FIRST TRANSLATORS OF FINLAND OF THE XVI–XIX CENTURIES

The article is devoted to the development and establishment of the Finnish language in Finland. Analyzed giving its status as the state language of the country. The activity of the first translation into Finnish Mikael Agricola, Carl Gustav Borg, Franz Ferdinand and Alma Antti Jalava. The basis of their translation activities are text translation of legal documents and the formation of the legislative style of the Finnish language.