# Kotus

- **Website:** <https://kotus.fi>
- **Primary alias:** `kotus.fi`
- **Founded:** 1976
- **Employees:** 51+
- **Location:** Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- **Company kind:** GOVERNMENT AGENCY

## Description

Kotus, short for Kotimaisten kielten keskus, is a language center that serves the Finnish and Swedish languages and offers language and name counseling services to citizens. They specialize in creating dictionaries that describe both the current language and its variation and evolution. Kotus also houses the Finnish Language, Swedish Language, Sami Languages, Sign Languages, and Romani Language boards. They provide a variety of services, including language and name counseling, language training and consultation, as well as opinions, surveys, and place-name revisions. In addition, they have a library and archives with various publications available. Kotus is committed to promoting the Finnish and Swedish languages, offering language guidance, and maintaining the quality of language and name usage in Finland. With their expertise in linguistics, they are a reliable resource for language-related matters in the country.

## Industries

- 🧪 Science and Education

## Links

- [youtube](https://youtube.com/channel/UCAP9IceTLa4MKdsabT6snvA)
- [twitter](https://twitter.com/kotus_tiedotus)
- [instagram](https://instagram.com/kotimaistenkieltenkeskus)
- [linkedin](https://linkedin.com/company/research-institute-for-the-languages-of-finland)
- [facebook](https://facebook.com/kotustiedotus)

## Logos & icons

- icon _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/id4afW766-/w/2023/h/2023/theme/dark/icon.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1781016596407)
- logo _(primary)_ — PNG, SVG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/id4afW766-/w/820/h/158/theme/dark/logo.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1781016595893)

## Colors

| Name | Hex | Theme |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Azure | #356598 | accent |
| Mountbatten Pink | #a4879b | dark |
| Malibu | #8ed1fc | light |

## Fonts

- Open Sans — asset _(google)_
- Sans-Serif — asset _(custom)_

## Imagery

- banner _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/id4afW766-/w/1500/h/500/id-8MRJtRG.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1736636739502)

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