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| Abbreviation | Kotus  |
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Formerly called | Research Institute for the Languages of Finland |
| Established | 1 March 1976 (49 years ago) |
| Headquarters | Hakaniemi |
| Parent organisations | Ministry of Education and Culture |
| Employees | 67 (2024) |
| Website | en |
TheInstitute for the Languages of Finland,[a] better known asKotus, is a governmentallinguistic research institute ofFinland geared to studies ofFinnish,Swedish (cf.Finland Swedish), theSami languages,Romani language, as well asFinnish Sign Language andFinland-Swedish Sign Language.
The institute is charged with the standardization of languages used in Finland. It is the foremost authority on Finnishlanguage 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 choosingtoponyms. On the other hand, in the Swedish language, the institute usually promotes Swedish usage, with the key aim to prevent the Swedish spoken in Finland from straying too far from its counterpart inSweden.[1]
The institute has published various magazine, includingKielikello andSpråkbruk.[2] In collaboration with other organizations it also published a cultural magazine entitledHiidenkivi until 2012.[2]
The Institute has a non-binding recommendation thatNorway,Denmark, andIceland also use the Swedish names for Finnish locations,[3] for instanceHelsingfors forHelsinki,[4] and which is accepted by theLanguage Council of Norway.[5] While this is mostly adhered to by Norwegian organisations,Helsinki remains in some use in media[6] and travel guides,[7] whileLahtis forLahti is almost entirely disregarded.[8]
Svenska ortnamn används i svenska texter. Det här gäller både orter som har enbart ett svenskt namn och orter som har såväl ett finskt som ett svenskt namn. (…) För de andra nordiska språken gäller samma rekommendation.
Der stedsnavn i Finland har både en svensk og en finsk form, anbefaler Språkrådet å velge den svenske formen.
Sammen med en venn ble politikerPaavo Arhinmäki (46) tatt på fersken i togtunnelen vedVuosaari havn i Helsinki, (…)
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo med maktdemonstrasjon i Lahti.
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