diff --git festival/lib/languages.scm festival/lib/languages.scm

index 9382ad3..d3e2c5c 100644

--- festival/lib/languages.scm

+++ festival/lib/languages.scm

@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ Set up language parameters for British English."

   (Parameter.set 'Language 'britishenglish)

 )

+

+(define (language_italian)

+"(language_italian)

+Set up language parameters for Italian."

+

+  (if (symbol-bound? 'voice_lp_diphone)

+      (set! female1 voice_lp_diphone))

+  (set! male1 voice_pc_diphone)

+

+  (male1)

+  (Parameter.set 'Language 'italian)

+)

+

+

 (define (language_american_english)

 "(language_american_english)

 Set up language parameters for Aemerican English."

@@ -68,6 +82,17 @@ Set up language parameters for Aemerican English."

   (Parameter.set 'Language 'americanenglish)

 )

+(define (language_finnish)

+"(language_finnish)

+Set up language parameters for Finnish."

+  (if (symbol-bound? 'voice_suo_lj_diphone)

+      (set! female1 voice_suo_lj_diphone))

+  (set! male1 voice_hy_fi_mv_diphone)

+

+  (male1)

+  (Parameter.set 'Language 'finnish)

+)

+

 (define (language_scots_gaelic)

 "(language_scots_gaelic)

 Set up language parameters for Scots Gaelic."

@@ -107,8 +132,12 @@ Set up language parameters for Castillian Spanish."

     (language_scots_gaelic))

    ((equal? language 'welsh)

     (language_welsh))

+   ((equal? language 'italian)

+    (language_italian))

    ((equal? language 'spanish)

     (language_castillian_spanish))

+   ((equal? language 'finnish)

+    (language_finnish))

    ((equal? language 'klingon)

     (language_klingon))

    (t

diff --git festival/src/main/festival_main.cc festival/src/main/festival_main.cc

index 4a81dfd..92feb31 100644

--- festival/src/main/festival_main.cc

+++ festival/src/main/festival_main.cc

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void festival_main(int argc, char **argv)

 	"              are printed (default if stdin not a tty)\n"+

 	"--language <string>\n"+

         "              Run in named language, default is\n"+

-	"              english, spanish and welsh are available\n"+

+	"              english; russian, spanish, welsh, italian and finnish are available\n"+

 	"--server      Run in server mode waiting for clients\n"+

 	"              of server_port (1314)\n"+

 	"--script <ifile>\n"+