Finn /ˈfɪn/ noun4 •a person from FinlandCulturally and economically Finland is a Western nation. But would the Finns fight if the Soviets tried to use Finnish territory as a springboard to attack NATO? — 1989 •A male given name from Old Norse. •A person of ethnic Finnish (Suomi) ancestry; a non-Swedish, non-Sami Finlander. •A member of any Finnic nationality, such as (more narrowly) a Baltic Finn such as a Karelian or Estonian, or (more broadly) a Volga Finn or Perm Finn. formsFinns