Vuono

Vuono is a Finnish noun meaning a fjord or sea inlet. In geography and toponymy, the term describes a long, narrow coastal inlet shaped by glacial erosion, typically with steep surrounding walls and a deep water channel that connects to the sea. The concept is used in academic descriptions of Nordic coastlines and appears in Finnish-language maps and textbooks when referring to fjord-like features.

In Finland, true fjords are not as common as in Norway or Iceland, so vuono is often used as a descriptive term rather than a frequent, specific place name. The word can be found in general geographic writing as well as in the naming of coastal features where a fjord-like appearance is indicated, either descriptively or in compound place names.

Etymology of vuono is native to Finnish and reflects the language’s broader vocabulary for coastal geography within the Finno-Ugric language family. The term is primarily encountered in linguistic, geological, and geographic contexts rather than as a widely used standalone toponym.

See also fjord, glaciation, toponymy.