Not to be confused with Finland Swedish or Meänkieli.
Areas in southern Sweden with Finnish-speaking inhabitants
Sweden Finnish (Finnish: ruotsinsuomi)[1] is the variety of Finnish spoken in Sweden by around 250,000 active speakers. The grammar of Sweden Finnish does not significantly differ from Standard Finnish, but it does however contain some Swedish terminology.[2] Sweden Finnish is the result of Finnish immigrants arriving in Sweden, mainly between 1954 and 1970.[3] Possessive suffixes are rarely used in Sweden Finnish, but some words are used as articles.[2]
Flag of the Finnish-speaking minority in Sweden, official symbol of the Sweden Finnish Delegation since 2014
The number of Finnish-speakers in Sweden has decreased significantly during the last decades, mainly due to lack of interest among younger generations to learn the language.[4]
^"Mikä on oikeaa kieltä? Onko ruotsinsuomi oikea kieli?". Sveriges Radio (in Finnish). 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
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^Ehrnebo, Paula (2000). "Suomesta virallinen vähemmistökieli Ruotsissa". Institute for the Languages of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-10-08.
^Leena, Paalanen (1998-06-05). "Ruotsinsuomi arvokas äidinkieli". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-10-08.
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