: of, relating to, or characteristic of Finland, the Finns, or Finnish
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 19 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
Peter Baugh, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Other popular rides included: Finnish Fling, a contraption with a drop floor rotating at high speeds that made riders stick to the wall.
—Abbey Briscoe, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2025
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Adjective
French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte are also flying in.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 19 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
Noun
The Finnish forward spent the past three seasons in Switzerland but previously played 159 NHL games for the Panthers and Canucks.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Other popular rides included: Finnish Fling, a contraption with a drop floor rotating at high speeds that made riders stick to the wall.
—Abbey Briscoe, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2025
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“Finnish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Finnish. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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