Finnish and Lao Speaking countries
Countries
European Union, Finland
  
Laos
  
National Language
Estonia, Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden
  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
Second Language
Estonia
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, Sweden
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
- The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
  
Similar To
Estonian and Livonian Languages
  
Thai Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Finnish and Lao as Minority Language
In Finnish and Lao speaking countries you will get the countries which have Finnish and Lao 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.
- Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Finnish and Lao dialects, then you can go to Finnish vs Lao Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Finnish and Lao Regulators
Finnish and Lao speaking countries provide you Finnish and Lao regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institute for the Languages of Finland regulates Finnish language.Lao is not regulated. Also get to learn, Finnish and Lao Language History.
Finnish and Lao Continents
Thinking about Finnish and Lao continents in which Finnish and Lao speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Finnish and Lao. Most of the Finnish speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. While Lao speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Lao 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.
Lao Interesting Facts:
- There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
- The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
The Finnish language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Estonian and Livonian Languages whereas Finnish language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages.