olla	(copular): To be (indicating that the subject and the complement of the verb form the same thing).<br>Minä olen onnellinen.<br>I am happy.<br>Minä olen lääkäri.<br>I am a doctor.<br>(intransitive) To be (to occupy a place).<br>Minä olen kotona.<br>I am at home.<br>(copular): To be, constitute, make up, form.<br>Tuo on maanpetos.<br>That constitutes (high) treason.<br>(intransitive) ~ (olemassa) = to exist — the subject often indefinite = in partitive case -> verb in 3rd-pers. singular<br>Rakkautta ei ole (olemassa).<br>Love doesn't exist.<br>(intransitive) To behave, act (as if...) (when followed by a subordinate clause beginning with (ikään,) kuin, requiring conditional mood).<br>Hän oli (ikään), kuin ei olisi huomannut mitään.<br>He behaved as if he had'nt noticed anything.<br>(transitive, auxiliary) To have (a verb to build active present perfect tense and active past perfect tense, taking active past participle, ending -nut/-nyt (singular) or -neet (pl.)).<br>Olen jo syönyt tänään.<br>I have already eaten today.<br>Olemme jo syöneet tänään.<br>We have already eaten today.<br>Olin jo syönyt.<br>I had already eaten.<br>Olimme jo syöneet.<br>We had already eaten.<br>(transitive, auxiliary) To have (a verb to build impersonal simple past tense, impersonal passive present perfect tense and impersonal passive past perfect tense, taking passive past participle, ending -tu/-ty).<br>Aamiainen oli jo syöty.<br>Breakfast had already been eaten.<br>(intransitive) adessive + 3rd-pers. singular + nominative/partitive/accusative = to have; to own, to possess.<br>Minulla on/oli/on ollut kissa (nom.). (when in positive sentences, countable nouns in nominative)<br>I have/had/have had a cat.<br>Minulla ei ole kissaa (part.). (when in negative sentences, countable nouns in partitive)<br>I don't have a cat.<br>Minulla on/oli/on ollut sinut (acc.). (when in positive sentences, personal pronouns in accusative)<br>I have/had/have had you.<br>Minulla ei ole/ei ollut/ei ole ollut sinua (part.). (when in negative sentences, personal pronouns in partitive)<br>I don't have/didn't have/haven't had you.<br>Minulla on/ei ole rahaa (part.). (singular uncountable nouns in partitive in both positive and negative sentences)<br>I have/don't have money.<br>Minulla on valta (nom.). (with an uncountable noun in nominative, the meaning or nuance of the sentence changes:)<br>I've got the power.<br>(intransitive) missä + 3rd-pers. singular + nominative/partitive = there is / are + subject + where?<br>Pöydällä on kissa. (when in positive sentences, singular countable nouns in nominative)<br>There is a cat on the table.<br>Pöydällä ei ole kissaa. (when in negative sentences, singular countable nouns in partitive)<br>There is no cat on the table.<br>Pöydällä on/ei ole kissoja. (plural countable nouns in partitive in both positive and negative sentences)<br>There are (some) cats / There are no cats on the table.<br>Lattialla on/ei ole rahaa. (singular uncountable nouns in partitive in both positive and negative sentences)<br>There is (some) / There is no money on the floor.<br>(intransitive) genitive + 3rd-pers. singular + passive present participle, -tava/-tävä = to have to do something, must do something; be obliged/forced to do something.<br>Minun (gen.) on nyt mentävä.<br>I have to go now.<br>Minun on palautettava kirja kirjastoon perjantaihin mennessä.<br>I have to return the book to the library by Friday.<br>that same in passive: nominative/accusative + 3rd-pers. singular + passive present participle, -tava/-tävä = to have to be done, must be done.<br>Kirja (nom.) on palautettava kirjastoon perjantaihin mennessä. (countable nouns in nominative)<br>The book has to be returned to the library by Friday.<br>Onko sinut (acc.) hiljennettevä pakolla? (personal pronouns in accusative)<br>Do I have to make you shut your mouth? (literally: Do you have to be quietened by force?)<br>
ja	(coordinating) and<br>
ei	no! (a negating expression)<br>The third-person singular form of the negation verb, used also with impersonal verb forms (see the usage in passive below). The English translations include don’t, doesn’t, not (with auxiliary verbs and be), and no.<br>
se	(demonstrative) it; (when the speaker does not point at the thing) that.<br>(colloquial and dialectal) he, she.<br>(colloquial) the (see the usage notes below).<br>
että	(subordinating) that; the conjunction is often omitted altogether in English.<br>Tiedän, että osaan tehdä sen.<br>I know I can do it.<br>(subordinating) Indicates purpose in order to, to, so that<br>as to<br>Tiedän, että hän kärsi masennuksesta, mutta varmastikaan hän ei menisi niin pitkälle, että tappaisi itsensä.<br>I know he suffered from depression, but surely he wouldn't go so far as to kill himself?<br>
joka	(relative) who, which, that.<br>(indefinite) every, each:<br>Hän käy lenkillä joka päivä.<br>She goes jogging every day.<br>joka puolella/puolelta/puolelle, joka paikassa/paikasta/paikkaan = everywhere<br>joka tapauksessa = in any case, at any rate<br>joka toinen vuosi = every two years, biennially<br>
vuosi	A year.<br>ensi vuosi<br>next year<br>ensi vuonna (irregular essive singular form)<br>(during) next year<br>joka vuosi<br>every year<br>vuodessa (inessive singular form)<br>per annum<br>As modifier in a compound term (vuosi-), annual, yearly.<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of vuotaa.<br>
hän	(personal) he or she (only of a human being; the pronoun doesn't determine the sex of the person).<br>
myös	also, too<br>
saada	(transitive) to get, receive<br>(transitive) saada tietää: to learn, find out, come to know<br>(transitive) to afford; usually in passive (to give forth; yield as natural result)<br>Rypäleistä saadaan viiniä, oliiveista öljyä.<br>Grapes afford wine, olives afford oil.<br>(transitive, + infinitive; in indicative or conditional mood) to deserve<br>Saisit hävetä!<br>You deserve to be ashamed!<br>You should be ashamed!<br>(transitive, + infinitive) may, to be allowed, to be permitted<br>(transitive, + direct object in accusative + 3rd infinitive in inessive) to make (to cause the direct object to be the subject of a verb)<br>Saat minut nauramaan.<br>You're making me laugh.<br>(colloquial) to get laid (If the partner is mentioned, the partner is in the ablative case (equivalent to 'from'))<br>
mutta	(coordinating) but<br>(idiomatic, informal) ifs, ands, or buts; in a negative phrase, used like noun only in partitive plural (muttia) with qualifier mitään (modifications, limitations, or addenda; qualifications of any kind; speculations about whether a particular idea or enterprise is good, doubts)<br>En halua kuulla mitään muttia!<br>I don't want to hear any ifs, ands or buts!<br>Ei mitään muttia!<br>No ifs, ands or buts!<br>
tämä	(demonstrative) this.<br>
voida	(intransitive) to feel, do<br>Kuinka voitte?<br>How are you doing?<br>(transitive, auxiliary, + infinitive) can, to be able to, to be capable<br>En voinut olla nauramatta.<br>I could not help laughing.<br>(in the conditional mood) could<br>Voisitko auttaa minua?<br>Could you please help me?<br>Voisin juosta, jos haluaisin.<br>I could run if I wanted.<br>(transitive, auxiliary, + infinitive) may, to be allowed, to be permitted.<br>Voinko avata ikkunan?<br>May I open the window?<br>
tulla	(intransitive) to come<br>Hän tulee.<br>She comes.<br>(intransitive, elative + 3rd-pers. singular + noun/adjective in nominative or partitive or tulla by person + translative) to become, get, go, turn<br>Hänestä tuli rikas.<br>She became rich.<br>He tulivat hulluiksi.<br>They went crazy.<br>(intransitive, impersonal, genitive + 3rd-pers. singular + infinitive) to have to do, are to do, should do, are supposed to do<br>Minun tulee tehdä tämä huomiseksi.<br>I have to do this by tomorrow.<br>(intransitive) Auxiliary verb for emphasized future tense. Usually, the nonpast tense should be used instead of this.<br>Nimeni on Tapani ja tapani tulette tuntemaan.<br>My name is Tapani and you will learn my manners.<br>(intransitive, slang) to cum, orgasm<br>
tehdä	(transitive) to do, perform, execute<br>Mitä sinä teet?<br>What are you doing?<br>(transitive) to make, manufacture<br>Tein äidilleni kakun.<br>I made a cake for my mom.<br>(transitive) to commit, perpetrate, carry out, conduct (to do, as a crime, sin, or fault)<br>tehdä itsemurha: to commit suicide<br>tehdä rikos: to commit a crime, perpetrate an offense<br>tehdä virhe: to commit a mistake, make an error<br>tehdä koe, tehdä testi: to carry out, conduct a test<br>tehdä huorin: to commit adultery<br>(transitive) to make, render (somebody: accusative, adjective: translative or somebody: elative, noun: accusative)<br>Hän teki minut iloiseksi (with translative adjective describing the end result)<br>She made me happy.<br>He tekivät minusta presidentin (with an elative noun describing the end result)<br>They made me President.<br>(transitive) to make, cost (said often by the salesperson to the customer)<br>Se tekee viisikymmentäyhdeksän euroa.<br>That makes fifty-nine euros.<br>
kun	when (temporal)<br>Sain viestisi, kun olin jo matkalla lentokentälle.<br>I got your message when I was already on my way to the airport.<br>Hän ilmestyi antamaan ohjeita, kun olin jo saanut työn valmiiksi.<br>He showed up to give instructions when I had already finished the job.<br>often with the clitic -han to express that the event of the main clause takes place immediately after that of the subclause: as soon as<br>Tulen tapaamaan sinua, kun(han) saan tämän valmiiksi.<br>I will come to see you as soon as I finish this job.<br>as<br>(somewhat rare) because<br>(obsolete) that, who, which, where (used as relative pronoun)<br>Täällä on eräs mies, kun haluaisi tavata johtajaa.<br>Täällä on eräs mies, joka haluaisi tavata johtajaa. (standard)<br>Here is a man who would want to see the director.<br>
pitää	(transitive + elative) To like, be fond of.<br>Minä pidän appelsiineista.<br>I like oranges.<br>~ + elative enemmän (kuin + elative) = to prefer sth (to sth), be fonder of sth than of sth.<br>Pidän omenoista enemmän kuin appelsiineista.<br>I prefer apples to oranges.<br>(transitive + partitive + essive) To consider (to be), to assess, to see as<br>Minä pidän ihmisiä vihamielisinä<br>I consider people to be hostile.<br>(transitive, impersonal) genitive + 3rd-pers. singular + infinitive = to have (to do); (in conditional mood) should (do), ought (to do), be supposed (to do), would have (to do).<br>Sinun pitää mennä töihin.<br>You have to go to work.<br>Meidän pitäisi mennä töihin.<br>We should go to work.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To hold, grasp, grip.<br>Minä voin pitää laukkuasi.<br>I can hold your bag.<br>(transitive, + elative + kiinni) To hold onto.<br>Minä voin pitää laukustasi kiinni.<br>I can hold onto your bag.<br>(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To keep, take.<br>Pidän tämän sisiliskon.<br>I will keep this lizard.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To keep (an animal).<br>Korkeasaaressa pidetään monenlaisia eläimiä.<br>Many types of animals are kept in Korkeasaari Zoo.<br>(transitive) Used in very many collocations with nouns, translated often into 'engage in', 'have', 'do', 'transact' , 'pursue', 'conduct', 'carry out' 'keep up', 'maintain', 'lead/teach' etc.<br>Hän piti kuulustelua syytetylle.<br>S/he was conducting an interrogation of the accused.<br>Pidän SAP-kurssia.<br>I teach a SAP course.<br>
mukaan	(of movement) along, (in some cases) on.<br>Lähde mukaan!<br>Come along!<br>(of movement) along with.<br>Menin hänen mukaansa. (cf. mukana)<br>I went along with her/him.<br>according to, in sb's opinion.<br>Hänen mukaansa asiat ovat hyvin.<br>According to her/him, things are going well.<br>as to, according to (in a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion)<br>Järjestä ne koon ja värin mukaan.<br>Sort them as to size and color.<br>
uusi	new<br>Third person singular indicative past form of uusia.<br>Indicative present connegative form of uusia.<br>Second person singular imperative present form of uusia.<br>Second person singular imperative present connegative form of uusia.<br>
jo	already<br>Luin kirjan jo loppuun.<br>I already finished the book.<br>now (emphasizing word)<br>(impatiently) Tule jo!<br>Come now!<br>
kuin	(colloquial) how?<br>Kuin vanha sä oot?<br>How old are you?<br>(subordinating; with or without ikään + conditional mood) as if.<br>Hän oli (ikään), kuin ei olisi huomannut mitään.<br>He behaved as if he hadn't noticed anything.<br>(coordinating; with yhtä or niin) as ... as:<br>Kissa on yhtä suuri kuin pieni koira.<br>The cat is as big as a little dog.<br>Syö niin paljon kuin haluat.<br>Eat as much as you want.<br>(coordinating; with comparatives) than:<br>Kissa on isompi kuin hiiri.<br>The cat is bigger than a mouse.<br>(coordinating) as, like:<br>Se kävelee kuin ankka.<br>It walks like a duck.<br>Instructive singular form of kuu.<br>
hyvä	good (all the meanings: inspiring positive reactions; morally good; good by one's skills)<br>desirable, advisable<br>
ne	(of things and animals) they. Plural of the pronoun se (“it”).<br>(demonstrative) When used like a definite article, “the” or “those”.<br>Tässä ne kirjat nyt ovat. — “Here are the books now.”<br>(colloquial, dialectal, of people) they (in literary standard: he).<br>
sanoa	(transitive, intransitive) to say, tell (transitive → + partitive or accusative 'something', intransitive → + elative, 'about something')<br>(transitive usage) Sanoiko hän sen?<br>Did she say it?<br>(intransitive usage) Sanoiko hän siitä mitään?<br>Did she say anything about it?<br>
kaikki	(indefinite, in singular, without a main word) Everything.<br>Tänään kaikki menee pieleen.<br>Today everything goes wrong.<br>Vihaan kaikkea.<br>I hate everything.<br>(indefinite, in plural, without a main word) Everyone, everybody.<br>Kaikki olivat täällä.<br>Everyone was here.<br>Vihaan kaikkia.<br>I hate everyone.<br>(indefinite, in singular and plural, as a modifier) All.<br>Kaikki sukkani löytyivät.<br>All my socks were found.<br>Yhtäkkiä kaikki vesi vyöryi huoneistoon.<br>Suddenly all the water ran into the apartment.<br>As a former part of compound (in nominative or genitive) signifies all-, omni-.<br>
markka	Former Finnish currency, markka, mark.<br>Note: In Finnish the noun is in partitive singular after a cardinal number other than 1.<br>sata markkaa<br>one hundred marks<br>Kynät maksavat markan kappale.<br>The pens cost one markka each.<br>A mark, as a currency used in many European countries, notably Germany and Finland. Currently in use only in Bosnia and Herzegovina, see: convertible mark.<br>Short form of the former German currency, Saksan markka or saksanmarkka.<br>A one-mark coin or note, also markanraha.<br>Especially in plural (markat), money or wealth.<br>(slang) One hundred, especially of speed.<br>
nyt	now<br>
suuri	big<br>large<br>great<br>Pietari Suuri — Peter the Great<br>
kertoa	to tell<br>Kertoiko hän mitään eilisestä?<br>Did s/he tell anything about yesterday?<br>(mathematics) to multiply<br>to have it (to understand, believe, let believe)<br>Huhu kertoo, että etsit uutta työtä.<br>Rumour has it you're looking for a new job.<br>Tavallinen viisaus kertoo, että lämpö nousee ylöspäin, mutta itse asiassa se leviää: kuuma ilma nousee.<br>Conventional wisdom has it that heat rises, but in fact heat diffuses: hot air rises.<br>
tai	(coordinating; in affirmative clauses) or:<br>Sinä tai minä.<br>You or me.<br>Tajusin rakastuneeni, halusin tai en.<br>I realised I'd fallen in love, whether I wanted to or not.<br>
vain	only, merely, exclusively, solely, just<br>ever, in the phrasal adjective mikä vain<br>whenever, in the phrasal adjective milloin vain<br>
paljon	a lot, plenty, much<br>Minä rakastan sinua paljon.<br>I love you a lot.<br>Join paljon vettä.<br>I drank a lot of water.<br>
muu	(indefinite) other, another.<br>(indefinite) (in plural muut) the others (referring to people).<br>(indefinite) else.<br>With kuin; but, except.<br>Kaapissa ei ollut mitään muuta kuin tölkki papuja.<br>There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.<br>joku ~ = other (not the one previously referred to).<br>(onomatopoietic) Moo, sound made by a cow.<br>
