On language
Our webpages contain a lot of information about the languages spoken in Finland, the language policy in Finland, and so on.
Languages of Finland and language policy
The official languages (national languages) of Finland are Finnish and Swedish. In addition to Finnish and Swedish, there are other languages in Finland whose users’ rights are laid down in law.
Language planning at the Finnish Language Office
Language planning refers to various methods for influencing language use.
Plain language
The Institute works for the promotion of plain language, encouraging authorities to use appropriate, clear and comprehensible language.
Dialects
The Institute’s Finnish and Swedish webpages contain a lot of information about Finnish and Finland-Swedish dialects.
Names
The Institute for the Languages of Finland conducts onomastic research, oversees name planning, compiles related publications, and maintains a comprehensive Names Archive.
Old Literary Finnish
Old Literary Finnish is defined as the form of written Finnish that was used in the period between the publication of the first book printed in Finnish (Mikael Agricola’s ABC -book published in the 1540s) and the year 1810.
Nineteenth century literary Finnish
The nineteenth century was a period of important changes in literary, i.e. written, Finnish.