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		Xophmeister 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rost – Rust Programming in German He's Finnish, not Swedish.

dagw 7 months ago [–]

Both Finnish and Swedish are official languages in Finland. Linus' parents are from the region of Finland that primarily speaks Swedish, so Linus grew up speaking Swedish at home.

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