The word Finn (''pl.''

Finns Finns or Finnish people ( fi, suomalaiset, ) are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group native to Finland. Finns are traditionally divided into smaller regional groups that span several countries adjacent to Finland, both those who are native to these ...

) usually refers to a member of the majority Balto-Finnic ethnic group of

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

, or to a person from Finland. Finn may also refer to:

Places

Finn Lake Finn Lake is a lake in Wadena County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. A large share of the early settlers near this lake being natives of Finland caused the name to be selected. See also *List of lakes in Minnesota This is a list of lakes of ...

, Minnesota, United States * Finn Township, Logan County, North Dakota, United States *

Lough Finn Lough Finn () is a freshwater lough (lake) in County Donegal, Ireland. The lough, along with its neighbouring village of Fintown, was named after a mythological woman, Finngeal, who drowned in the lake after attempting to save her wounded brothe ...

, a freshwater lough (lake) in County Donegal, Ireland *

River Finn (County Donegal) The River Finn ( ga, Abhainn na Finne) is a river in the Republic of Ireland that passes through County Donegal and County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. From Lough Finn, the river goes to Ballybofey and Stranorlar before joining the River Mourne. ...

, 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) Finn is generally regarded as a masculine given name. The name has several origins. In some cases it is derived from the Old Norse personal name and byname ''Finnr'', meaning "Sámi" or " Finn". In some cases the Old Norse name was a short form of o ...

, including a list of people with the given name *

Finn (surname) The surname Finn has several origins. In some cases it is derived from the Irish ''Ó Finn'', meaning "descendant of '' Fionn''"; the byname means "white" or "fair-haired". In other cases it is derived from the Old Norse ''Finnr'', a personal name ...

, English and German-language surname

Mythological figures

* Finn (dog), 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 Fionn mac Cumhaill ( ; Old and mga, Find or ''mac Cumail'' or ''mac Umaill''), often anglicized Finn McCool or MacCool, is a hero in Irish mythology, as well as in later Scottish and Manx folklore. He is leader of the ''Fianna'' bands of ...

(Old Irish: Finn mac Cumhal; anglicised to Finn McCool), a warrior in Irish mythology * Various legendary High Kings of Ireland **

Eber Finn Éber Finn (modern spelling: Éibhear Fionn), son of Míl Espáine, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland and one of the founders of the Milesian lineage, to which medieval genealogists traced al ...

, 1700 BC (AFM), 1287-1286 BC (FFE) ** Cearmna Finn, 1533-1493 BC (AFM), 1155-1115 BC (FFE) **

Finn mac Blatha Finn, son of Blath, son of Labraid Condelg, son of Cairpre, son of Ollom Fotla, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He took power after he killed the previous High King, Eochu Apthach, whose di ...

, 952-930 BC (AFM), 725-705 BC (FFE) **

Duach Finn Dui Finn, son of Sétna Innarraid, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He took power after killing his predecessor, and his father's killer, Siomón Brecc. He ruled for ten years, before he w ...

, 904-894 BC (AFM), 679-674 BC (FFE) **

Ailill Finn Ailill Finn, son of Art mac Lugdach, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. In the ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'', he succeeded to the throne when his father was killed by Fíachu Tolgrach and his s ...

, 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) Finn is a fictional pagan warlock eco-terrorist created by Pat Mills. He first appeared in British fortnightly anthology comic ''Crisis'' in 1989 in the strip ''Third World War'' and later moved to an eponymous series in '' 2000 AD'' after ''Cris ...

, 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 Finn Mertens, also known as Finn the Human, is a fictional character and one of the two protagonists in the American animated television series ''Adventure Time'' created by Pendleton Ward. He also appeared in the spin-off series '' Adventure T ...

, 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 Huckleberry "Huck" Finn is a fictional character created by Mark Twain who first appeared in the book ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876) and is the protagonist and narrator of its sequel, ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884). He is 12 ...

, 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 ''Phineas Finn'' is a novel by Anthony Trollope and the name of its leading character. The novel was first published as a monthly serial from October 1867 to May 1868 in ''St Paul's Magazine''. It is the second of the " Palliser" series of novel ...

