Finnish Sign Language

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Finnish Sign Language

Suomalainen viittomakieli

Speaker Numbers

International Speaker Numbers according to
EGIDS (Ethnologue) Source UNESCO Source ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project) Source
26 500 Site under maintenance (will be updated) 5 000
National Speaker Numbers
Country Language National Speaker Number Bases for Calculation Year Source
Finland Finnish Sign Language Approx. 5 500 (not a census) Native speakers 2025


Endangerment

International Endangerment according to
UNESCO Source ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project) Source
Site under maintenance (will be updated) Threatened
National Endangerment according to EGIDS (Ethnologue)
Country Language Endangerment Level Source
Finland Finnish Sign Language 5 (Developing)
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