Official language guides
The following books, by the Institute
for the Languages of Finland, can be regarded as authoritative:
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Kielitoimiston kielioppiopas (2015). Grammar guide, addressing issues like inflection, sentence
structure, and use of pronouns.
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Kielitoimiston oikeinkirjoitusopas (8th edition 2012). Spelling and punctuation guide.
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Kielitoimiston nimiopas (2008). Guide to writing and inflecting proper names, including the
use of foreign names.
Kielitoimiston ohjepankki. A database of recommendations of the Institute for the Languages of
Finland. Available at www.kielitoimistonohjepankki.fi.
© 2015, 2025, 2026 Jukka K. Korpela, jukkakk@gmail.com.
This book was last updated
February 18,
2026.