finländare
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]finländare c
- Finn; person from Finland
- Synonym: (colloquial) finnpajsare
Usage notes
[edit]- Finländare encompasses all people from Finland, while finne / finska is the term for a Finnish-speaking Finn, and finlandssvensk / finlandssvenska is the term for a Swedish-speaking Finn.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | finländare | finländares |
| definite | finländaren | finländarens | |
| plural | indefinite | finländare | finländares |
| definite | finländarna | finländarnas |
Related terms
[edit]- finländska (woman from Finland, regardless of native language)
- finska (Finnish-speaking woman from Finland)
- finlandssvenska (Swedish-speaking woman from Finland)
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “finländare”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)