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Why Finnish people last names end in -NEN
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For the most part it seems that folks from Finland have last names that end in -nen. Hartikanen, Lykonen, Seppanen. Why? Does it mean anything?
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it just is, it doesn't mean anything.
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there are lots of names that doesnt end -nen
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many names en -la and -lä too.
no signature.
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Ski-Hobo, nah. They're just fooling you. All the surnames in Finland end in -nen. It is written so in our national book, thy great Karelia.
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^^Thats true. Few examples: Virtanen, Jokinen, Nykänen, and many more!!!
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as an American who can speak suomea but sux at reading/writing it...the "nen" is kind of a suffix for where you're from.
ex: jarvi-nen = from the lake or suomilai-nen= person from Finland etc...
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im the fuckin vittupäinen
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im the fuckin vittupäinen
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All the surnames end -nen, and our national book is kalle magasine
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OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD
-LAIHO
-HANNULA
-WIRMAN
-LATVALA
-KILKKI
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