suomenruotsalainen

suomen- (“of Finland”) +‎ ruotsalainen (“Swede, Swedish”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuo̯menˌruo̯tsɑlɑi̯nen/, [ˈs̠uo̞̯me̞nˌruo̞̯ts̠ɑ̝ˌlɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑinen
• Syllabification^(key): suo‧men‧ruot‧sa‧lai‧nen
• Hyphenation^(key): suomen‧ruotsa‧lai‧nen

suomenruotsalainen (comparative suomenruotsalaisempi, superlative suomenruotsalaisin)

1. Finland Swedish, Fenno-Swedish; pertaining to the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland
2. Fenno-Swedish (pertaining to the Swedish minority in Finland)

There is no established distinction between the Swedish-speaking minority (that this term often in practice refers to) and the strictly Swedish minority in Finland. The national identity for the former is a matter of debate even among the group themselves, but many of them consider themselves Finnish, only ones that speak Swedish instead of Finnish. There are regional differences in this regard; the Swedish-speaking minority in Ostrobothnia, for example, is more likely to consider themselves Swedish rather than Finnish compared to e.g. the Swedish-speaking minority in Uusimaa.

suomenruotsalainen

1. Finland Swedish, Fenno-Swedish, Swedish-speaking Finn; a person belonging to the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland

   Synonyms: hurri (derogatory), rantaruotsalainen (jocular)

2. Fenno-Swede (member of the ethnically Swedish minority in Finland)

• suomenruotsalaisuus

• Ankkalammikko
• suomalaisruotsalainen (“Finnish-Swedish”)

• “suomenruotsalainen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023