Helsinki slang
Modernization

Helsinki slang

Section Title: Modernization
Table Section Text: None

Years	Finnish	Swedish	Russian	English	German

1890-1920	>20	75	<5	<1	<1

1900-1920	30	60	2	N/A	N/A

1910-1940	39	50	2	2	1

1979	60	20	N/A	10	N/A

1985-1989	78	11	N/A	9	N/A

Approximate proportions (%) of word origins by year. Source

Sentence(s)

Helsinki slang is characterized by words from Swedish, German, Russian, and English.

final_sentence: Helsinki slang is characterized by words from Swedish, German, Russian, and English.