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Which Uralic languages are national or official languages of Finland, Estonia, and Hungary?
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Uralic languages
Distribution of the Uralic languages.
The Uralic language family includes several languages that serve as national or official languages in Finland, Estonia, and Hungary:
- Finland: The official languages are Finnish and Swedish. While Finnish is a member of the Uralic family, Swedish is a Germanic language.12
- Estonia: The official language is Estonian, which is a member of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic family.23
- Hungary: The official language is Hungarian, which is the most demographically significant language within the Uralic family.24