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Kirjakieli

Kirjakieli is the standard written form of Finnish, used in formal writing, literature, news, and official documents. In YKI writing tasks, especially the opinion essay (mielipidekirjoitus), candidates must use kirjakieli rather than puhekieli (spoken language).

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  • standard finnish
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  • formal

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