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Finns proper
Coat of arms of the historical province of Finland Proper
Regions with significant populations
Southwest Finland and Satakunta
Languages
Finnish (Southwest Finnish dialects)
Religion
Lutheranism
Related ethnic groups
Other regional subgroups

Finns proper (Finnish: varsinaissuomalaiset, Swedish: Egentliga Finnar) are a historic people and a modern subgroup (heimo) of the Finnish people. They live in the areas of the historical province of Finland Proper (Finnish: Varsinais-Suomi) and Satakunta, and they speak Southwestern dialects of Finnish. The Finns proper have had strong connections to Scandinavia throughout their history.[1]

Originally, the exonym "Finland" and the endonym "Suomi" referred only to the Southwestern region inhabited by Finns proper. Later, the meaning of these names expanded to refer to the whole area of modern Finland. Earlier, the name "Finn" meant Sami people, especially in older Norse sagas.[2]

The Russian name Сумь, 'Sum', which appears in Novgorodian chronicles, is believed to refer to Finns proper. "Sums" are mentioned as allies of Swedes at the Battle of Neva at 1240.[3]

Sauli Niinistö, the 12th president of Finland (years 2012-2024), is a Finn proper.[4]

The area where the Southwest Finnish dialects are spoken.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Palmunen, Lauri (toim.): Varsinais-Suomen käsikirja – Egentliga Finlands handbok. Turku: Varsinais-Suomen liitto, 2009
  • ^ Hermann Pálsson (1999): The Sami People in Old Norse Literature.
  • ^ "Description of the battle in the First Novgorod Chronicle". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.; in Swedish. Hosted by the narc.fi Archived 2010-09-15 at the Wayback Machine. See Arkistolaitos/sahkoiset Archived June 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine and Diplomatarium Fennicum from the menu. See also original text; in Russian.
  • ^ "Heimoerot: varsinaissuomalaiset". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-05-26.

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