The Finnish alphabet has 29 letters. They are: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Å, Ä, and Ö. The letters Š and Ž, although often overlooked, occur in Finnish only in loanwords and are very rare.