# Finland
## English
### Etymology

Ultimately, from Old Norse Finnland, equivalent to Finn +‎ -land. Compare Old English Finna land (“Lapland”, literally “land of the Sami”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK, US) IPA: /ˈfɪn.lənd/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪnlənd

### Proper noun

Finland (usually uncountable, plural Finlands)
* A Nordic country having borders with Sweden, Norway and Russia in Europe. Official name: Republic of Finland.
** 2017 March 2, Eliza Mackintosh, “No more excuses on resettling refugees, European Commission warns”, in CNN‎:And so far just two member states, Malta and Finland, are on track to meet their resettling obligations.
** For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Finland.

#### Derived terms

* Finland Proper
* Gulf of Finland

#### Related terms

* Finn
* Finnish
* Suomi

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: フィンランド (Finrando)

#### See also

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic, Czechia
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Vatican City

## Afrikaans
### Proper noun

Finland
* Finland (A Nordic a country in Northern Europe)

#### Related terms

* Fin
* Fins

## Breton
### Proper noun

Finland
* Finland (A Nordic a country in Northern Europe)

## Danish
### Proper noun

Finland
* Finland (A Nordic a country in Northern Europe)

#### Related terms

* finne c ("Finn")
* finsk (adjective) ("Finnish")

### See also

* Albanien
* Andorra
* Armenien
* Aserbajdsjan
* Belgien
* Bosnien-Hercegovina
* Bulgarien
* Cypern
* Danmark
* Estland
* Finland
* Forenede Kongerige
* Frankrig
* Georgien
* Grækenland
* Hviderusland
* Irland
* Island
* Italien
* Kasakhstan
* Kosovo
* Kroatien
* Letland
* Liechtenstein
* Litauen
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Nederlandene
* Nordmakedonien
* Norge
* Polen
* Portugal
* Rumænien
* Rusland
* San Marino
* Schweiz
* Serbien
* Slovakiet
* Slovenien
* Spanien
* Sverige
* Tjekkiet
* Tyskland
* Ukraine
* Ungarn
* Vatikanstaten
* Østrig

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* Finlandt (obsolete)

### Etymology

Borrowed and first attested in the 16th century Dutch translation of Olaus Magnus Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus by Cornelius Grapheus, but whether it was borrowed from Latin or a Germanic translation, e.g. Swedish, Low German or High German, is uncertain.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɪn.lɑnt/
* Audio (Netherlands):(file)
* Hyphenation: Fin‧land
* Rhymes: -ɪnlɑnt

### Proper noun

Finland n (adjective Fins or Finlands, demonym Fin m or Finlander m or Finse f or Finlandse f)
* Finland (A Nordic a country in Northern Europe)

### See also

* Albanië
* Andorra
* Armenië
* Azerbeidzjan
* Belarus
* België
* Bosnië en Herzegovina
* Bulgarije
* Cyprus
* Denemarken
* Duitsland
* Estland
* Finland
* Frankrijk
* Georgië
* Griekenland
* Hongarije
* Ierland
* IJsland
* Italië
* Kazachstan
* Kosovo
* Kroatië
* Letland
* Liechtenstein
* Litouwen
* Luxemburg
* Malta
* Moldavië
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Nederland
* Noord-Macedonië
* Noorwegen
* Oekraïne
* Oostenrijk
* Polen
* Portugal
* Roemenië
* Rusland
* San Marino
* Servië
* Slovenië
* Slowakije
* Tsjechië
* Turkije
* Vaticaanstad
* Verenigd Koninkrijk
* Wit-Rusland
* Zweden
* Zwitserland

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɪnlɑn/

### Proper noun

Finland
* Finland (A Nordic a country in Northern Europe)

#### Derived terms

* finlandshette

#### Related terms

* finlender, finlending, finne
* finlandsk, finsk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Finland
* Finland (A Nordic a country in Northern Europe)

#### Derived terms

* finlandshette

#### Related terms

* finlendar, finlending, finne
* finlandsk, finsk

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse Finnland.

### Pronunciation

* (Central Sweden) IPA: /ˈfɪnˌland/, [ˈfɪnːˌl̪and]
* (Finland) IPA: /ˈfinlɑnd/
* Audio (Central Sweden):(file)

### Proper noun

Finland n (genitive Finlands)
* Finland (A Nordic a country in Northern Europe; official name: Republiken Finland)
* (historical) Finland (one of the four regions of Sweden, together with Götaland, Svealand and Norrland)

#### Derived terms

* finlandssvensk
* finländare
* finländsk

#### Related terms

* finne
* finsk

### References

* Finland in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH