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Finland

/ˈfɪn.lənd/ · name

Meaning

  1. A Nordic country having borders with Sweden, Norway and Russia in Europe. Official name: Republic of Finland.

Etymology / origin

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

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