As a consequence, Finnish speakers often have problems with pronouncing foreign words which do not obey vowel harmony. For example, is often pronounced . The position of some loans is unstandardized (e.g. ) or ill-standardized (e.g. , sometimes pronounced , and , which violate vowel harmony). Where a foreign word violates vowel harmony by not using front vowels because it begins with a neutral vowel, then last syllable generally counts, although this rule is irregularly followed. Experiments indicate that e.g. always becomes (front) , but becomes equally frequently both (back) and (front), even by the same speaker.
As a consequence, Finnish speakers often have problems with pronouncing foreign words which do not obey vowel harmony. For example, is often pronounced . The position of some loans is unstandardized (e.g. ) or ill-standardized (e.g. , sometimes pronounced , and , which violate vowel harmony). Where a foreign word violates vowel harmony by not using front vowels because it begins with a neutral vowel, then last syllable generally counts, although this rule is irregularly followed. Experiments indicate that e.g. always becomes (front) , but becomes equally frequently both (back) and (front), even by the same speaker.