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Travel and Transportation – Matkustaminen ja Liikennemuodot

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!

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