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Wikipedia: Swedish-speaking Finns (often called Finland-Swedes, Finnish Swedes, Swedish Finns, see below) constitute a linguistic minority in Finland. They maintain a strong identity and are alternatively seen either as a distinct subgroup of the Finnish people or as a separate ethnic group or even as a distinct nationality. They speak distinct dialects and a standard language that are both called Finland Swedish and are mutually intelligible with the dialects spoken in Sweden, as well as with other Scandinavian languages.
![[A Finnish/Swedish street sign in Helsinki.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Oikokatu_s.jpg "A Finnish/Swedish street sign in Helsinki.")
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![[Many geographical places in Finland have two names]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Helsinki_bus_stop_sign_s.jpg "Many geographical places in Finland have two names")
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![[Finnish 17th century clergyman Johannes Gezelius the elder.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Johannes_Gezelius_vanhempi_s.jpg "Finnish 17th century clergyman Johannes Gezelius the elder.")
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![[Poster stamp issued by the Swedish People`s party in 1922]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Brevmarke_200_s.jpg "Poster stamp issued by the Swedish People`s party in 1922")
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![[Linda Lampenius performing on Stockholm Pride Festival, August 2009]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Linda_Lampenius_Stockholm_Pride_Festival_2009_1_s.jpg "Linda Lampenius performing on Stockholm Pride Festival, August 2009")
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