Earth, Water and Sky – Finnish Nature Vocabulary
February 15, 2019
September 1, 2024
Where would we be without nature (luonto)? Finns often refer to themselves as a “metsäkansa” aka a “forest nation”. The Finnish habit of going back to nature in summer to the kesämökki (summer cottage) is well-known internationally. Nature is a really wide topic that I touch on in many of these vocabulary lists. In this one are some words related to earth, water and sky.
Finnish | English |
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Maasto | Terrain |
aarniometsä | old-growth forest |
aavikko | desert |
dyyni | dune |
erämaa | wilderness |
harju | ridge |
luoto | rocky island |
keidas | oasis |
korpi | woodland |
laakso | valley |
lakeus | plain |
mäki | hill |
neva | marsh |
niemi | cape |
ranta | beach |
rannikko | shore |
rotko | ravine |
saari | island |
saaristo | archipelago |
savanni | savannah |
suo | swamp |
tulivuori | volcano |
tunturi | mountain |
vaara | stoney hill |
viidakko | jungle |
vuori | mountain |
vuoristo | mountain range |
Finnish | English |
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Vesistöt | Water ways |
joki | river |
järvi | lake |
kannas | isthmus |
kari | reef |
koski | rapids |
laguuni | lagoon |
lahti | bay, cove |
lampi | pond |
lätäkkö | puddle |
meri | sea |
puro | stream, brook |
salmi | strait |
sivujoki | tributary |
vesiputous | waterfall |
vesisade | rain |
vuono | fjord |
vuorovesi | tide |
Taivas | Sky |
aurinko | sun |
auringonlasku | sun set |
auringonnousu | sun rise |
auringonpimennys | solar eclipse |
kuu | moon |
pilvi | cloud |
revontulet | northern light |
sateenkaari | rainbow |
tähti | star |
tähdenlento | falling star |
After learning this earth, water and sky vocabulary, you can move on to other nature themed vocabulary on our vocabulary page!
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