vielä	yet<br>Emme ole siellä vielä.<br>We are not there yet.<br>even<br>Vielä suurempi.<br>Even larger.<br>still<br>Hän on vielä siellä.<br>She is still there.<br>another<br>Minä otan vielä yhden oluen.<br>
niin	so, then, in that case<br>so, to this or that extent<br>very<br>Tuo on niin kaunis!<br>That is so beautiful!<br>An affirmative answer to a question or comment: yes, yeah.<br>Eilenkö sinä maksoit laskun? – Niin.<br>'Was it yesterday that you paid that bill?' – 'Yes.'<br>ai niin: oh yes<br>Ai niin, unohdin...<br>Oh yes, I forgot...<br>ai niinkö? oh really?<br>(coordinating) Used to introduce the main clause after if clause: then.<br>Jos yöllä on selkeää, niin tulee kova pakkanen.<br>'If it's clear at night, then it'll be heavy frost.'<br>Instructive form of ne.<br>
oma	own<br>(military) friendly<br>(military) Usually in plural (omat, omia), friendly (someone/s on the same side).<br>
sekä	and, as well as<br>Minä, sinä sekä hän<br>I, you, as well as him<br>both; in the expression sekä ... että ('both ... and')<br>
mikä	(interrogative) which, what.<br>(indefinite) whatever.<br>(relative) which, that, what.<br>
maa	earth<br>soil<br>land<br>ground<br>country<br>countryside<br>Voi mennä maalle. One can go to the countryside.<br>Voi mennä maahan. One can go into the country. (e.g. to Spain)<br>Hän on maalla. He is in the countryside.<br>Hän on maassa. He is in the country. (within the national boundary)<br>Panin sen maahan. I put it on the ground.<br>
kaksi	two<br>
jos	(subordinating) if<br>
asia	thing, matter, issue, business<br>Kuuntele, mitä minulla on asiaa.<br>Please listen to the matter I have to talk to you about.<br>Tämä ei ole sinun asiasi!<br>This is none of your business!<br>
yksi	one<br>
viime	past, last (most recent, last so far).<br>viime vuonna<br>in the past year<br>last year<br>viime kesänä<br>last summer<br>Last, dying (unsuffixed of the adjective viimeinen, synonymous but used especially in literature and idioms).<br>viime henkäys<br>last breath<br>viime hetki<br>last moment<br>Päivänvalon viime hetkinä huomasin purjeen horisontissa.<br>In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon.<br>
he	(personal) they (only of people).<br>
prosentti	A percent.<br>
ihminen	A human being.<br>A person.<br>As a former part of compound (as the stem ihmis-) signifying human.<br>
kuitenkin	however<br>nevertheless<br>after all<br>anyway<br>
jälkeen	Illative singular form of jälki.<br>after (mostly temporally).<br>Hän tulee kymmenen jälkeen = He comes after ten o'clock.<br>Sinun jälkeesi! = After you!<br>since; if the preceding event is expressed with a clause, the phrase sen jälkeen, kun (literally 'after it when') is used<br>En ole kävellyt kauppaan sen jälkeen, kun ostin auton.<br>En ole kävellyt kauppaan auton ostamisen jälkeen.<br>I have not walked to the grocery since I bought the car.<br>under one's belt (within one's experience).<br>Hän aloitti hapuilevasti, mutta muutaman kuukauden harjoittelun jälkeen hän pystyi samaan kuin vanhat työntekijät.<br>He got off to a shaky start, but with a few months of experience under his belt, he kept up handily with the veteran employees.<br>He got off to a shaky start, but after a few months of experience, he kept up handily with the veteran employees.<br>
mies	man (adult male human being)<br>husband (married man)<br>
kanssa	(takes genitive) with<br>Syön Timon kanssa.<br>I eat with Timo.<br>
aika	time (temporal distance)<br>Se vaatii pitkän ajan.<br>It takes a long time.<br>kahden viikon ajaksi<br>for (a period of) two weeks<br>time, moment<br>Vanhat hyvät ajat ovat palanneet.<br>The good old times have returned.<br>appointment (arranged meeting)<br>Minulla on aika lääkärille kello kymmeneltä.<br>I have a doctor's appointment at ten o'clock.<br>quite<br>Summa on aika suuri.<br>The sum is quite large.<br>Tänään on aika kaunis ilma.<br>It’s quite beautiful weather today.<br>
noin	about, some, around<br>~ kaksi metriä = about two metres<br>so, in that way, like that<br>Tee noin!<br>Do it like that!<br>(indefinite) Instructive plural form of nuo.<br>Instructive plural form of noki.<br>
hyvin	well<br>Kiitos kysymästä, voin hyvin.<br>Thanks for asking, I'm doing well.<br>Kuten hyvin tiedätte, […]<br>As you well know […]<br>very<br>hyvin kaunis — very beautiful<br>Instructive plural form of hyvä.<br>
ensimmäinen	(ordinal) The first, abbreviation 1. , in the names of Monarchs and Popes I.<br>
jäädä	+ illative, allative to stay, remain<br>Jäin eilen kotiin, kun muut lähtivät kapakkaan.<br>I stayed at home yesterday when the others went to a bar.<br>Jäädä jonnekin (for example Vantaalle, Turkuun)<br>To stay somewhere (in Vantaa, Turku)<br>jäädä mieleen<br>to stick into one's mind<br>+ location in inessive, adessive + vehicle in elative, often with pois: to get off in the sense of leaving e.g. a train, bus, road<br>Jää pois Vantaalla/Turussa.<br>Get off at Vantaa/Turku.<br>Jää junasta.<br>Leave the train.<br>(idiomatic) + jonkin alle: to be run over or hit by a vehicle.<br>Mies kuoli jäätyään bussin alle.<br>A man died when he was hit by a bus.<br>Indicative present connegative form of jäätää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of jäätää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of jäätää.<br>
työ	work (labour, employment, occupation, job)<br>work (effort expended on a particular task)<br>work (physics: mechanics and thermodynamics)<br>work (artistic or intellectual production)<br>work (place of work)<br>job<br>(personal, dialectal) you (plural; in archaic English: ye).<br>
ottaa	(transitive) To take; to deprive of, bereave of.<br>Ota lasi pöydältä.<br>Take the glass from the table.<br>Hallitus otti meiltä kaikki vapaudet.<br>The government deprived us of all the liberties.<br>(transitive, periphrase) To drink (alcohol) or take (medicine).<br>Oletko ottanut jotakin?<br>Have you been drinking/taking something?<br>(intransitive + illative) To touch, reach down/up to, hang down to.<br>Hame ottaa lattiaan.<br>The skirt hangs down to the floor.<br>
me	we<br>
antaa	(transitive) To give; to allow; to present, donate; to issue.<br>Annoin Liisalle kukat.<br>I gave Liisa flowers.<br>(transitive + genitive + infinitive) To let, allow, permit.<br>Anna hänen mennä.<br>Let him go.<br>(transitive) To distribute, hand/pass out.<br>(transitive) To grant, confer.<br>(colloquial) To consent to have sex (with = allative).<br>
mieli	mind<br>In certain expressions, short form of mielipide ('opinion').<br>minun mielestäni... = according to my opinion... = I think that...<br>As a former part of compound signifies mental.<br>mielikuva = image (lit. mental picture)<br>As a former part of compound signifies favorite.<br>mieliruoka = favorite dish<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of mieliä.<br>Indicative present connegative form of mieliä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of mieliä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of mieliä.<br>
haluta	(transitive) To want; to desire, to crave.<br>(transitive + infinitive) To want (to do sth).<br>Indicative present connegative form of haluttaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of haluttaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of haluttaa.<br>
alkaa	(transitive, auxiliary, + infinitive) To begin (to do sth), start (doing sth).<br>(intransitive) To initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin.<br>
itse	oneself; used to emphasize the person of the head word<br>Sinun täytyy tehdä se itse.<br>You must do it yourself.<br>Itse pomo tuli paikalle.<br>The boss himself/herself came there.<br>by -self, on/by one's own.<br>Vietin koko päivän itsekseni.<br>I spent the whole day by myself.<br>oneself; used reflexively with a possessive suffix<br>Sinun täytyy luottaa itseesi.<br>You must trust yourself.<br>Anna kertoi Riitan yrittäneen tappaa itsensä.<br>Anna told that Riitta had tried to kill herself.<br>(as modifier in compound words) auto-, self-; see also separate entry for itse-<br>Levitä itseruskettavaa voidetta iholle.<br>Spread some self-tanning lotion on the skin.<br>(psychology) self, ego<br>
moni	(indefinite, as a modifier) Many.<br>Moni opiskelija joutuu elämään toimeentulon rajoilla.<br>Many students are forced to live at the subsistence level.<br>(indefinite, without a noun, refers often to people) Many people.<br>Moni voisi ajatella samoin.<br>Many people could think the same.<br>As a modifier in a compound term, signifies poly-, multi- or many-.<br>monityydyttymätön = polyunsaturated<br>monikielinen = multilingual<br>monipuolinen = many-sided<br>Together with determiner aika or melko, may also be translated as few.<br>Join aika monta olutta.<br>I had quite a few beers.<br>Melko moni tahtoo olutta.<br>Quite a few people want beer.<br>
käydä	(intransitive, of a clock) to go<br>(intransitive, of time) to go by<br>(intransitive, + inessive or adessive) to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place)<br>Kävin eilen Madridissa.<br>I visited Madrid yesterday.<br>Milloin tulet käymään luonamme?<br>When will you visit us?<br>käydä kirkossa, sunnuntaijumalanpalveluksessa<br>to attend church, at the Sundays service.<br>Tänään meidän pitää käydä kaupassa.<br>We must go to the grocery store today.<br>Odota hetki, käyn vessassa.<br>Wait a moment while I go to toilet.<br>(intransitive, + adessive) to go do<br>Mennään käymään kahvilla.<br>Let's go to coffee.<br>Osaako pikku-Pekka käydä itse kakalla?<br>Is little Pekka able to go poo by himself?<br>(transitive, + partitive) to study (at)<br>käydä koulua: to go to school<br>käydä lukiota: to study at the Finnish academic upper secondary school<br>käydä ammattikoulua: to study at the Finnish vocational upper secondary school<br>(intransitive, monopersonal, inessive or adessive + 3rd-pers. sg. + an adverb) to happen, go (with the subject 'it')<br>Miten siinä kävi?<br>How did it go for you?<br>(genitive + 3rd-pers. sg. + an adverb) to happen (to somebody)<br>Minun kävi huonosti.<br>Bad things happened to me.<br>(an adjective in partitive singular, or 'mitä' in a question + 3rd-pers. sg. + allative) to happen (to something)<br>Mitä sinun jaloillesi on käynyt?<br>What has happened to your feet?<br>(intransitive, + allative) to please, suit, make content, be okay (with)<br>(intransitive, + elative) to pass (for)<br>Tämä varmaan käy ruoasta.<br>This will probably pass for food.<br>(intransitive) to run, operate, work<br>Moottori käy<br>The motor is running.<br>(intransitive, + translative) to get, grow, become<br>Vaikeudet kävivät hänelle liian suuriksi.<br>The difficulties got too big for her.<br>(intransitive, chemistry) to ferment, become fermented, yeast<br>(intransitive, obsolete) to step, tread, pace, stride<br>(transitive) Used in very many collocations with nouns and with more or less idiomatic value, translated often into 'engage in', 'have', 'do', 'transact' , 'pursue', 'keep up', 'maintain' etc.<br>käydä kauppaa: to transact, do business<br>käydä keskustelua: to have a conversation<br>käydä neuvotteluja: to have a conversation<br>käydä vuoropuhelua: to engage in, maintain a dialogue<br>
kaupunki	town<br>city<br>
kolme	(cardinal) three<br>
miljoona	(cardinal) A million, 106.<br>
osa	part<br>with an ordinal number as modifier, used to create nouns meaning 'nth part'; works with numbers from three upwards<br>kolmasosa<br>one third<br>
alue	area<br>region<br>field<br>(electromagnetism) band (wavelength band)<br>mikroaaltoalue = microwave band<br>(mathematics, topology) domain<br>
eikä	ei + the suffix -kä.<br>Eikä ole!<br>It is not!<br>Used with negation verb, neither ... nor<br>Se ei ole punainen eikä valkoinen.<br>It is neither red nor white.<br>Hän ei anna äidilleen anteeksi nyt eikä ikinä.<br>Neither now, nor ever will he forgive his mother.<br>
päästä	(intransitive) To get to, reach, arrive at/in (a place).<br>Kuinka pääsen lentokentälle?<br>How do I get to the airport?<br>(intransitive) To get to go, be allowed/permitted to go.<br>(intransitive) To get in, be admitted to.<br>(intransitive) (+ illative) To make it to, get to (a place/level), reach, attain, achieve.<br>(intransitive) (+ act. 3rd inf. in illat.) To manage (to do; to happen by accident).<br>(intransitive) (+ elative) To get rid of (a person); to get over (a feeling).<br>(intransitive) To avoid, escape, get out of, not have/need, be spared the necessity of (doing/to do = act. 3rd inf. in elat.).<br>(intransitive) (+ elative) To evade, elude, escape, get off/by.<br>(intransitive) To be released/discharged (from a hospital; from prison).<br>in, after, a [period] from (after a period of time).<br>Alle kuuden tunnin päästä pitäisi työkkäriin mennä, silti istun täällä.<br>In under six hours I should go to the employment agency, and yet I'm sitting nevertheless here.<br>Elative singular form of pää.<br>
vaikka	for instance, for example<br>Kokeile vaikka tätä.<br>Try this, for instance.<br>(subordinating; + indicative mood) although, though, even though<br>Menen ulos, vaikka sataa.<br>I'll go out even though it's raining.<br>(subordinating; + conditional mood) even if<br>Menen ulos, vaikka sataisi.<br>I'll go out even if it rained.<br>
lapsi	child (person who is below the age of adulthood)<br>child (daughter or son)<br>Nuorin lapseni on neljänkymmenenkolmen.<br>My youngest child is forty-three.<br>
päivä	A day (period between sunrise and sunset).<br>A day (from midnight to midnight).<br>A day (period of 24 hours).<br>A day (the part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.)<br>(poetic) The sun.<br>Päivä paistaa The sun is shining.<br>
hallitus	government<br>board of directors (in a corporation)<br>agency, administration, authority (government body or branch of government entrusted with administration of a defined subsector; usually a part of a ministry)<br>Metsähallitus<br>
toimia	Partitive plural form of toimi.<br>(of a machine or tool) to work, function<br>to serve, act, work (as = essive)<br>Äskeisten kuolemien pitäisi toimia herätyskellona muille vaarassa oleville.<br>The recent deaths should serve as a wake-up call to others at risk.<br>Sotilasuransa jälkeen hän toimi pappina kolmekymmentä vuotta.<br>After his military career he worked as priest for thirty years.<br>to be powered (by = adessive)<br>Tämä CD-soitin toimii paristoilla.<br>This CD player is powered by batteries.<br>
sama	(indefinite) same<br>same<br>
koko	whole, entire<br>Koko päivä meni hukkaan.<br>The whole day was wasted.<br>all; see all day, all night<br>Valvoimme koko yön.<br>We stayed up all night.<br>Älä valvo koko yötä!<br>Don't stay up all night.<br>size<br>Mikä sinun kokosi on?<br>What is your size?<br>
pieni	little, small<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of pieniä.<br>Indicative present connegative form of pieniä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of pieniä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of pieniä.<br>
ettei	että + ei<br>
mennä	(intransitive) To go.<br>
ensi	(temporal) next<br>Menen Ranskaan ensi maanantaina.<br>I'm going to France next Monday.<br>(rare) first<br>ensi kertaa<br>ensi kerran<br>for the first time<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of entää.<br>
kunta	A municipality.<br>As a latter part of a compound term indicates a community or group; corps.<br>henkilö ('person') → henkilökunta ('staff')<br>ihminen ('human') → ihmiskunta ('humankind')<br>kalastus ('fishing') → kalastuskunta ('fishery board')<br>kansa ('people') → kansakunta ('nation')<br>kivi ('stone') → kivikunta ('mineral kingdom')<br>veli ('brother') → veljeskunta ('fraternity')<br>äänestäjä ('voter') → äänestäjäkunta ('electorate')<br>palo ('fire') → palokunta ('fire brigade')<br>As a latter part of a compound term indicates an approximate number. Normally only combined with 10, 100 and 1000.<br>kymmenen ('ten') → kymmenkunta ('about ten')<br>(taxonomy) A kingdom.<br>(mathematics) A field.<br>
toinen	(ordinal) the second, abbreviation 2. , in the names of monarchs and popes II .<br>(indefinite) Other, another.<br>In plural (toiset) the others, other ones.<br>
