Here are some fish and sea creatures for you to learn the names of in Finnish! In addition, at the bottom of this article, you will find some fish related Finnish sayings. I also have an article all about fishing.
Finnish |
English |
Kalat |
Fish |
makean veden kala |
freshwater fish |
suolaisen veden kala |
salt water fish |
ahven |
perch |
ankerias |
eel |
delfiini |
dolphin |
harjus |
greyling |
harmaanieriä |
lake trout |
hauki |
pike |
kampela |
flounder |
kapakala |
dried cod |
karppi |
carp |
kiiski |
ruffe |
kirjolohi |
rainbow trout |
kolja |
haddock |
kuha |
pikeperch |
kuore |
smelt |
lahna |
bream |
lohi |
salmon |
makrilli |
mackerel |
meriahven |
sea bass |
meriantura |
sole |
merilohi |
Atlantic salmon |
meritaimen |
sea trout |
miekkakala |
swordfish |
miekkavalas |
killer whale |
miljoonakala |
guppy |
muikku |
vendace |
Finnish |
English |
Lisää kaloja |
More fish |
mullo |
mullet |
nahkiainen |
lamprey |
nieriä |
char |
pallas |
halibut |
pallokala |
pufferfish |
piikkikampela |
turbot |
piraija |
piranha |
puna-ahven |
red snapper |
punakampela |
plaice |
puronieriä |
brook trout |
rausku |
manta ray |
ruutana |
sturgeon |
ryhävalas |
humpback whale |
sardelli |
anchovy |
seepia |
cuttlefish |
seiti |
haddock |
siika |
lake whitefish |
silakka |
Baltic herring |
silli |
herring |
sinivalas |
blue whale |
suutari |
tench |
särki |
roach |
säyne |
ide, chub |
taimen |
trout |
tiikerihai |
tiger shark |
tonnikala |
tuna |
turska |
cod |
Finnish |
English |
Merenelävät |
Sea animals |
simpukka |
clam, mussel |
rapu |
(hard-shell) crab |
äyriäinen |
crayfish |
hummeri |
lobster |
osteri |
oyster |
katkarapu |
prawn, shrimp |
langustirapu |
spiny lobster |
merihevonen |
seahorse |
meritähti |
seastar |
kalmari |
squid |
meduusa |
jellyfish |
mustekala |
octopus |
merimakkara |
sea cucumber |
Finnish |
English |
Muita sanoja |
Other words |
meressä |
in a/the sea |
järvessä |
in a/the lake |
aalto, aallot |
wave, waves |
vedenpinta |
surface of the water |
meren pohja |
seabed |
evä |
fin |
suomu |
scale |
selkärangaton |
invertebrate |
lonkero |
tentacle |
merirokko |
barnacle |
pyrstö |
fish tail |
koralli |
coral |
plankton |
plankton |
Finnish Sayings Related to Fish and Sea Creatures
- “Hän on kuin kala vedessä”
- Literally: He’s like a fish in the water.
- Meaning: He’s in his element somewhere.
- “Kateus vie kalatkin vedestä.”
- Literally: Jealousy removes the fish from the water as well.
- Meaning: When you’re jealous you see nothing positive anymore.
- “Ei kala miestä hae, jollei mies kalaa.”
- Literally: A fish won’t try to get a man if the man doesn’t try to get the fish.
- Meaning: If you want something, you have to go for it.
- “Isoa kalaa kannattaa pyytää, vaikkei aina saisikaan.”
- Literally: You should ask for a big fish, even if you don’t get it.
- Meaning: It’s always worth asking for something.
- “Tyynessä vedessä ne suuret kalat kutevat.”
- Literally: It’s in still waters that the big fish spawn.
- Meaning: Still waters run deep.
The Finnish word for Tench is Suutari, not Suurati.
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