Because of certain melodic logic, the suffixes are not attached mechanically to words. Vowel harmony and some sound changes associated with inflexional suffixes, although quite regular, complicate the grammar and the language. Finnish has no grammatical gender and no definite or indefinite article.
Finnish nouns can have four kinds of suffixes.
The Finnish language has very regular pronunciation. However, some sounds are a bit difficult to produce for foreigners. The names are to be pronounced according to Finnish rules described above. Just click on the icon to drop me a line. This site was last updated on April 28, 1998.