Some Finnish sentence types always have the verb in the third person singular. Learn about these sentence types to make better sentences!

The question word KUMPI means “which one”, when there are two options. Learn when to use its inflected forms (eg. kumpaa kummassa kumpaan)!

The Finnish South Ostrobothnian dialect – Etelä-pohjanmaan murre – has very specific, interesting features. Click to find out more about it!

Learn chess terms in Finnish! This article goes over the very basics of Finnish chess terms, including some example sentences!

Learn about Finnish contractions such as ettei, muttei, ehkei and miksei, as well as their other person forms (etten, ettet, ettemme, etc.)

Learn the names of superheroes in Finnish, as well as ways to describe their appearance, powers and specialties!

The suffix MAINEN/MÄINEN is used to create adjectives that express that something resembles the base word. Learn more today!

In spoken language we say “mun tarvitsee”, “sun tarvii” and “meiän tarttee”. Learn how to create necessity sentences in spoken Finnish!

Speak more Finnish! There conversation questions – keskustelukysymykset – can help you talk about the weather!

Speak more Finnish! There conversation questions – keskustelukysymykset – can help you talk about children and parenting!

你对政治感兴趣吗？点击这你，一起来学习与选举和投票有关的芬兰语词汇和短语！

One thing you will have to practice for YKI-testi will be writing an opinion piece – mielipidekirjoitus in Finnish. Learn useful phrases now!

This article contains PAIN related vocabulary. Learn how to describe your pain in Finnish using nouns, verbs and adjectives!

Click to find out more about how to make suggestions in Finnish! Most of the article focuses on suggestions in nursing homes.

Find out more about phrases like [tällä kertaa], [jossain määrin] and [hyvissä ajoin] with incongruence, where words within a phrase aren’t inflected the same case!

在芬兰语中，长音和短音的发音不同。往往一个字母之差，就是一个单词之差，单词意思也就完全不同。 点击获取更多关于芬兰语长短音的练习！

Are you interested in politics? Click to learn Finnish vocabulary and phrases related to elections and voting!

Learn the names of countries in Finnish! In addition, you can also find how these country names inflect when you say where you’re from!

Learn more about the WORD FAMILY of the verb liikkua! This look at Finnish derivation should help you make sense of how words are created in Finnish.

Learn how Finnish compound words relate to the same terms in English! Included are 100 Finnish compound words!

Click to find out more about consonant gradation where K disappears! Astevaihtelu or KPT-vaihtelu where the K disappears is tricky.

Click for this overview with links to the different Finnish sentence types – LAUSETYYPIT! Knowing these will help you form sentences!

Learn more about the Finnish derivational system and the derivational suffixes used to create new adjectives, nouns, adverbs and verbs!

Learn some more random Finnish nouns which can be considered to be at the intermediate level! Expand your vocabulary!

来本文中学习一些表达你可能遇到的家庭问题的表达！

Here’s all the MILK-related vocabulary you will ever need while studying Finnish! Learn about MAITO, KERMA, JUUSTO, JOGURTTI and many more dairy products.

Check out this overview of vocabulary you are likely to need when you’re studying Finnish in a classroom setting!

In Finnish, you can make questions in two ways: by using a question word like mikä, miksi and kuka, and by using the -ko/kö suffix. This is how we create a kysymyslause (a “question sentence”, ie. an interrogative clause). This article tells you more about the types of kysymyslause Finnish has! You can find an overview of all […]

本文中，你将学习到一些短语，帮助你用芬兰语谈论你的家。例如，Missä sinä asut?你住在哪里？Millaisella alueella?在什么样的地方？

Click to find extensive information and word lists of Finnish places ending in LA, such as neuvola, käymälä and ravintola!

Click to read about words like TOIMI (toimea/tointa, toimien/tointen) and NIEMI (niemea/nientä, niemien/nienten) and kotus wordtype 25!

Click to find a list of nouns and verbs with the consonant gradation LKI-LJE and RKI-RJE, ie. where K is strong and J is weak!

Learn more about words ending in E, such as hame, kolme and filee, which belong to wordtype B for consonant gradation!

The Finnish language learning books of the Suomen mestari series are very useful! This article includes all the info you need on them!

Click to find an overview of words like PIENI, which are sometimes labeled as “LI NI RI words” in language classes!

Finnish has many words ending in -i. Click for a list of UUSI-type words! These words inflect the same way as the word UUSI (uuden, uuteen).

在芬兰语中，有相当多的印欧语的外来词。在学习芬兰语时，你可以从中受益!

Read about the inflection of old words ending in i, which can be refered to as OVI-type words! These undergo the same changes as OVI does.

The compound words in this article are REVERSIBLE! Find out what this means and how e.g. RIISIPUURO and PUURORIISI differ in meaning!

Click for the English translation and grammar analysis of Ismo Leikola’s sketch about NO NIIN, the most important Finnish word!

War & peace, chaos & order, hardware & software. Learn some new vocabulary by going through these nouns which have a clear opposite!

Time to expand your Finnish vocabulary by learning these 100 random Finnish words aimed at intermediate level students!

HERÄTÄ and NUKAHTAA, TYÖNTÄÄ and VETÄÄ are two examples of verbs and opposites. Click to find a list of useful vocabulary!

The verbs VIEDÄ, TUODA and HAKEA confuse many learners. Find out what the difference is between the three in this article!

在这篇文章中，你可以找到一些与日常生活有关的问题。这篇文章中的问题是对话提示，旨在引发讨论，目的是帮助你练习如何回答与某个话题有关的问题。

Practice the passive tense with these questions! This article contains conversation prompts which allow you to make passive sentences.

Oletko koskaan uinut avannossa tai käynyt mökillä? These conversation prompts with the PERFECT TENSE can help you start a conversation!

Learn more about when to use and how to conjugate verbs in the passive perfect tense, such as “on tehty”, “on käyty” and “on osattu”!

What is a “rektio”? Or a “verbirektio”? Learn more about what “rections” are in the Finnish language in this article!

This article gives you information about how the pronoun toinen is used. We’re starting with the most difficult usage and moving from there to easier meanings. I decided to go with this approach because it’s most likely someone will end up on this page looking for the hardest part. 1. Resiprookkipronomini “each other” Toinen is […]

This list contains 473 Finnish adverbs ending in STI, which have been completed with example sentences and translations.

In this article, you can find a list of grammar topics you will be expected to know at level B1.1. or when you participate in YKI-testi.

Find out the top 50 most common Finnish surnames and read about their history, what they mean and where they’re commonly used!

点击此文，了解和口语沟通相关的芬兰语动词！ 包括，例如，动词riidellä（争吵），mumista（嘟囔）和juoruta（说三道四）。

Learn more about the plural translative case! It consists of the plural marker -i- with the case marker -ksi at the end.

These Finnish phrases express actions repeatedly happening (eg. puhui puhumistaan) or increasing in intensity (eg. vanhenee vanhenemistaan).

Learn idiomatic expressions which include the verb mennä, such as MENNÄ PIELEEN (to go awry) and MENNÄ NAPPIIN (to succeed)!

Homonyms are Finnish words like KUUSI (6) and KUUSI (spruce), JÄÄ (ice) and JÄÄ (stay), MAKSA (pay) and MAKSA (liver), which mean two things.

Practice answering questions related to your DAILY ROUTINE in order to become more fluent in writing or speaking!

Luen kirjaa. Luin kirjan. Lue kirja! Lue kirjat! Luen kirjoja. Learn about the Finnish Object with many examples and explanations!

Learn more about Finnish suffixes such as -sto, -tar and -utua and how they are used in derivation to create new words from existing ones!

Learn more about past passive object phrases such as “Hänet kuljetettiin” (He was transported) and “Hänet kannettiin (He was carried)!

We all know Finnish doesn’t have a word for “please”. This article teaches you different ways that exist to be polite in Finnish!

Learn how Duolingo introduces the words “here” and “there”! In addition, click to find out WHY Duolingo translates TÄSSÄ ON as “it has”.

Plan on doing the YKI exam? Make sure you can understand the YKI test instructions by learning the words in this list!

Duolingo introduces the PARTITIVE CASE in the lesson called FRIDGE. Learn more about why and when you should use the partitive case

Here’s 100 adjectives useful for your Finnish CV, including but not limited to stressinsietokykyinen, oppimishaluinen and joustava.

Click to find a useful list of B1.1 level adjectives! This list contains adjective pairs that are opposites. Expand your vocab today!

如何向芬兰医生说明你的问题？怎么能理解医生说的话呢？你可以从本文中的短语开始学习。

Click to find a list of adjectives ending in TU, based on verbs in the passive past participle, such as tunnettu mies, kalustettu huone ja keitetty muna.

代词–在芬兰语中被称为pronominit–是指那些指代事物并表达它们之间关系的词。点击了解更多！

This article contains a list of verbs with an accusative total object. Learn which verbs usually get MINUT, SINUT, HÄNET as an object!

Click for a list of TOTAL OBJECT VERBS, which normally get a genitive case object, such as “Tiedän/muistan/unohdan nimen”!

Learn Finnish through song lyrics! The song “Tavallinen päivä” by Edu Kettunen is one of my favorites, so I hope you’ll like it too!

MIKÄ sinun nimi on? MITÄ sinä syöt? MIKÄ tämä on? MITÄ tämä on? 本文中，我们将一起学习：在问句中，何时使用mitä，何时使用mikä。

I’m often asked for a list of KOIRA-words while we’re learning the partitive plural of different word types. Here’s a helpful list!

I’m often asked for a list of KISSA-words while we’re learning the partitive plural of different word types. Here’s a helpful list!

How do you say “again” in Finnish? What’s the difference between UUDESTAAN, UUDELLEEN and TAAS? Click to learn more!

Hi, I’m Inge! Uusi kielemme is my website. For the curious among you, here are the answer to some frequently asked questions I get.

REMONTTI is something that will affect everyone living in Finland during their life: either you’re renovating yourself or your neighbors are!

