: of, relating to, or characteristic of Finland, the Finns, or Finnish
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Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Notes: Finnish investigators called the change of course suspicious.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
From June 5 to 8, the inaugural Finnish Glass Biennale will be held in an assortment of venues in Riihimäki, Nuutajärvi and Iittala.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Beretta picked up Finnish rifle maker SAKO in 2000, its first move outside of shotguns and pistols, and added optics firms Burris and Steiner in 2002 and 2008, respectively, which make scopes, red dots and binoculars.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Notes: Finnish investigators called the change of course suspicious.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
Both the Finnish and the U.S. bird flu vaccines are made by CSL Seqirus but are different vaccines.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
From June 5 to 8, the inaugural Finnish Glass Biennale will be held in an assortment of venues in Riihimäki, Nuutajärvi and Iittala.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Finnish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Finnish. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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Finnish
1 of 2 adjective
Finn·ish
ˈfin-ish 
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Finland, the Finns, or Finnish
Finnish
2 of 2 noun
: a language of the Finns
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