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Suomi

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See also: suomi, šuomi, and Šuomi

English

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Finnish Suomi.

    Pronunciation

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    Proper noun

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    Suomi

    1. Finland (a country in Northern Europe).
    2. The Finnish language.
      • 1877, Abel Hovelacque, The Science of Language, page 90
        Suomi occupies the greater part of Finland
      • 1888, Canon Isaac Taylor, "The Origin and Primitive Seat of the Aryans", The journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 17, page 266
        The Finnic languages show that the primitive people were clad only in the skins of animals since the skin or hide of an animal is kut in Wotiak, ked in Mordwin and kete in Suomi.
      • 2011, John O'Neill and Steve Johansson, "Ladies and the Vamps", Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint, →ISBN, page 32:
        "I THOUGHT HIS SITE WAS ENTIRELY IN SUOMI." "IF THAT MEANS IT'S GOT MORE DOTS OVER THE VOWELS THAN AN EIGHTIES HEAVY METAL ALBUM, I'LL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT."
    3. A surname from Finnish.
      • 2013 May 13, Judith Shulevitz, “The Lethality of Loneliness”, in The New Republic‎[2], archived from the original on 31 March 2015:
        What Suomi has that Harlow did not have is technology.

    Noun

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    Suomi pl (plural only)

    1. The Finns.
      • 1893 Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu, The Empire of the Tsars and the Russians, translation of the third edition by Z.A. Ragozin, page 69
        Over and above the 1,800,000 odd they number in Finland, the Suomi come in for about 250,000 more in the population of the adjacent Russian governments.
      • 1963, Francis Peabody Magoun Jr. (trans.), The Kalevala: Or, Poems of the Kaleva District
        the original homeland of the Suomi tribe (suomalaiset).
      • 1987, Gabriel Weisberg & Laurinda Dixon, The Documented Image, page 191
        the mythology of the Finnic peoples (the Suomi and Karelians)
      • 1997, Eric Christiansen, The Northern Crusades,
        Nevertheless, a community of Christians had been established among the Suomi (south-west Finns), and in 1215 there was a Finnish convert […] The motives of the Swedes who went into Suomi lands, and of the Suomi who accepted their faith and paid tithe to their bishop, can only be conjectured.

    Noun

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    Suomi (uncountable)

    1. (music) A freeform variation of psytrance music said to originate in Finland, where it is called suomisaundi.

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    References

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    “Suomi”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “Suomi”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

    Finnish

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    Suomi

    Etymology

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    From Proto-Finnic *soomi, probably from earlier *sämä and cognate with Proto-Samic *sāmē (see the Proto-Finnic entry for more details and references). The name originally referred only to the area now known as Southwest Finland (Finnish Varsinais-Suomi (literally “Finland Proper”)). Cognates include Estonian Soome, Ingrian Soomi, Livonian sūomõ, Votic soomi and (borrowed) Northern Sami Suopma.

    According to Mikko K. Heikkilä, first attested in 811 in the Royal Frankish Annals as an anthroponym (personal name).[1][2] Note however that Petri Kallio disputes that this word is an attestation of Suomi.[3]

    The surname can be found already in a small number of sources in the 17th century, but only became common during the Fennicization of surnames in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[4]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈsuo̯mi/, [ˈs̠uo̞̯mi]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -uomi
    • Syllabification(key): Suo‧mi
    • Hyphenation(key): Suo‧mi

    Proper noun

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    Suomi

    1. (uncountable) Finland (a country in Northern Europe)
      Synonyms: Suomenmaa, Suomen tasavalta
      Suomi on tasavalta.
      Finland is a republic.
    2. (archaic or historical) synonym of Varsinais-Suomi (“Southwest Finland”)
      Synonym: Suomenmaa
      • [811, chapter DCCCXI, in Annales regni Francorum [Royal Frankish Annals] (in Latin):
        de parte vero Danorum inprimis fratres Hemmingi, Hancwin et Angandeo, deinde ceteri honorabiles inter suos viri, Osfrid cognomento Turdimulo et Warstein et Suomi et Urm et alius Osfrid filius Heiligen et Osfrid *de Sconaowe et Hebbi et Aowin
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
        (Whether this word is (meant to be) Suomi is disputed.)]
      • [1323, (Please provide the book title or journal name) (treaty; in Old Swedish):
        Wor gitzla lag aff Nogorde med watn oc fiske haffue Yleuesi halfft, Kokinkallio halfft, Watekiffui halfft, Somewesi halfft, Yxepæ halfft, Vrpelax halfft, […]
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)]
      • 1548, Mikael Agricola, “Alcupuhe”, in Se Wsi Testamenti:
        Sille ette ne Carialaiſet teit aina wahingota Hemeen ia Somen maan paͤle.
        [Sillä että ne karjalaiset teit aina vahinkota Hämeen ja Suomen maan päälle.]
        For the reason that the Karelians had again and again laid waste to Tavastian and Finnish lands.
    3. a Finnish surname

