Finnish and Danish Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

European Union, Finland

Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Estonia, Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden

Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland

1.4 Second Language

Estonia

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

Europe, North America, South America

1.6 Minority Language

Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, Sweden

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America

1.7 Regulated By

Institute for the Languages of Finland

Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)

1.8 Interesting Facts

Finnish language has adopted many words from Iranian, Turkic, Baltic, Germanic and Slavic languages.
In Finnish language, there are no articles or grammatical gender.

Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.

1.9 Similar To

Estonian and Livonian Languages

Norwegian and Swedish

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Old Norse Language

Finnish vs Danish Countries

Comparing Finnish vs Danish countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Finnish and Danish languages.

Finnish Speaking Countries: European Union, Finland.
Danish Speaking Countries: Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council.

So we find that, total number of countries where Finnish is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Danish is official language is 5

Find if Finnish and Danish are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Finnish and Danish speaking countries will give you the presence of Finnish and Danish languages in different countries. Along with Finnish vs Danish countries, you can also compare Finnish vs Danish.

Finnish and Danish as Minority Language

In Finnish and Danish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Finnish and Danish as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Finnish as minority language: Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, Sweden.
Danish as minority language: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America.

If you want to compare Finnish and Danish dialects, then you can go to Finnish vs Danish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Finnish and Danish Regulators

Finnish and Danish speaking countries provide you Finnish and Danish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institute for the Languages of Finland regulates Finnish language.Danish is regulated by Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee). Also get to learn, Finnish and Danish Language History.

Finnish and Danish Continents

Thinking about Finnish and Danish continents in which Finnish and Danish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Finnish and Danish. Most of the Finnish speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. While Danish speaking countries lie in Europe, North America, South America. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Finnish and Danish languages:

Finnish Interesting Facts:

Finnish language has adopted many words from Iranian, Turkic, Baltic, Germanic and Slavic languages.
In Finnish language, there are no articles or grammatical gender.

Danish Interesting Facts:

Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.

The Finnish language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Estonian and Livonian Languages whereas Finnish language is similar to Norwegian and Swedish and derived from Old Norse Language.