Yeah, completely legit and not uncommon at all (though advances in locale support have probably made it less necessary in recent decades). As an official transl

Yeah, completely legit and not uncommon at all (though advances in locale support have probably made it less necessary in recent decades). As an official transliteration, documented and taught in school, it is definitely pronounces the same. It seems like German could actually be at fault for your bogus transliteration issues in Finnish, then. Sorry about that! 8)