The Finnish alphabet (Finnish: Suomen aakkoset) is based on the Latin script, and especially the Swedish alphabet. Officially it comprises 28 letters:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, X, Y, Z, Å, Ä, Ö
In addition, w is traditionally listed after v, although officially it is merely a variant of the latter and can be alphabetized as v. Similarly, š and ž are variants of s and z, but they are often overlooked, as they are only used in some relatively new loanwords and foreign names, and may be replaced with sh and zh, respectively.
Read more about Finnish Alphabet: Summary of The Main Characteristics, The Extra Letters Ä and Ö, Non-native Letters in The Finnish Alphabet, Alphabetical Order, Writing Finnish
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