sillä	(demonstrative) Adessive singular form of se.<br>(coordinating) for<br>
joutua	(intransitive) To get (into a negative position or situation).<br>Hän joutui vaikeuksiin.<br>S/he got into trouble.<br>(intransitive) To end up in (involuntarily, in a place considered negative).<br>Dokumentit joutuivat roskakoriin.<br>The documents ended up in a trashcan.<br>(intransitive, auxiliary, + active 3rd infinitive in illative) To be forced (to do something).<br>Presidentti joutui eroamaan.<br>The President was forced to resign.<br>(intransitive, with koettaa, when commanding somebody) To hurry up.<br>Koeta nyt joutua!<br>Hurry up, please!<br>
käyttää	to use, make use of‚ employ, apply, utilize, exploit, take advantage of, exert<br>Kumpaa kättä käytät kirjoittaessasi?<br>Which hand do you use when you write?<br>to use, consume<br>Kuinka paljon käytät alkoholia kuukaudessa?<br>How much alcohol do you use per month?<br>(chemistry) to ferment<br>Älä käytä olutta liian pitkään.<br>Don't ferment the beer too long.<br>(colloquial) to take sb/sth somewhere temporarily, to have sb/sth visit<br>Käytin lapsiani ulkona kaksi tuntia.<br>I took my kids out for two hours.<br>Olen käyttänyt häntä ehdottamallasi psykiatrilla.<br>I have had her visit the shrink you suggested.<br>
kuulua	to be heard/audible<br>Tämän talon seinät ovat niin ohuet, että naapurin riidat kuuluvat olohuoneessamme.<br>The walls of this house are so thin that neighbours' quarreling is audible in our living room.<br>Kuuluuko nyt?<br>Do you hear me now?<br>to be said<br>Hän kuuluu olevan rikas.<br>He is said to be rich.<br>Used to refer to the state of one's life.<br>Mitä kuuluu? -Kiitos, minulle kuuluu hyvää.<br>How are you? -I am fine, thank you.<br>( ~ + allative) to belong (showing ownership or location)<br>Tämä järvi kuuluu minulle.<br>This lake belongs to me.<br>Se patsas kuuluu ikkunalaudalle.<br>That statue belongs on the windowsill.<br>( ~ + illative) to belong (to be member of)<br>Kuulun vapaaehtoiseen palokuntaan.<br>I belong to a voluntary fire brigade.<br>( ~ + allative) to concern, to be someone's business<br>Miten tämä sinulle kuuluu?<br>How does this concern you?<br>Hän kysyi, mistä puhuin Samin kanssa. Sanoin, että se ei kuulu hänelle.<br>He asked what I was talking to Sam about. I told him it was none of his business.<br>
mikään	(indefinite, in question clauses) Anything, any (modifies a noun referring to an animal or an inanimate object).<br>Voiko mikään koira olla noin viisas?<br>Is there any dog that can be as smart as that?<br>(indefinite, with a negation verb form) Nothing, not ... anything, no (modifies a noun referring to an animal or an inanimate object).<br>Mikään koira ei ole noin viisas.<br>No dog is that smart.<br>En halua mitään.<br>I don't want anything. / (with emphasis on mitään) I want nothing.<br>Älä tee mitään!<br>Don't do anything! / (with emphasis on mitään) Do nothing!<br>
nainen	woman<br>(form of address) lady<br>hyvät naiset ja herrat<br>ladies and gentlemen<br>First-person singular potential present form of naida.<br>
viikko	A week.<br>
esimerkiksi	for example<br>Translative singular form of esimerkki.<br>
lähteä	to leave, go, go away, start, start out, start off, set off, take off, depart, sail<br>Hän on jo lähtenyt.<br>He has already left.<br>to come from, stem<br>(of a stain, shirt button, fur, hair) to come out, come off, shed, fall out<br>
eli	(coordinating) so.<br>a.k.a., or.<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of elää.<br>Hän eli täällä.<br>He lived here.<br>
tarvita	(transitive) to need, require<br>Tarvitsemme lisää paperia.<br>We need more paper.<br>Tarvitsen sen paperin.<br>I need that paper.<br>(transitive) to come in handy (to be useful or helpful)<br>Vaikka hän ei osaa käyttää niitä, hän säilyttää työkaluja ajatellen, että niitä voidaan tarvita jonakin päivänä.<br>Even though he doesn't really know how to use them, he keeps the tools around, figuring they might come in handy someday.<br>(intransitive, impersonal) genitive + 3rd-pers. singular = to need (to do sth), have (to do sth).<br>Ei sinun tarvitse mennä sinne.<br>You don't have to go there.<br>
yli	yli + number: over<br>Auto maksoi yli 200 000 (= kaksisataatuhatta) euroa.<br>The car cost over 200,000 euros.<br>yli + object in genitive form: over (when one goes through the space that is above something):<br>Pallo lensi tuolin yli ja ovesta ulos.<br>The ball flew over the chair and out of the door.<br>yli + object in accusative or partitive form: after, past (temporal)<br>Kello on vartin yli kuusi.<br>It's quarter past/after six.<br>Kello on viittä (minuuttia) yli kuusi.<br>It's five (minutes) past/after six.<br>
koska	(subordinating) because, since.<br>Koska et soittanut, lähdimme ilman sinua.<br>Since you didn't call, we left without you.<br>when (at what time)<br>Koska he tulevat?<br>When will they arrive?<br>Tiedätkö, koska he tulevat?<br>Do you know when they'll arrive?<br>
luku	number, count, quantity<br>chapter (of a book; in a legal code where its subsection is pykälä)<br>reading<br>(grammar) number<br>story, especially as follows<br>Se on ihan oma lukunsa. – It's another story of its own.<br>together with a year, used to indicate decade, century or sometimes even millennium<br>1920-luvulla - In the 20's<br>1600-luku - The century comprising years 1600–1699<br>
vanha	old<br>
nousta	to rise<br>to arise<br>to embark, to board<br>Hän nousi junaan Oulussa ja sen jälkeen häntä ei ole nähty.<br>He embarked a train in Oulu and he hasn't been seen thereafter.<br>to disembark<br>Hän nousi junasta Oulussa.<br>He disembarked the train in Oulu.<br>
nähdä	(transitive) to see<br>
kerta	time (occasion)<br>Kun tapasin hänet ensimmäisen kerran, hänellä oli yllään vaaleanpunainen puku.<br>When I met him for the first time he was wearing a pink suit.<br>Täällä on joka kerta yhtä hauskaa.<br>Every time it's equally fun to be here.<br>
jokin	(indefinite) something.<br>(indefinite, adjectival) some, one, a.<br>what have you, what-have-you, whathaveyou<br>Nyt tarvittaisiin vasara tai jotain.<br>Now we would need a hammer or what have you.<br>
todeta	(transitive) To state, note.<br>(transitive) To notice, discover, find (out).<br>
aikana	Used postpositionally in the structure genitive of the definition of the period + aikana + eventual possessive suffix, which is translated into English as: during or within + definition of the period .<br>kahden vuoden aikana<br>during two years<br>seuraavien kahden vuoden aikana<br>within next two years<br>tänä aikana<br>during this time<br>Minun aikanani tuollaista käytöstä ei olisi sallittu.<br>During my time such behaviour would not have been tolerated.<br>Essive singular form of aika.<br>
yritys	company, firm, enterprise<br>attempt, effort<br>trial (test)<br>
minä	(personal) I.<br>(psychology, no plural forms) ego.<br>(interrogative) Essive singular form of mikä.<br>Minä sinä minua oikein pidät?<br>What do you take me for? (when meaning 'take sb for sth', pitää requires essive case)<br>(interrogative) Essive plural form of mikä.<br>Minä päivinä sinä näit hänet?<br>On what days did you see her? (with essive used in expressions on Monday/Tuesday/etc., mikä is in the same case as päivä)<br>(indefinite) Essive singular form of mikä.<br>(indefinite) Essive plural form of mikä.<br>
nämä	(demonstrative) these.<br>
seurata	(transitive + partitive) to follow, accompany (to go or come after in physical space)<br>to keep track, monitor<br>Olkaa hyvä ja ilmoittautukaa, jotta voimme seurata, keitä täällä on.<br>Please sign in so that we can keep track of who is here.<br>to ensue<br>
tärkeä	important<br>erittäin tärkeä: very important, crucial<br>
alku	A start, beginning, inception, incipience.<br>When used as modifier in compound terms, first, prime, primeval, primordial etc.<br>elämän alkumuodot = primeval forms of life<br>
paikka	Place, location, spot, site.<br>Area, region, locality, neighbourhood/neighborhood.<br>Space, room.<br>Scene (where sth happens/has happened).<br>Seat (to sit; in Parliament).<br>Berth.<br>Job, post, position.<br>Patch (on clothes).<br>Filling (on a tooth).<br>(colloquial) Situation.<br>(colloquial) (often plural, paikat) Parts, bones.<br>Minulla on paikat kipeänä.<br>I'm sore all over.<br>
vaan	but (... instead)<br>Se ei ole musta, vaan punainen.<br>It is not black, but red.<br>Elämä on unta vaan.<br>Life is but a dream.<br>
tilanne	situation<br>position<br>occasion<br>circumstances<br>
presidentti	A president (a head of state or a chairperson).<br>
tieto	knowledge<br>tietomme fysiikasta<br>our knowledge about physics<br>data<br>Olen kerännyt tästä yrityksestä paljon tietoa.<br>I have collected lots of data on this company.<br>information<br>Elämme tietoyhteiskunnassa.<br>We live in an information society.<br>notice<br>Sain tiedon onnettomuudesta tänä aamuna.<br>I got a notice of the accident on this morning.<br>intelligence<br>Saimme vangeilta tietoa vihollisesta.<br>We gathered intelligence of the enemy from the prisoners.<br>
loppu	An end<br>An ending (last part of something)<br>A finish (end of anything)<br>A conclusion (end, finish, close or last part of something).<br>(in plural, loput + nominative plural) The rest, the remaining.<br>Saat syödä loput mansikat.<br>You may eat the remaining strawberries.<br>out of, in the expression ablative + 3rd-pers. singular of olla + nominative + loppu = to be out of<br>Meiltä on leipä loppu.<br>We are out of bread.<br>
tietää	(transitive) To know (meaning the superficial knowledge on, see the usage notes below).<br>(transitive) To signify, mean, presage, spell.<br>
tapa	custom<br>habit<br>manner<br>way (to do a thing)<br>Indicative present connegative form of tappaa.<br>(Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät tapa.<br>I/You/We/You/They don't / She/He doesn't kill.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of tappaa.<br>Tapa!<br>Kill!<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of tappaa.<br>Älä tapa!<br>Don't kill! (or when the context is the 5th commandment of the Bible: Thou shalt not kill.)<br>
maailma	The Earth.<br>A world.<br>A celestial body (especially a planet).<br>The universe.<br>An individual or group perspective or social setting.<br>
aina	always<br>Hän on aina myöhässä.<br>She is always late.<br>(fishing) The string in the upper or lower edge of a fishing net or seine.<br>
määrä	amount, quantity<br>Lumen määrä väheni lämpimämmän jakson aikana.<br>The amount of snow decreased during the warmer period.<br>count, number<br>Wikipedia-artikkeleiden määrä kasvaa jatkuvasti.<br>The count of Wikipedia articles is constantly growing.<br>(dated) aim, target, ambition, obligation (more usually in compound words such as määränpää, päämäärä and määräaika)<br>Minun on määrä mennä naimisiin keskiviikkona.<br>I will marry on Wednesday.<br>Minun on määrä lähteä Siperiaan.<br>I must go to Siberia.<br>As modifier in compound terms, short of määrätty; defined, determined.<br>See e.g. määrämuotoinen<br>
maksaa	Partitive singular form of maksa.<br>(intransitive) to cost<br>Kuinka paljon tämä maksaa?<br>How much does this cost?<br>(transitive) to pay<br>Hän maksaa sen.<br>She will pay for it.<br>to pay back, repay (to pay an amount owed)<br>Maksoin lopulta opintolainani.<br>I finally repaid my student loan.<br>
vaatia	To demand, insist, require, call for, ask.<br>To claim, demand, lay claim.<br>To need, take, necessitate.<br>
puheenjohtaja	A chairman, chairwoman or a chairperson.<br>
löytyä	(intransitive) To be found, be discovered, turn up.<br>Ohjekirja löytyy.<br>The manual is to be found.<br>
lähes	almost, nearly, close to.<br>
tuoda	(transitive) to bring, get<br>(transitive) tuoda maahan: to import<br>
uskoa	(intransitive + illative) to believe in, have faith in (sb's abilities, chances etc.; sb's existence; the power, value etc. of sth; the existence of sth)<br>Uskotko häneen?<br>Do you believe/have faith in her?<br>Uskotko kuriin?<br>Do you believe / Are you a believer in discipline?<br>Uskotko enkeleihin/Jumalaan?<br>Do you believe in angels/God?<br>(intransitive + partitive) to believe (sb, in something sb says/does), trust<br>En usko sinua.<br>I don't believe you.<br>(transitive) To entrust (sth = genitive-accusative; to sb = allative); to confide (sth = gen.-acc.; to sb = allat):<br>Uskon nämä avaimet sinulle.<br>I entrust these keys to you.<br>Voinko uskoa sinulle salaisuuksiani?<br>Can I confide my secrets to you?<br>
esittää	To express, offer, set/put forth, state.<br>To show (explaining).<br>To present, produce (on a stage), stage, show.<br>To submit, suggest, propose; to move, make a motion; to nominate, put forward; to refer.<br>To perform, do.<br>esittävät taiteet<br>performing arts<br>To pose as, play (the part of), pretend to be, impersonate, purport oneself to be.<br>Hän esittää kansainvälistä liikemiestä.<br>He purports himself to be an international man of affairs.<br>Esitä, ettet ole kotona.<br>Pretend you're not home.<br>To portray, represent, render.<br>Maalaus esittää presidenttiä.<br>The painting portrays the President.<br>To produce (to make available to a person, an authority, etc.).<br>Matkustajien täytyy esittää passinsa rajalla.<br>The travellers must produce their passport at the border.<br>
ennen	before<br>(static and temporal) before, prior to.<br>
neljä	four<br>
usea	many<br>
poliisi	police (organization)<br>policeman<br>Illative singular form of poli + the suffix -si.<br>Illative plural form of pola + the suffix -si.<br>
kisa	(usually plural) competition, games<br>
enää	any more, any longer<br>longer<br>
sitten	then (when referring to temporal, logical or other order).<br>when or whenever (in the expression 'sitten, kun'):<br>Sitten, kun jään eläkkeelle...<br>When I retire..<br>Lähdemme sitten, kun olet valmis.<br>We’ll go whenever you’re ready.<br>(in certain interjections) what:<br>entä sitten? = so what?<br>mitä sitten? = then what?<br>ago:<br>kauan sitten = long time ago<br>tunti sitten = one hour ago<br>without a definite meaning, as an expletive in subordinate clauses that include tahansa and -kin and that are translated with whoever, whomever, whatever, wherever:<br>Kenelle tahansa sen (sitten) annatkin, älä anna sitä minulle.<br>Whomever you give it to, don't give it to me.<br>since<br>Emme ole tavanneet sitten viime vuoden.<br>We haven't met since last year.<br>
auto	car<br>automobile<br>
odottaa	(transitive + partitive) To wait for, await, expect.<br>Hän odottaa sinua.<br>She is waiting for you.<br>~ innolla (+ partitive) = to look forward to<br>(transitive) To expect (sb = genitive, to do sth = active present participle singular in genitive, -van/-vän); to anticipate.<br>Hän odotti heidän tulevan.<br>She expected them to come.<br>(transitive + partitive) To be expecting, be pregnant.<br>Hän odottaa poikaa.<br>She is expecting a boy.<br>
toiminta	action, activity<br>
eri	different, (an)other:<br>Se on eri sana.<br>That's a different / another word.<br>different, separate.<br>(rare) really, truly:<br>Olet eri hyvä kaveri.<br>You're a really good friend.<br>
entinen	former, erstwhile<br>entisessä Neuvostoliitossa<br>in the former Soviet Union<br>
näyttää	(transitive) To show, present.<br>Näyttäisittekö henkilöllisyystodistuksenne?<br>Would you please show your ID?<br>(intransitive) To seem, appear (to do = active present participle singular in genitive, -van/-vän; to have done = active past participle singular in genitive, -(n)een):<br>Jotenkin hän ei vain näytä nauttivan tästä lomasta.<br>Somehow she just doesn't seem to enjoy this holiday.<br>Jotenkin hän ei vain näytä nauttineen tästä lomasta.<br>Somehow she just doesn't seem to have enjoyed this holiday.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of näyttää.<br>
syntyä	Partitive singular form of synty.<br>(intransitive) To be born.<br>Lapsi syntyi viime yönä.<br>The child was born last night.<br>(intransitive) To originate, spring up, break out, arise, come into being/existence.<br>(intransitive) To be generated (to be produced as a result of a chemical or physical process).<br>
