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Friendship Questions – Finnish Conversation Prompts

August 18, 2021

These FRIENDSHIP related questions should work nicely as a way to start a conversation or find things to write about in Finnish.

Negative Emotions – Kielteiset Tunteet

June 19, 2021

Vocabulary Lists

Anger, fear, jealousy, annoyance, impatience are all negative emotions. In this article, you can find Finnish nouns, verbs and adjectives about feelings.

Finnish Nicknames – Lempinimi Kutsumanimi

June 13, 2021

Finnish Culture

Nicknames like "Bill" for "William" also exist in Finnish. RAIMO is "Rami", LEO "Leksa" and TAPANI "Tapsa". Read more about Finnish nicknames!

Visiting People – Käydä kylässä – Finnish Vocabulary

April 3, 2021

Finnish Culture

Visiting people in Finland is subject to some unsaid rules and etiquette. Click to read some cultural info and useful vocabulary phrases!

Palomies Talonmies Sähkömies – Gender-Neutral Names

February 2, 2021

Vocabulary Lists

This article contains a long list of gendered Finnish such as palomies, rakennusmies and talonmies, and equivalent gender-neutral names.

Finnish Wedding Vocabulary – Häät Häiden Häissä

January 20, 2020

Vocabulary Lists

Learn some Finnish wedding vocabulary for when a friend gets married or you get married yourself! There is a lot of vocabulary related to this topic.

Supporting a Friend – Finnish Vocabulary Phrases

November 3, 2019

Vocabulary Phrases

Here is some Finnish vocabulary for supporting a friend! Learn how to express sympathy, show empathy and reach out to a friend in need.

Nouns Describing Personality or Behavior

October 16, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

This article contains words such as puupää, söpöliini, mielipuoli, hurmuri and ahmatti which are nouns describing personality or behavior.

Words ending in ja/ija – Opiskelija Opettaja

October 13, 2019

Words Ending in...

In this article you can find out more about words ending in -ja/-ija, including useful vocabulary and information on how to inflect these words.

Nationalities in Finnish – Minkämaalainen sinä olet

September 21, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

Use the ending -lainen/läinen for nationalities in Finnish! This works for countries (kanadalainen), continents (aasialainen) and cities (helsinkiläinen).