Names of places in Finland in Finnish and in Swedish

Finland has two official languages, Finnish and Swedish.

Many places in the country have different names in Finnish and Swedish, both being official endonyms.

Some Finnish municipalities with endonyms in both Finnish and Swedish, the majority language of the municipality stands first: In addition to Helsinki other bilingual towns and municipalities in Finland often have bilingual names for districts, villages, and places in nature, such as lakes and rivers.

Some examples are:

Two names for the same city on a Finnish road sign.