Tools – Työkalut – Finnish Vocabulary
March 10, 2019
September 1, 2024
What kind of tools – työkalut – are used in your profession? Here is a small list of possible tools! You can find some other ones on the pages that deal with a specific profession, like for example hairdresser tools. In addition, it’s also interesting to take a look at the page of words ending in -in, which are often either tools or machines.
Finnish | English |
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alasin | anvil |
hakku | mattock |
harava | rake |
harja | brush |
harppi | compass |
hiekkapaperi | sandpaper |
hohtimet | pincers |
hylsyavain | socket wrench |
höylä | plane |
ilmastointiteippi | duct tape |
jakoavain | wrench |
keritsimet | shears |
kirves | axe |
kolvi | soldering iron |
kottikärryt | wheelbarrow |
kynä | pen |
käsisaha | hand saw |
leikkuri | cutter |
moppi | mop |
lapio | trowel |
lenkkiavain | ring spanner |
letku | hose |
maalaustela | paint roller |
magneetti | magnet |
metallisaha | hacksaw |
moottorisaha | chain saw |
mutteri | nut |
naula | nail |
naulanvedin | nail puller |
Finnish | English |
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mutterinväännin | nutrunner |
neula | needle |
nuija | mallet |
pensseli | paint brush |
pihdit | pliers |
pistosaha | jigsaw |
porakone | drill |
puukko | sharp Finnish knife |
rullamitta | measuring tape |
ruuvi | screw |
ruuvimeisseli | screwdriver |
sahapukki | sawhorse |
sirkkeli | circular saw |
sirppi | sickle |
sivellin | wide brush |
sivuleikkuri | side cutter |
sorvi | lathe |
sumutin | spray gun |
tahko | grindstone |
taltta | chisel |
taskulamppu | flashlight |
tikapuut, tikkaat | stepladder |
tunkki | jack |
työkalupakki | toolbox |
yleismittari | multimeter |
vasara | hammer |
vatupassi | spirit level |
vesivaaka | spirit level |
viila | file |
viivoitin | ruler |
Making sentences using the verb “käyttää”
If you want to say you’re using tools – työkalut, you can use the verb “käyttää” and inflect the tool into the partitive. Some examples:
- Kun rakennan leikkimökin, käytän vasaraa, ruuvimeisseliä ja rullamittaa.
- Kun hoidan puutarhaa, käytän lapiota ja kottikärryjä.
Making sentences using the adessive – “millä”
Another option is to use the adessive aka the -lla form.
- Maalaan seinää siveltimellä, maalilla ja maalaustelalla.
- Ompelen neulalla nappeja paitaani.
- Yleismittarilla ja mittanauhalla voi mitata asioita.
More specific names
Finnish | English |
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naula | nail |
lankanaula | common nail |
uppokantanaula | wire nail with countersunk head |
kampanaula | annular ring shanked nail |
kierrenaula | spiral shank nail |
huopanaula | flat headed nail |
ruuvi | screw |
uppokanta | countersunk head |
kupukanta | round head |
suoraurainen | straight groove screw |
ristiuraruuvi | cross groove screw |
kuusiokoloruuvi | hexagonal socket head screw |
ruuvimeisseli | screwdriver |
tasapäinen, talttapäinen | slotted, flat-blade |
ristipäinen | cross-headed |
saha | saw |
käsisaha | hand saw |
selkäsaha | backsaw |
kompassisaha | compass saw |
timanttisaha | diamond saw |
pyörösaha, sirkkeli | circular saw |
siirrettävä pyörösaha | movable circular saw |
moottorisaha, ketjusaha | chain saw |
pora | drill |
sähköpora | electric drilling machine |
timanttipora | diamond drill |
akkuporakone | battery drill |
iskuporakone | percussion drill |
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