List of English words of Finnish origin

The Finnish language has lent few loanwords to the English language; Finnish is rather a net importer of words from English.

However the following words of Finnish origin are some examples:

Widespread

The most commonly used Finnish word in English is sauna, and it has been loaned to many other languages as well.

Specialized

Words derived from Finnish used in more specialized fields:

Cultural

In English, Finnish words used with reference to the Finnish culture, but not nativized in English and not used in other contexts:

See also

For a list of words relating to with Finnish language origins, see the Finnish derivations category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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