miljoona

Miljoona is the Finnish word for the number one million. It denotes the value of 1,000,000 and is used in mathematics, science, finance, statistics, and everyday counting in Finland. As a common noun, miljoona forms part of larger numbers and can be inflected when combined with numerals and other words.

In practice, Finnish uses specific forms after numerals. The form yksi miljoona is used for one million, while larger quantities typically take the partitive form miljoonaa: kaksi miljoonaa, kolme miljoonaa, kymmenen miljoonaa. For example, “yksi miljoona” means one million, and “Suomessa on noin kolme miljoonaa asukasta” means roughly three million inhabitants. The convention reflects Finnish numeral grammar, where the noun following numbers often appears in the partitive case when the amount is not singular.

Etymology and cognates: miljoona is borrowed from Swedish miljon, which in turn derives from the same root as the word million in many European languages, ultimately tracing back to Latin and French influences. The Finnish form aligns with other Finnic languages in using a distinct term for this large number.

See also: Finnish numbers, numeral systems in Finnish, mathematical terminology in Finnish.