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{{IPA key|H:IPA-FI}}
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The charts below show the way in which the [[International Phonetic Alphabet|International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)]] represents [[Finnish language]] pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{tl|IPA-fi}} and {{section link|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation#Entering IPA characters}}.
The charts below show the way in which the [[International Phonetic Alphabet|International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)]] represents [[Finnish language]] pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see [[Template:IPA]] and {{section link|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation#Entering IPA characters}}.


See [[Finnish phonology]] for a more thorough look at the sounds of Finnish.
See [[Finnish phonology]] for a more thorough look at the sounds of Finnish.

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! colspan="3" | [[Consonant]]s<ref>Most Finnish consonants usually contrast between shorter and longer pronunciation. Long consonants are marked with the symbol {{IPAslink|ː}}.</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|b}}</big><ref name="loanwords">{{IPA|[b]}}, {{IPA|[f]}}, {{IPA|[ɡ]}}, and {{IPA|[ʃ]}} occur only in loanwords. In casual speech, they may be replaced with {{IPA|[p]}}, {{IPA|[ʋ]}}, {{IPA|[k]}}, and {{IPA|[s]}}, respectively.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|b}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''b'''ussi|i=no}}<ref name="loanwords">{{IPA|[b]}}, {{IPA|[f]}}, {{IPA|[ɡ]}}, and {{IPA|[ʃ]}} occur only in loanwords. In casual speech, they may be replaced with {{IPA|[p]}}, {{IPA|[ʋ]}}, {{IPA|[k]}}, and {{IPA|[s]}}, respectively.</ref>
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| {{lang|fi|'''b'''ussi|i=-}}
| '''b'''ig
| '''b'''ig
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|d}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|d}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|la'''d'''ot|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|la'''d'''ot|i=no}}
|a'''d'''ept
| a'''d'''ept
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|f}}</big><ref name="loanwords"/>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|f}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''f'''ilmi|i=no}}<ref name="loanwords"/>
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| {{lang|fi|'''f'''ilmi|i=-}}
| '''f'''ilm
| '''f'''ilm
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ɡ}}</big><ref name="loanwords"/>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ɡ}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|ma'''g'''ia|i=no}}<ref name="loanwords"/>
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| {{lang|fi|'''g'''orilla|i=-}}
| '''g'''o
| '''g'''o
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|h}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|h}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''h'''evonen, va'''h'''a|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''h'''evonen, va'''h'''a|i=no}}
|'''h'''orse
| '''h'''orse
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|j}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|j}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''j'''oulu|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''j'''oulu|i=no}}
|'''y'''olk
| '''y'''olk
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|k}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|k}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''k'''ala|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''k'''ala|i=no}}
|s'''c'''old
| s'''c'''old
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|kː}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|kː}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|la'''kk'''i|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|la'''kk'''i|i=no}}
| boo'''kk'''eeping
| ba'''ckg'''ammon
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|l}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|l}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''l'''au'''l'''u|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''l'''au'''l'''u|i=no}}
|'''l'''ack
| '''l'''ack
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|lː}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|lː}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|pu'''ll'''o|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|pu'''ll'''o|i=no}}
| tai'''ll'''ight
| tai'''ll'''ight
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|m}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|m}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''m'''etsä|i=-}}, {{lang|fi|o'''n'''pa|i=-}}<ref name="m">Allophone of {{IPA|/n/}} before {{IPA|/p/}}.</ref>
| {{lang|fi|'''m'''etsä|i=no}}, {{lang|fi|o'''n'''pa|i=no}}<ref name="mng">{{IPA|/n/}} has three allophones: {{IPA|[ŋ]}} before {{IPA|/k/}}, {{IPA|[m]}} before {{IPA|/p/}} (or {{IPA|[b]}}) or {{IPA|/m/}}, and {{IPA|[n]}} elsewhere.</ref>
|'''m'''ay
|'''m'''ay
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|mː}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|mː}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|ka'''mm'''io|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|ka'''mm'''io|i=no}}, {{lang|fi|Ahvena'''nm'''aa|i=no}}<ref name="mng"/>
|roo'''mm'''ate
| roo'''mm'''ate
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|n}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|n}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''n'''e'''n'''ä|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''n'''e'''n'''ä|i=no}}
|'''n'''anny
| '''n'''anny
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|nː}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|nː}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|ka'''nn'''u|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|ka'''nn'''u|i=no}}
| u'''nn'''atural
| u'''nn'''atural
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ŋ}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ŋ}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|va'''ng'''ita|i=-}}, {{lang|fi|ke'''n'''kä|i=-}}<ref name="ng">Allophone of {{IPA|/n/}} before {{IPA|/k/}}.</ref>
| {{lang|fi|ke'''n'''kä|i=no}}<ref name="mng"/>
|si'''ng'''
| si'''ng'''
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| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ŋː}}</big>
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| {{lang|fi|va'''ng'''ita|i=no}}
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| si'''ng'''ing
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|p}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|p}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''p'''uu|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''p'''uu|i=no}}
|s'''p'''ill
| '''p'''ool
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|pː}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|pː}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|li'''pp'''u|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|li'''pp'''u|i=no}}
| ste'''pp'''arent
| fli'''pb'''ook
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|r}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|r}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''r'''auta|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''r'''auta|i=no}}
|rolled r, Spanish pe'''rr'''o
| ''rolled r, like Spanish'' pe'''rr'''o
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|s}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|s}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''s'''inä|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''s'''inä|i=no}}
| ''between'' '''s'''ip ''and'' '''sh'''ip ''([[Voiceless alveolar fricative#Retracted alveolar|retracted]])''
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|'''s'''ole
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|sː}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|sː}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|ki'''ss'''a|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|ki'''ss'''a|i=no}}
| ''between'' thi'''s s'''ip ''and'' tra'''sh sh'''ip ''(retracted)''
| di'''ss'''atisfied
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ʃ}}</big><ref name="loanwords"/>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ʃ}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''š'''akki|i=no}}<ref name="loanwords"/>
| {{lang|fi|'''š'''akki|i=-}}
| '''sh'''ip
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| '''sh'''y
