When printing a document with form fields certain letters don't print

Hi everyone.
I am from Iceland and we use special letters in our language (i.e.: þ,æ,ö,ð). I have made a pdf file that has form fields in it, but when they have been filled out with our special letters, those letters do not print out correctly.
Here is an example with my name filled out in the form field:
When I print, this is the result:
Can anyone help me with this issue?

Just some thoughts: 1. Be sure the fonts are embedded in the file. 2. Print as a graphic (you may have a printer that does not have the fonts and is not getting the proper results from the computer).

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