Unless otherwise noted, statements in this article refer to Standard Finnish, which is based on the dialect spoken in the former Häme Province in central south Finland. Standard Finnish is used by professional speakers, such as reporters and news presenters on television.
Vowels[]
| Front | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded | rounded | ||
| Close | i iː | y yː | u uː |
| Mid | e eː | ø øː | o oː |
| Open | æ æː | ɶ ɶː | ɑ ɑː |
Consonants[]
| Labial | Dental, Alveolar |
Postalveolar, Palatal |
Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Plosive | p b | t d | k ɡ | ʔ | |
| Fricative | f v | s z | ʃ ʒ | h | |
| Approximant | ʋ | l | j | ɰ | |
| Trill | ʙ | r |