tulos	result.<br>(finance) A profit.<br>outcome.<br>return, yield.<br>score.<br>product.<br>
raha	money (see the usage notes below)<br>(obsolete) squirrel pelt<br>
päättää	(transitive, auxiliary, + infinitive) To decide (to do sth).<br>(transitive) To judge, infer, conclude.<br>(transitive) To end, conclude, terminate, bring to a close.<br>(transitive) To tie off, fasten (a thread).<br>
saattaa	to escort, usher, see, accompany, walk<br>Saatatko minut kotiin?<br>Will you walk me home?<br>~ ulos: to see off (to accompany someone to a point of departure)<br>to bring, drive (into a situation)<br>Olet saattanut minut häpeään.<br>You have brought me to a shame.<br>(auxiliary, + infinitive) may (do, probably do); (in the conditional mood) might (do, probably do)<br>(auxiliary, + infinitive; in simple past tense) to have the impudence/nerve (to do), dare ((to) do), be able to (do).<br>Miten sinä saatoit arvostella meitä?<br>How dare you criticize us?<br>
päätös	decision<br>resolution<br>ending<br>
suomalainen	Finnish, of or relating to Finland.<br>Finnish, relating to the Finnish language.<br>suomalais-ruotsalainen sanakirja = a Finnish-Swedish dictionary<br>A Finn.<br>
käyttö	use<br>ottaa käytöön<br>put into use<br>
aloittaa	to start, begin, commence<br>to go ahead<br>
syy	fibre<br>filament<br>grain (linear texture of a material or surface); used in plural (syyt)<br>Koivun syyt ovat yleensä suorat.<br>The grain of birch is usually straight.<br>reason<br>Syy tähän on...<br>The reason for this is...<br>On syytä tietää, että...<br>It is worth knowing that... (literally: There is a reason to know that...)<br>fault<br>Se on sinun syytäsi.<br>It is your fault.<br>
kasvaa	to grow<br>~ aikuiseksi: to grow up<br>to increase, increment<br>to wax (of the Moon)<br>
elämä	life<br>Agent participle of elää.<br>elämäni elämä — the life I (have) lived / the life lived by me<br>
järjestää	to arrange<br>to organize<br>
johtaa	(transitive) To lead, take, show sb the way to.<br>~ vieraat olohuoneeseen = to take the guests into the living room.<br>(transitive) To guide, conduct, usher.<br>~ turistiryhmä kirkkoon = to guide/conduct a tour group to the church.<br>(transitive) To lead, make, get, induce.<br>~ joku harkitsemaan uudelleen = to get/induce sb to reconsider.<br>(transitive) To lead, direct; to supervise, superintend.<br>~ keskustelua = to direct a conversation.<br>~ puhetta = to chair (the session/meeting).<br>~ työntekoa = to supervise the job.<br>(transitive, war) to lead, command, be in command of, conduct.<br>~ orkesteria = to conduct an orchestra.<br>(transitive, business) To manage, run, be in charge of.<br>~ firmaa = to run a company/business.<br>(transitive, physics) To conduct (e.g. electricity).<br>(transitive, linguistics) To derive, trace back.<br>~ sana latinasta = to derive a word from Latin, trace a word back to its Latin origins.<br>(transitive) To deduce, conclude.<br>~ päätelmä todistusaineistosta = to draw/reach a conclusion / to deduce from the evidence.<br>(transitive, mathematics) To prove.<br>(intransitive) To lead to, result/end in.<br>~ onnettomuuteen = to result in an accident.<br>
kilpailu	contest, competition, race<br>rivalry<br>
koulu	A school<br>
kesä	summer (season)<br>
vuotias	-year-old, years old (used to express age in years)<br>Seitsemänkymmentävuotiaan miehen ruumis löydettiin viime yönä joesta.<br>A seventy-year-old man's body was found in a river last night.<br>Minkä ikäinen hän on? — Hän on viisivuotias.<br>How old is she? — She is five years old.<br>Iso-isoisäni eli satavuotiaaksi.<br>My great-grandfather lived to be a hundred years old.<br>
ongelma	problem, trouble<br>puzzle<br>
yhtiö	company, corporation<br>
valita	(transitive) to choose, select, elect<br>Indicative present connegative form of valittaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of valittaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of valittaa.<br>
joukkue	(sports) A team.<br>(military) A platoon.<br>
viisi	(cardinal) five<br>
nuori	young<br>A young person, (in plural nuoret) youth.<br>
vähän	few<br>a little<br>Genitive singular form of vähä.<br>
mahdollisuus	A possibility<br>A chance (opportunity, possibility or probability)<br>Meillä on mahdollisuus / tilaisuus.<br>We have a/the chance.<br>Sateen mahdollisuus huomenna on 30 %.<br>There is a 30% chance of rain tomorrow.<br>An opportunity (chance for advancement, progress or profit)<br>A probability.<br>Meillä on 50 prosentin mahdollisuus voittaa.<br>We have a 50% probability to win.<br>
muutama	(indefinite) A few, some.<br>
kausi	period, age, epoch, season<br>term<br>Hänet valittiin yksimielisesti toiselle kaudelle.<br>He was unanimously elected for the second term.<br>
ainakin	at least<br>for one (as one person among other people)<br>Tiedän, että voit olla eri mieltä, mutta ainakin minun mielestäni meidän pitäisi päästä eroon tästä epäoikeudenmukaisesta laista.<br>I know you may not agree but I, for one, think we should get rid of this unfair piece of legislation.<br>
jatkaa	(transitive) To continue, keep on, go on.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of jatkaa.<br>
jopa	even<br>Jopa hän tiesi sen.<br>Even he knew that.<br>as much as<br>Voit voittaa jopa miljoona dollaria!<br>You can win as much as $1,000,000!<br>
kymmenen	(cardinal) ten<br>Genitive singular form of kymmen.<br>
voittaa	(intransitive) To win.<br>(transitive) To beat, conquer, overcome (a competitor); to win (a prize).<br>
valtio	government, state (political entity asserting ultimate authority over a large geographical area)<br>
pelata	(transitive) to play (a board or sports game or cards).<br>
viedä	to take, bring away<br>to steal<br>to use up, take, occupy (of time or space)<br>
kuva	picture<br>image<br>photograph, photo<br>
sopia	to fit<br>Nämä housut sopivat minulle täydellisesti.<br>These pants fit me perfectly.<br>to suit, to be suitable<br>Tämä viini sopii aperitiiviksi.<br>This wine is suitable as an apéritif.<br>~ + illative, to comport with, match (to be in agreement with; to be of an accord)<br>Uudet säännöt eivät näyttäneet sopivan kerhon henkeen.<br>The new rules did not seem to comport with the spirit of the club.<br>to agree, make an agreement<br>USA ja Kirgisia sopivat tukikohdasta.<br>USA and Kyrgyzstan made an agreement on the military base.<br>Naapurukset sopivat kiistansa.<br>The neighbors settled their dispute.<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
viimeinen	last, final<br>translative of ordinal number + ~ : nth last<br>toiseksi viimeinen<br>second last<br>dying (pertaining to the moments before death)<br>Hänen viimeiset sanansa koskivat hänen äitiään.<br>His dying words were of his mother.<br>
nimi	name<br>
puoli	half<br>half<br>Kumman puolen haluat?<br>Which half do you want?<br>En saanut puoltakaan rahoistani takaisin.<br>I did not get back even half of my money.<br>side<br>Tämä puoli ylöspäin.<br>This side up.<br>Hänellä on pimeä puolensa.<br>He has his dark side.<br>aspect, facet, feature<br>Asiassa on monta puolta.<br>There are many aspects in this issue.<br>Mitä hyviä puolia sinussa on? .<br>What are your best features?<br>huono ~ : drawback<br>
nykyinen	current, present<br>
arvioida	(transitive) To estimate, evaluate, assess, appraise.<br>(transitive) To grade, mark (accomplishments at school).<br>
edelleen	still<br>weiter<br />
mukana	along, together<br>
juuri	root (of a plant, hair, tooth etc.)<br>short of taikinajuuri ('starter dough')<br>(mathematics) root<br>(analysis) a zero of a function<br>(figuratively) cause<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of juuria.<br>Indicative present connegative form of juuria.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of juuria.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of juuria.<br>just<br>juuri niin<br>just right<br>exactly, precisely<br>Hän tuli juuri oikeaan aikaan.<br>He came at the exactly right time.<br>right<br>juuri nyt<br>right now<br>barely, narrowly, only just (in the phrase juuri ja juuri)<br>
joukko	group, cluster, band<br>(military) troops (usually in plural), force<br>Venäläiset joukot tunkeutuivat syvälle Georgiaan.<br>Russian troops intruded deep in Georgian territory.<br>YK:n rauhanturvajoukko<br>a UN peacekeeping force<br>(mathematics) set<br>Used postpositionally in inessive, elative and illative cases to denote among<br>Used as modifier in compound term (joukko-); mass (involving a mass of people or things)<br>On olemassa näyttöä muinaisista joukkotuhoista.<br>There is evidence of mass extinctions in the distant past.<br>Talouden romahduksesta seurasi joukkotyöttömyys.<br>Mass unemployment resulted from the financial collapse.<br>
pitkä	(of an object) long<br>~ keppi long stick<br>(of a person) tall<br>~ mies tall man<br>
sellainen	such (a), that kind of<br>Sellaiset ihmiset eivät täällä pitkään pärjää.<br>People of that kind do not make it here for long.<br>Sellaista meteliä pitivät!<br>Such a noise they made!<br>
johtaja	leader, commander<br>manager, director<br>
katsoa	(transitive, + partitive) To look, have a look, take a look (+ at).<br>Katsoin sitä.<br>I looked at it.<br>(transitive, + accusative) To watch.<br>Katsoin elokuvaa.<br>I was watching a movie. (incomplete action)<br>Katsoin elokuvan.<br>I watched a movie. (completed action)<br>
vastata	(intransitive + illative) To answer to, reply to; to respond to.<br>vastata syytteeseen<br>to answer to a legal complaint<br>(intransitive + illative) To counter, to respond (to take action in response to).<br>(transitive + partitive) To correspond to, be similar to.<br>Ne eivät vastaa toisiaan.<br>They're not the same thing.<br>(intransitive + elative) To be responsible for, be liable for.<br>Naiset vastaavat maanviljelystä.<br>The women are responsible for agriculture.<br>(intransitive + allative) To account to (to be accountable or responsible to).<br>
näin	in this way, like this, so, thus<br>First-person singular past indicative form of nähdä.<br>
lisäksi	Translative singular form of lisä.<br>in addition, moreover, furthermore<br>
riittää	(intransitive) to do, suffice<br>Riittääkö meillä ruokaa kolmeksi päiväksi?<br>Do we have enough food for three days?<br>Riittääkö ruoka kolmeksi päiväksi?<br>Is there enough food for three days?<br>Nyt riittää!<br>That is enough!<br>
kansainvälinen	international<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
ajaa	(transitive) to drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in a car<br>ajaa autoa -- drive a car<br>ajaa polkupyörällä -- ride a bike<br>rekat ajavat hiekkaa -- the trucks are transporting sand<br>several other forms of movement.<br>ajaa kilpaa, ajaa rallia -- race (rally)<br>ajaa yhteen -- collide<br>ajaa yli -- run over<br>ajaa puuhun -- crash into a tree<br>ajaa karille -- run aground<br>tykistö ajoi asemiin -- artillery took positions<br>(transitive) to drive away, chase, pursue, expel, deport.<br>ajaa tiehensä, ajaa pois -- to chase away<br>ajaa takaa -- chase, pursue<br>(transitive) to herd (animals) in a particular direction.<br>ajaa karjaa -- to drive cattle<br>(transitive) to advocate certain idea<br>ajaa jotain asiaa<br>ajaa läpi -- to push through<br>(transitive) to force into a certain state.<br>velat ajoivat yrityksen konkurssiin -- the debts bankrupted the company<br>(transitive) to operate a device<br>ydinvoimala ajettiin alas huoltoa varten -- The nuclear power plant was shut down for maintenance.<br>ajaa moottori sisään -- to break in an engine<br>(transitive, computing) to run, execute (a computer program)<br>(transitive) to shave, cut<br>~ partansa = to shave (one's beard)<br>~ nurmikko = to cut grass.<br>
kova	(object) hard<br>(person) hard, strict, harsh<br>(noise) loud<br>Älä soita niin kovaa!<br>Don't play so loud!<br>Radio on liian kovalla.<br>The radio is too loud.<br>(blow) hard, heavy<br>(thirst, hunger) severe<br>(ammunition) live<br>(pornography) hardcore<br>
tuntea	(transitive) to feel, sense, (to be aware of)<br>(transitive) to know (meaning deeper and more personal knowledge on something, see usage notes)<br>
puhua	(intransitive) To talk (about = elative).<br>(transitive, + partitive) To speak (a language).<br>
rakentaa	(transitive) to build, construct<br>Aavikolle rakennettiin kokonainen suurkaupunki.<br>An entire metropolis was built in the desert.<br>
pystyä	to be able to, can<br>Partitive singular form of pysty.<br>
tila	A state (condition or situation)<br>A condition (state of an object, especially health status)<br>As a short form of maatila, a farm<br>A space (volume)<br>A space (area or volume occupied by or intended for a person or thing)<br>room (space)<br>A stead (place or room which another person had, has, or might have)<br>Työskentelen hänen tilallaan tänään.<br>I will work in her stead/her place today (I will take her spot).<br>
apu	help<br>Apua! — Help!<br>jonkin avulla — with the help of something, using something<br>assistance<br>A helping hand<br>A service<br>A remedy<br>An aid<br>A support<br>A relief<br>A rescue<br>(as a modifier in compound words) Auxiliary, additional, accessory.<br>apukone — auxiliary engine<br>
vasta	Expressing delay or that something takes place later; not until, only, but<br />Hänen piti tulla tänään, mutta hän tuleekin vasta ylihuomenna.<br />He was expected today, but he does not come until the day after tomorrow.<br />Ota ensin asioista selvää, ja puhu vasta sitten!<br />First find out the facts and speak only thereafter!<br />Expressing that something happened only recently; newly, freshly, just<br />vasta leivottu = freshly baked<br />vasta äsken = just a while ago<br />Expressing disappointment or frustration in a task; only.<br />Hän oli tässä kilpailussa vasta kolmantena.<br />He was only third in this race.<br />Olen edennyt vasta vähän kaikista ponnisteluistani huolimatta.<br />Despite all my effort I have made only a little progress until now.<br />Olemme kävelleet vasta kymmenen kilometriä ja olen jo aivan uupunut.<br />We have walked only ten kilometers and I am already completely exhausted.<br />Ja nyt vasta tuo akka huomaa kertoa jotain noin tärkeää...<br />Now that hag thinks to tell me something so important...<br />
miten	how:<br>Miten voit edes kuvitella jotain tuollaista hänestä?<br>How can you even imagine something like that about her/him?<br>
ryhmä	group, team<br>(military) squad<br>
hetki	moment (particular point of time)<br>Missä olit sillä hetkellä, kun..<br>Where were you at the moment when..<br>moment, minute (brief, unspecified amount of time)<br>viime hetki<br>last minute<br>Työ vie vain hetken.<br>The job is just going to take a minute.<br>Hän kiinnostui vain hetkeksi, ja muutti sitten mielensä.<br>She was only interested for a minute, then changed her mind.<br>Saavun hetken päästä.<br>I will be there in a minute.<br>Tämä vie vain hetken ajastanne.<br>This will only take a minute of your time.<br>
tehtävä	A task (a piece of work done as part of one’s duties).<br>A task (a difficult or tedious undertaking).<br>A task (an objective).<br>A job (task).<br>A commission (mission).<br>A function (what something does or is used for)<br>A function (professional or official position)<br>A mission (duty that involves fulfilling a request)<br>mahdoton tehtävä<br>mission impossible<br>A situation (position of employment; a post).<br>Passive present participle of tehdä.<br>Kartoitamme äänestäjien mielipiteitä kerran vuodessa tehtävällä kyselyllä.<br>We survey the opinions of the voters with an inquiry carried out once a year.<br>
puolue	(politics) A party.<br>
liittyä	To join.<br>~ (jäseneksi) puolueeseen = to join a (political) party.<br>To be related to, be associated with, be part of.<br>Asiat liittyvät toisiinsa.<br>These things are related to each other.<br>To have to do with.<br>Muistelen, että hänen kirjansa liittyi avaruusolentojen tekemiin sieppauksiin.<br>As I recall, his book had to do with alien abductions.<br>Liittyykö tämä mitenkään suunnittelemaasi juhlaan?<br>Does this have anything to do with the party you were planning?<br>Kyllä, minulla on auto, mutta miten se liittyy pätevyyteeni toimistotyöhön?<br>Yes, I have a car, but what does that have to do with whether I am qualified for a desk job?<br>
