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I got inspired by Caprice's recent posts and listed names I consider to be typically Finnish. I also marked statistically the most popular names (that are used both as first and middle names).

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About the pronunciation: the letter J is pronounced like Y in English, Y like the letter U in the French "rue", Ä like the letter A in the English "cat" and Ö like eu in the French "adieu". The double vowels are pronounced longer.

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Maaret
Maaria / Maria - Maria is the most popular feminine name (from the 19th century to the current day)
Maarit
Maija
Maiju
Maikki
Maila
Maili
Mailis
Maini
Maire
Maisa
Manta
Margareeta
Mari
Marianna
Marianne
Marika
Marita / Maritta
Marja
Marjaana
Marjatta - 6th popular feminine name
Marjo
Marjukka
Marjut
Marketta
Martta
Matilda
Matleena
Meeri
Meri
Merja
Mervi
Mielikki
Miia
Miina
Miisa
Milja
Milla
Mimmi
Mimosa
Minea
Minja
Minna
Minttu
Mira
Mirja
Mirjami
Mirka / Mirkka
Mirva
Moona
Nea / Neea
Nelli
Niina / Nina
Ninni
Noora
Oili
Oivi
Onerva
Oona
Orvokki
Outi
Paula
Pauliina
Peppi
Petra
Pihla
Piia
Pilvi
Pinja
Pipsa
Pirita / Piritta
Pirjo
Pirkko
Pulmu - means "snow bunting"; also an archaic/poetic expression for an innocent person
Päivi
Päivikki
Päivä
Pälvi - means "patch of snow-free ground"
Raakel
Raija
Raila
Raili
Raisa
Raita - means "goat willow, pussy willow" and "stripe"
Rauha
Rauna
Rauni
Reeta / Reetta
Reija
Riia
Riikka
Riina
Riitta
Rita
Ritva
Ronja
Roosa - means "pink"
Ruusu - means "rose"
Ruut
Saaga
Saana
Saara / Sara
Saija
Saila
Saima
Saimi
Saini
Salla
Salli
Salme
Sanelma
Sanna
Sanni
Sari
Sarita
Satu
Seela
Seija
Selja - means "elder" (the tree)
Selma
Senja
Senni
Silja
Sini
Sinikka
Sirja
Sirkka - means "cricket"
Sirkku - means "bunting, sparrow"
Sirpa
Siru - means "chip, shard, spall"
Sisko
Sivi
Sofia
Sohvi
Soila
Soile
Soili
Sointu - means "chord, harmony, tone"
Solja
Sonja
Sorja - an archaic/poetic word for "slender, slim"
Suoma
Suometar
Susanna
Susanne
Suvi
Sylvi
Sylvia
Säde
Taija
Taika
Taimi
Taina
Talvikki - means "wintergreen"
Tanja
Tarja
Taru
Tea
Teija
Tellervo
Teresa
Terhi
Terhikki
Terttu
Tiia
Tiina
Tinja
Titta
Toini
Tuija
Tuire
Tuomi - means "bird cherry"
Tuovi
Tuula
Tuuli
Tuulia
Tuulikki
Tytti
Tyyne
Tyyni - means "calm, serene"
Ulpu
Unelma - means "dream, daydream"
Valma
Valpuri
Vanamo
Vappu
Varma - means "certain, sure"
Varpu
Vaula
Veera
Vellamo
Venla
Verna
Viena
Vieno
Viivi
Vilhelmiina
Vilja
Vilma
Viola
Virpi
Virva
Virve
Vuokko