Russian Language and the Russians in Finland
Abstract This article presents an overview of the Russian language in Finland from historical and social perspectives. The border between Finland and Russia frequently changed, and movement of people occurred in both directions. The role of the Russian language in Finland has varied over time, as have attitudes toward it, making a historical perspective essential.
Authors
- Larisa Leisiö (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0006-8913)
Institutions
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Finland University (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Finnish Studies
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5406/28315081.28.1.04
- Primary Topic
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00