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|t}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|t̪|t}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''t'''ina|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''t'''ina|i=no}}
|s'''t'''and
| s'''t'''and
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|tː}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|t̪|tː}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|ha'''tt'''u|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|ha'''tt'''u|i=no}}
| nigh'''tt'''ime
| ou'''td'''o
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ʋ}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ʋ}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''v'''iha|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''v'''iha|i=no}}
|Between '''v''' and '''w'''
| ''between'' '''v'''et ''and'' '''w'''et
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ʔ}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ʔ}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|vaa'''’'''an|i=-}}, {{lang|fi|linja'''-'''auto|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|vaa'''’'''an|i=no}}, {{lang|fi|linja'''-'''auto|i=no}}
| the pause in uh'''-'''oh
| ''the pause in'' uh'''-'''oh
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! colspan="3" | [[Stress (linguistics)|Stress]]
|-
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! [[Help:IPA|IPA]] !! Examples !! Explanation
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! colspan=4| [[Stress (linguistics)|Stress]]
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | <big>{{IPA link|ˈ}}</big>
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|{{lang|fi|'''he'''vonen|i=-}}
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|Normally placed on the first syllable.
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ˈ}}</big>
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| {{lang|fi|'''her'''ne'''keit'''to|i=-}}<br/> {{IPA|[ˈherneˈkːei̯tːo]}}
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| {{lang|fi|'''he'''vonen|i=no}}<br/>{{IPA|[ˈheʋonen]}}
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| Two syllables in some compound words.
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| Normally placed on the first syllable.
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | <big>{{IPA link|ˌ}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''tule'''|i=-}}! {{IPA|[ˈtuˈle]}}
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| {{lang|fi|herne'''keit'''to|i=no}}<br/>{{IPA|[ˈherneˌkːei̯tːo]}}
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|Both syllables in two-syllable imperatives.
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| A second syllable in some compound words.
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|-
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| {{lang|fi|tu'''le'''!|i=no}} {{IPA|[ˈtuˌle]}}
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| The second syllable in two-syllable imperatives.
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|-
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! colspan="6" | [[Vowel]]s<ref>All Finnish vowels have both a long and a short phoneme.</ref>
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! colspan="3"| [[Vowel]]s
! colspan="3" | Short
! colspan="3" | Long
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| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ɑ}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|pout'''a'''|i=-}}
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|like f'''a'''ther, but shorter
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ɑ}}</big>
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| {{lang|fi|pout'''a'''|i=no}}
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| ''like'' f'''a'''ther'', but shorter''
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ɑː}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ɑː}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|pout'''aa'''|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|pout'''aa'''|i=no}}
|f'''a'''ther
| f'''a'''ther
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|æ}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|æ}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|pöyt'''ä'''|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|pöyt'''ä'''|i=no}}
|c'''a'''t
| c'''a'''t
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|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|æː}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|æː}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|päiv'''ää'''|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|päiv'''ää'''|i=no}}
|m'''a'''d
| m'''a'''d
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|e̞|e}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|e̞|e}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|t'''e'''rve|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|t'''e'''rve|i=no}}
|l'''e'''t
| l'''e'''t
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|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|e̞|eː}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|e̞|eː}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''ee'''sti|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''ee'''sti|i=no}}
| p'''ay'''
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| p'''ay''' ([[General American|GA]]), p'''air''' ([[Received Pronunciation|RP]])
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|i}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|i}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|v'''i'''ha|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|v'''i'''ha|i=no}}
|like s'''ee''', but shorter
| cit'''y'''
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|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|iː}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|iː}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|s'''ii'''ka|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|s'''ii'''ka|i=no}}
|s'''ee'''
| s'''ee'''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|o̞|o}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|o̞|o}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''o'''ksa|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''o'''ksa|i=no}}
|like m'''o'''re, but shorter
| ''like'' m'''o'''re'', but shorter''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|o̞|oː}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|o̞|oː}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|k'''oo'''staa|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|k'''oo'''staa|i=no}}
|m'''o'''re
| m'''o'''re
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ø̞|ø}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ø̞|ø}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|p'''ö'''ly|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|p'''ö'''ly|i=no}}
|somewhat like n'''ur'''se; French f'''eu'''
| ''somewhat like'' n'''ur'''se
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ø̞|øː}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|ø̞|øː}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|sär'''öö'''n|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|sär'''öö'''n|i=no}}
| somewhat like b'''ir'''d; German sch'''ö'''n
| ''somewhat like'' b'''ir'''d
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|u}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|u}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|s'''u'''rma|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|s'''u'''rma|i=no}}
|like l'''oo''', but shorter
| infl'''u'''ence
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|uː}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|uː}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|s'''uu'''|i=-}}, {{lang|fi|r'''uo'''an|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|s'''uu'''|i=no}}, {{lang|fi|r'''uo'''an|i=no}}
|l'''oo'''
| c'''oo'''l
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|y}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|y}}</big>
|{{lang|fi|kes'''y'''|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|kes'''y'''|i=no}}
| ''somewhat like'' c'''u'''te
|like c'''u'''be but without the initial y sound; French '''u'''ne
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|yː}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA link|yː}}</big>
|{{lang|fi|r'''yy'''ppy|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|r'''yy'''ppy|i=no}}
| ''somewhat like'' c'''u'''be
|like c'''u'''te but without the initial y sound; German '''ü'''ber
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|}
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==Finnish diphthongs==

