The ⟨n⟩ inside the sequence ⟨nk⟩ is pronounced like a velar nasal /ŋ/, as in English. When not followed by ⟨k⟩, /ŋː/ is created ⟨ng⟩.A prominent illustration of the effect from the regular language is the development in the consonant gradation kind /ts : ts/ as in metsä : metsän, as this pattern was originally (1940) located