Finnish people
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Finnish people are a Northern European ethnic group native to Finland, known for their Finno-Ugric language, rich sauna and design culture, and high standards of education and social welfare.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Finnish people canonical | 7 |
| Finnish-speaking Finns | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
nation ⓘ |
| achievedIndependence | 1917 ⓘ |
| capitalCityOfHomeCountry | Helsinki ⓘ |
| climateOfHomeCountry |
cold winters
ⓘ
numerous lakes and forests ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Finland ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
coffee drinking
ⓘ
ice swimming ⓘ midsummer celebrations ⓘ sauna bathing ⓘ tango dancing ⓘ |
| diasporaCommunities |
Canada
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ Sweden ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| educationSystemCharacteristic | tuition-free basic and higher education ⓘ |
| ethnicMinorityGroupsWithin |
Sami people in Finland
ⓘ
Swedish-speaking Finns ⓘ |
| historicalOrigins | Finno-Ugric peoples ⓘ |
| historicalPoliticalContext |
Grand Duchy of Finland
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Duchy of Finland under the Russian Empire
part of the Kingdom of Sweden before 1809 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
architecture and design brands such as Marimekko and Iittala
ⓘ
design culture ⓘ high coffee consumption per capita ⓘ high education standards ⓘ high levels of digital literacy ⓘ high levels of gender equality ⓘ high levels of press freedom ⓘ high levels of trust in public institutions ⓘ high rankings in global happiness reports ⓘ sauna culture ⓘ strong social welfare system ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Finno-Ugric languages
ⓘ
Uralic languages ⓘ |
| majorReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ |
| minorityLanguagesSpoken |
Sami languages
ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Finland ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Finnish language ⓘ |
| region | Northern Europe ⓘ |
| socialModel | Nordic welfare state ⓘ |
| sportsCulture |
cross-country skiing
ⓘ
ice hockey ⓘ rally driving ⓘ ski jumping ⓘ |
| stereotypicalTraits |
honesty
ⓘ
love of nature ⓘ punctuality ⓘ reservedness ⓘ |
| traditionalDrinks |
coffee
ⓘ
milk ⓘ sahti ⓘ |
| traditionalFoods |
karjalanpiirakka
ⓘ
poronkäristys ⓘ rye bread ⓘ salmon dishes ⓘ |
| traditionalSaunaCulture | yes ⓘ |
| typicalMinorityReligions |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
Islam ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Finnish-speaking Finns