The ?n? in the sequence ?nk? is pronounced as a velar nasal /?/, as in English. When not accompanied by ?k?, /??/ is prepared ?ng?.hän menee he menevät se menee ne menee "he/she goes" "they go" lack of an animacy contrast in pronouns (ne and se are inanimate during the official language), and loss of a selection contrast on verbs in the third par

The aid of Finland was drastically influenced by Ice Age glaciation.The retreating continental glacier left the bedrock littered with morainic deposits in formations of eskers, impressive winding ridges of stratified gravel and sand, working northwest to southeast. Certainly one of the most important formations is definitely the Salpausselkä ridge