What default locale does?

Very 101 level question again. In the app.yml, I have fi as the default locale. But does it do something more than just set defaults for everything and everyone?

And if yes, will then a user see everything in that default language, now fi, until Allow user locale is changed?

But what about Set locale from accept language header? If someone has en_US, then the English version is offered? And does that mean the default locale is just a suggestion and will be overridden if Accept-Language is something else?

And the reason why I am asking this is my new site, which is heavily targeted at the US, and it needs a forum. But I don’t think it catches that much attention that there is a point to do all the work that starting a forum requires. So I was considering a solution where I guide those US/global visitors to one purpose-made category.

But my forum is otherwise all Finnish, and if Accept-Language doesn’t change the default locale, that won’t work.

(And partly I’m hoping that the translator thingy will work someday :smirking_face:).

I know, this isn’t a genuine support question, but I’m trying to avoid General…

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