# Torne Valley Finnish

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. Meänkieli (language spoken by some 40,000–70,000 people in Northern Sweden)

## Etymology
After Torne, the name of the river that separates Finland and Sweden in the north; compare Swedish tornedalsfinska and Finnish tornionlaaksonsuomi.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/torne-valley-finnish