# Finland

Pronunciation: say "FIN-luhnd" /ˈfɪn.lənd/

## Proper noun

1. A Nordic country in northern Europe sharing borders with Sweden, Norway, and Russia; its official name is the Republic of Finland.
   - Simple: A country in northern Europe that shares borders with Sweden, Norway, and Russia.
   - _Finland joined the European Union in 1995._
   - _Winters in Finland can be long, dark, and bitterly cold._

## Origin

Ultimately from Old Norse Finnland, which is "Finn" plus "-land." Compare Old English Finna land ("Lapland"), literally "land of the Sami."

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