Germany calls itself Deutschland. Spain calls itself Espana. And Finland calls itself Suomi. So why don't we call these countries what they call themselves?
This question was posed to me a couple days ago, and I still don't have an answer for it.
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Showing posts with label Finland. Show all posts
Thursday, January 08, 2015
Why do we call it Finland?
Germany calls itself Deutschland. Spain calls itself Espana. And Finland calls itself Suomi. So why don't we call these countries what they call themselves?
This question was posed to me a couple days ago, and I still don't have an answer for it.
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