    Declension

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    Inflection of Suomi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
    nominative Suomi Suomet
    genitive Suomen Suomien
    partitive Suomea Suomia
    illative Suomeen Suomiin
    singular plural
    nominative Suomi Suomet
    accusative nom. Suomi Suomet
    gen. Suomen
    genitive Suomen Suomien
    partitive Suomea Suomia
    inessive Suomessa Suomissa
    elative Suomesta Suomista
    illative Suomeen Suomiin
    adessive Suomella Suomilla
    ablative Suomelta Suomilta
    allative Suomelle Suomille
    essive Suomena Suomina
    translative Suomeksi Suomiksi
    abessive Suometta Suomitta
    instructive — Suomin
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of Suomi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Suomeni Suomeni
    accusative nom. Suomeni Suomeni
    gen. Suomeni
    genitive Suomeni Suomieni
    partitive Suomeani Suomiani
    inessive Suomessani Suomissani
    elative Suomestani Suomistani
    illative Suomeeni Suomiini
    adessive Suomellani Suomillani
    ablative Suomeltani Suomiltani
    allative Suomelleni Suomilleni
    essive Suomenani Suominani
    translative Suomekseni Suomikseni
    abessive Suomettani Suomittani
    instructive — —
    comitative — Suomineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Suomesi Suomesi
    accusative nom. Suomesi Suomesi
    gen. Suomesi
    genitive Suomesi Suomiesi
    partitive Suomeasi Suomiasi
    inessive Suomessasi Suomissasi
    elative Suomestasi Suomistasi
    illative Suomeesi Suomiisi
    adessive Suomellasi Suomillasi
    ablative Suomeltasi Suomiltasi
    allative Suomellesi Suomillesi
    essive Suomenasi Suominasi
    translative Suomeksesi Suomiksesi
    abessive Suomettasi Suomittasi
    instructive — —
    comitative — Suominesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Suomemme Suomemme
    accusative nom. Suomemme Suomemme
    gen. Suomemme
    genitive Suomemme Suomiemme
    partitive Suomeamme Suomiamme
    inessive Suomessamme Suomissamme
    elative Suomestamme Suomistamme
    illative Suomeemme Suomiimme
    adessive Suomellamme Suomillamme
    ablative Suomeltamme Suomiltamme
    allative Suomellemme Suomillemme
    essive Suomenamme Suominamme
    translative Suomeksemme Suomiksemme
    abessive Suomettamme Suomittamme
    instructive — —
    comitative — Suominemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Suomenne Suomenne
    accusative nom. Suomenne Suomenne
    gen. Suomenne
    genitive Suomenne Suomienne
    partitive Suomeanne Suomianne
    inessive Suomessanne Suomissanne
    elative Suomestanne Suomistanne
    illative Suomeenne Suomiinne
    adessive Suomellanne Suomillanne
    ablative Suomeltanne Suomiltanne
    allative Suomellenne Suomillenne
    essive Suomenanne Suominanne
    translative Suomeksenne Suomiksenne
    abessive Suomettanne Suomittanne
    instructive — —
    comitative — Suominenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Suomensa Suomensa
    accusative nom. Suomensa Suomensa
    gen. Suomensa
    genitive Suomensa Suomiensa
    partitive Suomeaan
    Suomeansa     		Suomiaan
    Suomiansa
    inessive Suomessaan
    Suomessansa     		Suomissaan
    Suomissansa
    elative Suomestaan
    Suomestansa     		Suomistaan
    Suomistansa
    illative Suomeensa Suomiinsa
    adessive Suomellaan
    Suomellansa     		Suomillaan
    Suomillansa
    ablative Suomeltaan
    Suomeltansa     		Suomiltaan
    Suomiltansa
    allative Suomelleen
    Suomellensa     		Suomilleen
    Suomillensa
    essive Suomenaan
    Suomenansa     		Suominaan
    Suominansa
    translative Suomekseen
    Suomeksensa     		Suomikseen
    Suomiksensa
    abessive Suomettaan
    Suomettansa     		Suomittaan
    Suomittansa
    instructive — —
    comitative — Suomineen
    Suominensa

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    Descendants

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    Statistics

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    • Suomi is the 461st most common surname in Finland, belonging to 1,770 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

    See also

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    countries in Europe: Euroopan maat (appendix)edit

    References

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    1. ^ Heikkilä, Mikko. (2016). Varhaissuomen äännehistorian kronologiasta. Sananjalka, 58(1), 136–158. [1]
    2. ^ Mikko K. Heikkilä (2021), Keskiajan suomen kielen dokumentoitu sanasto ensiesiintymävuosineen [Documented vocabulary of medieval Finnish with years of first attestation], 2nd expanded edition, Mediapinta, →ISBN, page 37
    3. ^ Kallio, Petri. Äännehistoriaa suomen kielen erilliskehityksen alkutaipaleilta. Sananjalka 59 (2017), p. 12
    4. ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo; Paikkala, Sirkka (2000), Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN

    Ingrian

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    Suomen kartta.

    Etymology

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    Unadapted borrowing from Finnish Suomi. The native equivalent still exists as Soomi.

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    Suomi

    1. Finland (a country in Northern Europe)

    Declension

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    Declension of Suomi (type 5/lehti, no gradation)
    singular plural
    nominative Suomi —
    genitive Suomen —
    partitive Suomia —
    illative Suomee —
    inessive Suomees —
    elative Suomest —
    allative Suomelle —
    adessive Suomeel —
    ablative Suomelt —
    translative Suomeks —
    essive Suomenna, Suomeen —
    exessive1) Suoment —
    1) obsolete
    *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
    **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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    References

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    • L. G. Terehova; V. G. Erdeli (1936), P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, transl., Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 46

    Karelian

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    Proper noun

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    Suomi (genitive Suomen, partitive Suomie)

    1. superseded spelling of Šuomi: Finland (a country in Northern Europe)

    References

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    • P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), “Suomi”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

    Livvi

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    Suomen kartu.

    Etymology

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    Probably either borrowed from or cognate with Finnish Suomi. ultimately from Proto-Finnic *soomi. Cognates include Estonian Soome and Karelian Suomi.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈsuo̯mi/
    • Hyphenation: Suo‧mi

    Proper noun

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    Suomi

    1. Finland (a country in Northern Europe)

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    References

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    • Tatjana Boiko (2019), Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 266

    Meänkieli

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    Etymology

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    See Finnish Suomi.

    Proper noun

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    Suomi

    1. Finland (a country in Northern Europe)
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