Travel and Transportation - Matkustaminen

This article is all about travel and transportation. It focuses on the actual traveling from place A to place B and not so much on the experience abroad.

Ihmisiä

Finnish	English
hotelliemäntä	hotel hostess
hyttisiivooja	cabin cleaning lady
junamatkustaja	train traveler
junatarjoilija	train waiter
kapteeni	captain
laivamatkustaja	sea traveler
lentoemäntä	stewardess
lentomatkustaja	air traveler
matkustaja	traveler
matkailuvirkailija	travel clerk
matkaopas	travel guide
turisti	tourist
vastaanottovirkailija	receptionist

Matkustaminen laivalla – Travel by boat

While you can find some basic words in the table below, you could also check out the article I have on ships, boats and cruises.

Finnish	English
aurinkokansi	sun deck
autokansi	car deck
autolautta	car ferry
hytti	cabin
hätäkutsu	Mayday
kansi	deck
kansituoli	deck chair
kapteeni	captain
laituri	pier, dock
laiva	ship
laivaannousu	embarkment
laivalippu	boat ticket
matkustaa	to travel
matkustaja	passenger
merisairas	seasick
miehistö	crew
myrsky	storm
nousta laivaan	to embark
nousta maihin	to go ashore
pelastusvene	life boat
paketti	package
pelastusliivi	life jacket
poistua laivasta	to disembark
purjehtia	to sail
risteily	cruise
risteilyalus	cruise ship
reitti	route
satama	port, harbor
terminaali	terminal
upota	to sink
vene	boat

Matkustaminen bussilla – Travel by bus

Check out this other article with bus traffic words and phrases as well!

Finnish	English
bussipysäkki	bus stop
ilmastointi	air conditioning
kaksikerroksinen bussi	double decker
linja-auto	bus
linja-autoasema	bus station
maksu	fare
matkatavaratila	baggage compartment

Matkustaminen junalla – Travel by train

Finnish	English
huippunopea juna	high speed train
ikkunapaikka	seat next to the window
istumapaikka	seat
juna-asema	train station
junalippu	train ticket
kahvilavaunu	buffet car
käytävä	aisle
käytäväpaikka	aisle seat
laituri	platform, track
lähtö	departure
meno-paluulippu	return ticket
paikallisjuna	local train
pikajuna	express train
rautatieasema	train station
ravintolavaunu	restaurant car
saapuminen	arrival
vaunu	carriage
yhteys	connection

Matkustaminen lentokoneella – Travel by airplane

Finnish	English
Atlantin ylilento	transatlantic flight
charter-lento	charter flight
henkilöllisyystodistus	identity card
istuinvyö	safety belt
kotimaanlento	domestic flight
käsimatkatavara	hand luggage
laajarunkoinen kone	jumbo jet
lennonjohto	air traffic control
lento	flight
lentoaika	flight time
lentoasema	airport
lentokenttä	airfield
lentokonekaappaus	aircraft hijacking
lentolippu	plane ticket
lentopahoinvointi	air-sickness
lentopelko	fear of flying
lentoterminaali	air terminal
lentoyhtiö	airline
lähtö	departure
lähtöselvitys	check-in
matkatavarat	carry-on luggage
matkustaa ulkomaille	to go abroad
metallinpaljastin	metal detector
odotushalli	departure lounge
olla ulkomailla	to be abroad
pakkolasku	emergency landing
paluulento	return flight
passi	passport
passintarkastus	passport control
pelastusliivit	life-jacket
peruutusmaksu	cancellation fee
poistumistiet	safety exits
portti	gate
raja	border
reittilento	scheduled flight
saapuminen	arrival
suihkukone	jet plane
tarkastuspiste	checkpoint
tilauskone	charter flight
tilauslento	charter flight
tullata	to declare
tulli	customs
tullivirkaijlija	customs officer
turvavyö	seatbelt
ulkomaanlento	international flight
viisumi	visa

Finnish Sayings Related to Travel and Transportation

“Matkustin jäniksenä.”
- Literally: I traveled as a rabbit.
- Meaning: I use public transportation without paying.
“On ollut monta mutkaa matkassa.”
- Literally: There have been a lot of turns in the road.
- Meaning: We’ve come a long way.
“Naiset ensin vaikka heikoille jäille!”
- Literally: Women first, even on weak ice!
- Meaning: We’ll be polite even when it doesn’t make sense.
“Hän ajaa lusikka pohjassa“.
- Literally: He drives the spoon in the bottom.
- Meaning: He drives very fast.
“Oma koti kullan kallis.”
- Literally: Own home expensive as gold.
- Meaning: There’s no place like home.

Once you’ve learned the travel and transportation related vocabulary on this page, you could check out some city traffic conversation questions which are meant as prompts to get you to talk or write in Finnish!