tapahtua	(intransitive) To happen, take place, occur, come about, come up.<br>
tavoite	target, goal<br>objective, aim<br>
voitto	victory, win<br>profit<br>
matka	trip<br>Guamille on matkaa 76 kilometriä.<br>The trip to Guam is 76 kilometres.<br>distance<br>
kauppa	commerce, business, trade; (illegal) traffic<br>buying and selling, trading, dealing<br>deal, transaction, sale<br>shop, store, market; grocery<br>
ottelu	(sports) A match, as a sporting event.<br>
sopimus	agreement, arrangement, contract.<br>
jatkua	(intransitive) To continue, go on, last.<br>(intransitive) To (be) continue(d), start again/over.<br>(intransitive) To extend, stretch, continue, (of a river; of a street) to run.<br>
maanantai	Monday<br>
hinta	A price.<br>hinnalla millä hyvänsä = at any cost, no matter the cost, by any means<br>
kyllä	An intensifier corresponding to the English auxiliary do.<br>Kyllä minä menin sinne.<br>I did go there.<br>yes<br>
lisätä	(transitive) To add.<br>
sunnuntai	Sunday<br>
kuten	as<br>Kuten voimme nähdä...<br>As we can see...<br>such as<br>Kisoihin osallistui useita Aasian maita kuten Kiina, Intia ja Thaimaa.<br>Many Asian countries, such as China, India and Thailand, participated in the games.<br>like<br>Kuten isäsi aina sanoi...<br>Like your father always said...<br>as in (in the sense of)<br>Kolmas kirjain on C, kuten sanassa Celsius.<br>The third letter is C as in the word Charlie.<br>
taas	again<br>
sarja	(mathematics, business, chemistry, television) series<br>chain, sequence, succession, train (of events)<br>set (e.g. of tools or items to be collected)<br>(comic) strip<br>(sports) division<br>(music) suite<br>(botany) umbella<br>As a former part of a compound it signifies serial.<br>sarjamurhaaja = serial killer<br>sarjatuotanto = serial production<br>
perjantai	Friday<br>
lauantai	Saturday<br>
jättää	(transitive) To leave (an item somewhere; a place; a person).<br>(transitive) To take, drop off, deliver.<br>Jätin paketin postiin.<br>I dropped the packet off at the post office.<br>(transitive) To submit (to enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.).<br>Jätin hakemukseni viime maanantaina.<br>I submitted my application last Monday.<br>
yhteistyö	cooperation<br>liaison<br>
jäsen	(anatomy) A limb.<br>A member of an organisation.<br>
laskea	(transitive) to lower, drop<br>(transitive) to put down, set down, lay down<br>(transitive) to lay (e.g. the foundation of sth)<br>(transitive) (with adverbs or verbs) to let<br>laskea sisään = to let in<br>laskea ulos = to let out<br>laskea karkuun = to let escape<br>laskea menemään = to let go (concretely; not in the sense 'to dismiss/give notice to/fire')<br>laskea irti = to let loose<br>(transitive) ~ liikkeelle/liikkeeseen = to release, put into circulation, issue<br>(transitive) to (let) run, (let) flow<br>(transitive) to count (the number of sth)<br>(transitive) to calculate, figure<br>(transitive) to lower (e.g. prices), to decrease (the amount of sth)<br>(transitive) (+ genitive-accusative + translative) to find, consider<br>Lasken sen eduksi.<br>I consider it an advantage.<br>(intransitive) to fall, drop<br>(intransitive) to lower (e.g. of prices), decrease (e.g. of the amount of sth)<br>(intransitive, e.g. of a road or hill) to slope down, descend, drop off<br>(intransitive) to slide (down; by using some vehicle or instrument)<br>laskea kelkalla mäkeä = to slide downhill with a sled<br>laskea suksilla mäkeä = to ski downhill<br>(intransitive, of a river) to flow<br>(intransitive, of the Sun) to set<br>
tutkimus	research<br>examination<br>investigation<br>study<br>exploration<br>inquiry<br>inquest<br>trial<br>
kuitenkaan	however ... not<br>yet ... not<br>anyway<br>
yrittää	(transitive, auxiliary, + infinitive) To try, attempt, endeavour/endeavor (to do sth).<br>
tuntua	Partitive singular form of tuntu.<br>(intransitive) To feel (adjective = ablative).<br>Se tuntuu hyvältä.<br>It feels good.<br>(intransitive) To seem to, to appear to<br>Kukaan täällä ei tunnu tietävän mitään siitä.<br>No one here seems to know anything about it.<br>Asiat tuntuvat nykyään jatkuvasti menevän pieleen!<br>It seems like things are constantly going wrong nowadays!<br>
syksy	autumn, fall<br>
vaikea	Difficult, hard.<br>
torstai	Thursday<br>
vaikuttaa	+ illative: to influence, have an influence on, affect, impact, have an impact on, have an effect on.<br>+ illative: to apply to, pertain to, concern<br>Tämä vaikuttaa myös sinuun. — This concerns you, too.<br>+ an adjective in ablative: to appear (to be), seem (to be).<br>Hän vaikuttaa iloiselta.<br>S/he seems to be happy.<br>(idiomatic, informal, + essive) to act as, to work as, to do (to have as one's job)<br>Hän vaikutti muutamia vuosia opettajana Oulussa.<br>For a few years, s/he worked as a teacher in Oulu.<br>Missä sinä nykyään vaikutat?<br>What are you doing nowadays?<br>
mahdollinen	possible<br>viable<br>prospective<br>contingent<br>
tiistai	Tuesday<br>
keskiviikko	Wednesday<br>
kysymys	question<br>kyllä tai ei -kysymys<br>yes-no question<br>issue, problem<br>
ilmoittaa	To report, in the sense of notifying; to announce.<br>
aivan	exactly, precisely<br>aivan oikein<br>precisely right<br>totally<br>aivan väärin<br>totally wrong<br>indeed<br>aivan!<br>indeed!<br>
löytää	(transitive) To find; to discover; to come across.<br>Löysin sen autotallista.<br>I found it in the garage.<br>
talo	house<br>building<br>
kuukausi	A month.<br>
pyrkiä	to strive, endeavour (to attempt through application of effort)<br>to aspire, run for office (to hope or work towards a position)<br>Hän pyrkii presidentiksi.<br>He aspires to be the president.<br>to pursue (to aim for)<br>Hän oli päättänyt pyrkiä rauhaan.<br>He had determined to pursue peace.<br>
tarjota	To offer.<br>To serve.<br>To pay (the bill, e.g. in restaurant).<br>Minä tarjoan! = It's on me<br>
kannattaa	(transitive, physically) to support, bear up, hold up, prop up, carry<br>Pylväät kannattavat kattoa.<br>Columns support the roof.<br>(transitive, mentally) to support, uphold, sustain<br>(transitive, finance) to support, patronize, maintain<br>(transitive, mentally) to support, back, champion, stand up for<br>Svante kannattaa aina Ruotsia jääkiekko-otteluissa.<br>Svante always roots for Sweden in hockey games.<br>(transitive) (+ partitive) to second, espouse, go along with, agree with, adhere<br>Kannatamme ajatusta.<br>We espouse the idea.<br>(transitive) (monopersonally; + genitive + 3rd-pers. singular + infinitive) To be worth(while) (for somebody to do), be worth (somebody's while to do).<br>Sinun kannattaa miettiä sitä jo etukäteen.<br>It is worth for you to think about it already in advance.<br>(intransitive, literal and figurative) to be profitable, pay off<br>Liike kannattaa.<br>The shop is profitable.<br>(transitive) To have somebody/something carried (by somebody = allative), make somebody (= allative) carry something.<br>Vaimo kannatti aviomiehellään raskaan television olohuoneeseen.<br>The wife had her husband carry the heavy television set into the living room.<br>
kolmas	(ordinal) The third, abbreviation 3. , in the names of monarchs and popes III .<br>
ohjelma	program, programme<br>software, program (piece of software)<br>show (broadcast program)<br>Meillä on tänään mahtava ohjelma.<br>We have a fantastic show tonight.<br>cycle (program on a washing machine)<br>playbill (program for theater or other performance)<br>
ratkaisu	solution, answer (to a problem)<br>conclusion (of a war, story, etc.)<br>
vastaan	Back.<br>hymyillä vastaan = to smile back<br>taistella vastaan = to fight back<br>ottaa ~ = to receive, meet, accept.<br>(of an opinion) against:<br>Oletko sotaa vastaan?<br>Are you against the war?<br>(of movement) towards:<br>Hän käveli minua vastaan.<br>S/he walked towards me.<br>tulla jotakuta vastaan = to pick sb up<br>(of movement) against:<br>uida virtaa vastaan = to swim against the stream<br>(in commerce) for; against:<br>Myisimmekö auton taloa vastaan?<br>Would we sell a car for a house?<br>kuittia vastaan = against a receipt<br>First-person singular indicative present form of vastata.<br>Illative singular form of vasta.<br>
peli	(sports) match, game<br>tool, means, implement, vehicle; used especially in compound terms, e.g. ajopeli, kulkupeli, ankkuripeli.<br>(slang) wheels (automobile)<br>Kiva peli!<br>Nice wheels!<br>
hoitaa	(transitive) To nurse, care.<br>(transitive) To cure.<br>(transitive) To deal with, fix (e.g. a problem).<br>(transitive) To take care of, see to, do, handle.<br>
kirja	book<br>(archaic) chapter, e.g. in the Bible<br>quire (twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality)<br>^ Hakulinen, Lauri, Kaksi käännöslainaa (Two loan translations) in Nykysuomen rakenne ja kehitys 2 (Structure and development of modern Finnish 2), 287—295, Pieksämäki 1984.<br>
hyväksyä	(transitive) to accept, approve of<br>to agree (to be of same opinion)<br>to sanction, ratify<br>
myöntää	to concede, admit, agree<br>~ tappionsa: to give up a fight<br>to award (a prize)<br>to grant, issue<br>myöntää passi<br>to issue a passport<br>~ arvomerkki: to badge<br>(law) ~ syyllisyytensä: to plead guilty<br>
tuki	Support.<br>Strut, prop, crutch.<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of tukea.<br>Second-person singular indicative past form of tukkia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of tukkia.<br>Plural imperative present connegative form of tukkia.<br>
poika	boy<br>son<br>young (an offspring of an animal, especially of bird)<br>
esitys	presentation<br>show<br>proposition, proposal<br>
muun muassa	inter alia, among other things.<br>
siirtyä	(intransitive) To move (to change place; to go).<br>
aiheuttaa	(transitive) To cause, bring about, bring to pass.<br>(transitive) To result in, lead to.<br>(transitive) To produce, make, create.<br>(transitive) To give rise to, inspire, induce, call forth.<br>(transitive) To arouse, awaken, stir up.<br>
aikoa	(transitive, auxiliary, + infinitive) To plan to do, intend to do, aim to do; to be going to do, will do.<br>
hakea	(transitive) To retrieve, get, fetch.<br>To search.<br>To apply for a job.<br>
muuttaa	(transitive) To modify, change, alter.<br>(transitive) To transform, transmute, convert, change, transubstantiate.<br>(intransitive) To move, change one's residence.<br>
pari	couple, pair<br>battery cell<br>A couple of.<br>
edustaja	representative<br>spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson (one who speaks as the voice of a group of people)<br>deputy, delegate, proxy, substitute, surrogate<br>proponent, exponent, advocate, upholder, believer<br>Hän on konservatiivisen koulukunnan edustaja.<br>He's a proponent of the conservative school.<br>
ala	area<br>(in working life, in sciences) field<br>(business) branch<br>Indicative present connegative form of alkaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of alkaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of alkaa.<br>
myydä	(transitive) to sell<br>
nostaa	to lift, raise, elevate<br>to hoist (to raise or lift to a desired elevation, e.g. sails or a flag)<br>to push up<br>to draw, withdraw (to extract money from an account)<br>to take out (loan)<br>(nautical) to haul (to sail closer to the wind)<br>to harvest (something grown underground, such as potatoes)<br>
yhä	still<br>Hän on yhä sairaana.<br>He is still sick.<br>yhä suurempi<br>larger still<br>more and more (progressively more)<br>Öljystä tulee yhä kalliimpaa.<br>Oil is getting more and more expensive.<br>Hän alkoi soittaa yhä useammin.<br>He started calling more and more frequently.<br>
tie	way (by which to go/walk/move)<br>road<br>avenue<br>path<br>
perhe	A family, nuclear family (meaning only parents and children, cf. suku).<br>
kestää	(transitive) to cope, stand, withstand, endure, hold up<br>Talo kesti myrskyn.<br>The house withstood the storm.<br>(intransitive) to last, take<br>Kuinka kauan se kestää?<br>How long does it take?<br>Ei siinä kestä kauaa.<br>It won't take long.<br>(transitive + partitive) to tolerate, stand<br>En kestä häntä enää!<br>I can't stand him anymore!<br>
pysyä	(intransitive) To stay, remain.<br>(intransitive) ~ (kiinni) = to hold (tight/fast), not come/fall off/out.<br>(intransitive, + inessive) To keep/stick to, not deviate from; not to renege on, not change one's mind on.<br>Yritän pysyä aikataulussa.<br>I'm trying to stick to the schedule/not to be late.<br>Yritän pysyä lupauksessani.<br>I'm trying to stick to my promise/not to break my promise.<br>Pysy totuudessa!<br>Don't deviate from the truth! / Stick to the truth!<br>Toinen osapuoli ei pysynyt sopimuksessa.<br>The other party reneged on the agreement.<br>
metri	A metre, meter (US)<br>
muistuttaa	to remind<br>to resemble<br>
ilman	without:<br>ilman rahaa = without money<br>Genitive singular form of ilma.<br>
korkea	tall, high (of objects, not of persons)<br>
jokainen	every<br>Jokainen koira on eläin, mutta kaikki eläimet eivät ole koiria.<br>Every dog is an animal, but not all animals are dogs.<br>everyone, everybody<br>Jokainen on nähnyt sen.<br>Everyone has seen it.<br>
elää	(intransitive) To live, be alive.<br>Elän kuin viimeistä päivää. = I live as if this was the last day [of my life].<br>(intransitive) To live (somewhere).<br>Olen elänyt koko ikäni tässä kaupungissa. = I have lived in this town for all my life.<br>
osallistua	(intransitive + illative or (rare) allative) To participate in, take part in, partake in, be involved/included in.<br>(intransitive) To attend (e.g. a lecture, a course = allative).<br>(intransitive) To share (the costs = illative).<br>
liian	too (much, old, young, etc.)<br>Genitive singular form of liika.<br>
koskea	Partitive singular form of koski.<br>(intransitive, + illative) to touch<br>Koskitko sinä siihen?<br>Did you touch it?<br>(intransitive, + illative) to touch (to physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact)<br>Jos kosket häneen, tapan sinut.<br>If you touch her, I'll kill you.<br>(intransitive, impersonal) illative + 3rd-pers. singular = to be sore, to ache (physically)<br>Jalkoihini koskee.<br>My legs are sore.<br>(transitive, + partitive) to apply to, pertain to, concern<br>Tämä koskee myös sinua.<br>This concerns you, too.<br>
onnistua	To manage, succeed (as opposed to fail)<br>Keinotekoisen solun luominen on onnistunut.<br>The creation of an artificial cell has been successful.<br>Vuonna 1710 hänen onnistui kuitenkin paeta.<br>However, in the year 1710 he managed to escape.<br>
oikeus	Rightness, fairness, (asiakirjan ~) authenticity (of a document, deed)<br>A right (to sth = illative; to do sth = infinitive).<br>Minulla on täysi oikeus sanoa, mitä ajattelen.<br>I have the full right to say what I think.<br>Law (as a single legal system).<br>roomalainen oikeus Roman law<br>Justice.<br>oikeuden nimessä = in the name of justice / the law.<br>A court (where a judge or judges is/are sitting for the hearing or trial of cases).<br>
iso	big<br>large<br>great<br>Iso-Britannia = Great Britain<br>isoympyrä = great circle<br>In some compound terms, grand.<br>isoisä = grandfather<br>(nautical) As a short form of isopurje, a main (short form of mainsail)<br>
asema	state, position, situation<br>Olen sellaisessa asemassa, että en voi kritisoida presidenttiä julkisesti.<br>I am in such a position that I can not criticize the president publically.<br>status (person’s position or standing relative to that of others)<br>Upseerin rouvalla on kunnioitettu asema varuskuntakaupungissa.<br>The wife of an officer has a respected status in a garrison town.<br>station<br>rautatieasema<br>railway station<br>(military) post<br>(computing) drive<br>
elokuva	movie (individual film)<br>cinema (art form)<br>in plural (elokuvat) also movies, cinema (theater in which films are shown for the public)<br>Mennään tänään elokuviin!<br>Let's go to the movies tonight.<br>
voima	power, strength, force, might<br>(physics) force<br>
tarkoitus	meaning<br>function, what something does or is used for.<br>purpose, end<br>Tässä tarkoituksessa olen perustanut 'Pelastakaa pingviinit' -rahaston.<br>To this end, I have started the 'Save the Penguins Fund.'<br>(linguistics) skopos<br>
