Institute for the Languages of Finland

The main entrance to the institute in Helsinki, Vuorikatu.

The Institute for the Languages of Finland (Finnish: Kotimaisten kielten keskus, abbreviated KOTUS, Inari Sami: Päikkieennâm kielâi tutkâmkuávdáš, Northern Sami: Ruovttueatnan gielaid guovddáš, Skolt Sami: Dommjânnmlaž ǩiõli kõõskõs, Romani: Finnosko tšimbengo instituutos, Swedish: Institutet för de inhemska språken) is a governmental linguistic research institute of Finland geared at studies of Finnish, Swedish (cf. Finland Swedish), the Sami languages, Romani language, and the Finnish Sign Language.

The institute is charged with the standardization of languages used in Finland. In the Swedish language, the institute usually promotes the Swedish usage, with the key aim to prevent the Swedish spoken in Finland from straying too far from its counterpart in Sweden.^[1] On the other hand, the institute is the foremost authority on Finnish language planning and its recommendations are considered to define the standard Finnish which is used in official communication. In addition to these tasks, the Institute also has an important consulting function in the shaping of Finnish language policy and in choosing toponyms.

References

↑ Swedish. Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 12-14-2006. Retrieved 11-22-2007

External links

The Institute's homepage in English

Swedish language

Variants	Standard Swedish Finland Swedish Åland Swedish

Dialects	Gotländska mål Götamål Norrländska mål: Kirunamål Jämtska Kalixmål Westrobothnian Östsvenska mål: Ostrobothnian Estonian Swedish Sveamål: Stockholmska Rinkebysvenska Uppländska Gnällbältet Sydsvenska mål: Skånska Småländska

Use	Alphabet Å Ä Ö Orthography Braille Grammar Phonology (sj-sound) Dialect Alphabet

History	Proto-Norse Old Norse Old Swedish Modern Swedish Contemporary Swedish

Literature	Early Reformation and Renaissance Enlightenment Romantic Realism Modernist Modernist poetry Children's

Regulators	Swedish Language Council Institute for the Languages of Finland

Dictionaries	Svenska Akademiens ordbok Svenska Akademiens ordlista

Education	Swedish as a foreign language Mandatory Swedish Swedish for immigrants

Related topics	Swenglish Svorsk Swedish Sign Language Suecophile

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