Nykysuomen sanakirja

[1] The dictionary has never been updated: all later editions contain the same content, which reflects the language as it was before the mid-20th century.

The dictionary was initiated on 17 November 1927 by the decision of Eduskunta because, reportedly, there had been problems with word ambiguity and clarity in law-making.

The initial roadmap was drafted in 1927 and 1928 and the Finnish Literature Society was given a grant for the development of the book.

[2] They include: The Basic Dictionary of the Finnish Language (Suomen kielen perussanakirja), published between 1990 and 1994, and its revised version The New Dictionary of Modern Finnish (Kielitoimiston sanakirja), published in 2006.

Each headword has a number, which gives its index in the word inflection table as presented in the beginning of the book.