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! colspan="3" | [[Diphthong]]s
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|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|ɑi̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|ɑi̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''ai'''ka|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''ai'''ka|i=no}}
|'''ai'''sle, '''eye'''
| '''eye'''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|ɑu̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|ɑu̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''au'''ra|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''au'''ra|i=no}}
|h'''ow''' ([[Received Pronunciation|RP]])
| h'''ow'''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|æi̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|æi̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''äi'''ti|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''äi'''ti|i=no}}
|m'''ai'''n in Australian dialects
| m'''ai'''n (''Australia'')
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|æy̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|æy̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|t'''äy'''tyy|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|t'''äy'''tyy|i=no}}
| ''somewhat like'' m'''ou'''th (''Estuary English'')
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|d'''ow'''n (GA)
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|ei̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|ei̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''ei'''|i=-}}, {{lang|fi|h'''ei'''|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''ei'''|i=no}}, {{lang|fi|h'''ei'''|i=no}}
|h'''ey'''d'''ay'''
| p'''ay'''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|eu̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|eu̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|n'''eu'''traali|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|n'''eu'''traali|i=no}}
|No English equivalent. Spanish and Italian n'''eu'''tro.
| ''somewhat like'' m'''ou'''th (''Dublin English''), ''Spanish or Italian'' n'''eu'''tro
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|ey̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|ey̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|kesk'''ey'''tyä|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|kesk'''ey'''tyä|i=no}}
|No English equivalent
| ''no English equivalent''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|ie̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|ie̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|k'''ie'''li|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|k'''ie'''li|i=no}}
|No English equivalent. Somewhat like Spanish t'''ie'''rra.
| ''somewhat like'' '''ye'''s
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|iu̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|iu̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|v'''iu'''lu|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|v'''iu'''lu|i=no}}
|somewhat like k'''iw'''i
| f'''ew'''
|-
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{| class="wikitable"
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![[Help:IPA|IPA]] !! Examples !! English approximation
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|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|iy̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|iy̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|siist'''iy'''tyä|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|siist'''iy'''tyä|i=no}}
|No English equivalent
| ''no English equivalent''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|oi̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|oi̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|k'''oi'''ttaa|i=-}}, {{lang|fi|k'''oe'''ttaa|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|k'''oi'''ttaa|i=no}}, {{lang|fi|k'''oe'''ttaa|i=no}}
|c'''oi'''n
| c'''oi'''n
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|ou̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|ou̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''ou'''to|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''ou'''to|i=no}}
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| r'''o'''le
|American pronunciation of n'''o''', '''oh'''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|øi̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|øi̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|t'''öi'''tä|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|t'''öi'''tä|i=no}}
|No English equivalent. French f'''eui'''lle.
| ''no English equivalent: French'' f'''euill'''e
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|øy̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|øy̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|p'''öy'''ristyä|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|p'''öy'''ristyä|i=no}}
⚫
| r'''o'''pe (''Received Pronunciation'')
|roughly like the British pronunciation of n'''o''', '''oh'''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|ui̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|ui̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|m'''ui'''ta|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|m'''ui'''ta|i=no}}
⚫
| r'''ui'''n
|No English equivalent. Spanish m'''uy''', French gren'''oui'''lle, Italian l'''ui'''.
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|uo̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|uo̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|S'''uo'''mi|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|S'''uo'''mi|i=no}}
| ''somewhat like'' '''woah'''
|Somewhat like '''woah'''. Italian s'''uo''' (but with diphthong)
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|yi̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|yi̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|s'''yi'''tä|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|s'''yi'''tä|i=no}}
|No English equivalent. Somewhat like French h'''ui'''t.
| ''somewhat like'' '''we'''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|yø̯}}</big>
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPA|yø̯}}</big>
| {{lang|fi|'''yö'''|i=-}}, {{lang|fi|t'''yö'''tä|i=-}}
| {{lang|fi|'''yö'''|i=no}}, {{lang|fi|t'''yö'''tä|i=no}}
|No English equivalent. French poll'''ueu'''se (but with diphthong)
| ''no English equivalent: French'' poll'''ueu'''se
|}
|}
|}
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==See also==
*{{clc|Pages with Finnish IPA|pages}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/suomi/fon.html Pronunciation of Finnish in a nutshell]
*[https://jkorpela.fi//suomi/fon.html Pronunciation of Finnish in a nutshell]


