Finnish Sign Language

the sign language most commonly used in Finland
Intangible sign_language Q33225
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Finnish Sign Language

Summary

Finnish Sign Language is a sign language[1]. It draws 55 Wikipedia views per month (sign_language category, ranking #41 of 163).[2]

Key Facts

  • Finnish Sign Language is in the country of Finland[3].
  • Finnish Sign Language's instance of is recorded as sign language[4].
  • Finnish Sign Language's instance of is recorded as language[5].
  • Finnish Sign Language's instance of is recorded as modern language[6].
  • Finnish Sign Language is a type of Swedish Sign Language family[7].
  • Finnish Sign Language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Finnish Sign Language[8].
  • Finnish Sign Language's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+15000'}[9].
  • Finnish Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133079767[10].
  • Finnish Sign Language's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 5 Developing[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include sign language[4], language[5], and modern language[6]. Finnish Sign Language is a type of Swedish Sign Language family[7].

Why It Matters

Finnish Sign Language draws 55 Wikipedia views per month (sign_language category, ranking #41 of 163).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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