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Hi Felie!

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Here's some info for the names only used in Finland. This time I put them in certain categories.

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Evergreen classic: Heikki
- I think I've already told you about Heikki? Anyway, Heikki is an old classic (pretty much like Henry or the original Heinrich). Heikki isn't that popular for babies at the moment though, but I've got a feeling that it will become trendy in 10-20 years.

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Vintage and trendy: Helmi, Lempi, Rauha, Toivo, Voitto
- These are former great-grandma/-grandpa names which have become trendy again.

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Baby boomer/filler name: Kalevi
- This is also a name you've asked me before? Kalevi was most popular in the 1940's-1950's and is thus a current grandpa name. It's a very common MN for boys and men in all ages, a filler name like James or John in English-speaking countries.

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Dated 1960's-1970's name: Jari
- ^ I think this sums it up. Jari's English equivalent would probably be Jeffrey.

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Modern nature or mythology names: Hilla, Lumi, Sampo & Suvi
- Hilla, Lumi and Suvi are nature names, while Sampo is the name of a magical object in Kalevala. Sampo and Suvi are my generation's names (1980's-1990's), while Hilla and Lumi became popular in the 2000's.

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By the way, almost all the other names are Finnish to me, despite that they're also used in other countries. Of those names at least Alma, Aurora, Elsa and Susanna have fairly long history here, being first used in the 1500's-1800's.