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Revision as of 09:27, 20 June 2024

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Finnish language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

See Finnish phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Finnish.

Consonants[1]
IPA Examples English approximation
b bussi[2] big
d ladot adept
f filmi[2] film
ɡ magia[2] go
h hevonen, vaha horse
j joulu yolk
k kala scold
kː lakki backgammon
l laulu lack
lː pullo taillight
m metsä, onpa[3] may
mː kammio, Ahvenanmaa[3] roommate
n nenä nanny
nː kannu unnatural
ŋ kenkä[3] sing
ŋː vangita singing
p puu pool
pː lippu flipbook
r rauta rolled r, like Spanish perro
s sinä between sip and ship (retracted)
sː kissa between this sip and trash ship (retracted)
ʃ šakki[2] ship
t tina stand
tː hattu outdo
ʋ viha between vet and wet
ʔ vaa’an, linja-auto the pause in uh-oh
Stress
IPA Examples Explanation
ˈ hevonen
[ˈheʋonen] 		Normally placed on the first syllable.
ˌ hernekeitto
[ˈherneˌkːei̯tːo] 		A second syllable in some compound words.
tule! [ˈtuˌle] The second syllable in two-syllable imperatives.
Vowels[4]
Short Long
IPA Examples English approximation IPA Examples English approximation
ɑ pouta like father, but shorter ɑː poutaa father
æ pöytä cat æː päivää mad
e terve let eː eesti pay
i viha city iː siika see
o oksa like more, but shorter oː koostaa more
ø pöly somewhat like nurse øː säröön somewhat like bird
u surma influence uː suu, ruoan cool
y kesy somewhat like cute yː ryyppy somewhat like cube
Diphthongs
IPA Examples English approximation
ɑi̯ aika eye
ɑu̯ aura how
æi̯ äiti main (Australia)
æy̯ täytyy somewhat like mouth (Estuary English)
ei̯ ei, hei pay
eu̯ neutraali somewhat like mouth (Dublin English), Spanish or Italian neutro
ey̯ keskeytyä no English equivalent
ie̯ kieli somewhat like yes
iu̯ viulu few
iy̯ siistiytyä no English equivalent
oi̯ koittaa, koettaa coin
ou̯ outo role
øi̯ töitä no English equivalent: French feuille
øy̯ pöyristyä rope (Received Pronunciation)
ui̯ muita ruin
uo̯ Suomi somewhat like woah
yi̯ syitä somewhat like we
yø̯ yö, työtä no English equivalent: French pollueuse

Notes

  1. ^ Most Finnish consonants usually contrast between shorter and longer pronunciation. Long consonants are marked with the symbol /ː/.
  2. ^ a b c d [b], [f], [ɡ], and [ʃ] occur only in loanwords. In casual speech, they may be replaced with [p], [ʋ], [k], and [s], respectively.
  3. ^ a b c /n/ has three allophones: [ŋ] before /k/, [m] before /p/ (or [b]) or /m/, and [n] elsewhere.
  4. ^ All Finnish vowels have both a long and a short phoneme.

References

  • Suomi, Kari; Toivanen, Juhani; Ylitalo, Riikka (2008), Finnish sound structure, ISBN 978-951-42-8983-5

See also

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