This Finnish virtual keyboard mirrors the QWERTY layout of a physical Finnish keyboard. Its 48 character keys reach the 29 letters of the Latin script (U+0041–U+005A, U+0061–U+007A, U+00C0–U+024F) straight from the browser, with no software to install and no system setting to change.
The layout reaches 8 characters that an ordinary Latin keyboard does not carry: ¤ § ¨ ´ ½ ä å ö.
Script
Latin
Layout
QWERTY
Reading direction
Left to right
Character keys
48
Letters available
29
Non-ASCII characters
8
Unicode range
U+0041–U+005A, U+0061–U+007A, U+00C0–U+024F
Third layer (AltGr)
No
Transliteration
No
How to type in Finnish
Click the on-screen keys or type on your physical keyboard — both write into the same text area.
Shift shows the second layer of every key: capitals and the characters printed at the top right.
The Copy button puts the whole text on the clipboard, ready to paste into an email, a document or a form.
The Google, YouTube and ChatGPT buttons run a search with the text you typed, without retyping it.
Key reference table
Each row is one physical key: the base character, the one produced with Shift, then the one produced with AltGr.
Key
With Shift
With AltGr
§
½
—
1
!
—
2
"
—
3
#
—
4
¤
—
5
%
—
6
&
—
7
/
—
8
(
—
9
)
—
0
=
—
+
?
—
´
`
—
q
Q
—
w
W
—
e
E
—
r
R
—
t
T
—
y
Y
—
u
U
—
i
I
—
o
O
—
p
P
—
å
Å
—
¨
^
—
'
*
—
a
A
—
s
S
—
d
D
—
f
F
—
g
G
—
h
H
—
j
J
—
k
K
—
l
L
—
ö
Ö
—
ä
Ä
—
<
>
—
z
Z
—
x
X
—
c
C
—
v
V
—
b
B
—
n
N
—
m
M
—
,
;
—
.
:
—
-
_
—
The characters on this layout
The 8 characters this layout can produce:
¤
§
¨
´
½
ä
å
ö
Other keyboards in the Latin script
These keyboards are written in the same script and share much of their character set.
How do I type Finnish special characters (ä, ö, å)?
Finnish has three additional letters: ä, ö, å. They have dedicated keys on Finnish keyboards, positioned to the right of the letter keys.
What is the Finnish QWERTY keyboard layout?
Finnish uses a QWERTY-based layout with ä, ö, å as dedicated keys. It's very similar to Swedish keyboards.
How do I type the ä and ö characters?
Ä and ö are essential Finnish vowels with dedicated keys. They're not just 'a' and 'o' with diacritics but distinct letters with specific sounds.
Why does Finnish have å if it's rarely used?
The å is mainly used in Swedish names and loanwords in Finnish. Finland is officially bilingual (Finnish-Swedish), so å is included for Swedish words.
Can I use this keyboard for Swedish?
Yes, Finnish and Swedish keyboards are nearly identical, both having ä, ö, å. The main difference is frequency of use of these letters.
How do I type special characters like @, €, $?
Use AltGr combinations: AltGr+2 for @, AltGr+E for €, AltGr+4 for $. Some symbols require Shift+number keys.
How do I type the Euro symbol €?
Press AltGr + E to type the Euro symbol on Finnish keyboards.
What is the alphabetical order in Finnish?
Finnish alphabet has 29 letters: A-Z plus å, ä, ö at the end. The order is ...x, y, z, å, ä, ö (same as Swedish).
How do I type uppercase Ä, Ö, Å?
Use Shift + the letter key or enable Caps Lock. All three special letters have uppercase forms used in proper nouns and sentence beginnings.
What's unique about Finnish compared to other Nordic languages?
Finnish is not a Scandinavian language (it's Finno-Ugric), but uses a similar keyboard. Finnish uses ä and ö very frequently, more than Swedish or other Nordic languages.
