How many people speak Finnish and Norwegian languages tells about Finnish native speakers vs Norwegian native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 5.40 million people speak Finnish as native language while 5.00 million people speak Norwegian as native language. You can also go to Finnish vs Norwegian Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Finnish and Norwegian language. In some regions, Finnish and Norwegian languages are used as second language. There are 0.01 million speakers who use Finnish as second language and no estimate of people speaking Norwegian as second language.
Native names are used in the Finnish and Norwegian Speaking Countries. Both Finnish and Norwegian languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Finnish and Norwegian you will get to know the native names of Finnish and Norwegian languages. The native name of Finnish is suomi / suomen kieli and native name of Norwegian is Norsk. The alternative names of Finnish and Norwegian languages are as follows:
The French name of Finnish is finnois whereas German name of Finnish is Finnisch. The German name of Norwegian is Nynorsk whereas French name of Norwegian is finnois.