“Missähän? Miksihän? Minähän sanoin! 在芬兰语中，这个棘手的小品词-han/hän随处可见。阅读本文，了解它的含义和使用方法！

The partitive case is complicated! It’s one of those subjects that will take you many years to be able to use fluently and without doubt. So let’s start!

Do you really need possessive suffixes in Finnish? What do they look like? When do you use them? How do you form them and add them to the cases? Learn now!

The genitive case – genetiivi – can be recognized by the -n at the end of words. Learn when to use it and how to form it in this article!

The passive imperfect or past passive is formed using the present passive as a stem. You use it in the same situations as the present passive.

After learning the “normal” present passive, it’s time to look at the negative present passive! Learn how to form and use this form correctly!

Learn the Finnish words for sauces and soups you use in your everyday life! Included are most foods that come in liquid form.

The present passive is used in many different situations. Learn when you need the passive and how to conjugate verbs in it!

Wordtype B consists of words ending in -e, -ton, -in, -as and -tar. Learn now how wordtype B consonant gradation differs from normal consonant gradation!

The illative case answers to the question “mihin?”. Learn more about when to use this grammatical case and how words are inflected!

The -lle ending is a response to the questions “mihin” and “mille”. Learn when to use it as well as how to form it in this article!

The ablative case (miltä) is one of the Finnish location cases. Learn more about this -lta ending, when to use it and how to add it to words!

The elative case (mistä) — one of the Finnish location cases — signifies leaving from somewhere. Learn more about this case now!

The “missä” case is called the inessive by linguists. Learn more about when to use it and how words change when you put -ssa to the end!

The adessive case is the answer to the questions “millä” and “kenellä”. It’s one of the location cases that’s also used to express possession.

I love green! Learn Finnish vocabulary related to the color green in this article!

Learn Finnish vocabulary related to POSTI! Start communicating in Finnish about sending and receiving letters and parcels!

Muutan / muutin / haluan muuttaa uuteen asuntoon. Time to learn some vocabulary related to MOVING HOUSE!

Read more about which situations to use the different forms of the relative pronoun joka, ie. JOKA-PRONOMINI!

让我们用芬兰语聊聊圣诞节! Puhutaan joulusta!

Merry Christmas! Learn Finnish vocabulary sentences so you can talk about Christmas with people around you!

宝宝: 睡觉、吃饭、排便和哭泣：婴儿的四大活动。在本文中，你将会学习到一些芬兰语中与婴儿相关的词汇和实用语句!

Learn how to express a LACK of something in Finnish! You can say “without” in many ways, as demonstrated in this article.

The 6th of December is Finland’s Independence Day: ITSENÄISYYSPÄIVÄ! Learn vocabulary and cultural information related to this national holiday!

Missähän? Miksihän? Minähän sanoin! This tricky little clitic -han/hän appears all over the place in Finnish. Learn what it means and how to use it!

ENTISTÄ ENEMMÄN and ODOTETTUA SUUREMPI are examples of the use of the partitive case in comparative phrases. Click to read more!

Learn more about forms such as ALEMPANA, LÄHEMMÄS, KAUIMPAA and SYKSYMMÄLLÄ! There are the missä, mistä & mihin forms of comparative adverbs!

Find out more about Finnish spoken language and its typical features! This article contains links to everything you need to know!

Learn Finnish through Finnish song lyrics! Find an analysis of the lyrics of the song LÄHTISITKÖ (KANSSANI JÄRVELLE) by Pave Maijanen here!

Practice answering COLOR related questions in order to become more fluent in writing or speaking! These conversation prompts could help you!

Click to learn vocabulary words and sentences related to children and childhood, including the names of toys, childhood games and verbs!

这三个动词在用法上非常容易混淆。通过这篇文章一起了解 “minä osaan”、”minä voin “和 “minä saan “之间的区别！

Astevaihtelu ie. consonant gradation is very prevailent in Finnish grammar. Luckily the system is mostly free of exceptions. Learn more now!

Maljakko, lompakko and laatikko are easy examples of words ending in KKO. Click to learn what words like kuusikko, haavikko and aavikko mean!

点击这里，来学习TAI和VAI的区别! 这两个词都是连接词，但是它们的含义略有不同，分别用于不同类型的句子。

Sleeping, eating, pooping and crying: the four big activities of a baby. Learn some Finnish baby related words and sentences here!

This long list contains the most common adjectives in Finnish newspapers. Find out what adjectives are the most common in written media!

Click to learn Finnish vocabulary related to trying for a baby, pregnancy and giving birth! Learn some useful sentences as well!

Click to find a list of questions related to HOBBIES! Use these conversation prompts to spark conversation or help you write in Finnish!

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This overview shows you ALL the articles on Uusi kielemme that have food related vocabulary! Talk about food in Finnish!

Click to find an extensive vocabulary list of possible hobbies in Finnish! Expand your vocabulary and learn to talk about what you like!

How do you form the partitive or genitive of foreign names in finnish? Click to find out what the inflection of foreign names is like!

Click to read more about the inflection of French names in Finnish, including forms such as Bordeaux’hon, Monet’ta and Descartesin!

新冠疫情在许多方面改变了人们的生活。这是一个值得学习的芬兰语词汇系列。本文中，我们将一起学习与新冠病毒、新冠疫情有关的词汇，这可以丰富你的日常表达，帮助你读懂报纸上的相关报道。

This article discusses the situations where you will (and won’t) be using the T-plural aka the plural nominative in Finnish.

Если вам нравятся как математика, так и финский язык, на этой странице вы можете их совместить и пополнить свой словарный запас математическими терминами!

The location cases answer to the questions missä mistä and mihin. Learn more about both the inner and the outer location cases!

These FRIENDSHIP related questions should work nicely as a way to start a conversation or find things to write about in Finnish.

The song “Kesäloma kellarissa” tells the story of a family’s disastrous summer vacation. Click to read more about the Finnish song lyrics!

These CITY TRAFFIC related questions should work nicely as a way to start a conversation or find things to write about in Finnish.

Missä rautatieasema on? Learn typical phrases used to ask for directions and to explain how to get to places!

Начните своё знакомство с финским языком с этой статьи: изучите числительные на финском! Здесь вы также найдёте порядковые числительные.

Хотите узнать, как называются болезни в финском языке? Этот список слов о заболеваниях обязательно поможет вам в поликлинике или больнице!

Check out this article if you want to learn Finnish vocabulary related to ships, boats and cruises! Maata näkyvissä! Land ahoy!

This article lists common and more uncommon Finnish vocabulary related to CAR PARTS. Learn what RATTI, KÄSIJARRU and TUULILASI mean!

Learn Finnish through music! Click to read an analysis of the lyrics of MATKUSTAN YMPÄRI MAAILMAA, a Finnish children’s song.

Learn more about the inflection of Finnish words ending in a consonant! Read how do these words change when you add an ending to them.

Learn vocabulary related to Finnish Midsummer – JUHANNUS – right now! You can also find cultural background information about this important celebration!

This article contains Finnish words ending in LLINEN, such as ystävällinen, perheellinen and kupillinen. Click to learn more!

These DANGER related questions should work nicely as a way to start a conversation or find things to write about in Finnish.

Anger, fear, jealousy, annoyance, impatience are all negative emotions. In this article, you can find Finnish nouns, verbs and adjectives about feelings.

Nicknames like “Bill” for “William” also exist in Finnish. RAIMO is “Rami”, LEO “Leksa” and TAPANI “Tapsa”. Read more about Finnish nicknames!

How do you say “I must have had to” or “I ought to have done” in Finnish? This article deals with the conjugation of necessity sentences.

Have you wondered when to use the plural genitive? Here’s an overview of the reasons with examples of each context!

Изучите свои первые 100 финских глаголов! Эта статья идеально подходит для новичков, чтобы овладеть самыми базовыми глаголами и узнать их тип.

Let’s take a look at TÄYTYY -sentence types! This article goes over the different elements you will find in necessity sentences.

位置格可以用来回答“在哪里”（missä）、“从哪里”（ mistä） 和“去哪里”（mihin）这类的问题。来和我一起学习更多关于内部位置格和外部位置格的知识吧

Learn more vocabulary! This article goes over Finnish words describing houses and buildings.

Missä? Miten? Milloin? Kenen kanssa? Miksi? Научитесь использовать финские вопросительные слова, чтобы задавать вопросы о всевозможных вещах!

What’s the meaning of “olla tavoitettavissa, mitattavissa or odotettavissa”? Learn more about the -ttavissa form of the TAVA-participle!

Learn the Finnish lyrics of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star: Tuiki tuiki tähtönen! This page has the translation and an analysis of the lyrics!

This article will look at the comparative: how to express that something is BIGGER, FASTER, BETTER. Learn more about the Finnish comparative of adjectives!

Keskustelukysymyksiä! These money related questions are meant as conversation or writing prompts to help you talk about money!

HEVONEN TAMMA ORI VARSA – This article contains Finnish vocabulary related to horses, perfect for any horse enthusiasts.

Keskustelukysymyksiä! These sleep related questions are meant as conversation or writing prompts to help you talk about sleeping!

This page is full to the brim with phrases to use to express your opinion and to agree or disagree with others’ opinions!

The accusative case has an interesting history due to the controversy among linguists it has sparked. Should it be named based on its function or its looks?

Isä meidän! Are you looking for the word of the Lord’s Prayer in Finnish? Click to read more about the words in the prayer Herran Rukous!

Самое то для новичков! В этой статье мы собрали некоторые базовые финские прилагательные и антонимы: прокачайте свой словарный запас!

The genitive plural is one of the harder plural cases, due to the variations it allows for. In this article, we focus on the genitive plural of short words.

The song “If you’re happy and you know it” in Finnish starts with “Jos sull lysti on”. Take a look at the Finnish lyrics of this song!

On the first of May we celebrate VAPPU, ie. May Day. Vappu is a joyful occasion filled with lots of fun, food and beverages. Learn more!

Tehty, menty, syöty and siivottu are examples of the passive past participle. They all have the -TU marker in common. Learn how to use and form it now!

Расширьте свой словарный запас с нашей статьёй про цвета: здесь вы изучите как и самые базовые цвета, так и более сложные сочетания!

