German and Finnish Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland

European Union, Finland

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Germany

Estonia, Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden

1.4 Second Language

North Dakota, United States of America

Estonia

1.5 Speaking Continents

Europe

Asia, Europe

1.6 Minority Language

Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, Sweden

1.7 Regulated By

Council for German Orthography

Institute for the Languages of Finland

1.8 Interesting Facts

One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.

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

1.9 Similar To

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages

Estonian and Livonian Languages

1.10 Derived From

Albanian Languages

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German vs Finnish Countries

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

German Speaking Countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland.
Finnish Speaking Countries: European Union, Finland.

So we find that, total number of countries where German is official language is 7 whereas total number of countries where Finnish is official language is 2

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

German and Finnish as Minority Language

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

German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
Finnish as minority language: Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, Sweden.

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

German and Finnish Regulators

German and Finnish speaking countries provide you German and Finnish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Finnish is regulated by Institute for the Languages of Finland. Also get to learn, German and Finnish Language History.

German and Finnish Continents

Thinking about German and Finnish continents in which German and Finnish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and Finnish. Most of the German speaking countries lie in Europe. While Finnish speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. 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 German and Finnish languages:

German Interesting Facts:

One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.

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.

The German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Estonian and Livonian Languages and derived from Not Available.