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Re: Finland is the Swedish and English name

by Mar (X-Mar)

9/15/2006, 4:02 PM

According to an etymology website fin possibly stems from fen, which means 'marsh'. I think Finland makes sense then in a way if Suomi really means 'land of marshes'or something similar.

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- Soul (guest)

9/16/2006, 3:17 AM

It does, according to some theories. As far as I know, the etymology of the word Suomi is still more or less debatable, but some people claim that it's derived from 'suomaa', meaning 'marsh land'.

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