: of, relating to, or characteristic of Finland, the Finns, or Finnish
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
Heli Mende, the Hotel Maria's director of business development, says Finnish regulations required that the new hotel have certain sustainability features, such as adequate insulation and a recycling program.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Catherine Garcia, theweek, 21 Oct. 2024
The Federation of Finnish Forest Industries published in 2023 a roadmap for the safeguarding of biodiversity in Finnish forests.
—Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
The risk refers to Finnish telecommunications giant Nokia’s collapse in the early 2000s, which dragged down the entire Finnish economy.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
Heli Mende, the Hotel Maria's director of business development, says Finnish regulations required that the new hotel have certain sustainability features, such as adequate insulation and a recycling program.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
Head to Baana, which has the largest concentration of murals in Finland, to see a massive mural painted in 2017 by famed Finnish graffiti artist EGS and his Brazilian counterpart Os Gemeos, or Keran Hallit.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 21 Oct. 2024
The Federation of Finnish Forest Industries published in 2023 a roadmap for the safeguarding of biodiversity in Finnish forests.
—Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Finnish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Finnish. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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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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