edes	(in question clauses) even:<br>Voiko hän edes juosta?<br>Can s/he even run?<br>(with the negation verb) not ... even:<br>Edes se ei auttanut.<br>Not even that helped.<br>Älä edes kuvittele!<br>Don't even think it!<br>(in a positive sentence) at least:<br>Voisit edes lähettää hänelle kortin.<br>You could at least send her/him a card.<br>
maali	paint<br>target<br>(sports) goal<br>(sports) finish line, finish<br>(military) bogey (enemy aircraft)<br>
toivoa	Partitive singular form of toivo.<br>(transitive) To hope for, wish.<br>
johto	cord<br>Minne laitoit television johdon?<br>Where did you put the television power cord?<br>administration, management<br>Yrityksen johto kokoontuu iltapäivällä.<br>The company management will meet in the afternoon.<br>
muutos	change<br>modification<br>
silloin	then, at that time<br>Hän oli silloin onnellinen.<br>He was happy then.<br>
ehkä	perhaps, maybe<br>
selvittää	to make clear, clarify<br>En ymmärrä tätä kappaletta. Voitko selvittää, mitä tarkoitat?<br>I don't understand this chapter. Can you clarify what you want to say?<br>to examine, investigate, find out<br>Tehtäväni on selvittää, miksi kunnossapitokustannukset ovat nousseet.<br>My task is to find out why the maintenance costs have increased.<br>to disentangle<br>Tämä narukasa on niin sekaisin, että en pysty selvittämään sitä.<br>This heap of cord is such a mess that I cannot disentangle it.<br>to clear, like an airplane for departure, goods through customs, or payments between banks<br>to settle, as accounts<br>Selvitin tilini hänen kanssaan.<br>I settled my accounts with him.<br>to explain<br>Kunnossapitokustannukset ovat kaksinkertaistuneet viime vuodesta. Voitko selvittää, mistä on kysymys?<br>The maintenance costs have doubled from last year. Can you explain why this has happened?<br>
erilainen	different<br>various<br>
tunti	An hour (unit of time).<br>A lesson, class.<br>
tapahtuma	event, happening, occurrence, incident<br>
joten	so, therefore, hence, whereupon<br>
hanke	project<br>
yhteinen	common, shared, joint<br>As modifier in compound terms signifies collaborative, collective, co-, co-ed.<br>
kevät	(season) spring<br>
piste	(typography) point, dot, full stop, period<br>(mathematics) point (zero-dimensional object)<br>point (particular location)<br>point (something tiny)<br>point (mark or stroke above a letter)<br>point (unit of scoring)<br>(typography) point (unit of font size or spacing)<br>
kokous	meeting, assembly, convent, gathering<br>
vesi	water<br>(in place names) lake<br>rheum; often in plural (vedet) (watery or thin discharge from the eyes)<br>
liitto	cooperation based on common agreement, union<br>alliance, league<br>trade union, organization<br>Kuulutko liittoon?<br>Are you member of the Union?<br>marriage<br>(theological) covenant<br>
tulevaisuus	future<br>lähitulevaisuudessa<br>in the near/mediate future.<br>
ääni	A sound.<br>A voice.<br>A vote (in an election).<br>
kuusi	(cardinal) six<br>kuusi kuusta joulukuussa<br>six spruce trees in December<br>spruce, any tree in the genus Picea.<br>kuusi kuusta joulukuussa<br>six spruce trees in December<br>Norway spruce, Picea abies.<br>kuu + the suffix -si.<br>Genitive singular form of kuu + the suffix -si.<br>Plural form of kuu + the suffix -si.<br>
palvelu	service<br>
juttu	Talk (conversation, especially an abundant one)<br>tale<br>anecdote (short often humorous account of an incident)<br>story (lie)<br>article (story in a newspaper)<br>thing, business, matter<br>On yksi juttu vielä...<br>There's one more thing/matter...<br>Me teemme yhdessä kaikenlaisia juttuja.<br>We do all kinds of things together.<br>event (occurrence of social or personal importance)<br>case (legal proceeding)<br>lawsuit<br>affair (that which is done or is to be done)<br>thing, object, item (vaguely designated material object)<br>preference, bag<br>Acid House ei ole minun juttuni, pidän perinteisemmästä musiikista.<br>Acid House is not my bag, I prefer more traditional music.<br>
kunto	condition (health status of a medical patient)<br>condition (state of any object, referring to the amount of its wear)<br>fitness (ability to perform a function)<br>shape; form (condition of personal health, especially muscular health)<br>Olen mahtavassa kunnossa.<br>I'm in a great shape.<br>Often in inessive singular case, order (good arrangement; opposite to chaos).<br>Kaikki on nyt kunnossa.<br>Everything is in order/straight/all right/OK/fine now.<br>
taso	level<br>(geometry) plane<br>
pääministeri	prime minister<br>
muuttua	(intransitive) To change, alter.<br>(intransitive) To become, grow, turn (into).<br>(intransitive) To vary.<br>
usein	often<br>superlative form of usea<br>Instructive plural form of usea.<br>
tulo	coming, arrival<br>(mathematics) product<br>(accounting) income<br>(accounting) revenue<br>
keskusta	A centre of a town or a city.<br>(politics) Centre.<br>
joku	(indefinite) someone, somebody:<br>Joku odottaa sinua.<br>Someone is waiting for you<br>joku muu = somebody/-one else<br>joku heistä = someone of them<br>(indefinite, colloquial) something:<br>joku muu = 'something else' and 'somebody else'<br>(indefinite, colloquial, adjectival) one, a, any:<br>Äiti, ovella on joku kaupustelija.<br>Mom, there's a salesman at the door.<br>Ota joku näistä!<br>Take one of these!<br>~ muu = other (not the one previously referred to).<br>
sata	A/one hundred.<br>sata, kaksisataa, kolmesataa... = one hundred, two hundred, three hundred...<br>
jolloin	at which time, when<br>
näkyä	Partitive singular form of näky.<br>(intransitive) To be visible, be seen, show.<br>Näkyykö rakkaus päältäpäin?<br>Does love show on the outside?<br>(intransitive) To be around/here/there.<br>(intransitive) To seem, appear (to do = active present participle singular in genitive, -van/-vän; to have done = active past participle singular in genitive, -(n)een).<br>Jotenkin hän ei vain näy nauttivan tästä lomasta.<br>Somehow s/he just doesn't seem to enjoy this holiday.<br>Jotenkin hän ei vain näy nauttineen tästä lomasta.<br>Somehow s/he just doesn't seem to have enjoyed this holiday.<br>
työntekijä	An employee<br>
valmis	completed, finished<br>ready, poised, set up<br>ready-made; in this sense often a modifier in a compound term<br>valmisbetoni<br>ready-made concrete<br>prefabricated, prefab; in this sense often a modifier in a compound term<br>valmistalo<br>prefab house<br>(construction) prehung (of doors and windows, used as modifier: delivered to the customer as an installation-ready package, i.e. attached to its frame)<br>valmisikkuna, valmisovi<br>
osuus	share, part (of something)<br>Kuka teille väitti, että minulla olisi mitään osuutta heidän kuolemaansa?<br>Who told you that I had any part in their death?<br>
samalla	Adessive singular form of sama.<br>at the same time, simultaneously<br>
käsi	arm (from the shoulder to the fingers or from the elbow to the fingers)<br>hand (from the wrist to the fingers)<br>
kautta	through, via, by<br>Ajoitko Kouvolan vai Haminan kautta?<br>Did you drive via Kouvola or Hamina?<br>Varaosat kannattaa tilata meidän kauttamme.<br>It's beneficial to order the spare parts through us.<br>throughout<br>kautta maailman<br>throughout the World<br>(figuratively) by, through (in interjections, etc.)<br>kautta Teutateksen parran!<br>by the beard of Toutatis!<br>Partitive singular form of kausi.<br>Hän on jo kolmatta kautta presidenttinä.<br>He's already serving his third term as president.<br>
heti	right away<br>as soon as<br>heti, kun<br>as soon as<br>heti, kun mahdollista<br>as soon as possible<br>
miljardi	(cardinal) A milliard, 109 (in the short scale, a billion).<br>
poliittinen	political<br>
ehtiä	(intransitive) to make it, arrive or reach (in time or before something else happens) ((to/at/in) a place = allative or illative)<br>Pojat olivat juuri ehtineet käydä syömään, kun Suvi tuli pyykkituvasta.<br>The boys had just started to eat when Suvi came from the laundry room.<br>(intransitive, auxiliary, + infinitive) to have/find time (to do something)<br>En ehtinyt edes kiittää häntä!<br>I didn't even have the time to thank him!<br>Ehdimme hyvin käydä elokuvissa ennen junan lähtöä.<br>We have enough time to go to movies before the train leaves.<br>
asua	Partitive singular form of asu.<br>(intransitive) To live, reside.<br>Asun Acacia Avenue 2a:ssa.<br>I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.<br>
osoittaa	to show (to indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate)<br>to indicate (to show or manifest by symptoms)<br>Koe osoittaa hänen käyttäneen anabolisia steroideja.<br>The test indicates that he has used anabolic steroids.<br>to point (to extend the index finger in the direction of something)<br>to point (direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction)<br>Jos hän pyytää ruokaa, osoita hänet jääkaapille.<br>If he asks for food, point him toward the refrigerator.<br>to point out (to identify with a bodily gesture)<br>to find (point out)<br>to direct (to aim at)<br>Hän osoitti kysymyksensä huoneelle yleisesti.<br>He directed his question to the room in general.<br>(mathematics) to prove (to demonstrate that something is true)<br>(sciences) with vääräksi, to falsify (to prove that something is false)<br>to direct (a letter etc. to someone)<br>Tämä kirje on osoitettu sinulle.<br>This letter is to you.<br>Kenelle osoitan tämän kirjeen?<br>To whom shall I direct this letter?<br>to demonstrate (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)<br>to exhibit (demonstrate)<br>to approve (demonstrate)<br>to manifest (to make clear or evident, prove)<br>
lehti	leaf<br>newspaper<br>magazine<br>
siellä	(static) there (when the speaker does not point at the place):<br>Me olimme siellä. (cf. sinne)<br>We were there.<br>
aiemmin	earlier, hitherto (before now or a stated point of time in the past, up to this or that time)<br>Kukaan ei ollut aiemmin onnistunut lentämään miehitettyä, ohjailtavaa ja ilmaa raskaampaa ilma-alusta.<br>Nobody had hitherto managed to fly a manned, controlled and heavier-than-air aircraft.<br>
ostaa	(transitive) To buy, purchase.<br>
asiakas	customer, client<br>
tällainen	this kind of<br>
henkilö	person<br>figure<br>tärkeä henkilö = prominent figure<br>julkisuuden henkilö = public figure<br>
sivu	page, side (one surface of a sheet of paper)<br>side (bounding straight edge of an two-dimensional shape)<br>Neliöllä on neljä sivua.<br>A square has four sides.<br>side (flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face)<br>Kuutiolla on kuusi sivua.<br>A cube has six sides.<br>flank (extreme left or right edge of a military formation)<br>flank, side (flesh between the last rib and the hip)<br>
kirjoittaa	(transitive) to write<br>to spell<br>kirjoittaa väärin<br>to misspell<br>Kuinka kirjoitetaan 'onomatopoeettinen'?<br>How do you spell 'onomatopoetic'?<br>(transitive) ~ + a subject at the Finnish lukio = to take an examination in<br>Kirjoitin englannin/biologian/saksan/matematiikan viime keväänä.<br>I took an examination in English/biology/German/mathematics last spring.<br>(intransitive) ~ ylioppilaaksi = to take/pass the matriculation examination, graduate (from the Finnish lukio)<br>To type; a shorter form of konekirjoittaa<br>
klo	abbreviation of kello; time of day<br>klo 18.00<br>6:00 PM<br>
raja	(geographically) boundary (line), border(line), frontier; a (city) limit; a (county) line<br>(socially; mentally) limit, bound, confine<br>(sports) line<br>
toimitusjohtaja	managing director, executive director<br>chief executive officer, CEO (in large companies)<br>
musiikki	music<br>As modifier in compound words (musiikki-), music or musical.<br>musiikki-instrumentti = musical instrument<br>musiikkitalo = music hall<br>
teos	work (literary, artistic, or intellectual production).<br>oeuvre, opus (work of art).<br>
kasvu	growth<br>
talous	economy<br>finance<br>household<br>
sota	war<br>warfare<br>asemasota = trench warfare<br>As a modifier in compound words (sota-), military, war-<br>
erityisesti	especially<br>
koti	home<br>
perustaa	(transitive) To establish, found, set up, institute.<br>Tämä yhdistys perustettiin sata vuotta sitten.<br>This association was established a century ago.<br>(transitive) To base (on = illative).<br>Mihin perustat väitteesi?<br>What do you base your claims on?<br>
jakaa	(transitive) To share; to distribute<br>Jaa kakku!<br>Divide the cake!<br>(transitive, figuratively) to mete out, dispense<br>(transitive, mathematics) to divide<br>(transitive, card games) to deal<br>
kokea	(transitive) To experience, undergo; to suffer.<br>(transitive, rare, in this specific usage) ~ verkko = to check a (fishing) net.<br>
kilometri	kilometre/kilometer<br>(informal) mile (great distance).<br>Laukaus meni kilometrin ohi.<br>The shot missed by a mile.<br>
palata	(intransitive) to return, come back<br>~ pian - to be right back<br>
asukas	resident, inhabitant<br>
korostaa	(transitive) to emphasize, highlight, accentuate<br>
käytäntö	custom, convention<br>practice<br>paras käytäntö<br>best practice<br>
paha	bad, ill<br>evil<br>difficult, hard, tricky<br>~ kysymys<br>a tricky question.<br>See the adverb pahoillaan.<br>The evil<br>
luoda	(transitive) To create.<br>(transitive) luoda lunta: To shovel snow.<br>(transitive) To shed.<br>Lamppu luo sinistä valoa.<br>The lamp sheds a blue light.<br>To exuviate, slough, molt (to shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin); used always with an object that reveals what is being exuviated.<br>Käärme alkoi luoda nahkaansa.<br>The snake began to exuviate its old skin.<br>Kun hummeri kasvaa, se luo kuorensa.<br>As it grows, a lobster will exuviate.<br>
vuoksi	due to, because of, for one's sake<br>Kiertue peruttiin sairauden vuoksi.<br>The tour was canceled due to illness.<br>Älä minun vuokseni keitä uutta kahvia!<br>Don't brew new coffee just for my sake.<br>flow (rising tide)<br>(rare) A large, rapidly flowing river.<br>Translative singular form of vuo.<br>
vaali	(usually in plural vaalit) election<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of vaalia.<br>Indicative present connegative form of vaalia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of vaalia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of vaalia.<br>
kirkko	church<br>cathedral (large church building)<br>
suunnitella	to design<br>to plan<br>to conceive<br>
hieman	a little, bit, tad, slightly<br>
minuutti	minute<br>
keskustelu	Conversation, discussion, talk<br>
päättyä	(intransitive) To (come to an) end, finish, stop, cease, (be) conclude(d).<br>(intransitive) To be up, expire.<br>(intransitive) To be finished, be completed.<br>
tutkia	Partitive plural form of tutka.<br>(transitive) to examine, investigate<br>(transitive) to research<br>
oikea	right (opposite of left)<br>Käytä oikeaa kättäsi.<br>Use your right hand.<br>right, correct (morally good, acceptable; free from error, true; opposite of wrong)<br>Se oli oikea vastaus.<br>It was a correct answer.<br>Annen vastaus on oikeampi kuin minun.<br>Anne's answer more correct than mine.<br>appropriate, proper, fitting<br>real, true<br>just, fair<br>
tapaus	An event, incident, occurrence, occasion.<br>(yksittäinen) ~ case, instance<br>Suomessa on todettu yhteensä 62 influenssa A (H1N1) -tapausta.<br>A total of 62 influenza A (H1N1) cases have been identified in Finland.<br>
siis	thus, so<br>Tiedätte siis laulun sanat?<br>So, you guys know the lyrics of the song?<br>therefore<br>Ajattelen, siis olen.<br>I think, therefore I am.<br>then<br>
osata	(transitive, + infinitive) To know how (to do sth), can (do sth).<br>Osaatko sulkea tämän laitteen?<br>Do you know how to switch this machine off?<br>(transitive, + partitive) To know (usually a language).<br>Osaatko italiaa?<br>Do you know Italian?<br>
eduskunta	The Finnish Parliament.<br>(by extension) Any parliament.<br>
ero	difference, distinction<br>Tiedätkö mitä eroa on netbookilla ja notebookilla?<br>Do you know what the difference is between a netbook and a notebook?<br>Ainoa ero äitiin oli hieman tummempi ihonväri.<br>The only difference from his mother was a slightly darker skintone.<br>divorce; used as a short form of avioero<br>resignation<br>discharge, dismissal<br>separation, parting<br>rid; in the expression 'to get rid of something' (päästä/hankkiutua eroon jostakin).<br>