Click to find the TOP 559 of most common Finnish adjectives ending in nen, based on their appearance in newspaper articles!

Do you know when to use ostaa, ostaakseen, ostaen, ostaessa, ostettaessa, ostamassa, ostaminen, or ostaakseen? The 5 finnish infinitives are pretty cool!

If you’re planning on having a job interview in Finnish (työhaastattelu suomeksi), this article should help you prepare for it!

你在芬兰实习吗？ 来跟我一起学习在芬兰工作场所与同事交谈的实用词汇和短语吧！

The Finnish language has a large amount of compound words. Check out this article listing typical compound adjectives!

Visiting people in Finland is subject to some unsaid rules and etiquette. Click to read some cultural info and useful vocabulary phrases!

Syö! Älä syö! Syökää! Älkää syökö! Learn how to order people around as well as to forbid them from doing things with the imperative mood!

The passive conditional is pretty rarely used in written language, but it has its place in the spoken language me-passive (first person plural). Learn more!

Compound adjectives like kauniinvärinen, hauskannäköinen, talon korkuinen ja sadan euron arvoinen are fairly common in Finnish. Learn more now!

Voisitko auttaa? Tulisitko mukaan? Selittäisitkö minulle konditionaalin? The conditional mood has its place in polite questions, as well as in some other cases.

Click to learn some useful Finnish social media vocabulary, especially Twitter and Facebook words and phrases!

I saw “omin silmin” how he “aamuin illoin” walked on the beach “avojaloin” and “kyynelsilmin”. Try to make sense of the Finnish in the instructive case!

The partitive plural is – among other things – used with “paljon” . There are a lot of rules involved with it. Learn how it works now!

The komitatiivi, aka the comitative case, expresses a kind of possession, combination or part of a whole. Its ending is -ne- with a possessive suffix added.

Once you know the present tense, the imperfect and the perfect tens, it’s time to move on to the plusquamperfect tense! Olin nukkunut, olimme opiskelleet.

The question “What’s the difference between luulla and ajatella?” is very common for Finnish language learners. Find out the details here!

As one of the rarer Finnish cases, the abessive case expresses a lack of something, or going without something. There’s a whole bunch of phrases to learn!

Look at these words: kotoNA, ulkoNA, myyjäNÄ. They all have the -na/nä marker, which is called the essive. Learn more about the essive case now!

Finnish has a very large number of words ending in -nen. In this article, we take a look at NOUNS ending in -nen, such as ihminen and hevonen.

The translative case comes with the ending -ksi. It is used for changes in state or transitions. Learn when to use it and how to form it now!

Expand your Finnish vocabulary! This article contains adjectives formed with the derivational suffix -inen, such as arpinen and ryppyinen.

为什么芬兰语没有将来时态？当你不能使用将来时态时，你应该如何表达个人意图？点击本文，了解芬兰人如何表达将来要发生的事！

Great for beginners! Learn some basic adjectives and opposites in Finnish to give the amount of vocabulary you know a boost!

Learn how to talk about your WORK EXPERIENCE in Finnish! Learn Finnish phrases to express locations, durations and types of jobs you’ve done!

The perfect tense and the imperfect both refer to things that happened in the past. Find out in this article what the difference is and how to form it!

The negative imperfect aka the negative past tense makes use of the negative verb (ei) and the -nut/-nyt/-neet ending. Find out how to use it here!

“Verb rections” refers to the phenomenon where a word requires other words to appear in a certain form. Location case verbs rections are one subgroup.

Learn more Finnish vocabulary! In this article you can find words ending in -nen which are loanwords! Opi sivistyssanoja!

Here are the rules of simple consonant gradation (astevaihtelu or KPT-vaihtelu) aka wordtype A consonant gradation. Click on through!

VARMASTI and VARMAAN both have the adjective VARMA at their base, but their meaning isn’t as straight-forwards as you’d think. Read more!

This article contains a long list of gendered Finnish such as palomies, rakennusmies and talonmies, and equivalent gender-neutral names.

Learn how to express the duration of timespans! How do you say “from January until March” and “from 8 AM to 5 PM”? This article explains it!

Начать учить финский — легко с нашей статьёй, где представлены части тела! Здесь вы также найдёте множественное число и устойчивые выражения.

This article contains vocabulary and cultural background information related to housing in Finland. Learn about common living arrangements!

Learn useful vocabulary phrases for talking to coworkers at the Finnish workplace. Oletko työharjoittelussa? Tutustu työkavereihin suomeksi!

Learn some useful vocabulary phrases for saying thank you in Finnish! Kiitos sinulle kuluneesta vuodesta! Thanks for the past year!

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rendeer is an Christmas classic. This article analyzes the Finnish version of this song, called Petteri Punakuono!

Learn Finnish through music! Click to find a translation and analysis of the lyrics of the Finnish song “Oikein surullista joulua”!

Learn some Finnish pharmacy vocabulary, lots of medication related words and useful phrases for when you visit the pharmacy!

This article goes into great detail concerning all the negative forms of verbs in all tenses and moods in Finnish. Dont get overwhelmed!

This article contains examples of the plural forms in Finnish: the plural partitive, genitive, inessive and illative cases.

Find out the order of the suffixes in Finnish words such as miehelleni, talossammekin and olisinpahan! Suffixes, cases and clitics included!

This article contains many important and useful phrases which you can use when you’re talking about your education in Finnish.

Learn Finnish vocabulary related to visiting the bank and using online banking! This article contains both plain words and useful phrases!

This article contains a long list of noun + noun rections, such as “ratkaisu ongelmaan” and “tieto ongelmasta”. Expand your vocabulary!

Learn from phrases which require the -lta form (the ablative case, miltä), such as luonteeltaan, ammatiltaan and kooltaan!

图书馆是芬兰人生活中很重要的一部分。人们通常可以在居住地附近找到或大或小的图书馆，满足阅读需求。如果你想去图书馆，本文所分享的关键词汇对你一定有帮助。

Learn some simple vocabulary related to fairytales, as well as the Finnish names of the most well-known international fairy tales!

本文中，我们将会学习如何表达“拥有某物”。芬兰语中，人们用“minulla on -”句型来表达这一含义。一起来看看吧！

Once you know the basic object rules, please check out this article about the Finnish object for advanced learners!

Learn some useful Finnish phrases related to mobile phone problems! Included are lots of different sentences of possible problems!

Construction sites employ a wide range of professionals. Learn some vocabulary about the various building construction jobs!

So-called partitive verbs unfortunately not ALWAYS have an object in the partitive case. Let’s unravel this generalization a little!

This article contains the English translation as well as an analysis of the lyrics of the Finnish song “Tässäkö tää oli” by Arttu Wiskari!

On vaikeaa puhua puhelimessa suomeksi. Talking on the phone in Finnish is difficult. Learn some phrases to get started!

When reading Finnish self-study book recommendations, you should always first consider your Finnish language learning goal before deciding.

The Finnish prefix epä- expresses negation, such as in the words EPÄKOHTELIAS, EPÄUSKO and EPÄONNISTUA. Learn more about the prefix now!

Here is the link to the Uusi kielemme bonus content!

Learn how you can earn points to get access to bonus content such as interactive exercises on Uusi kielemme! Contact me for more details!

As a thank you to readers who support Uusi kielemme, there’s now a way to get access to extra content such as games and interactive exercises.

Haluatko muuttaa? Do you want to move? Reading housing advertisements (ASUNTOILMOITUS) in Finnish can be tricky!

This article contains useful Finnish telephone vocabulary: both single words and useful phrases related to telephones are listed!

Find out more about level A2! This intermediate Finnish level contains topics such as the past tense and ways to communicate in a store.

Apulanta’s “Hei hei mitä kuuluu” is a fairly simple rock song. In this article, you can find the song lyrics translated and analyzed.

Hei! Mitä kuuluu? Miten menee? Have you learn how to reply to these questions in Finnish yet? Find out more!

This article is an OVERVIEW of ALL Finnish textbooks which I’ve reviewed. Take a look at the the list and click through to see the reviews!

Are you having trouble deciding what Finnish language textbooks for beginners to choose? Here’s my suggestion!

COVID-19 is generally just called koronavirus or plain korona in Finnish. Learn more vocabulary and phrases related to the topic!

Minä puhun vähän suomea. Minä puhun englantia sujuvasti. En ymmärrä mitään. Anteeksi, puhutko kiinaa? 现在就开始用芬兰语来讨论一下语言问题吧！

Which Finnish textbook is good for you? What Finnish textbooks are good? This Finnish language learning book review list hopefully helps!

Learn some phrases that will help you talk about your home in Finnish! Missä sinä asut? Millaisella alueella?

Asutko kerrostalossa? There’s lots of vocabulary to be learned related to housing and living in Finland. Learn more words related to apartments!

“厕所在哪？”用芬兰语怎么说？ “救命”用芬兰语怎么说？ 本文中，你将学习到在芬兰生活一定会用得到的“生存必备芬兰语”。 一起来看看吧！

Oletko käynyt Suomessa hammaslääkärillä? Have you visited the dentist in Finland? Learn some useful vocabulary related to the topic of teeth and dentists!

Level A1 is the first level when studying Finnish. This article contains information about beginner topics you will need when starting to learn Finnish.

What do you need to know for the YKI-test? What does level B1.1 really mean? In this article, you can find some of the details from my perspective!

Sataa vettä. Aurinko paistaa. Tuulee. On myrsky. 通过阅读本文，你将快速掌握如何谈论天气。

Let’s compare the most common Finnish reference grammar books available for Finnish learners! Which grammar book is best to learn Finnish with?

Here’s the translation of the song 1972 – Meistä tuli muurareita – by Anssi Kela, as well as an analysis of the grammar in this song!

了解更多关于芬兰语动词类型的知识。在本文中，你能够学习到所有动词类型，以及它们在不同人称后的变位方法。

Minusta tuli onnellinen VERSUS Minä tulin onnelliseksi – Learn the difference between these two Finnish sentence types expressing change!

