 In 1702, he published the first collection of Finnish proverbs called "Wanhain suomalaisten tawaliset ja suloiset sananlascut" (""Customary and Beautiful Proverbs of the Old Finns"").Florinus also proofread the language of the Bible and compiled a noteworthy Latin-Swedish-Finnish dictionary.Florinus' parents were clergyman Matthias Erici Florinus of Paimio and Elisabet Henriksdotter.