As a native Finnish speaker, I find Japanese to sound very elegant and appealing because of similarities in the sound of the language with Finnish. For example, both languages have lots of open syllables, few consonant clusters, long/short vowel and consonant distinctions, and a vaguely similar manner of speaking. The languages seem to have a suprising number of false friends (e.g. kana = chicken, hai = shark, naru = rope, suru = sadness).
I’m curious what Japanese speakers think about Finnish, whether positive or negative.
Here are some examples of the language: a [weather report](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRmb0wEO_5I) and a [song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf1QZVLHrhk).
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