The sentence type in the example “Hänestä tuli lääkäri” is called TULOSLAUSE in Finnish. It expresses a development. Learn more Finnish grammar today!

Take a look at this extensive list of all the Finnish postpositions and prepositions! You can order them as you wish in order to learn more!

Find out what the words yllä, ylle, yltä, yläpuolella, yläpuolelta, yläpuolelle, ylhäällä, ylhäältä, ylös and yli mean and how they differ from each other!

Learn some Finnish yoga vocabulary! This article contains both verbs, phrases and the Finnish names of the typical yoga poses.

Learn more about the etymology of ancient Baltic and Germanic loanwords in Finnish! Enjoy his little trip into the history of the Finnish language.

This article analyzes the vocabulary and grammar of the song Kaksi vanhaa puuta by Juha Tapio! Great for learning languages through music!

Learn some yoga vocabulary in Finnish! In this article, we look at vocabulary used in a video with stretching as part of a yoga routine.

Learn more about something that confuses most learners of Finnish: when to use aikaa, ajaksi, aikana, ajassa in which expressions of time!

Hakemus, kokemus, aikomus ja luottamus are examples of words ending in mUs. Learn more about how -mUs nouns are derived and what they mean!

Keneltä? Minulta! Kenestä? Minusta! Keneen? Minuun! Learn when to use these forms in this article about Finnish rections!

The word AIKA has two main functions: it’s used to mean time and time periods, and also as an adverb of intensity (aika vaikea). Find out more here!

Menep pois! Tulet tänne! Boundary gemination (rajageminaatio) or “end doubling” (loppukahdennus) is an advanced phonological phenomenon in Finnish.

How much Finnish spoken language vocabulary do you know? Are you looking to expand said vocabulary? Here’s a small overview!

This article contains 6 things that make the syntax (sentence constructions) in spoken language different than written Finnish!

This article gives you examples of mass nouns (ainesanat) as the objects of sentences. Learn more about how the partitive, genitive and plurals work!

This article deals with how question sentence look in Finnish spoken language. There is some special spoken language grammar going on!

Learning how to use the clitics -kin and -kaan/kään will be a long process because it has many possible meanings depending on the context. Find out more!

Uusi kielemme has a lot of articles related to spoken language. This spoken language articles overview displays all the topics neatly.

When abstract nouns appear in object sentences, they will get inflected in the partitive case. This article contains many such abstract nouns!

Планируете поездку в Финляндию? В этой статье про базовый финский язык вы найдёте некоторые основные слова и фразы на финском!

How can we make Finnish numbers shorter? You can do so using the number, and a colon combined with the case ending (e.g. 6:ssa, 7:ää, 3:nnessa, 5:nteen)

Have you ever wondered why “kahvi on kuumaa”, but “päivä on kuuma”? This page will answer any questions you have about the complement (predikatiivi)

Känner du dig sorgsen, oroad, deprimerad, skräckslagen eller bara tråkig? Lär dig negativa känslor på finska i den här artikeln!

Tviitata, googlata, zumbata, skipata and stressata all look like English verbs. You can find out more about loanverbs from English in this article!

Learn some Finnish easter vocabulary as well as some information of how Finns celebrate Easter! Learn about VIRPOMINEN and much more!

Hyvää Agricolan päivää! On the 9th of April, Finland celebrates the “day of the Finnish language”. Agricola can be considered the father of written Finnish. Find out why!

This article deals with adverbs ending in -kkain/-kkäin, which express a reciprocal relative location between two things. Find out more today!

This Finnish beach vocabulary could turn out handy if you’re going to the beach. Learn how to talk about sand castles and beach towels!

This topic is tough! Let’s look at abstract nouns in complement sentences! The predikatiivi for abstract nouns is less straight-forward than you’d think!

In this Finnish adverb types overview, you can find Finnish adverbs organized based on their meaning. There are quite a few of them! Within each category you have easier and harder adverbs, so you’ll have to take your pick while reading through to choose the ones you want to learn first. Adverbs grouped based on […]

Лёгкие, печень, желудок, позвоночник, череп, таз — давайте узнаем, как называются кости и внутренние органы по-фински!

What’s up with the words [ joku : jollakulla : jostakusta : johonkuhun ], and [ jokin : jollakin : jostakin : johonkin ]? Learn more about these pronouns!

Learn Finnish vocabulary related to going to the movies (elokuvateatteri) in Finland! In addition to word lists, I’ve also included many example sentences!

Find out what the lyrics of Oi Maamme Suomi mean! In this article, you can learn more about the Finnish national anthem and what it is about.

Verbs in Finnish spoken language are different from standard Finnish. Find out what you will hear when talking to Finns and what it means!

“Sit haluun yhen vihreen pussin karkkej” That sentence contains 5 ways in which the Finnish spoken language pronunciation differs from its written form!

Juon KAHVIA. Juon KAHVIN. Juodaan KAHVIT. The object and complement (predikatiivi) are more complicated than you initially thought. Learn more!

Ainesanat “mass nouns” are important both when you’re learning about the Finnish object and about complement sentences and the predikatiivi.

The words PALA, SIIVU and VIIPALE are just three words that you can use to express part of a whole. Learn more vocabulary today!

Find out more about the meaning of the Finnish months! Hopefully knowing the origin of the word will help you remember the name of each month.

Nothing, nowhere and never are misleadingly simple words. Learn more about EI MITÄÄN, EI MISSÄÄN and EI KOSKAAN, as well as other related words.

Learn some Finnish vocabulary, including the words valitus, reklamaatio, palautusoikeus, takuu, vaihto-oikeus and asiakastyytyväisyys!

For those of you who like music and translating Finnish song lyrics, here’s an analysis of the Finnish song “Ei tippa tapa” by Irwin Goodman.

Känner du dig glad, tacksam, tillfredsställd, road eller förväntansfull? Lär dig positiva känslor på finska i den här artikeln!

Finnish has some compound words that get endings added to them TWICE. For example, mustamakkara becomes e.g. mustastamakkasta and mustanmakkaran. Learn more!

Yy kaa koo; kaheksan, yheksän; yhellä, kahella – the Finnish spoken language numbers are something that will take you some time to learn.

Lär dig grundläggande finska fraser och ord som “Var ligger toaletten?” i den här artikeln om finska baskunskaper. Var förberedd inför din resa!

This article contains frequently used Finnish insults (haukkumasana). Get acquainted with these so you can understand what people around you say!

Viidessä vs viidennessä, kuutena vs kuudentena, kolmeen vs kolmanteen. Hopefully this comparison of the inflection of numbers will help you!

Learn more bus traffic vocabulary, including how to say the bus numbers in Finnish! We go over both simple and advanced vocabulary.

In Finnish, you have separate words that refer to the names of the numbers: number 7 is SEISKA, for example. Learn when and how to use these forms!

Explaining what you’re wearing in Finnish is different: you should specify that you’re wearing the hat on your head for example: Minulla on hattu päässä.

Learn some Finnish vocabulary for in the clothing store: VAATEKAUPASSA! This article contains a lot of useful example sentences.

Puoli means HALF in Finnish, but that’s not the only way to use it! Find out how to use “kaikin puolin”, “ulkopuolella” and “puoliksi” and other phrases!

This article is filled with plural imperative examples: it’s a long list of wedding checklist phrases. Lukekaa häiden muistilista!

The verbs MENNÄ and LÄHTEÄ can be confused easily, especially by native Estonian speakers. Find out now what makes these verbs confusing!

Thanks FOR the ride. This is FOR you. I voted FOR Kekkonen. Find out how to translate FOR to Finnish! (Kiitos kyydiSTÄ, tämä on sinuLLE, äänestin KekkosTA)

ULOS, KAUAS, LÄHEMMÄS and KAUEMMAS are considered to be examples of the ancient LATIVE case which doesn’t exist anymore. Learn more here!

Learn some Finnish wedding vocabulary for when a friend gets married or you get married yourself! There is a lot of vocabulary related to this topic.

Do you want to report a crime? Get a new passport? Apply for Finnish citizenship? Get a weapon permit? Poliisiasemalla tapahtuu!

One topic that you’ll feel relieved you have studied if anything happens is definitely vocabulary related to emergency situations (hätätilanteet).

Some words in Finnish can’t be inflected in the Finnish cases: they are indeclinable words. Learn more about some of the most common ones!

Finnish’ pronunciation matches its written form fairly closely. As such, the words tuli, tulli, tuuli and tyyli are all pronounced differently. Read more!

Hyvää syntymäpäivää! Learn some Finnish birthday vocabulary, including phrases such as TÄYTTÄÄ PYÖREITÄ VUOSIA and KAKKUKAHVIT.

The letter d gets replaced by certain other sounds in spoken language. So what’s the genitive form of “pöytä” in your dialect, pöydän vs pöyrän?

VENATA, DYYKATA, HOKSATA and DUUNATA are just a few of the Finnish -ATA verbs borrowed from Swedish. Learn more about their origin right here!

Vesihana vuotaa. Patteri ei toimi. Naapuri soittaa kovaa musiikkia. Learn some phrases to express household problems you might be having!

This article deals with the semantics and the syntax of plurale tantum words in Finnish. Find out more about the grammar of words that are always plural!

Clothes, bodyparts and celebrations are common categories of Finnish plurale tantum words, but that’s not all of them! Find out more!

Housut, farkut, silmälasit and rintaliivit are just a few of the many plural Finnish clothing words. Take a look at this rather detailed list!

The names of Finnish events, celebrations and parties are often exclusively used in their plural form. Learn more about plurale tantum nouns here!

Bones, toys, hearts, devices and glass are all things that break regularly. Click to find out Finnish phrases about things that break!

Miten tietokoneesi toimii tänään? How’s your computer working today? Learn some phrases related to computer problems today!

Come find out when to use SIIHEN, SIITÄ and SIIHEN, and how they fit into the tässä-tällää-tuossa-tuolla-siinä-siellä spectrum!

This article explains when to use TUOLLA “over there”, TUOLTA “from over there” and TUONNE “to over there”. Learn when to use these!