arvo	value, worth.<br>rank, standing, title.<br>amiraalin arvo = rank of admiral = admiralcy<br>prestige.<br>Present indicative connegative form of arpoa.<br>Second-person singular imperative form of arpoa.<br>Second-person singular imperative connegative form of arpoa.<br>
henki	Breath.<br>Sinun henkesi haisee.<br>Your breath stinks.<br>Spirit, ghost.<br>Pyhä Henki the Holy Ghost<br>Life (only when its safety is questioned).<br>Henkesi on vaarassa.<br>Your life is in danger.<br>Person.<br>Neljän hengen hytti.<br>A cabin for four persons.<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of henkiä.<br>
vahva	strong, able-bodied, brawny, burly, powerful (of e.g. a man)<br>thick (of e.g. clothes, walls)<br>
yleensä	usually, normally, typically, generally, on average<br>
tukea	Partitive singular form of tuki.<br>(transitive) To support, shore/prop/back up (mentally or physically).<br>(transitive) To support/back (financially), give financial support to, subsidize, finance; to sponsor.<br>(transitive) To sustain.<br>(transitive) To substantiate, corroborate.<br>Onko sinulla mitään, mikä tukisi syytöksiäsi?<br>Do you have anything that would substantiate your allegations?<br>
molemmat	(indefinite) both<br>
neuvottelu	(often in plural) negotiation<br>
seura	company (visitors, companionship)<br>pitää seuraa<br>to keep company<br>society, association<br>
vaihe	A phase, stage, point, period.<br>(mathematics, physics, astronomy) phase (of a wave, moon, planet)<br>stage (of a rocket)<br>
kuulla	(transitive) to hear<br>(intransitive) ~ + elative; to hear of (to become aware of something through second-hand knowledge)<br>Pahoittelen, kaveri, en ole koskaan kuullut sinusta.<br>Sorry buddy, I've never heard of you.<br>Adessive singular form of kuu.<br>
tarkoittaa	(transitive) To mean.<br>Mitä se tarkoittaa?<br>What does it mean?<br>Third-person singular present indicative form of tarkoittaa.<br>
pankki	bank<br>
tuhat	(cardinal) one thousand<br>(rare) Plural form of tuhka (the more common for nominative plural is tuhkat)<br>
kuinka	how<br>Kuinka voin auttaa?<br>How can I help you?<br>
vetää	(transitive) to pull<br>(transitive) to lead<br>Vedän tätä ryhmää.<br>I lead this group.<br>(intransitive) to blow (of the draft)<br>Ikkunan luona vetää.<br>The draft blows by the window.<br>
kuka	(interrogative) who; (when followed by a modifier in elative case, -sta/-stä) which one (of + a noun referring to people).<br>(indefinite) whoever.<br>(relative) who, when the pronoun refers to the whole of the preceding sentence. [1]<br>En tiedä, kuka sen teki.<br>I don't know who did it.<br>but:<br>Tässä on mies, joka sen teki.<br>This is the man who did it.<br>(relative, dialectal) who<br>^ http://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=735<br>
koulutus	education (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill, and judgment)<br>
lisää	more (nouns in partitive can be used with this):<br>Hän joi lisää vettä.<br>S/he drank more water.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of lisätä.<br>
jotta	(subordinating) so that, in order that, for the purpose that:<br>Pidä kännykkä päällä, jotta kuulet kun soitan.<br>Keep the phone on you so that you'll hear when I call.<br>
selvä	clear<br>free<br>sober<br>distinct<br>plain<br>obvious<br>unmistakable<br>lucid<br>evident<br>all right (used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent).<br>Selvä, mennäänpä sitten.<br>All right, let's go then.<br>
puolestaan	Elative singular form of puoli + the suffix -an.<br>for his/her/their part, as far as he is/she is/they are concerned<br>Useimmat haluavat pitää lomansa kesällä. Virtaset puolestaan pitävät talvesta.<br>Most people want to have their vacations in the summer. The Virtanens, for their part, like the winter.<br>Useimmat vastustivat ehdotustani. Hän puolestaan oli samaa mieltä kanssani.<br>Most opposed my proposition. He, for his part, agreed with me.<br>Form of puolesta + the suffix -an (3rd person possessive suffix)<br>
tuottaa	(transitive) To produce.<br>(transitive, physics) To develop, generate.<br>
nopeasti	rapidly, quickly<br>promptly<br>
ainoa	only, sole<br>only (having no siblings)<br>Pekka on ainoa lapseni.<br>Pekka is my only child.<br>
myöhemmin	comparative form of myöhään<br>later<br>
silti	however, still, yet, nevertheless<br>Ulkona sataa, mutta menen silti ulos.<br>It rains, but I'll go out nevertheless.<br>
työpaikka	A workplace.<br>A situation (position of employment).<br>A position (employment).<br>
rakentaminen	fourth infinitive of rakentaa.<br />Bauen
ymmärtää	(transitive) To understand.<br>~ väärin = to misunderstand.<br>(transitive, figuratively, + partitive) To identify with, relate to, understand.<br>Hän on ainoa, joka ymmärtää minua.<br>He is the only one who understands me.<br>
täysin	superlative form of täysi<br>Instructive plural form of täysi.<br>totally, fully, completely<br>Olen täysin pihalla.<br>I'm totally clueless.<br>Ymmärrän täysin.<br>I fully understand.<br>wide (used with awake)<br>
sen sijaan	instead (in the place of something; as a substitute or alternative)<br>Olin menossa ostoksille, mutta meninkin sen sijaan tanssimaan.<br>I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead.<br>Sen sijaan, että olisin mennyt ostoksille, meninkin tanssimaan.<br>Instead of going to shop, I went to dance.<br>
sijaita	(intransitive) To lie, to be located at/in/on.<br>
käsitellä	(transitive, + partitive) To handle, deal with.<br>(transitive) To treat (a person).<br>(transitive) To process (an application; an industrial product; information), to treat (an industrial product).<br>(transitive) To discuss, converse on, talk about/over.<br>(transitive) To try, hear (a legal case).<br>(transitive) To debate on, discuss (a law proposal).<br>(transitive, + partitive) To process (mentally).<br>
helppo	easy<br>
merkitä	to mark, check off, tick off, tag, stamp, brand<br>to subscribe (a share)<br>to write down, mark down, note down, make a note<br>to mean, denote<br>to indicate, mark, be a sign of, signify, symbolize<br>(accounting) to enter, book<br>
suhde	proportion, ratio<br>relationship, affair<br>attitude<br>relation<br>
historia	history<br>
komissio	commission (body of officials)<br>
laki	A summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or trajectory.<br>law<br>code (official collection of laws)<br>Hammurabin laki<br>code of Hammurabi<br>
selvästi	clearly, in a clear manner<br>obviously, evidently<br>
pelaaja	player<br>
tänään	today<br>
takia	because of, due to<br>tämän takia<br>because of this<br>sinun takiasi<br>due to you<br>minkä takia?<br>why?<br>
ratkaista	(transitive) To solve (a problem).<br>To decide; to make a decision in a complicated issue.<br>
kello	clock (instrument used to measure time)<br>o'clock (when indicating time)<br>Kello on kahdeksan. (lit. 'The clock is eight.')<br>It's eight o'clock.<br>time (when asking the time or telling exact time)<br>Paljonko kello on? (lit. 'How much is the clock?')<br>What's the time?<br>Kello on 20:32.<br>The time is 8:32 pm.<br>watch (portable or wearable timepiece)<br>timer (device that gives an alarm after a specified time)<br>munakello = egg timer<br>clock (metaphor for regularity)<br>Hän tuli joka päivä kellon tarkkuudella.<br>He arrived every day with clocklike regularity.<br>(nautical, aviation) o'clock (used to indicate direction in relation to the vessel's position so that 12 is straight ahead and 6 is straight behind)<br>Tunnistamaton lentokone kello kahdessa!<br>An unidentified aeroplane at two o'clock!<br>bell (object made of metal or other hard material, which resonates when struck)<br>Kenelle kello soi?<br>For whom the bell tolls?<br>bell (signal at a school)<br>bellflower (plant of the genus Campanula)<br>harakankello, spreading bellflower, C. patula<br>hirvenkello, bristly bellflower, C. cervicaria<br>kiirunankello, arctic bellflower, C. uniflora<br>kissankello, bluebell, harebell, C. rotundifolia<br>kurjenkello, peach-leaved bellflower, C. persicifolia<br>peurankello, clustered bellflower, C. glomerata<br>ukonkello, wide-leaved bellflower, C. latifolia<br>varsankello, nettle-leaved bellflower, C. trachelium<br>vuohenkello, creeping bellflower, C. rapunculoides<br>
muuten	tai ~ = or else, otherwise.<br>by the way<br>Miten muuten tykkäsitte leffasta? Mun mielestä oli hyvä.<br>How all did you guys like the movie, by the way? In my opinion, it was good.<br>
ihan	totally<br>exactly<br>
näyttely	exhibition, fair, show<br>
yhteys	connection, access<br>Onko hotellissanne internet-yhteyttä?<br>Do you have internet access in your hotel?<br>contact<br>Onko sinulla yhteyksiä Venäjän mafiaan?<br>Do you have any contacts with the Russian mafia?<br>context<br>Tämänkin sanan merkitys riippuu siitä yhteydestä, jossa sitä käytetään.<br>Also this word's meaning depends on the context in which it is used.<br>
todella	really<br>Adessive singular form of tosi.<br>
kokemus	experience<br>
ehdokas	A candidate<br>Ketkä ovat ehdokkaana presindentinvaaleissa?<br>Who are the candidates at the presidential election?<br>A nominee.<br>Ketkä ovat Oscar-ehdokkaat tänä vuonna?<br>Who are the Oscar nominees this year?<br>
laaja	wide, broad, vast<br>extensive, comprehensive<br>
kulua	(e.g. of clothes) to wear (out/thin/down)<br>(of money) to get spent, go, (of food) get eaten/consumed<br>(of time) to go by, pass by, pass off<br>Vuosituhannen vaihde kului ilman katastrofeja.<br>The millennium passed off without any disasters.<br>
asunto	residence<br>apartment<br>
kehitys	development, improvement, advancement, evolution<br>
osake	(finance) share (of stock)<br>apartment in an housing cooperative<br>
huomio	attention<br>kiinnittää huomiota = to pay attention<br>account<br>ottaa huomioon = to take into account<br>point<br>Hyvä huomio! = Good point!<br>observation<br>Tein huomioita turistien käyttäytymisestä. = I made observations on the tourists' behaviour.<br>(military) attention!<br>
äiti	mother, mom.<br>As a former part of compound signifies maternal, motherly.<br>Alfa Echo (the letter 'Ä' in the Finnish spelling system similar to ICAO spelling alphabet).<br>
yleisö	audience<br>public<br>
siksi	(demonstrative) Translative singular form of se.<br>therefore, that's why.<br>consequently (as a consequence)<br>
etsiä	(transitive) To search (for), look for; to seek.<br>
asettaa	(transitive) To put, place, set, (move into) position, locate.<br>(transitive) To set up, found, institute (usually as an administrative order).<br>(transitive) To arrange, compose, organise/organize, coordinate.<br>(transitive) To pacify, appease, calm, quiet (down), soothe, placate.<br>
huono	bad<br>poor<br>
myynti	sale (exchange of goods or services for currency or credit)<br>
kiinni	Closed.<br>Ovi oli kiinni.<br>The door was closed.<br>Onto.<br>Voin pitää kiinni laukustasi.<br>I can hold onto your bag.<br>pitää ~ + elative = to stick to, not deviate from.<br>Me pidämme kiinni periaatteistamme.<br>We stick to our principles.<br>Onto.<br>Voin pitää laukustasi kiinni.<br>I can hold onto your bag.<br>Into possession (used with ottaa)<br>Ottaa koiran kiinni.<br>To catch a dog.<br>
pohtia	(transitive + partitive) to ponder, consider, reflect, mull over (to think about something deeply)<br>
hoito	care (treatment of those in need)<br>care (maintenance, upkeep)<br>hammashoito<br>dental care<br>nurture (act of nursing)<br>treatment, cure, therapy, remedy (method of healing a disease or disability)<br>handling, management (manner of dealing with a situation, problemetc.)<br>(slang) fuck, one-night stand (casual sexual partner)<br>
tarve	need, demand<br>
yleinen	common, widespread<br>mutual<br>As a former part of of compound (as the stem yleis-) signifies generic, general, universal, pan, all-.<br>yleis + maailma ('world') + -llinen = universal<br>
ryhtyä	(transitive, auxiliary, + active 3rd infinitive in illative) to set out (to do something), start (doing something), begin (to do)<br>Ryhdyin ostamaan vanhoja maalauksia.<br>I started buying old paintings.<br>Ryhdyin harrastamaan uintia.<br>I took up swimming.<br>(intransitive, + translative) to become (usually a proponent of a profession)<br>Valmistuttuaan hän ryhtyi opettajaksi.<br>After graduating s/he became a teacher.<br>
erittäin	very, extremely<br>
tuttu	familiar<br>Alternative form of tuttava.<br>
luvata	(transitive) To promise (to do = infinitive).<br>(transitive) To vow.<br>(transitive) To bode.<br>
ajatella	(transitive, + partitive) To think about.<br>Ajattelen asiaa.<br>I think about it.<br>Ajattelen, siis olen<br>I think, therefore I am<br>
suunta	direction (an indication of the point toward which an object is moving)<br>
kukaan	(indefinite, in question clauses) anybody, anyone.<br>Tietääkö kukaan, missä se on?<br>Does anybody know where it is?<br>(indefinite, with a negation verb form) no-one, none, nobody, not ... anybody/anyone.<br>Kukaan ei halua sellaista tulevaisuutta lapsilleen.<br>None wants that kind of future for their children.<br>Älkää puhuko tästä kenellekään!<br>Don't talk to anyone about this!<br>
lupa	permission<br>Minulla on lupa olla poissa koulusta tänään.<br>I have permission to be absent from the school today.<br>Minulla on lupa ampumiseen.<br>I have permission to shoot.<br>a license, permit<br>
ajatus	A thought.<br>mahdoton ~ = a contradiction in terms.<br>
tosin	although<br>Instructive plural form of tosi.<br>
hankkia	(transitive) To acquire, get, obtain, find.<br>(transitive) To buy, purchase, procure.<br>(transitive) To provide, furnish, supply.<br>(transitive) To earn, make (money).<br>(transitive) To prepare for, look for.<br>
kulkea	(intransitive) To go, walk; to travel.<br>kulkea autolla<br>to go by car<br>(intransitive) To advance, proceed, make headway, move/go ahead/forward, make strides, gain ground.<br>kulkea eteenpäin<br>to move forward<br>
kysyä	(intransitive) To ask, inquire/enquire (sb = ablative, about/for/of = elative).<br>(transitive) To ask, inquire/enquire (sb = ablative, about/for/of = partitive).<br>(transitive, figuratively, + partitive) To take, require, necessitate, call for.<br>
tyttö	girl<br>daughter<br>
miettiä	(transitive) To think over, ponder.<br>
varten	for (to be used by; to be capitalised by).<br>Tämä puisto ei ole koiria varten.<br>This park isn't for dogs.<br>
edellinen	previous<br>
avata	(transitive) To open.<br>Avasin sipsipussin.<br>I opened a bag of chips.<br>(transitive) To unwrap.<br>(transitive) To turn on.<br>(transitive) To switch on.<br>Avasin television.<br>I switched on the television.<br>(transitive) To unlock.<br>Avasin oven.<br>I opened the door.<br>(transitive) To unfasten.<br>(transitive) To untie.<br>Avasin kengännauhani.<br>I untied my shoelaces.<br>(transitive) To undo.<br>(transitive) To unbutton.<br>Avasin paitani.<br>I unbuttoned my shirt.<br>(transitive) To unhook.<br>(transitive) To unstrap.<br>(transitive) To unbuckle.<br>(transitive) To uncork.<br>(transitive) To inaugurate.<br>(transitive) To establish.<br>Leipomo avattiin lähelle kotiani.<br>A bakery was established close to my home.<br>(transitive) To disenchant.<br>(transitive) To disentangle.<br>
yhdessä	together (at the same time; in the same place; in close association):<br />Kävimme koulua yhdessä. (cf. yhteen)<br />We went to school together.<br />olla yhdessä = to be together<br />
saapua	(intransitive) To arrive.<br>Saavumme kohta Turkuun.<br>We will soon arrive in Turku.<br>
kohde	target<br>(military) bogey (unidentified aircraft, especially as observed on a radar screen)<br>attraction, sight (interesting place to visit)<br>Kokouksen jälkeen oli järjestetty retki alueen historiallisiin kohteisiin.<br>After the meeting there was an excursion to the historic attractions of the region.<br>
muistaa	(transitive) to remember, recall, recollect<br>
tuote	(manufacturing) product (any tangible output or service that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user)<br>(agriculture) produce gloss|used in the plural only}}<br>Viljelijät myyvät tuotteitaan torilla.<br>The farmers sell their produce at the market square.<br>
