: of, relating to, or characteristic of Finland, the Finns, or Finnish
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
The Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s operas have a pervasive aura of waiting for something just out of sight, shrouded in veil upon veil.
—Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 2 May 2024
Brabus entered the boating world in 2019 in a collaboration with Finnish boat builder Axopar.
—Chloe Braithwaite, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
Snufkin himself, meanwhile, is famously based on Atos Wirtanen, a mercurial intellectual and one of Jansson’s lovers who spent much of his life opposing the rise of Nazism and the Finnish far right, having to briefly live underground due to his then-radical beliefs.
—Laurence Russell, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
Finland is currently trying to adopt temporary legislation to block asylum seekers from Russia after the Finnish border authority said that more than 1,300 asylum seekers from nations including Yemen, Somalia and Syria entered Finland from Russia between August and December last year.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
The excited media coverage last week of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s choice for a new music director treated 28-year-old Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä like the second coming of Gustavo Dudamel.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
This trust in security through the alliance is a new development for Finnish citizens.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2024
The injured children were rushed to hospital, according to Finnish police.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
Blane Bachelor, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
Inter Miami winger Robert Taylor was called into Finland’s camp this week, but declined, and the Finnish federation gave him permission to stay with Miami.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Within hours of Navalny’s death being announced on February 16, links to the articles were spread widely on Russian-language Telegram channels as well as on Telegram accounts and blogs in other languages such as Finnish, Dutch, German, Italian, and English.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024
The 23-year-old Finnish forward has points in five straight games.
—Allan Kreda, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024
The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency will check average weights calculated from the data this summer.
—Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2024
Once complete, the information will be sent to the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, Traficom, for validation before the airline can use the data for future aircraft balance and loading calculations between 2025 to 2030, Finnair said.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
Once the study is complete, the data will be sent to The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, according to the airline.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2024
According to Petri Peltonen, statistics and research specialist at the Finnish Film Foundation, the Greta Gerwig movie conquered the whole territory of Finland, with the exception of the province of southern Ostrobothnia.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 2 Feb. 2024
Adjective
Palazzo Parigi also treats guests to one of the largest spas in Milan and boasts a stunning indoor swimming pool, a Finnish sauna, a hammam, a hot tub, and an icefall (the equivalent of an ice plunge).
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
The Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s operas have a pervasive aura of waiting for something just out of sight, shrouded in veil upon veil.
—Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 2 May 2024
Brabus entered the boating world in 2019 in a collaboration with Finnish boat builder Axopar.
—Chloe Braithwaite, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
Snufkin himself, meanwhile, is famously based on Atos Wirtanen, a mercurial intellectual and one of Jansson’s lovers who spent much of his life opposing the rise of Nazism and the Finnish far right, having to briefly live underground due to his then-radical beliefs.
—Laurence Russell, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
Finland is currently trying to adopt temporary legislation to block asylum seekers from Russia after the Finnish border authority said that more than 1,300 asylum seekers from nations including Yemen, Somalia and Syria entered Finland from Russia between August and December last year.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
The excited media coverage last week of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s choice for a new music director treated 28-year-old Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä like the second coming of Gustavo Dudamel.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
This trust in security through the alliance is a new development for Finnish citizens.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2024
The injured children were rushed to hospital, according to Finnish police.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
Noun
The renovation process was highly complex, requiring collaboration across multiple organizations and agencies, including the Finnish Heritage Society.
—Blane Bachelor, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
Inter Miami winger Robert Taylor was called into Finland’s camp this week, but declined, and the Finnish federation gave him permission to stay with Miami.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Within hours of Navalny’s death being announced on February 16, links to the articles were spread widely on Russian-language Telegram channels as well as on Telegram accounts and blogs in other languages such as Finnish, Dutch, German, Italian, and English.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024
The 23-year-old Finnish forward has points in five straight games.
—Allan Kreda, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024
The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency will check average weights calculated from the data this summer.
—Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2024
Once complete, the information will be sent to the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, Traficom, for validation before the airline can use the data for future aircraft balance and loading calculations between 2025 to 2030, Finnair said.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
Once the study is complete, the data will be sent to The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, according to the airline.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2024
According to Petri Peltonen, statistics and research specialist at the Finnish Film Foundation, the Greta Gerwig movie conquered the whole territory of Finland, with the exception of the province of southern Ostrobothnia.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 2 Feb. 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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