sopeutuminen ja sen tukeminen.
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