Finnish Accented Letters: Complete List to Copy and Paste
Finnish uses ä and ö throughout, å mainly in Swedish names, and š and ž in some loanwords.
Click any letter below to copy it.
Lowercase Finnish letters
Uppercase Finnish letters
Unicode and HTML codes
| Letter | Name | Unicode | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|
| ä | a with umlaut | U+00E4 | ä |
| ö | o with umlaut | U+00F6 | ö |
| å | a with ring above | U+00E5 | å |
| š | s with caron | U+0161 | š |
| ž | z with caron | U+017E | ž |
| Ä | Capital A with umlaut | U+00C4 | Ä |
| Ö | Capital O with umlaut | U+00D6 | Ö |
| Å | Capital A with ring above | U+00C5 | Å |
| Š | Capital S with caron | U+0160 | Š |
| Ž | Capital Z with caron | U+017D | Ž |
Typing these letters quickly
On Windows, the fastest built-in route is an Alt code, for example Alt+0228 for ä. On a Mac, press Option+U, then A. On phones, add the Finnish keyboard so every letter sits on the long-press menu. The full typing guide has a chart for every letter.
Capital letters
Every lowercase Finnish letter above has a capital form, and you should keep the accent on capitals. Dropping accents from capitals is an old typewriter habit; modern style guides for most languages, including the official French and Spanish academies, recommend keeping them.
Sorting and searching Finnish text
Computers sort accented letters by code point unless told otherwise, which can put them after z. Use a locale-aware sort (for example localeCompare with the Finnish locale in JavaScript, or a Finnish collation in your database) so lists follow Finnish alphabetical order.