Many of the names of the chemical elements are the same in Finnish and English, but there are a few that have their own name, or a slight alternation on the English name. Check them out now!
| Finnish |
English |
| vety |
hydrogen |
| helium |
helium |
| litium |
lithium |
| beryllium |
beryllium |
| boori |
boron |
| hiili |
carbon |
| typpi |
nitrogen |
| happi |
oxygen |
| fluori |
fluorine |
| neon |
neon |
| natrium |
sodium |
| magnesium |
magnesium |
| alumiini |
aluminium |
| pii |
silicon |
| fosfori |
phosphorus |
| rikki |
sulfur |
| kloori |
chlorine |
| argon |
argon |
| kalium |
potassium |
| kalsium |
calcium |
| skandium |
scandium |
| titaani |
titanium |
| vanadiini |
vanadium |
| kromi |
chromium |
| mangaani |
manganese |
| rauta |
iron |
| koboltti |
cobalt |
| nikkeli |
nickel |
| kupari |
copper |
| sinkki |
zinc |
| gallium |
gallium |
| germanium |
germanium |
| arseeni |
arsenic |
| seleeni |
selenium |
| bromi |
bromine |
| krypton |
krypton |
| rubidium |
rubidium |
| strontium |
strontium |
| yttrium |
yttrium |
| Finnish |
English |
| zirkonium |
zirconium |
| niobium |
niobium |
| molybdeeni |
molybdenum |
| teknetium |
technetium |
| rutenium |
ruthernium |
| rodium |
rhodium |
| palladium |
palladium |
| hopea |
silver |
| kadmium |
cadmium |
| indium |
indium |
| tina |
tin |
| antimoni |
antimony |
| telluuri |
tellurium |
| jodi |
iodine |
| ksenon |
xenon |
| cesium |
caesium |
| barium |
barium |
| lantaani |
lanthanum |
| cerium |
cerium |
| praseodyymi |
praseodymium |
| neodyymi |
neodymium |
| prometium |
promethium |
| samarium |
samarium |
| europium |
europium |
| gadolinium |
gadolinium |
| terbium |
terbium |
| dysprosium |
dysprosium |
| holmium |
holmium |
| erbium |
erbium |
| tulium |
thulium |
| ytterbium |
ytterbium |
| lutetium |
lutetium |
| hafnium |
hafnium |
| tantaali |
tantalum |
| volframi |
tungsten |
| renium |
rhenium |
| osmium |
osmium |
| iridium |
iridium |
| platina |
platinum |
| kulta |
gold |
| Finnish |
English |
| elohopea |
mercury |
| tallium |
thallium |
| lyijy |
lead |
| vismutti |
bismuth |
| polonium |
polonium |
| astatiini |
astatine |
| radon |
radon |
| frankium |
francium |
| radium |
radium |
| aktinium |
actinium |
| torium |
thorium |
| protaktinium |
protactinium |
| uraani |
uranium |
| neptunium |
neptunium |
| plutonium |
plutonium |
| amerikium |
americium |
| curium |
curium |
| berkelium |
berkelium |
| kalifornium |
californium |
| einsteinium |
einsteinium |
| fermium |
fermium |
| mendelevium |
mendelevium |
| nobelium |
nobelium |
| lawrencium |
lawrencium |
| rutherfordium |
rutherfordium |
| dubnium |
dubnium |
| seaborgium |
seaborgium |
| bohrium |
bohrium |
| hassium |
hassium |
| meitnerium |
meitnerium |
| darmstadtium |
darmstadtium |
| röntgenium |
roentgenium |
| kopernikium |
copernicium |
| nihonium |
nihonium |
| flerovium |
flerovium |
| moskovium |
moscovium |
| livermorium |
livermorium |
| tennessiini |
tennessine |
| organesson |
organesson |
Now that you’ve had a look at the chemical elements, check out this other article on chemistry vocabulary as well!