How to Use Finnish in a Sentence

Finnish

1 of 2 adjective
  • Sorensen adds that Finnish bonds are trading cheaper than peers in the five- to eight-year segment.
    — WSJ, 2023-08-21
  • Hughes picked up the Finnish player and attempted to body slam him to the ice.
    — Tom Canavan, ajc, 2023-05-08
  • The bold colorway is a first for the Finnish yard, but not for the industry.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2024-01-05
  • There’s also a private gym; a spa with a plunge pool, Finnish sauna, and steam room; and a screening room with a bar.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 2023-05-11
  • Bottas, who is Finnish, has 10 race wins and 20 pole positions to his name.
    — Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Touching, with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, this Finnish gem might be the little awards contender that could.
    — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2023-12-11
  • In the Finnish education system, art is treated as a career as much as a calling.
    — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 2023-06-12
  • Norwegian and Finnish ports have likewise closed to Tesla shipments.
    — Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 2023-12-29
  • Sibelius’ tone poem evokes a legend from the Finnish national epic The Kalevala.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 2023-04-28
  • Tetiana is studying Finnish and preparing to become a Finnish citizen.
    — Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 2023-07-25
  • Who is Finnish President Alexander Stubb?
    — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Come early to pop into the Finnish sauna or 15-meter-long pool and stay cozy for as long as possible ensconced in one of the hanging chairs.
    — Alia Akkam, Condé Nast Traveler, 2024-03-14
  • The Florida Panthers’ 22-year-old Finnish center made his way into the slot and then the crease just in front of the net.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2024-03-01
  • The show, which follows the daily lives of a primary school class, has been a ratings hit on the Finnish broadcaster YLE.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2024-02-05
  • In August, a video surfaced showing the young prime minister dancing in a nightclub with a Finnish pop star known as Olavi Uusivirta.
    — Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 2023-05-11
  • Spending years learning about several subjects briefly only to give up and move on to the next thing helped her accrue random facts — like the name of a Finnish distance runner from the 1920s.
    — Christina Veta, Los Angeles Times, 2023-09-30
  • The deal begins in 2026 and includes around 90 Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish feature films.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Shortly thereafter, he was arrested on suspicion of espionage after Finnish authorities found suspicious writings in his possession.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2025
  • But Jarmo Makela, a veteran Finnish political commentator, says that glosses over deep fears in countries that have lost territory to Russia in the past.
    — Teri Schultz, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Under Finnish law, every male citizen between the ages of 18 and 60 is required to serve in the military or civilian service, according to the Finnish Defence Forces.
    — Marco Cummings, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
  • In The Finnish Way, Canadian author Katja Pantzar recounts a young adulthood spent battling depression and anxiety in Toronto and Vancouver.
    — Marc Berman august 15, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The European cohort includes heads of state who are close to Trump, such as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
    — Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Raw Materials Metsä Spring, the venture capital arm of Finnish forest industry firm Metsä Group, has named Anna-Kaisa Huttunen as director of business development.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The Ministries of Defense in Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, and Syria also use them, as do the Polish military counterintelligence agency, the Finnish defense forces, and Lebanon and Saudi Arabia’s intelligence services.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Housing both Finnish forestry Stora Enso’s head office and the Solo Sokos Pier 4 Hotel, the building combines ambitious environmental goals with a quiet architectural presence, integrating natural materials, generous light and public spaces that connect seamlessly with their maritime surroundings.
    — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Tommi Anttonen/Lehtikuva via AP, File What To Know Finland's air force will remove the remaining swastikas from any unit flags, Colonel Tomi Böhm, the commander of the country's Karelia Air Wing, told Finnish broadcaster YLE.
    — Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The signatories to the statement included Finnish President Alexander Stubb, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
    — Laura Kelly, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
  • European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have confirmed their participation.
    — Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The other European leaders in attendance were European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
    — Sylvie Corbet, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The European political heavyweights expected in Washington are Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
    — Barry Hatton, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025

Finnish

2 of 2 noun
  • But there are not a lot of people in the global south who speak Finnish.
    — WIRED, 2023-09-11
  • Tetiana is studying Finnish and preparing to become a Finnish citizen.
    — Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 2023-07-25
  • Departing nightly, the train takes about 12 hours to wind its way north to the city of Rovaniemi, the heart of Finnish Lapland.
    — Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 2023-12-23
  • Mika Rantanen of the Finnish Meteorological Institute said this year’s heat wave was a back-to-back blow.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
  • This sauna experience will be a good chance to promote The Finnish Long Drink, which already in the top five of American ready-to-drink cocktails, Manner says.
    — Jeanette Hurt, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The Finnish Defense Forces told The Associated Press on Friday that plans to change up the air force flags were launched in 2023.
    — Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Under Finnish law, every male citizen between the ages of 18 and 60 is required to serve in the military or civilian service, according to the Finnish Defence Forces.
    — Marco Cummings, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Developed by Finnish Firm Polar Night Energy – which also built the world's first commercial sand battery a few years ago – this battery is about 42 ft (13 m) tall and 50 ft (15 m) wide.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
  • But this Lutheran church some 120 miles above the Arctic Circle seeks to incorporate the region's minority languages -- Northern Sami, Finnish and Meänkieli -- into worship services, carrying on an inclusive ethos that has been a cornerstone of the historic wooden church since its founding in 1912.
    — Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2025

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