Learn how to say “to break” in Finnish using verbs! Find out the difference between RIKKOA, SÄRKEÄ, SÄRKYÄ, TUHOTA and many more verbs!

Check out this overview of ways to refer to something BROKEN in Finnish: rikkinäinen, jumissa, tukossa, palasina, murtunut, hajalla, puhki and much more!

This Finnish for beginners lesson plan suggestions series should give you an idea on the order in which you could be studying Finnish.

In the Finnish language TÄYTYY is used to say someone MUST do something. Alternative, expressing necessity with a participle is also possible. Learn more!

Levällään ammollaan and sukkasillaan are three phrases using the adessive case and a possessive suffix. You can find other similar phrases in this article.

This article lists adessive phrases such as [olla lenkillä] and [olla voitolla], which follow the [olla + x:lla] construction pattern.

Hyvää joulun odotusta! Hyvää joulua! Learn some vocabulary related to Christmas in Finland, including Christmas traditions and foods!

There are quite many verbs that require the translative for their complements. You can find examples of these translative verb rections on this page!

To say “over there” in Finnish, you can use TUOSSA “over there”, TUOSTA “from over there” and TUOHON “to over there”. Find out more here!

There are many ways to say “here” in Finnish. This article focuses on TÄÄLLÄ (here),TÄÄLTÄ (from here) and TÄNNE (to here), which refer to larger areas.

Tässä, tästä and tähän can all be translated as “here”. They are the pronoun TÄMÄ in the missä, mistä and mihin form. Learn more now!

Tässä, täällä, tuossa, tuolla, siinä, siellä are all words used to say “here” and “there” in Finnish. Read now about when to use which one!

This article gives you an overview of the verb LÄHTEÄ in the Finnish infinitives, participles and conjugations, along with links to each topic.

Onpa sinulla kaunis koti! Tulepa tänne! This tricky little clitic -pa/pä appears all over the place in Finnish. Learn what it means and how to use it!

The verb ANTAA has two main meanings but, in addition, is used in a large list of phrases. Find out more about what antaa can mean in this article!

Suutuksissa, eksyksissä, juovuksissa and nukuksissa are four examples of adverbs that end in -UksissA. Learn more about this advanced adverb type now!

How do you say “I don’t know” in Finnish? How do you express more clearly what you don’t know? This article goes over the ways to say “I don’t know”.

This article looks at all the different ways you can use ETTÄ in Finnish. This includes the usage with “sivulauseet”, but also phrases and more!

Learn about Finnish sentence types! A “sivulause” (subordinate clause in English) gives more information about the main sentence, or complements it.

You can use many verbs to say TO TRY in Finnish. In this article, you can find out what each of them means, as well as their rections!

Rakastan sitä, että.. Tykkään siitä, että… Luotan siitä, että… Kuulostaa siltä,että… Learn more about verb rections with että-sentences!

Siinä tapauksessa – Sen takia – Sitä varten – Siinä mielessä – Sitä paitsi – Sillä tavoin. These are all phrases that include the pronoun “se”. Learn more now!

This page lists all the Finnish conjunctions and provides links to other articles on Uusi kielemme that deal with conjunctions.

Pyytää, neuvoa, vaatia, käskeä and velvoittaa are some of the Finnish verbs you can use to express “making someone do something”.

Verbtype 1 is usually the first verbtype you learn. On this page you can find information about how verb type 1 verbs are conjugated in Finnish.

Find out the meaning and difference between the words viime, viimeinen, viimeksi and viimein with plenty of examples!

Reduplication is the phenomenon where a word or phrase gets repeated several times in a row. In Finnish you can have for example “juuri ja juuri” and “käsi kädessä”.

Are you eating your food-food fast-fast? Syötkö ruokaruokaasi pikapikaa? Learn more about reduplication and its functions in Finnish!

If you’re confused about when to use kun and kuin, you’re not the only one. Find out more about how to use these words in spoken and written Finnish!

Sitten and silloin both mean “then”. Find out what the difference is between the two so that you can start to use these words more accurately!

How do you say “hard” or “difficult” in Finnish? Let’s take a look at kova vs vaikea, while also looking at some other ways to say “hard” in Finnish.

Today… A very special topic, just for you. Learn the difference between the Finnish words ERI, ERILAINEN, ERIKOINEN and ERITYINEN!

Ajaa ajoi, auttaa auttoi, maksaa maksoi, laittaa laittoi. Four examples of a..a – a…oi verbs, aka verbtype 1 verbs in their imperfect form.

Syödä means eating, but it’s not even close to being the only verb to express that action! Learn other verbs, phrases and sayings with the verb syödä!

Here is some Finnish vocabulary for supporting a friend! Learn how to express sympathy, show empathy and reach out to a friend in need.

Olla jumissa, olla tulossa, olla vastassa, olla töissä ja olla kylässä are some of the many examples of missä phrases that Finnish has. Learn something new!

Tykkylumi, takatalvi and talvikunnossapito are three of the Finnish winter words you can find an explanation of in this article.

Come learn Finnish winter vocabulary so you’ll be prepared to describe what’s going on in Finland for about 5 months a year!

Why does the verb lentää become “hän lensi” in the past tense? And tietää “minä tiesin”? Let’s take a look at the type of verbs that have this rule!

Hiirimatto, koirauni, leijonanosa, työmyyrä and sudennälkä are just a few of the animal compound words you can find in Finnish. Broaden your vocab!

So you’ve come across the words lie and lienee and now you wonder what they mean. Find out more about ways to express probability in this article!

When do you KNOW Finnish? What are the minimum requirements for being fluent in Finnish? How do teachers test your Finnish proficiency? Read more!

Are you wondering how the word MONES works in Finnish? Learn more phrases like “Monentena päivänä saavuit?” and “Ties kuinka mones kerta.” in this article!

We can use certain auxialliary verbs to express probability in Finnish: taitaa, mahtaa and saattaa. Learn more about their usage in this article!

Let’s take a look at the vowel lengths in words like politiikka and poliitikko. These are parallel nouns that express a person and a field of science.

This article contains words such as puupää, söpöliini, mielipuoli, hurmuri and ahmatti which are nouns describing personality or behavior.

The -(i)tse ending on words like postitse, puhelimitse, ohitse and maitse is called the prolative. The name isn’t important, but the words can be!

What’s the difference between välissä and välillä? Mikä ero on sanojen välillä? Välillä on vaikeaa valita. Learn the semantical difference between the two!

There are so many “ajanilmaukset” aka ways to express time, with all kinds of different phrases. In this article, we look at some example sentences.

In this article you can find out more about words ending in -ja/-ija, including useful vocabulary and information on how to inflect these words.

Climate change and global warming – ilmastonmuutos – is an excellent topic to improve your Finnish levels at a more advanced level. Learn some vocab here!

Auki, avoin, avoinna, avattu, kiinni, and suljettu are words used to express open and closed in Finnish. Learn the limitations of each of these words!

In this second installment of our series on closely related verbs, we look at NUKKUA. Learn more vocabulary related to sleeping in this article!

Adjective rections are the reason why we say: rehellinen SINULLE, ihastunut SINUUN and ylpeä SINUSTA. Learn more of the different rections now!

Minä puhun vähän suomea. Minä puhun englantia sujuvasti. En ymmärrä mitään. Time to start talking about languages in Finnish!

In this article, you can find the Finnish names of many trees as well as vocabulary related to trees and Finnish sayings.

Tämmönen and semmonen are the spoken language equivalents of tällainen and sellainen. Learn more about these proadjectives in this post!

Finnish verbs can be divided based on their transitivity and intransitivity. This article contains more information of the different derivation types.

Minä peseydyn, pukeudun ja valmistaudun ilmoittautumaan kurssille! I wash myself, dress myself and prepare myself to sign myself up for a course!

Automative verbs express that something happens by itself. The verbs on this page all end in -utua/-ytyä and have an automative meaning.

Pelottaa, väsyttää, kyllästyttää and hämmästyttää are emotive causative verbs. This article looks at the derivation of these types of verbs.

This article deals with finnish words ending in -l, -n, -r, such as kyynel, sammal, manner, jäsen and vasen. You can learn how to inflect them here!

Verbs like teettää and korjauttaa express that you delegate the action: you make someone ELSE do the action. Find more examples here!

In this article we take a look at the possible answer to the question “Why doesn’t siivota become siipoan?” and other similar consonant gradation puzzles.

This article deals with transitive and intransitive verb pairs, where the intransitive versions are automative verbs. The verb happens automatically.

Herättää, pudottaa and sammuttaa are three very common examples of causative verbs. Learn more about this type of verb in this article!

Learn how to use “sekä että”, “joko tai”, “ei eikä” and other double connectors to make more advanced sentences in Finnish!

Translative verbs express a CHANGE in state or being: something becomes better, larger or faster. In Finnish we can use verbtype 6 verbs for this, but there are also e.g. -UTU- verbs that fulfill the same function.

Älä tee samaa virhettä! Learn some negative imperative phrases that start with älä, so you can start using this form better!

Use the ending -lainen/läinen for nationalities in Finnish! This works for countries (kanadalainen), continents (aasialainen) and cities (helsinkiläinen).

Learn how to say the following punctuation marks in Finnish: dash, questionmark, brackets, quotation marks etc.

Väsynyt, väsyneenä, väsyneeltä… Kuollut, kuoleella, kuolleen… Learn more about how to put adjectives ending in -nut/nyt in the Finnish cases!

The group of Finnish words ending in -in is very large. These nouns are derived from verbs and their semantical meaning is that they are a tool.

This article latches on to a small but often-occuring mistake of Finnish language learners. Learn how to start a sentence with “many people”!

Moni, monta and monet are three forms of the same word, which means “many”. Find out more about when to use which form correctly in this article!

Should you say elefantti or norsu? Filmi or elokuva? Klovni or pelle? Printteri or tulostin? Learn some more about the different types of loanwords!

“Haluan tutustua suomalaisiin ihmisiin”, “olen tottunut kylmiin talviin” and “laitan kirjat hyllyihin” are three example sentences of the plural illative.