'' 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 ''How to Make an American Quilt'' is a 1995 American drama film based on the 1991 novel of the same name by Whitney Otto. Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, the film features Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Nelligan and Alfre Woodar ...

'' 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 Finn Christopher Hudson is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character was portrayed by Cory Monteith and first appeared on television when ''Glee'' premiered its pilot episode on Fox on May 19, 2009. ...

, in the television show ''Glee'' *

Finn McMissile ''Cars'' is a media franchise including the 2006 film ''Cars'', the 2011 film '' Cars 2'', the 2017 film ''Cars 3'', the 2013 film '' Planes'' and the 2014 film '' Planes: Fire & Rescue''. Characters in the fictional universe include: Piston ...

, in the movie ''Cars 2'' * Finn Nelson, in the British TV series ''

My Mad Fat Diary ''My Mad Fat Diary'' is a British teen drama, teen comedy-drama television series that debuted on E4 (TV channel), E4 on 14 January 2013. It is based on the novel ''My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary'' by Rae Earl. The second series started on 19 Februa ...

'' *

Finn O'Connor (Hollyoaks) Finn O'Connor is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. Upon his introduction as part of the O'Connor family, the character was portrayed by Connor Wilkinson. The family were introduced during a "shake-up" of ...

, 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 This article lists the characters and the actors who portray them from the award-winning BBC television series '' Waterloo Road''. The series utilises an ensemble cast, led by the staff members of the eponymous school. It also has a high turnov ...

, in the TV series '' Waterloo Road'' * Finn Whitman, in '' The Kingdom Keepers'' children's novel series * Finn, a goldfish mascot in the

Goldfish crackers Goldfish are fish-shaped crackers manufactured by Pepperidge Farm, which is a division of the Campbell Soup Company. The crackers have been available in several varieties and, since 1962, 40% of the crackers contain a small imprint of an eye an ...

brand * Finn, in the ''

Jackie Chan Adventures ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' is an American animated television series, created by John Rogers, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline, and produced by Sony Pictures Television (originally as Columbia TriStar Television for the first three seasons). The car ...

'' 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 ''Tai Chi Chasers'' ( ko, 태극천자문, ''Taegeuk Cheonjamun''; ja, 太極千字文, ''Tai Chi Senjimon'', th, ไทชิเชสเซอร์ ''Taichi Chasers'' lit. "1000 Characters of Tai Chi" in Asian territories; also known as '' ...

'' * Finn, in ''

The Lego Movie ''The Lego Movie'' is a 2014 computer-animated adventure comedy film written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from a story by Lord, Miller, and Dan and Kevin Hageman. Based on the Lego line of construction toys, its story focu ...

'' * Finn, a character in the novel ''What I Was'' by

Meg Rosoff Meg Rosoff (born 16 October 1956) is an American writer based in London, United Kingdom. She is best known for the novel '' How I Live Now'' (Puffin, 2004), which won the Guardian Prize, Printz Award, and Branford Boase Award and made the ...

* The Finn, in William Gibson's science fiction

Sprawl trilogy The Sprawl trilogy (also known as the Neuromancer, Cyberspace, or Matrix trilogy) is William Gibson's first set of novels, composed of ''Neuromancer'' (1984), ''Count Zero'' (1986), and ''Mona Lisa Overdrive'' (1988). The novels are all set in t ...

novels * Finn, in the animated series

Arcane Arcane may refer to: Books and comics * Anton Arcane, a DC Comics character * Arcane Jill Watson, a character in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' * Arcane literature, such as in Cthulhu Mythos Gaming * Arcane magic (''Dungeons & Drago ...

Music

* ''Finn'' (album), a 1995 album by the Finn Brothers * "Finn", a song by

Tori Amos Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos; August 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She is a classically trained musician with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Having already begun composing instrumental pieces on piano, Amos won a full ...

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) The Finn dinghy is a single-handed, cat-rigged sailboat, and a former Olympic class for men's sailing. Since its debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the Finn has featured in every summer Olympics, making it the longest serving 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