lintukoto

lintu +‎ koto, "home of birds"

• IPA^(key): /ˈlintuˌkoto/,
• Rhymes: -oto
• Hyphenation^(key): lintu‧koto

lintukoto

1. (Finnic mythology) A paradise-like place where birds migrate every winter; because it was located near the edge of the sky dome, the sky was very close to the ground and therefore its inhabitants were dwarfs.
2. (figuratively) A place like a paradise.

In its modern usage lintukoto usually refers to Finland (or a place in Finland), and the phrase Suomi ei ole lintukoto (“Finland is not a safe country”) is often heard in political contexts.

• lintukotolainen

• “lintukoto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03