Today I will teach you the Finnish alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Finnish letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Finnish contains 26 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.
| A a | [ɑː] like ask |
| B b | [beː] like bat |
| C c | [seː] like cat, ice |
| D d | [deː] like day |
| E e | [eː] like eat |
| F f | [æf] like fine |
| G g | [ɡeː] like vision, go |
| H h | [hoː] like hot |
| I i | [iː] like ink |
| J j | [j] like yes |
| K k | [koː] like kid |
| L l | [æl] like love |
| M m | [æm] like me |
| N n | [æn] like now |
| O o | [oː] like old |
| P p | [peː] like play |
| Q q | [kuː] like |
| R r | [ær] like ring |
| S s | [æs] like sweet |
| Š š | [ˈhat.tu] like ship |
| T t | [teː] like tree |
| U u | [uː] like urge |
| V v | [ʋeː] like vast |
| W w | [ʋeː] like vast |
| X x | [æks] like wax |
| Y y | [u] like put |
| Z z | [tset] like cats |
| Ž ž | [ˈhat.tu] like junk |
| Å å | [oː] like poor |
| Ä ä | [æː] like ache |
| Ö ö | [øː] like ultra |
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