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Suomi (Suomi)

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Official – Suomen Tasavalta (Suomi – Finnish)
Official – Republiken Finland (Svenska – Swedish)
Other – Suomi (Soo-oh-me)
Citizens – Suomen, Finn
Language – Suomi, Svenska
Capital – Helsinki (hell-sinn-key) (Suomi), Helsingfors (Svenska), Stadi (sta-dee) to locals
Radio – http://www.yle.fi/radiosuomi/

Suomi is rooted in the ancient words for country or earth. Finn comes from an Old German term for hunter-gatherers, why it has been applied to this country is a mystery. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland

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