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Finland Swedish or Fenno-Swedish is a variety of the Swedish language and a closely related group of Swedish dialects spoken in Finland by the Swedish-speaking population, commonly also referred to as
Border between bilingual municipalities of Siuntio and Ingå: traffic signs are both in Finnish and Swedish. In Siuntio, where the majority of people speak Finnish, the signs are written first in Finnish. In Ingå, the majority language is Swedish, which is reflected in the traffic signs being written in Swedish first.
Ostrobothnia is a region on the west coast of Finland. It borders Central Ostrobothnia, South Ostrobothnia and Satakunta, and faces the Gulf of Bothnia. The regional capital and largest city is Vaasa.
Finland Swedish
…their first language. For the most part, these dialects and the dialects spoken in Sweden are mutually intelligible, although some archaic dialects in Ostrobothnia are practically unintelligible to Swedish-speaking people in southern Finland (and in Sweden). Most Swedish-speaking Finns emphasize that Finland Swedish…
Memorial cross at the site of Korsholm Castle
View from the Stubben lighthouse in Nykarleby