Dictionary of Modern Finnish

The new Dictionary of Modern Finnish (Kielitoimiston sanakirja) is a descriptive monolingual dictionary accurately reflecting standard Finnish as it is used today. Containing nearly 100,000 entries, it explains the meaning(s) of each headword, complete with information about orthography, inflected forms, stylistic register, typical usage and context. A digital edition was published in 2004 by Kielikone Ltd., and a printed edition followed in 2006. The digital edition includes a separate glossary of 21,000 Finnish place names and their inflected forms.

The new Dictionary of Modern Finnish is an updated, expanded version of the Basic Dictionary of the Finnish Language (Suomen kielen perussanakirja, 1990–94) and the CD-ROM Basic Dictionary of the Finnish Language (CD-Perussanakirja, 1997). 

The dictionary’s database is revised and updated on a continual basis as reference material for future editions.

Editor: Eija-Riita Grönroos