Viitasaari

== Finnish == === Etymology === viita (“thicket of young deciduous trees”) +‎ saari (“island”). The Central Finnish town is named after the island (now most often called Haapasaari) on which the (original) church was built. The surname developed via place names. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋiːtɑˌsɑːri/, [ˈʋiːt̪ɑ̝ˌs̠ɑ̝ːri] Rhymes: -ɑːri Syllabification(key): Vii‧ta‧saa‧ri Hyphenation(key): Viita‧saari === Proper noun === Viitasaari a town and municipality of Central Finland a Finnish surname ==== Declension ==== The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Viitasaari" is Viitasaarella. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Viitasaari → Swedish: Viitasaari ==== Statistics ==== Viitasaari is the 1570th (tied with 4 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 544 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References ===