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Finnish
Etymology
sitä (“to that”) vastoin (“against”)
Pronunciation
Adverb
sitä vastoin
- on the contrary, by contrast, conversely, whereas, while
Ranskalaisten yöpymiset Suomen hotelleissa lisääntyivät 18,8 prosenttia vuodentakaisesta. Sitä vastoin ruotsalaisten yöpymiset vähenivät 9,8 prosenttia.- The overnight stays of the French in the Finnish hotels increased by 18.8 percent from the last year. By contrast the overnightings of Swedes dropped by 9.8 percent.
Suomen palkat ovat EU:n keskitasoa, tuloverot sitä vastoin Euroopan kireimpiä.- Finnish salaries are on average level in the EU, whereas income taxes are the most stringent in Europe.