This article offers some object sentence examples that hopefully will help you make sense of the maze that is the Finnish object.

Some Finns say kolme as “kolome”, kylmä as “kylymä” and helppo as “heleppo”. Learn more about the phenomenon called schwa vowel or svaavokaali in Finnish.

Learn the pronunciation of https:// and how to say @ and # in Finnish in this article! Get ready to say your email address and your url in Finnish.

Consider the following: me mennään, me mentiin, me ollaan menty, me mentäisiin, and me oltais menty. This spoken language passive overview goes over these forms.

This article contains ten useful examples that point out the difference between the imperfect and the perfect tense in Finnish.

This In the City: Beginner Finnish Lesson will show you how you can combine vocabulary related to place names with verbs expressing actions.

The verbs tykätä and pitää are used to express that you like something in combination with the mistä-form. This article gives you lots of examples.

The verb KÄYDÄ has many meanings, some of which are really common (e.g. käyn kaupassa) and some less so (e.g. käy taloksi).

In Finnish, “I go to the store” is usually translated as “Minä käyn kaupassa”. Learn more about the basic usage of the verb käydä!

In this “Body Parts Beginner Finnish” lesson, we look at how you can use vocabulary and grammar together in order to talk about bodies and illnesses.

Learn how to combine grammar (verbtypes, location cases) and vocabulary (verbs and rooms) in this Daily Routine: Beginner Finnish Lesson Plan.

The topic of this Complete Beginner Finnish Lesson Plan #3 is CLOTHES. Learn how to combine grammar and vocabulary to talk about your clothes.

The topic of this Complete Beginner Finnish Lesson Plan #2 is ROOMS AND FURNITURE. Learn how to combine grammar and vocabulary to talk about your home.

The topic of this Complete Beginner Finnish Lesson Plan #1 is FAMILY MEMBERS. Learn how to combine grammar and vocabulary to talk about your family.

Is the book “hyllyssä” or “hyllyllä”? Are you meeting a friend “kaupungissa” or “kaupungilla”? Learn the difference between these words in this article!

Learn your first Finnish verbs! This list is aimed at beginners who want to learn some verbs and use in combination with the verbtypes.

This article lists places in the city, as a primer for learning the location cases. First study these places, then learn how to use them in location stences!

Finnish has three past tenses: the imperfect, perfect and plusquamperfect. We’re giving you examples showing you the difference between all three!

Learn some vocabulary related to CLEANING! We go over the most common verbs, as well as the names of the equipment and detergents used.

In spoken language, we can say “kirjottaa” instead of “kirjoittaa”. This is true for all verbs ending in -oittaa. As such, verbs ending in -ottaa and -oittaa can be a little tricky to spell sometimes.

In this article we explore the topic of CATS a little. The beautiful word kissa describes everyone’s favorite feline creature. Learn more Finnish vocabulary!

Why do some Finns say REENATA and RESSI rather than TREENATA AND STRESSI? Why does SÄKÄ become TSÄKÄ? Learn about Finnish consonant clusters!

The third person imperative and passive imperative are called the jussive (jussiivi) by linguists. They’re an advanced Finnish grammar subject.

“Kuolla kupsahti”, “nauraa hohotti” and “puhua pälpätti” are three verb chain phrase examples of the colorative construction. This is an advanced Finnish grammar subject.

In this article, you can get some insight in when to use T-plural vs partitive plural in both regular sentences and existential sentences.

Existential sentences express that somewhere there is something, for example “Pöydällä on kirja”. Learn more about this sentence type now!

The word order in existential sentences is important (location + verb + subject) because it expresses a certain meaning. Learn more now!

Phonology (the study of speech sounds) is interesting in many ways. Learn more about the history behind wanha vs vanha in this article!

Have you ever noticed that Fins don’t clearly pronounce the b-sound? Think of banaani vs panaani for example. Learn whyFinns have problems with the b!

In this article we look at the improper and vulgar use of PASKA, KUSI and PERSE. In addition to religious and sexual swears, secretion is a common topic for swear words.

Saatana! Helvetti! Jumalauta! Perkele! Let’s take a look at the Finnish swearwords that originate from a religious source. Kirosanat haltuun!

The swear word VITTU is used excessively in Finnish. It translates as “cunt”, but is mostly used in the same way as “fuck” in English. Get acquainted with this curse word now!

This is the root article for a series on swearing in Finnish. We go over the vocabulary and some of the grammar related to swearing!

Have you wondered how to say anything, anyone or anywhere in Finnish? Finnish usually uses “tahansa” for this purpose, in combination with a question word.

Aamuisin, iltaisin, sekaisin, väkisin, kotoisin are all examples of adverbs ending in isin. These adverbs form a small but popular group.

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Aloitan leikin, alan leikkiä, rupean leikkimään, ryhdyn leikkiin. Learn more about the verbs alkaa, aloittaa, ruveta and ryhtyä in this article. We go over what contexts these verbs are used in as well as their rections.

You can use a generic sentence to express that anyone can be the subject of the sentence. In Finnish, you can use both the third person singular and the sinä-passive.

Olen oma itseni myself… Itseäni kiinnostaa… Itselläni on… Itsestään… The word itse is used in many contexts and meanings. Learn more now!

Click to find a useful Finnish verbs related to oral communication! Included are, for example, the verbs riidellä, mummista and juoruta.

Are you wondering when to use the verbs sanoa, puhua and kertoa? Find out in this article!

Everything and everyone are both translated as “kaikki” in Finnish. Learn how to tell the difference and how to use both!

What do the words oleva olevan olevasi and olevansa mean exactly? Learn more about this participle and how to use it in our article!

The verb katsoa has many meanings, as well as a large array of phrases attached to it. Learn more about this surprisingly versatile verb now!

This article contains a list of verbs related to the verb KATSOA. This list compares katsoa to NÄHDÄ and KATSELLA, but also offers additional verbs.

The pronouns tämä, tuo and se can become tää, toi and se in spoken language. In addition, they are special when inflected into the cases as well!

“Oh mä mää mie, mä mää mie, mä mää mie, let me go”, is that how the ABBA song goes? It’s how it should go if they were learning Finnish!

The spoken language form of “he menevät” is “ne menee”. While spoken language can be hard to learn, at least this part of it is easy!

So what’s the difference between mutta and vaan? If you’ve been wondering, you can find the answer here, tailored for both beginners and advance learners!

The page contains an overview of the 5 finnish participles and their most important uses. It also contains links to all our other participle articles!

How do you say “yes” and “no” in Finnish? The simple answer is respectively “kyllä” and “ei”. However, it’s not quite that simple. Learn how to say yes and no in Finnish!

If you want to learn Finnish vocabulary about poop, pee, farts and sweat, you’ve found the right place! Find all your kakka, pissa, pieru ja hiki words here!

In this body movements article we look both at verbs related to these movements and how to use them in a sentence. Oppikaa uusia verbejä!

Turn around, sit down, raise your hand, close your eyes! These imperatives are related to body movements. In this article, we will look at more examples.

The “many meanings” series consists of articles related to one single word and its different meanings. Some verbs just mean many different things!

Saanko hetkeksi huomionne? The verb saada has many meanings and uses. Find out more about this interesting verb in this article!

Osata voida saada: three verbs that get confused easily. Learn the difference between “mä osaan”, “mä voin” and “mä saan” in this article!

This article deals with the following verbs: Osata, saada, voida, pystyä and kyetä. It goes over their differences and uses in some detail.

Loppu, lopussa, loppuun, lopuksi… Have you wondered when to use these forms? Learn more about the word loppu in this article!

Climbing is a hobby that comes with a lot of important vocabulary. Learn some terms related to climbing tyoes, equipment and technical terms!

In this article, you can find key vocabulary related to kampaaja (hairdresser) and kampaamo (hairdressing salon). Perfect to expand your vocab!

Here’s some Finnish vocabulary to use when you’re in a hotel (hotellissa)! Learn how to ask for things and how to sign in!

Pystytkö ymmärtään? Alkaako ärsyttään? Alatko etsiin selityksiä? The third infinitive in spoken language loses its marker -maan.

This list is meant to help you either when you’re running into car problems in Finland, or when you’re studying or interested in car repairs. Learn some useful phrases!

This page contains basic Finnish alcohol vocabulary as well as some background on why Finns drink so much alcohol. Kippis!

The words kolari and auto-onnettomuus both mean “car accident”. This is the topic of many news reports, and thus you could use this vocabulary!

Geokätköily or geocaching is a cool hobby, which you don’t need much more for than maybe your mobile phone. Learn some vocab here!

Jalkapallo is a very popular sport worldwide. Finns are perhaps more interested in ice hockey, but of course they have Finnish soccer vocabulary too!

Finnish has a large group of words ending in -mA. Many of these words have a long history within the Finnic or Uralic language groups.

The verb kestää is interesting because of its wide variety of meanings. It’s a pretty common verb, so it’s definitely worth getting more familiar with.

Jälkkäri, talkkari, olkkari, kylppäri and uikkarit are some very common spoken language words ending in -ari. You can find more words here!

Finnish has many verbs that are translated as just “to play” in English: pelata, leikkiä, soittaa and näytellä. Learn the difference here!

The agent participle has the marker -mA, and expresses the agent of something (kirjoittamani kirja, or äidin kirjoittama kirja).

In this advanced article, you can find a list of adverbs ending in -ttAin. Approach these with a grain of salt: you will not need to learn all of these!

In this list, you can find adverbs that express certainty (selvästi, totta kai), probability (todennäköisesti, varmaan), and unlikelihood (tuskin)

Rakas, keskus, soitin, työtön, myyjätär and roskis are all words ending in a consonant. They each have their own page with more information.

Finnish has plenty of words ending in a consonant, but these often have an exceptional inflection into the cases. Learn about Finnish words ending in -s!

Kerros, mainos and rikos are some verb basic words ending in -os. Learn more about this special group of verb derivates in this article!

Roskis, futis, depis and kirppis are spoken language words ending in -is. Add these to your vocabulary and learn how to inflect them in the cases!

