THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO AJOKORTTILUOKKA

The ⟨n⟩ while in the sequence ⟨nk⟩ is pronounced being a velar nasal /ŋ/, as in English. When not followed by ⟨k⟩, /ŋː/ is composed ⟨ng⟩.A outstanding illustration of the influence of your standard language is the development of the consonant gradation type /ts : ts/ as in metsä : metsän, as this pattern was originally (1940)