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The word Finn (''pl.'' Finns) usually refers to a member of the majority Balto-Finnic ethnic group of Finland, or to a person from Finland. Finn may also refer to:


Places

* Finn Lake, Minnesota, United States *
Finn Township, Logan County, North Dakota Finn Township is one of the nine townships of Logan County, North Dakota, United States. It lies in the northeastern corner of the county, surrounding the city of Gackle, and it borders the following other township within Logan County: * Gutschmidt ...
, United States * Lough Finn, a freshwater lough (lake) in County Donegal, Ireland * River Finn (County Donegal), Ireland *
River Finn (Erne tributary) River Finn or Finn River may refer to two rivers in Ireland: * River Finn (Foyle tributary) — mainly flows through County Donegal, into the River Foyle *Finn River (County Fermanagh and County Monaghan) The Finn River (Irish: ''An Fhinn'' or ...
, a tributary of the
Erne River The River Erne ( , ga, Abhainn na hÉirne or ''An Éirne'') in the northwest of the island of Ireland, is the second-longest river in Ulster, flowing through Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and forming part of their border. ...
, Ireland


People

* Finn, an old Scandinavian ethnonym for the
Sami people Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise net ...
* Finn (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Finn (surname), English and German-language surname


Mythological figures

*
Finn (dog) Finn is a German Shepherd and retired police dog of the Hertfordshire Constabulary in England. In October 2016, Finn and his handler confronted a youth who was suspected of being armed; the dog was stabbed and the police officer injured to the ha ...
, an English police dog and namesake of "Finn's Law" providing legal protection for animals in public service *
Finn (Frisian) Finn, son of Folcwald, was a legendary Frisian king. He is mentioned in ''Widsith'', in ''Beowulf'', and in the Finnesburg Fragment. He is named in the ''Historia Brittonum'', while a Finn, given a different father but perhaps intending the same ...
, Frisian king who appears in ''Beowulf'' and the Finnesburg Fragment * Fionn mac Cumhaill (Old Irish: Finn mac Cumhal; anglicised to Finn McCool), a warrior in Irish mythology * Various legendary High Kings of Ireland ** Eber Finn, 1700 BC (AFM), 1287-1286 BC (FFE) **
Cearmna Finn Cermna Finn, son of Ebric and a great, great grandson of Míl Espáine, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, joint High King of Ireland with his brother Sobairce. The pair came to power after Cermna killed the previous ...
, 1533-1493 BC (AFM), 1155-1115 BC (FFE) ** Finn mac Blatha, 952-930 BC (AFM), 725-705 BC (FFE) ** Duach Finn, 904-894 BC (AFM), 679-674 BC (FFE) ** Ailill Finn, 795-786 BC (AFM), 586-577 BC (FFE) ** Fiatach Finn, 36-39 AD (AFM), 25-28 AD (FFE)


Arts entertainment, and media


Characters

* Finn (comics), the titular character in the eponymous comic strip in the British comic anthology ''2000 AD'' * Finn (''Misfits''), one of the protagonists of the British TV series ''Misfits'' * Finn (''Star Wars''), in the ''Star Wars'' films * Finn the Human, one of the protagonists in the animated series ''Adventure Time'' * Hamilton Finn, character on American soap opera ''
General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...
'' * Huckleberry Finn, a protagonist in the novels ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' and ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' * Phineas Finn, protagonist of Anthony Trollope's novels '' Phineas Finn'' and ''Phineas Redux'' * Finn Collins, in ''
The 100 The 100 may refer to: Arts and entertainment * 100 (DC Comics), fictional organized crime groups appearing in DC Comics * ''The 100'' (novel series), a 2013–2016 science fiction novel series written by Kass Morgan * ''The 100'' (TV series), 20 ...
'' TV series * Finn DeTrolio, in the TV series ''The Sopranos'' * Finn Dodd, protagonist of the film '' How to Make an American Quilt'' and the novel of the same title * Finn Fish, in the anime/manga ''
Phantom Thief Jeanne is a magical girl ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. The story is about the adventures of a high school girl, Maron Kusakabe, who is the reincarnation of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) and transforms into a pha ...
'' * Finn Hudson, in the television show ''Glee'' * Finn McMissile, in the movie ''Cars 2'' * Finn Nelson, in the British TV series '' My Mad Fat Diary'' * Finn O'Connor (Hollyoaks), in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Michael "Finn" O'Leary, a playable character in the video game '' Call of Duty: Black Ops II'' * Finn Sharkey, in the TV series '' Waterloo Road'' * Finn Whitman, in ''
The Kingdom Keepers ''Kingdom Keepers'' is a series of children's novels written by American author Ridley Pearson. The ''New York Times'' Bestselling series is published through Disney Editions and Disney Hyperion, and the first book was released on August 29, 200 ...
'' children's novel series * Finn, a goldfish mascot in the Goldfish crackers brand * Finn, in the '' Jackie Chan Adventures'' TV series * Finn, the wizard in the 1842 opera ''
Ruslan and Lyudmila Ruslan may refer to: * ''Ruslan'' (film), a 2009 film starring Steven Segal * Ruslan (given name), male name used mainly in Slavic countries, with list of people * Antonov An-124 ''Ruslan'', large Soviet cargo aircraft, later built in Ukraine and ...
'' * Finn, in the animated TV series ''Storm Hawks'' * Finn, in the South Korean-Japanese cartoon series '' Tai Chi Chasers'' * Finn, in '' The Lego Movie'' * Finn, a character in the novel ''What I Was'' by Meg Rosoff * The Finn, in William Gibson's science fiction Sprawl trilogy novels * Finn, in the animated series Arcane


Music

* ''Finn'' (album), a 1995 album by the Finn Brothers * "Finn", a song by Tori Amos for the 1998 ''Great Expectations'' soundtrack


Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* '' Finn: A Novel'', a 2007 novel by Jon Clinch * Finn.no, a Norwegian classified advertisements website * "Finn", an episode in the television series ''
The Lost World The lost world is a subgenre of the fantasy or science fiction genres that involves the discovery of an unknown Earth civilization. It began as a subgenre of the late- Victorian adventure romance and remains popular into the 21st century. The g ...
'' * Farnborough International News Network (FINN), a aviation trade website published by Farnborough International Ltd


Other uses

* Finn (dinghy), an Olympic class of sailing dinghy * Finn, a variant of fin, a colloquial term for the
U.S. five dollar bill The United States five-dollar bill ($5) is a denomination of United States currency. The current $5 bill features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president (1861-1865), on the front and the Lincoln Memorial on the back. All $5 bills ...
*
The Finn The Finn (1912–1925) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that is best remembered as the winner of the 1915 Belmont Stakes. He won six other stakes races that year and was retroactively recognized as the American Champion three-year-old colt ...
(1912–1925), an American Thoroughbred racehorse


See also

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Fin (disambiguation) A fin is an appendage used to produce lift and thrust or to steer while traveling in water, air, or other fluid media. Fin, FIN, or Fins may also refer to: Biology * Fish fin, an anatomical feature of fish * Fin fish, fish that possess fins * ...
* Fine (disambiguation) *
Finny (disambiguation) Finny may refer to: * Steven Finn (cricketer) * a nickname of Phineas Finn, protagonist of Anthony Trollope's novels ''Phineas Finn'' and ''Phineas Redux'' * Finny, a character in the novel ''A Separate Peace'' by John Knowles * Finny, County Mayo ...
* Flynn {{disambiguation, geo