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Finland Pronunciation
Finland is pronounced FIN-land, IPA /ˈfɪnˌlænd/.
FIN-land
US /ˈfɪnˌlænd/
Syllables: FIN · land (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: A northern European country between Sweden and Russia, with Helsinki as its capital.
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Finland in a Sentence
- Finland has more lakes than any country in Europe.
- She teaches in Finland for half the year.
- Finland joined the European Union in 1995.
Common Mispronunciations of Finland
Not fin-LAND
The opening beat carries the name, and the land behind it stays level.
Not FEEN-luhnd
The first vowel is the short i of tin, and the second beat keeps a full a rather than reducing.
Tip: Finnish with two n letters is the adjective, and Finland with one is the country.
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