Finnish alphabet

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, �, �, �

The main features of the Finnish alphabet that make it different from other Latin-based alphabets are:

The three extra vowel letters, "�", "�" and "�".
For purposes of alphabetization "W" is the obsolete equivalent to V, even in alphabetical order. On a Finnish language operating system, the following file names would be arranged in this alphabetical order: 'vacation.wpd', 'waterboy.bmp', 'volunteers.xls'.
"�" and "�" might be seen in transcriptions and a few loanwords from other languages: "Tšaikovski, Gorbatšov, Tšetšenia, Tšekki, Azerbaidžan, Brežnev, daža, šekki (cheque), pašša"

Lesser used letters:

"B", "C", "F", "G" and "Z" are not commonly used except in loan words.
"Q" (replaced by "K"), "X" (replaced by "KS") are never found in Finnish words.
"W" is retained in some old Finnish names from the time when it was used instead of "V".
"�" is only accented letter used in Finnish names.
"�" is only used in Swedish names of persons and places.
"�" is usually retained when writing German names, whereas "�" is not.
"�", a French word, is commonly used to indicate pieces per something or cost per piece. It's often confused with "�".

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