Some words: hammas, saapas, iäkäs, avulias, rakas, etc. Let’s look at some words ending in -as and at how they inflect in the cases!

Isompi, isommalla, isommilla, isoimmall, isoimmilla: these are all comparative and superlative forms of adjectives in the cases. Learn more!

“usein, useammin, useimmin”, “paljon, enemmän, eniten” and “helposti, helpommin, helpoiten” are examples of the Finnish comparative and superlative of adverbs

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The Finnish comparative and the superlative are interesting because of their inflection. Here are the comparative forms of adjectives and adverbs!

The Finnish superlative of adjectives is recognisable by the -in at the end of the word. It expresses that something has the most of a certain quality.

Words that end in -i can be confusing in finnish. Learn now how old words versus new words behave when you put the in the partitive and other cases!

There are many adverbs of location: täällä, tuolla, kotona, perillä, kylässä, sieltä, kaukaa, alas, ylös and many more. Learn what they mean in this article!

This page about the plural location cases of longer words shows you the changes long words go through when inflecting them in e.g. the plural inessive (-ssa)

Joka päivä, päivän verran, päiväksi, kerran päivässä, päivän päästä, etc. Do you know when to use each of these? Learn more about expressions of time in this article!

This article explains the inflection of words in the plural location cases: e.g. taloissa, taloista, taloille, taloilla, taloilta.

Some place names will get -ssa added to them, others -lla. Learn how to answer the question “Missä asut?” in this blog post!

The plural partitive of long words has its own rules, separate from shorter words. Find out why it’s lääkäreitä, insinöörejä, opiskelijoita and opettajia.

This page contains a list of useful links you could check out to learn more Finnish. This list contains only the most interesting sources available.

The Plural Genitive of Long Words is a topic you will wish didn’t exist. There are so many variants and no clear rules as to which are the most common.

Let’s compare two of the hardest plural cases: the plural partitive vs plural genitive. They have a lot in common, which can help you in your studies.

In this overview of the passives you can find the present passive, the past passive and the passive conditional all in one place!

Tthe expressions tänä vuonna, viime vuonna, tulevana vuonna, vuosien varrella, and vuoden kuluttua can all be used when talking about years. Learn more!

There are many ways to ask about when something happened, how long it lasted, and when something is going to happen. This page contains the most popular questions related to time.

Tänään, huomenna, aina, joskus, iäti, ei koskaan, ajoittain, välillä, aikaisemmin, vielä, enää, iltaisin, kauan, etc. are adverbs of time. Learn more!

“Tunnekausatiiviverbi” is an awesome term which lacks a translation to English. As such, we’ll call them “feeling verbs” and hope that’s clear enough!

“Tosi”, “aika”, “hemmetin”, “uskomattoman” and “ihan” are adverbs of intensity (aka intensitiivipartikkelit aka astemääritteet) Learn about them here!

Koeajaa, allekirjoittaa, esipestä, yliarvioida, irtisanoa and ylläpitää are compound verbs. Let’s take a look at what kind of verbs they are!

Minä imuroin Antin tiskatessa. Antti tekee ruokaa minun imuroitua. The temportal substitute construction turns two sentences into one! Learn more

Puhun kuiskaten. Laulan tehdessäni ruokaa. Ruokaa tehtäessä käytetään liesituuletinta. Learn how to use the second infinitive aka E-infinitive!

Lapsi tuli itkien. Me tanssimme laulaen. Äiti siivoaa radiota kuunnellen. Find out more about the modal substitute construction aka modaalirakenne!

Harrastan lukemista, nautin lukemisesta, mutta sitten kyllästyn lukemiseen. Learn some fourth infinitive verb rections now!

Rakastan nukkumista! Nukkuminen on kivaa. Hän nukkuu nukkumistaan. Learn how to use the fourth infinitive (neljäs infinitiivi) now!

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Monesko päivä tänään on? Telling the date is both easy and hard. It’s one of those subjects you need to learn slowly over time.

On this page you can find among other things: missä kuussa, tammikuussa, tammikuuhun asti, kuukausi sitten, kuukauden päästä.

Maanantai, viime tiistaina, ensi sunnuntaina, perjantaihin mennessä, etc. Do you know how to use the days of the week in Finnish sentences?

In this article you can find transition phrases used when giving a speech in Finnish. Learn some useful vocabulary for giving a speech!

Täpötäysi, typötyhjä, rutikuiva and vitivalkoinen are adjectives that have gotten a fixed modifier as a prefix. Learn more about them here!

Animal comparisons are pretty commonly used to express that someone behaves like or has a characteristic of an animal. “Terve kuin pukki” is one example.

The abbreviations hlö, vko, puh, esim. and mm. are very common in Finnish everyday life. Learn some useful Finnish abbreviations now!

Elimistö, kirjasto, maasto, tilasto, toimisto and ilmasto all are words ending in -sto. What do they all have in common? Learn more now!

Motiivi, julkaisu, käsikirjoitus, loppusointu and kustantamo are words that all belong to the same topic: literature! Learn more Finnish vocabulary!

Maalaaminen, piirtäminen, valokuvaaminen and veistäminen are all ways to practice visual art. Learn some Finnish vocabulary about art now!

How do you tell a Finnish doctor what’s wrong? How can you understand what the doctor says? You can start with the phrases on this page!

Click to learn Finnish vocabulary related to different illnesses, including all kinds of things from RIPULI to MASENNUS!

Pets are awesome, be it a cute little rabbit or a slithering snake. Learn vocabulary related to pets, with a special focus on cat and dogs!

On this page you can find the names of some common birds. In addition, there is also a list of bird-related words and some Finnish sayings!

Friendship and love are some of the most important things in life. Learn some Finnish vocabulary related to relationships and love now!

Finnish has the suffix -tar which can make the word it’s attached to female. Words ending in -tar include kuningatar (queen) and papitar (priestess).

There is a fairly large amount if words ending in -nta in Finnish: tarjonta, valvonta, torjunta, paheksunta, sidonta, etc. Learn more now!

Istunto, keksintö, lausunto and hallinto all have something in common. There is a fairly large group of words ending in -nto. These nouns are derived from verbs.

Käveletko hitaasti, nopeasti, rauhallisesti vai kömpelösti? Puhutko hiljaa, kovaa, vihaisesti vai kohteliaasti? Learn more about adverbs of manner!

Sataa vettä. Aurinko paistaa. Tuulee. On myrsky. You will be talking about the weather in no time with the Finnish vocabulary on this page!

Mitä kello on? Mihin aikaan tavataan? Moneltako kokous alkaa? This page will give you some useful phrases for telling the time in Finnish!

To talk about your hobbies in Finnish, you will need the verb “harrastaa. Learn how to use it and how the fourth infinitive is related to it!

If you’re planning on reading newspapers in Finnish, this page will greatly help you! It contains Finnish vocabulary related to the law and crime.

Why is there no future tense in Finnish? How do you express intent when you can’t use a tense for it? Learn how Finns talk about future events!

On this page you can find Finnish vocabulary related to war and peace. It includes lists of army professions, weapons, verbs and much more!

Perhaps acting is your job. Or perhaps it’s your hobby. You could be doing the acting or just watching. In any case, time to learn some Finnish vocabulary!

In this article, you can find Finnish vocabulary related to rooms and furniture. These are a great way to expand your vocabulary!

Finland’s social security office is called Kela aka kansaineläkelaitos. Learn some basic words related to dealing with Kela in this article.

“If I would have known, I wouldn’t have come” This sentence contains the perfect conditional. Learn more about how to form it in this article!

“Minun täytyy” and “minun on pakko” are part of necessity sentences. Learn how to use them, as well as what happens to the object of the sentence!

Are you feeling excited, happy, thankful, fortunate or amused? Learn the Finnish names of positive emotions in this article!

Keuhkot, maksa, mahalaukku, kyynärluu, pääkallo, rystyset, etc. Let’s take a look at the Finnish names of the bones and intestines!

Keuhkot, maksa, mahalaukku, kyynärluu, pääkallo, rystyset, etc. Let’s take a look at the Finnish names of the bones and intestines!

Death – kuolema in Finnish – is perhaps a slightly macabre topic to learn vocabulary about, but sometimes it can prove to be useful.

The word “rakkaus” is inflected differently than the words “keskus”. Why? Find out now in this guide on Us-Ukse- versus Us-Ude-!

The vowel harmony rules apply to most Finnish words. However, there are several groups of loanwords with vowel harmony exceptions. Learn more now!

The Finnish vowels form two opposite groups: A, O and U versus Ä, Ö and Y. Learn how this affects inflection, conjugation and derivation!

Here is a list of the Finnish names of body care products! Lip liner, blusher, bronzer, eye shadow, everything you need for your beauty routine!

If you like fishing – kalastus – as a hobby, you can find the most basic Finnish words for fishing equipment in this list. Happy studing!

This article contains Finnish vocabulary related to hunting. It has essential verbs, names of the equipment used and general hunting related words.

In this article, you will find a fairly long list with the names of the sports in Finnish, as well as how you would say that you practice that sport.

This article has Finnish vocabulary related to the sauna! Learn some nouns and verbs related to the oh-so-important hobby of sauna’ing!

This article contains useful words related to shopping at the store. These are all fairly basic words, so a great place to start learning Finnish vocabulary

When you’re in Finland at the library and you’d like to be able to talk about books and other library related things, you can use this list!

“Menen nukkumaan” is an example of a phrase with the third infinitive. It’s very commonly used in Finnish. Learn more about this form here!

Menen nukkumaan, olen syömässä, kiellän tulemasta. Those are some examples of third infinitive verb rections. Learn more on this page!

One large group of Finnish words ending in an -s are the verb-based words ending in us-ukse. This includes for example words like “tarjous” (from tarjota).

The Finnish language has several types of words that end in -is, which have their own way of being inflected into the cases. Find out more here!

There is a large group of words ending in -uus/-yys that get -uude/-yyde- when you conjugate them. Let’s look at them and expand our vocabulary!

