It appears that Finnish works like Quenya (Tolkien High-elvish). Or rather the reverse, since Quenya was developed using Finnish phonology.  Amil = mother... Amilinja = my mother -allo = from... Helsingallo = from Helsinki  Hence: Amilinja ea Helsingallo  If you're into Quenya, it should make understanding Finnish easier.  Aragorn It is common belief (at least in FInland) that Tolkien formed Quenya on basics of Finnish. There's also little study:  http://www.sci.fi/~alboin/finn_que.htm