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Finns

Baltic Finnic ethnic group indigenous to Finland

Also known as Finnish people

Instance of: ethnic group
Subclass of: Baltic Finns
Part of: Finno-Ugric peoples
Country: Finland
, Sweden
, United States
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Finns or Finnish people are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group native to Finland. Finns are traditionally divided into smaller regional groups that span several countries adjacent to Finland, both those who are native to these countries as well as those who have resettled. Some of these may be classified as separate ethnic groups, rather than subgroups of Finns. These include the Kvens and Forest Finns in Norway, the Tornedalians in Sweden, and the Ingrian Finns in Russia.

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Studied by: Finnish studies
Native language: Finnish
Native label: suomalaiset
Population: 6,500,000 sourcing circumstances: circa
Religion or worldview: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Eastern Orthodoxy in Finland
Catholic Church in Finland
Different from: Finlanders

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AIDB. (2026). Finns (Q170284). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/finns-Q170284