# Finnish (fi-FI)
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The following table lists the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) phonemes, the Extended Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet (X-SAMPA) symbols, and the corresponding visemes for the Finnish voice that is supported by Amazon Polly.


**Phoneme/Viseme Table**  

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  <tr><th>IPA</th><th>X-SAMPA</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th><th>Viseme</th></tr>
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  <tr><td colspan="5"><b>Finnish consonants</b></td></tr>
  <tr><td>p</td><td>p</td><td>voiceless bilabial plosive</td><td>[p]ankki</td><td>p<br /></td></tr>
  <tr><td>t</td><td>t</td><td>voiceless alveolar plosive</td><td>[t]alo</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>k</td><td>k</td><td>voiceless velar plosive</td><td>[k]aali</td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>d</td><td>d</td><td>voiced alveolar plosive</td><td>[d]ata</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>s</td><td>s</td><td>voiceless alveolar fricative</td><td>[s]ali</td><td>s</td></tr>
  <tr><td>h</td><td>h</td><td>voiceless glottal fricative</td><td>[h]attu</td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ʋ</td><td>v\</td><td>voiced labiodental approximant</td><td>[v]aivaَ</td><td>v</td></tr>
  <tr><td>j</td><td>j</td><td>palatal approximant </td><td>[j]oki</td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>l</td><td>l</td><td>alveolar lateral approximant</td><td>[l]oma</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>r</td><td>r</td><td>voiced alveolar trill</td><td>[r]iita</td><td>r</td></tr>
  <tr><td>m</td><td>m</td><td>bilabial nasal</td><td>[m]ato</td><td>p</td></tr>
  <tr><td>n</td><td>n</td><td>alveolar nasal</td><td>[n]enäa</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ŋ</td><td>N</td><td>velar nasal</td><td>he[n]ki</td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td colspan="5"><b>Consonants found in loanwords</b></td></tr>
  <tr><td>b</td><td>b</td><td>voiced bilabial plosive</td><td>[b]ussi</td><td>p</td></tr>
  <tr><td>f</td><td>f</td><td>voiceless labiodental fricative</td><td>[f]irma</td><td>v</td></tr>
  <tr><td>w</td><td>w</td><td>labial-velar approximant</td><td>[w]iki</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>z</td><td>z</td><td>voiced alveolar fricative</td><td>[z]ulu</td><td>s</td></tr>
  <tr><td>g</td><td>g</td><td>voiced velar plosive</td><td>[g]aala</td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ʃ</td><td>S</td><td>voiceless postalveolar fricative</td><td>[sh]akki</td><td>S</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ʒ</td><td>Z</td><td>voiced postalveolar fricative</td><td>[g]enre</td><td>S</td></tr>
  <tr><td>θ</td><td>T</td><td>voiceless dental fricative</td><td>ear[th]</td><td>T</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ð</td><td>D</td><td>voiced dental fricative</td><td>ei[th]er</td><td>T</td></tr>
  <tr><td colspan="5"><b>Short vowels</b></td></tr>
  <tr><td>i</td><td>i</td><td>close front unrounded vowel</td><td>k[i]lo</td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɛ</td><td>E</td><td>open mid-front unrounded vowel</td><td>k[e]sä</td><td>E</td></tr>
  <tr><td>æ</td><td>{</td><td>near open-front unrounded vowel</td><td>k[ä]ly</td><td>A</td></tr>
  <tr><td>y</td><td>y</td><td>close front rounded vowel</td><td>k[y]lä</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ø</td><td>2</td><td>close mid-front rounded vowel</td><td>p[ö]ly</td><td>O</td></tr>
  <tr><td>u</td><td>u</td><td>close back rounded vowel</td><td>k[u]lo</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɔ</td><td>O</td><td>open mid-back rounded vowel</td><td>k[o]lo</td><td>O</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɑ</td><td>A</td><td>open back unrounded vowel</td><td>k[a]la</td><td>A</td></tr>
  <tr><td colspan="5"><b>Long vowels</b></td></tr>
  <tr><td>iː</td><td>iː</td><td>long close front unrounded vowel</td><td>s[ii]li</td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɛː</td><td>E:</td><td>long open mid-front unrounded vowel</td><td>[ee]tu</td><td>E</td></tr>
  <tr><td>æː</td><td>{:</td><td>long near open-front unrounded vowel</td><td>t[ää]llä</td><td>A</td></tr>
  <tr><td>y:</td><td>y:</td><td>long close front unrounded vowel</td><td>t[yy]li</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>øː</td><td>2:</td><td>long close mid-front rounded vowel</td><td>t[öö]lö</td><td>O</td></tr>
  <tr><td>u:</td><td>u:</td><td>long close back rounded vowel</td><td>t[uu]li</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɔː</td><td>O:</td><td>long open mid-back rounded vowel</td><td>r[oo]li</td><td>O</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɑː</td><td>A:</td><td>long open back unrounded vowel </td><td>k[aa]su</td><td>A</td></tr>
  <tr><td colspan="5"><b>Dipthongs</b></td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɛi</td><td>Ei</td><td>dipthong</td><td>l[ei]pä</td><td>E</td></tr>
  <tr><td>æi</td><td>{i</td><td>dipthong</td><td>[äi]ti</td><td>A</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ui</td><td>ui</td><td>dipthong</td><td>k[ui]n</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɑi</td><td>Ai</td><td>dipthong</td><td>k[ai]kki</td><td>A</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɔi</td><td>Oi</td><td>dipthong </td><td>p[oi]ka</td><td>O</td></tr>
  <tr><td>øi</td><td>2i</td><td>dipthong</td><td>s[öi]n</td><td>O</td></tr>
  <tr><td>yi</td><td>yi</td><td>dipthong</td><td>l[yi]jy</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɑu</td><td>Au</td><td>dipthong</td><td>s[au]na</td><td>A</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɔu</td><td>Ou</td><td>dipthong</td><td>k[ou]lu</td><td>O</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɛu</td><td>Eu</td><td>dipthong</td><td>r[eu]na</td><td>E</td></tr>
  <tr><td>iu</td><td>iu</td><td>dipthong</td><td>v[iu]lu</td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>æy</td><td>{y</td><td>dipthong</td><td>t[äy]nnä</td><td>A</td></tr>
  <tr><td>øy</td><td>2y</td><td>dipthong</td><td>k[öy]hä</td><td>O</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɛy</td><td>Ey</td><td>dipthong</td><td>pes[ey]tyä</td><td>E</td></tr>
  <tr><td>iy</td><td>iy</td><td>dipthong</td><td>käär[iy]tyä</td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>iɛ</td><td>iE</td><td>dipthong</td><td>t[ie]</td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>yø</td><td>y2</td><td>dipthong</td><td>[yö]</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>uɔ</td><td>uO</td><td>dipthong</td><td>t[uo]</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td colspan="5"><b>Vowels found in English loanwords</b></td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɪ</td><td>I</td><td>near-close near-front unrounded vowel</td><td>b[i]t</td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ʊ</td><td>U</td><td>near-close near-back rounded vowel</td><td>b[oo]k</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ə</td><td>@</td><td>mid-central vowel</td><td>[a]bout</td><td>@</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ʌ</td><td>V</td><td>open-mid-back unrounded vowel</td><td>c[u]t</td><td>E</td></tr>
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