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| Author | Eija-Riitta Grönros |
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| Cover artist | Markus Itkonen [fi] |
| Language | Finnish |
| Genre | Dictionary |
| Publisher | Institute for the Languages of Finland |
Publication date | 2006; 19 years ago (2006) |
| Pages | 713 + 739 + 691 |
| ISBN | 952-5446-20-4 |
Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish[1] (Finnish:Kielitoimiston sanakirja, previously known as theNew Dictionary of Modern Finnish)[2] is the most recentdictionary of the modernFinnish language. It is edited by theInstitute for the Languages of Finland. The current printed edition was first published in 2006 and is based on the 2004 digital version of the same name. The printed version lacks some features of the electronic version, such as the latter's index ofFinnish place names (asuinpaikkahakemisto).
The dictionary is monolingual and attempts to "accurately reflect standard Finnish as it is used today".[3] It explains the meanings of most headwords and provides information about their spelling, inflected forms, stylistic register, usage, and context.[1][2]
The dictionary consists of almost 100,000 entries. It is an expanded and modernized version of theSuomen kielen perussanakirja (Basic Dictionary of the Finnish Language), printed between 1990 and 1994 (and digitalized as theCD-Perussanakirja in 1997). Compared to theSuomen kielen perussanakirja, the 2006 edition has about 6,500 new entries and about 20,000 modified entries. Together with theNykysuomen sanakirja, the new dictionaries form a very comprehensive collection of information on the modernFinnish language.