: of, relating to, or characteristic of Finland, the Finns, or Finnish
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Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Esa Lindell scored with seven minutes left to make it 4-1, and then Mikael Granlund scored twice in the final 100 seconds with the Finnish goalie off for an extra attacker.
—Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 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
The 29-year-old Finnish netminder has posted a .905 save percentage in 34 games and saved 7.3 goals above expected, according to Evolving Hockey.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Esa Lindell scored with seven minutes left to make it 4-1, and then Mikael Granlund scored twice in the final 100 seconds with the Finnish goalie off for an extra attacker.
—Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 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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