toponyms of Finland result mainly from the legacy left by three linguistic heritages: the Finnish language (spoken as first language by about 93% of the...

study of toponyms (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is...

has an important consulting function in the shaping of Finnish language policy and choosing toponyms. On the other hand, in the Swedish language, the institute...

etymological origin of the toponyms Sápmi (Northern Sami for 'Lapland') and Suomi (Finnish for 'Finland') and the Finnish and Sami names for the Finnish and Sami...

Some toponyms in Finland appear to be of non-Uralic origin; for example, a word "koita" regularly appears in hydronyms for long and narrow bodies of water...

1980. Hansen & Olsen (2004) Ante Aikio 2007: The study of Saami substrate toponyms in Finland. Onomastica Uralica. http://mnytud.arts.klte...

bilingualism. The Finnish substrate toponyms (place names) within today's Swedish-speaking areas have been interpreted as indicative of earlier Finnish settlements...

mentioned by the Finnish reformer Mikael Agricola in his account of what from his point of view was Finnish idolatry. A number of toponyms in Finland and surrounding...

p. 304. ISBN 978-0-9788460-6-0. Aikio, Ante. "The Study of Saami Substrate Toponyms in Finland" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November...

municipal coat of arms. Similar toponyms nearby include Muuratsalo, Muuratjärvi, Muuramenlampi and Muuratharju. Muurame was originally a part of the Jämsä...

(Suburb in Turku) Languages of Finland Toponyms of Finland List of municipalities of Finland in which Finnish is not the sole official language Do note...

and toponym common to Japan, Norway, Sweden and Swedish-speaking parts of Finland. Haga may refer to: Akane Haga (2002), 12th generation member of Japanese...

categories: endonyms and exonyms of place names (toponyms), endonyms and exonyms of human names (anthroponyms), including names of ethnic groups (ethnonyms)...

and Finland. GeoJournal 33.1, 107-113. Ingria on Fire: A little-known episode of the White Movement (in Russian), including a map of Finnish toponyms. 60°28′43″N...

This is a list of English language words derived from toponyms, followed by the place name it derives from. agate — after Achates, ancient Greek name...

the Finnish and the Sami languages and other modern Uralic languages. It also supports the hypothesis of a common etymological origin of the toponyms Sápmi...

Karelia became part of the Karelo-Finnish SSR. While Ladoga Karelia retained most of its original toponyms, the vast majority of toponyms in the Karelian...

reconstructed from toponyms in the Arkhangelsk region, and a few words are documented by Norse travelers. Also some Saamic toponyms can also be found in...

valorous and powerful member of the Æsir and patron of warriors and mythological heroes. In Norse mythology, which provides most of the surviving narratives...

Estonian toponyms and even people's names are simply translated into Finnish as if they were Finnish words, creating an unlimited number of potentially...

of the old Finnish toponyms in the conquered territories were renamed to invented Russian ones by the government around 1948. The Finnish toponyms of...

appears in Finnish toponyms. From Merya toponyms it can also be seen that words such as volo 'down' (Finnish: ala), vondo 'give' (Finnish: antaa) existed...

region of Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Kola Peninsula in Russia. The region of Sápmi was...

(Finland) in the west and the Vistula River (Poland) in the south. It would include the Narva culture of Estonia and the Sperrings culture in Finland,...

unilingually Finnish. Lumijoki literally means "snow river", most likely through Lumijärvi, the lake from which the river Lumijoki once began from. Toponyms with...

Mikkola is a Finnish language name that can occur both as a surname and as a toponym. It may refer to: Mikkola (surname) Mikkola, Ontario, Canada Mikkola...

Finland Peak is a 9,405-foot (2,867 m) elevation mountain summit in the U.S. state of Alaska. Finland Peak is located in the Chugach Mountains approximately...

Vartius, located in Kuhmo, Finland, is a border crossing station on the Finnish side of the Finnish–Russian border. The Russian side of the crossing is called...

French exonyms for Dutch toponyms List of French exonyms for German toponyms List of French exonyms for Italian toponyms List of Latin place names in Continental...

assimilated in the mainstream Finnish population.[citation needed] The remnant of the influx can be seen in some of the toponyms in coastal Satakunta (e.g...