This is the 496th most frequent Finnish word.
venäläiset
"Venäläiset" means "Russians" in English.
Here, "venäläiset" is part of a noun phrase, referring to friends who are Russian.
Venäläiset ystäväni vierailivat Suomessa.
My Russian friends visited Finland.
'venäläiset' is used here as an attributive adjective to describe the type of tourists visiting Finland.
Suomessa venäläiset turistit ovat tavallisia talvella.
In Finland, Russian tourists are common during winter.
Here, 'venäläiset' refers to the Russian people as a group and serves as the subject of the sentence.