Finnish Vocabulary Archives

Typical compound adjectives – Finnish adjectives

April 9, 2021

Vocabulary Lists

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

Visiting People – Käydä kylässä – Finnish Vocabulary

April 3, 2021

Authentic Language Use

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

Compound Adjectives: hyvännäköinen mutta pahanhajuinen

March 30, 2021

Vocabulary Lists

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

Finnish Social Media Vocabulary – Sosiaalinen media

March 28, 2021

Finnish Vocabulary

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

The Difference Between Luulla, Ajatella and Miettiä

March 12, 2021

Interesting Verbs

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

Nouns ending in -nen – Ihminen Lautanen Tiainen

March 7, 2021

Words Ending in...

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.

Words Ending in -inen – Derivational Suffix Johdin Johdos

March 2, 2021

Words Ending in...

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

Talking About Work Experience in Finnish – Työkokemus

February 25, 2021

Vocabulary Phrases

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

Finnish Loanwords Ending in nen – Septinen Kosminen Toksinen

February 18, 2021

Vocabulary Lists

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

Varma, Varmasti and Varmaan – Sure Certain Certainly Probably

February 14, 2021

Interesting Words

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!