[5] The form of speech was studied by Pertti Virtaranta in 1960, and the first American Finnish dictionary was made in 1992.

[1] In the town of Oulu, Wisconsin, there are documented third-generation speakers of American Finnish,[7] and in Stanton Township, Michigan, there are children who speak the language.

[9] Those in the second and third generations who speak American Finnish are usually bilingual and tend to use English more often.

[9] On heitä enemmän, mutta he ovat nyt muusia hunttaamassa.

fiksata 'to fix' 'Nyt pitää äkkiä koolata Albertille 'Now I have to call to Albert fast.