the initial consonant of the following word is geminated: jätesäkki 'trash bag' , tervetuloa 'welcome' . In certain cases, a v after a u is geminated by most people: ruuvi 'screw' , vauva 'baby' . In the Tampere dialect, if a word receives gemination of v after u, the u is often deleted (ruuvi , vauva ), and lauantai 'Saturday', for example, receives a medial v , which can in turn lead to deletion of u .

Distinctive