The potential mood expresses that something is probable, but not certain. It’s an extremely rarely used Finnish verbal mood.

Learn some Finnish vocabulary related to religion! While religion isn’t something Finns talk about very openly, it’s still an interesting topic.

This post contains both “äiti” and “isä” and more complicated family members like “holhooja” and “orpo”. Something for students of all levels!

Let’s learn some basic Finnish questions like “Where is the bathroom?”, some exclamations like “Help!” and much more in this survival Finnish word list.

Tehtävä, luettava, sanottava, muistettava and tarvittava are all examples of the present passive participle. Learn more about it in this article!

“On tehtävissä”, “on tehtävänä” and “vien tehtäväksi” are very interesting present passive participle sentence constructions. Learn more now!

Tykkäätkö musiikista? Music – musiikki – is a universal language, so why not study some Finnish music related vocabulary to help you talk about it!

Soitatko pianoa? Osaatko soittaa kitaraa? Learn more about the Finnish names of various musical instruments and their parts!

What is intelligence really? Is it just your brain? This article does not offer an answer to that question, but it does teach you some Finnish vocabulary!

School – Koulu in Finnish – has some pretty basic and easy to learn vocabulary related to it. In addition to that there is university vocab too!

Ensimmäinen, toinen, kolmas… Ensimmäisestä, toiseen, kolammeksi… Learn how to inflect the ordinal numbers in the cases!

This page will get you started with your Finnish studies: start by learning the numbers in Finnish! This page also includes ordinal numbers.

Finnish has 15 grammatical cases, and – surprise surprise – even the numbers can be inflected into these cases. Find out more in this article!

We’re all addicted to our computers and the internet these days. It makes perfect sense to start studying some computer related words in Finnish!

Here’s a page full of Finnish words for beverages! Learn how to say what you want to drink now, so you can use it once you order a drink!

There are vegans, vegetarians, and then there are meat lovers! Here is some vocabulary meat eaters can definitely use while grocery shopping.

Talking about cooking in Finnish is fun! Here are some herbs and spices that you could use in your conversations, as well as in the store.

Learn some vocabulary about berries! Finland has awesome berries (marjat) that you can just pick in nature thanks to the jokamiehenoikeudet.

Another topic that’s excellent for beginners: learning the names of fruit aka hedelmät! And remember: omena päivässä pitää lääkärin loitolla!

Learn some Finnish food vocabulary: this time about vegetables! In Finnish there are two words for vegetables: kasvikset and vihannekset.

Are you interested in geography? You can expand your Finnish vocabulary with the help of this page! It contains a wide arrange of geography related words!

There are a lot of tools – työkalut in Finnish – which you might need when talking Finnish. This page is mainly focused on construction sight and manual labor job tools.

Politics! It’s something we should all be interested in. Here’s your chance to learn some words related to the government and styles of governing.

The relative pronoun joka allows you to make more complicated sentences by adding subordinate clauses that give extra information about the main clause.

Tämä, tuo, se and nämä, nuo, ne are all demonstrative pronouns. Learn how to use them and how they inflect in this article!

Pronouns – pronominit as they are called in Finnish – are those tiny words that refer to things and express relations between them

Clothes – vaatteet in Finnish – are a great way to start practicing possession and colors! Get ready to talk about what clothes you are wearing!

Breakfast – aamiainen – is the most important meal of the day, they say. Here are some great foods to start your day with!

These cooking recipe phrases all use the imperative in order to tell you what to do in the kitchen. Learn about Finnish recipes today!

Here you can find an extensive list of Finnish names for Dishes and Kitchen Appliances. Learn some kitchen vocabulary to communicate “keittiössä”!

You can make verbs into the -nut form, which is called the active past participle. This form is the used for several different functions. Find out more!

There are so many things you can do with particles! Learn how to use participles to replace an että-sentence in this article!

The first of this series is the active present participle, also called the VA-participle. It’s used to replace joka-sentences as well as että-sentences.

The finaalirakenne uses the long form of the first infinitive. Learn when to use it as well as certain phrases it appears in!

Some verbs with (first) infinitive verb rections are haluta, osata, voida and saada. Learn more about this fairly easy group of verb rections!

If you want to describe yourself or the people in your life in Finnish, here’s a page with lost of vocabulary to talk about character & personality!

There’s a variety of ways to express features when you are discribing how people look. In this article, we go through some of the different ways to do so!

What’s your profession? What work would you like to do in Finnish? Take a look at this list of professions and professionals!

Words ending in -ton/-tön express a lack of something. Most of the time, these words have a noun as their base, to which the -ton ending is added.

Are you wondering what I’m wondering? How do you say “to cook” in Finnish? Why hasn’t anybody taught me this verb yet? Find out now!

If you want to learn how to talk about making food in Finnish, you will need a whole bunch of cooking verbs. Here’s a good list to start with!

Many learners for Finnish have wondered when to use tai and when vai. Learn the difference between tai and vai in this article!

Random Words is a series that teaches you words through association. Our first word is “heinä”. There is some cool history connected to it!

Wouldn’t it be cool to be able to talk about space and planets in Finnish? Here are some words related to space to get you started!

Here’s a list of some basic partitive verbs. Partitive verbs require the noun they’re attached to to appear in the partitive case.

The partitive is used with words that express how much of something there is. Here’s a list of words that express quantity!

Postpositions are definitely more common in Finnish, but there are some Finnish prepositions as well. In addition, some words can be both!

Colors are an easy way to start collecting vocabulary, but in addition to the really basic colors, even advanced learners can find something new!

If you’ve learned your old-new, young-old, rich-poor word pairs in Finnish, you can now use those words in these finnish sayings with basic adjectives

Missä? Miten? Milloin? Kenen kanssa? Miksi? Learn how to use the finnish question words to enquire about a variety of things!

Mikä sinun nimi on? Mitä haluat tehdä? Mitä ruoassa on? Mikä tämä on? Learn when to use mitä and when to use mitä in questions!

A thing as simple as asking “who” is a whole hassle in Finnish. Learn more now about the complicated uses of the question word kuka!

If you understand the basics of postpositions, this is the right place for you Learn about the inflection of postpositions in the mistä and mihin form!

This article is all about travel and transportation. It focuses on the actual traveling from place A to place B and not so much on the experience abroad.

Here are some Finnish words you might need while vacationing, including the types of vacations people take and activities to do there. Learn new words now!

Here’s the Finnish name of some things to take with you to a deserted island. Can you pick which five items you would absolutely take with you?

Finnish has a lot of postpositions. Especially the concrete ones that are related to where something is situated are important, but there are many more!

In this article, we will be looking at the longest Finnish words you will need. None of those nightmare words; only USEFUL words!

Learn some Finnish words related to money, so you can confidently talk about finances and taxes, if you feel inclined to do so!

Life has many stages, from a tiny baby to an experienced senior citizen. Learn some new Finnish words about age and aging on this page!

Perceptional verbs come by many names: sense verbs, aistiverbit, aistimusverbit, vaikutelmaverbit, etc. They have a special rection to them!

The past tense – or the imperfect tense – is used for when something is completely over with. Find out how it is conjugated in Finnish right now!

Here’s another article with animal related vocabulary. This one is all about insects (hyönteiset)! Learn the names as well as some related words!

In addition to a list of the names of the most common reptiles, there is also some vocabulary related to reptiles in general.

Learn some more animal words by tackling this word list of common mammals! There are also some sayings about animals in this article!

Learn about animal body parts in this article! We’ve included the words that are specific to animals, so you won’t find “eye” or “korva” in this article.

Verbtype 6 consonant gradation is very much like for verbtype 3 and 4. This means the basic form of the verb will be weak and the conjugations strong.

Plenty of fish in the sea to learn the names of in Finnish! Click through to find a nice list of common fish and sea creatures!

From nature we come and to nature we return (at least each summer during the kesämökki-season). Learn some earth, water and sky vocabulary!

Learn some new words related to all the kinds of gardening you could be doing! It would certainly be nice to be able to talk about this in Finnish!

Are you into chemistry? Are you also trying to learn Finnish? Here you can see the translations of all the chemical elements on one page!

If you’re hoping to learn some new Finnish words in the field of chemistry, this is a good starting point! Learn some basic words today!

Here’s your chance to learn some Finnish words related to the field of science! We don’t cover it all, but you get a select group of words to start with!

Do you love flowers? Do you want to know their names in Finnish? This is the right place for that! There is also a section for flower-related words!

Time to learn some vocabulary related to the press, newspapers, journalists and the fine art of creating news! Click through to learn more Finnish words!

Learn some useful vocabulary related to the five senses: kuuloaisti, näköaisti, hajuaisti, tuntoaisti and makuaisti. Let’s feel something!

In this article we talk about possession (having something). In Finnish you need the minulla on -sentence construction for that. Learn more now!

This article compiles Finnish verbs and nouns that are related to traffic. Learn them, so you can be safer in traffic and talk to people about it!

Car, bus, train etc are means of transportation. This article lists a plentitude of means of transportation and also discusses how to use them in sentences.

If you like mathematics AND learning Finnish, you can combine the two and learn a whole bunch of Finnish words related to mathematics here!

In this article, you will find both verbs and nouns that describe ways of talking to people and other forms of communication.

There are quite a few Indo-European loanwords in the Finnish language. These Finnish loanwords are easy to learn, but be careful with the pronounciation!

Learn some vocabulary related to the Cardinal Directions, aka the directions on the compass! South-West, the Wild West, Western movies, all of it!

Ommella becomes ompelen, ajatella becomes ajattelen and tapella become tappelen. Learn more about verbtype 3 consonant gradation!

Verbtype 4 consonant gradation is interesting but a little bit frustrating. Which verbs undergo consonant gradation and which ones don’t? Learn more now!

Verbtype 1 consonant gradation is very important to any learner of Finnish. Find out what it is, when to use it and lots of examples in this article!

Learn more about the Finnish verbtypes! In this article you can see all the verbtypes and get information on how to conjugate them.

In this article I go over some of the reasons why Finns don’t correct mistakes learners make, and offer some solutions for circumventing this problem.