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Finland Swedish
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English
thumb|Map of Finland. Purple = municipalities (in Åland) with Swedish as the sole official language. Blue = Swedish-majority municipalities with Finnish and Swedish as official languages. Turquoise = Finnish-majority municipalities with Finnish and Swedish as official languages. Beige = municipalities with Finnish as the sole official language. Red = Finnish-majority municipalities with Finnish and Sami as official languages.
thumb|A bilingual (Finnish/Swedish) sign in Helsinki (called "Helsingfors" in Swedish).
Etymology 1
en sv finlandssvenska.
Noun
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the Swedish language as spoken by the Swedish-speaking population in Finland
Translations
form of Swedish
Finnish: fi suomenruotsi, fi rantaruotsi derogatory, fi muumiruotsi humorous
German: de Finnlandschwedisch
Spanish: es sueco de Finlandia
Swedish: sv finlandssvenska
Etymology 2
en sv finlandssvensk.
Adjective
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Of or pertaining to native Swedish-speakers living in Finland
en The Finland Swedish population is concentrated on the coasts.
Of or pertaining to the Swedish spoken natively in Finland
en There are many Finland Swedish dialects.
Translations
Finnish: fi suomenruotsalainen, fi rantaruotsalainen derogatory
German: de finnlandschwedisch
Swedish: sv finlandssvensk
Further reading
en Finland Languages