kone	machine<br>
välinen	Being located between something, concretely or figuratively. Often tanslated into English with prepositions between, in between or prefix inter-, or the adjective interjacent may be used.<br><br>Helsingin ja Oulun välinen etäisyys on noin 600 km.<br>The distance between Oulu and Helsinki is about 600 km.<br><br>Juhlapuheissa oli tapana korostaa Suomen ja Neuvostoliiton kansojen välistä ystävyyttä.<br>In formal speeches it was customary to highlight the friendship between the peoples of Finland and Soviet Union.<br><br>kansainvälinen; sukupuolten välinen; mannertenvälinen<br>international; intersexual; intercontinental<br>
opettaja	teacher<br>
epäillä	(transitive, + partitive) To (have) doubt(s), question, wonder, be skeptical about, be doubtful.<br>(transitive) To think, suspect, guess, imagine, conjecture, surmise, hypothesise/hypothesize, believe, suppose.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To suspect, mistrust, (be) distrust(ful of), be suspicious of, harbour/harbor suspicions of, be apprehensive about, believe guilty.<br>(intransitive) To feel uncertain, lack conviction, be indecisive, waver.<br>
ilta	evening<br>
maakunta	county, province, region (administrative or historical region widely varying in size and significance but always a subdivision of a state and consisting of a number of municipalities)<br>
markkinat	market<br>fair (as an event for public entertainment and trade)<br>Plural form of markkina<br>
yhteensä	altogether<br>together (collectively)<br>Hän vaatii enemmän huomiota kuin kaikki muut yhteensä.<br>She requires more attention than all the others together.<br>
kieli	language (form of communication)<br>tongue (organ)<br>(music) string (tightly tensioned wire that produces a tone)<br>(music) reed (vibrating part in the mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument)<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of kieliä.<br>Indicative present connegative form of kieliä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of kieliä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of kieliä.<br>
täällä	(static) here (around)<br>He ovat täällä.<br>They are here.<br>over here (in this place)<br>Missä olet? --Täällä.<br>Where are you? --Over here.<br>
vuosikymmen	A decade (ten years).<br>
tekijä	author<br>maker<br>doer<br>perpetrator<br>(chiefly mathematics) factor<br>
tavallinen	ordinary<br>usual<br>normal (usual; ordinary).<br>Felicia leipoi leivän tavalliseen tapaan.<br>Felicia baked the bread the normal way.<br>trivial (common, ordinary)<br>habitual (being regular or usual).<br>Professori Franklein otti tavallisen paikkansa kokouspöydässä.<br>Professor Franklein took his habitual seat at the conference table.<br>random (from population at large).<br>plain (ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation).<br>tavallinen hampurilainen<br>a plain hamburger<br>standard<br>Tämä on tavallinen toimintatapamme.<br>This is our standard procedure.<br>
kansa	people.<br>nation, people.<br>
seitsemän	(cardinal) seven<br>
merkittävä	significant, prominent<br>remarkable, notable<br>Passive present participle of merkitä.<br>
yö	night<br>Yöllä on pimeää.<br>It is dark at night.<br>^ http://yle.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/2012/04/lumi_ei_pahemmin_sotkenut_liikennetta_tiistaina_3380767.html<br>
sana	a word<br>(religion) With a capital initial letter, the Word or Scripture<br>
huolimatta	in spite of, despite<br>Montrealissa Lasse kokeili lääkärien varoituksista huolimatta myös maratonia.<br>In Montreal, Lasse also tried out the marathon in spite of his doctor's warnings.<br>active third infinitive in abessive of huolia.<br>
asti	(distance) up to, all the way to<br>tänne asti = up to here, all the way down here<br>sinne asti = up to there, all the way back there<br>(temporally) until<br>tähän asti = until now, so far, heretofore<br>siihen asti = until then, thus far, theretofore<br>(distance) all the way from<br>(temporally) since.<br>
vaihtoehto	alternative, option<br>
puuttua	(intransitive) to be missing; inanimate thing in elative or animate thing in ablative + 3rd-pers. singular + nominative/partitive = to lack.<br>Yksi pala puuttuu.<br>One piece is missing.<br>Palapelistä (= elative) puuttuu yksi pala.<br>The puzzle lacks one piece.<br>Sinulta (= ablative) puuttuu itseluottamusta.<br>You lack confidence.<br>(intransitive + illative) to intervene, get involved with, interfere with<br>
auttaa	(transitive, + partitive) To help (to do sth = active 3rd infinitive in illative, -maan/-mään).<br>Voin auttaa sinua tekemään sen.<br>I can help you do it.<br>(transitive) To help, assist, give assistance to.<br>
merkitys	meaning (symbolic value of something)<br>
valmistua	(intransitive) to be completed<br>Hanke valmistui kymmenessä kuukaudessa.<br>The project was completed within ten months.<br>(intransitive) to graduate (to be recognized by a learning institution as having completed its requirements for a degree)<br>Kun valmistuin, sain heti hyvän työpaikan.<br>When I graduated, I got a good job at once.<br>
isä	father<br>
runsas	abundant<br>
saakka	(distance) up to, all the way to.<br>(temporally) until.<br>(distance) all the way from.<br>(temporally) since.<br>
koskaan	(in question clauses) ever:<br>Oletko koskaan nähnyt mitään noin suurta?<br>Have you ever seen something that big?<br>negation verb + ~ never, not ... ever:<br>En ole koskaan nähnyt mitään noin suurta.<br>I have never seen anything that big.<br>Älä koskaan sano mitään tuollaista hänestä!<br>Don't you ever say anything like that of him again!<br>Mutta koskaan ei tiedä, mitä vastaan tulee.<br>But you never know what's coming next.<br>Koskaan ei kai ole liian myöhäistä lähteä takapihalle leikkimään.<br>It's probably never too late to go out to the backyard to play.<br>
kerätä	To collect, gather, accumulate.<br>To pick (berries, mushrooms, flowers).<br>
yhtä	Partitive singular form of yksi.<br>Tapailen vain yhtä naista kerrallaan.<br>I only date one woman at a time.<br>equally, as<br>Konjakki on hyvää, mutta mallasviski on yhtä hyvää.<br>Brandy is good but malt whisky is equally good.<br>Pertti ei ole yhtä diplomaattinen kuin Heikki.<br>Pertti is not as diplomatic as Heikki.<br>same, equal<br>yhtä aikaa = at the same time, simultaneously<br>yhtä kuin = equal to, same as<br>
kuolla	(intransitive + illative) To die of/from.<br>Isoäitini kuoli syöpään.<br>My grandmother died of cancer.<br>
liike	motion<br>movement<br>shop, business<br>
takaisin	Back.<br />Mennään takaisin.<br />Let's go back.<br />(colloquial, static) Back.<br />Olemme takaisin siinä, mistä aloitimme.<br />We are back where we started from.<br /><br />
suunnitelma	plan, scheme<br>blueprint<br>design<br>
esiintyä	(intransitive) To appear, put in/make an appearance, show up, show oneself, turn up.<br>(intransitive) To behave, act, conduct oneself.<br>(intransitive) To perform, act, play (in a theatrical role).<br>(intransitive) To pose as, play the part/role of, pretend to be, impersonate (in a deceitful sense), purport oneself to be.<br>Hän esiintyy kansainvälisenä liikemiehenä.<br>He purports himself to be an international man of affairs.<br>(intransitive, + essive) To serve as, act as, appear as.<br>Hän esiintyy oikeudessa syyttäjänä.<br>S/he acts as a prosecutor in court.<br>(intransitive) To occur, appear.<br>Tämä sana esiintyy myös harvinaisemmissa sijamuodoissa.<br>This word occurs also in rarer cases.<br>Sana esiintyy kirjassa 300 (= kolmesataa) kertaa.<br>The word occurs 300 times in the book.<br>(intransitive) To be (to be) found, there are/were/have been/had been traces/deposits of (subject often in partitive -> verb in 3rd-pers. sg.).<br>Suomessa ei esiinny öljyä.<br>There are no oil deposits in Finland.<br>Haukea ei esiinny niissä järvissä.<br>Pike is not found in those lakes.<br>
vakuuttaa	(transitive) To assert, assure, convince.<br>(transitive) To reassure.<br>(transitive) To insure (property for cases of an accident, theft or another undesirable event).<br>
tuotanto	production (activity).<br>production, output (quantity produced, created, or completed).<br>works (complete body of an artist's work).<br>
valmentaja	coach (trainer)<br>
malli	A model.<br>A mannequin (person who models clothes).<br>An example, a role model, a (good) influence<br>Hän ei näytä lapsille hyvää mallia.<br>He's not a good role model for kids.<br>
parlamentti	parliament<br>
kansalainen	citizen<br>national<br>
pää	head (of an organism or organisation)<br>end, tip (physical end)<br>
toteuttaa	(transitive) to realise/realize, carry out, put into practice, put into effect, effectuate, execute, implement<br>
kuvata	(transitive) To picture, portray, represent.<br>(transitive) To describe, depict, portray.<br>(transitive) To photograph.<br>(transitive) To film, shoot.<br>
vanhempi	comparative form of vanha<br>In titles etc., senior<br>vanhempi konstaapeli<br>senior constable<br>parent<br>Olenko ainoa vanhempi, jota kuormittaa lasten harrastukset?<br>Am I the only parent who feels stressed about her children's hobbies?<br>(military) A conscript who has served more than 180 days in the (Finnish) army.<br>
esitellä	(transitive) To introduce.<br>(transitive) To present, explain, expound upon.<br>(transitive) To show around, give a tour of (a place); to demonstrate (e.g. the function of a machine); to display.<br>
aihe	topic, subject, theme<br>No olen yrittänyt mutta vaihtaa aihetta koko ajan.<br>Well I've tried but she changes the subject all the time.<br>
talvi	winter<br>
vauhti	pace<br>In physics and common language, speed.<br>In common language also, velocity.<br>speed (slang term for methamphetamine)<br>
yhteiskunta	society (meaning the social system in a country).<br>
eräs	(indefinite) someone; a certain, some (+ noun).<br>(indefinite) one.<br>
siirtää	(transitive) To move, transfer.<br>(transitive) To transfer (data, money or energy).<br>(transitive, medicine) To transplant (tissue, organ).<br>(transitive, computing) To port (to adapt a program so that it works on a different platform)<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of siirtää.<br>
lähettää	to send (to make something go from one place to another)<br>Lähetin sinulle viestin.<br>I sent a message to you.<br>to dispatch (to send with promptness)<br>(computing) to dispatch (to pass on for further processing)<br>to ship (to send a parcel or container to a recipient by any means of transport)<br>Lähetämme tavarat teille junalla.<br>We will send the goods to you by train.<br>to transmit (to spread a signal)<br>Radio Beat lähettää rokkia kellon ympäri.<br>Radio Beat transmits rock music around the clock.<br>(Internet) to upload<br>lähettää edelleen/eteenpäin: to forward, relay<br>lähettää pois: to dismiss<br>lähettää uudelleen: to resend<br>
lukea	(transitive) to read<br>(obsolete) to count, still used in some expressions like mukaan luettuna, mukaan lukien<br>
varmasti	certainly, definitely, positively, surely<br>
kahdeksan	(cardinal) eight<br>
toisaalta	on the other hand, then<br>Toisaalta punainen näyttää paremmalta.<br>On the other hand, red looks better.<br>Niin hän sanoi, mutta toisaalta hän on aina väärässä.<br>So she said, but then she's always wrong.<br>
täyttää	(transitive) to fill, fill up, fill in<br>(transitive) to fulfill<br>(age) to turn<br>Hän täytti 25.<br>He/she turned 25.<br>
meno	course<br>Se on menoa nyt...<br>Here we go...<br>expense<br>
vahvistaa	(transitive) To strengthen, harden, fortify; reinforce, to build/prop/shore up:<br>Tämän pitäisi vahvistaa lihaksiasi.<br>This should strengthen your muscles.<br>(transitive, technics, genitive + ääntä) To amplify.<br>Voisitko vahvistaa radion ääntä?<br>Could you please amplify the radio?<br>(transitive) To confirm (having done = active past participle in genitive + possessive suffix), verify, corroborate, substantiate, validate.<br>Hän ei vahvista tehneensä mitään, mitä sinä sanoit.<br>He doesn't confirm having done anything that you said.<br>Uuden todistajan todistus vahvisti syytetyn kertomuksen.<br>The new witness's testimony corroborated the story of the accused.<br>Onko sinulla mitään, mikä vahvistaisi syytöksesi?<br>Do you have anything that would substantiate your allegations?<br>Noin epämääräisissä olosuhteissa tehtyä sopimusta ei voi vahvistaa.<br>A contract made in such vague conditions cannot be validated.<br>(transitive, law) To ratify.<br>Suomi ei ole vielä vahvistanut tätä sopimusta.<br>Finland has not yet ratified this convention.<br>
vaikutus	influence, effect, impact (on sb/sth = illative)<br>Hänen tekosilla on tosiaan ollut valtaisa vaikutus valtakuntaamme!<br>His misdeeds have indeed had a resounding effect/impact on our realm!<br>impression (an outward appearance)<br>(chemistry) action<br>
perinteinen	traditional<br>The classic style of cross-country skiing, as opposed to skating style.<br>Hiihdätkö mieluummin perinteistä vai luisteletko?<br>Which skiing style do you prefer, classic or skating?<br>
rakennus	A building<br>
taloudellinen	prudent, frugal, thrifty<br>economic<br>financial<br>
kehittää	(transitive) To unravel, unwind.<br>(transitive) To develop, advance, improve.<br>(transitive) To train, educate, cultivate.<br>(transitive) To develop (a photograph).<br>(transitive, physics) To develop, generate.<br>(transitive, figuratively) To engender, breed, develop.<br>
pois	(of movement) away:<br>Hän meni pois.<br>S/he went away. (cf. poissa)<br>
edustaa	Partitive singular form of edusta.<br>(transitive) To represent.<br>
pitkään	Illative singular form of pitkä.<br>for long, at length<br>Odotitko pitkäänkin?<br>Did you wait for very long?<br>
kylä	village<br>(idiomatic) Any private place, typically someone else's home, which one is visiting; used in this context mainly with verbs olla ('to be') (kylässä), mennä ('to go') (kylään), tulla ('to come') (kylästä). In English, e.g. verbs to visit or see may be used as equivalent to this structure.<br>Milloin aiot tulla meille kylään?<br>When do you plan to visit us?<br>Isä odotti Oskua kylään.<br>Father expected Osku for a visit.<br>
kanta	stem<br>opinion<br>heel (part of a sole of a shoe, especially a low one; a high heel is usually called korko)<br>olla kannoilla = to heel<br>(microbiology) strain<br>
nopea	quick, fast, rapid<br>
opiskelija	A student.<br>
vai	(coordinating; in question clauses) or<br>Onko se suuri vai pieni?<br>Is it big or small?<br>
tavata	(transitive + accusative) To meet (sb).<br>Tapaan hänet teatterin edessä.<br>I'll meet her in front of the theater.<br>(transitive, auxiliary, + infinitive) To have a habit (of doing sth), to usually (do) (sthg), to used to (do) (sthg) (past tense sense)<br>Lapsuudessa tapasin syödä aamuisin leipää ja kaakaota.<br>I used to eat bread and cocoa in the morning during childhood.<br>Meitä tavattiin kutsua onnenlinnuiksi.<br>We used to be called lucky birds.<br>(transitive) To spell (a word; to pronounce a word letter by letter).<br>(transitive) To decipher (to read obscure or almost illegible text).<br>
kannalta	Ablative singular form of kanta.<br />
huomata	(transitive, + genitive-accusative) to notice, take notice, take note, note, see<br>(transitive, + genitive-accusative) to realise/realize, become aware of, detect<br>to find, discover, realise/realize<br>to pay attention to<br>to be considerate<br>Mähönen huomasi tarjota isälle.<br>Mähönen was considerate enough to serve to the father.<br>
varsin	quite<br>very<br>exceedingly<br>Instructive plural form of varsi.<br>
metsä	forest, woods<br>
lisääntyä	To reproduce.<br>To increase (in number or property).<br>
liikenne	traffic<br>
työskennellä	(intransitive) to work (to do non-specific tasks)<br>
kovin	(often with a negation verb) (not) very, really, so.<br>Se ei ollut kovin hyvä elokuva.<br>It was not very good movie.<br>Hän oli kovin surullinen.<br>She was so sad.<br>superlative form of kova<br>Instructive plural form of kova.<br>
hallita	To rule, govern, reign, administer, command, master.<br>To master (to have the skill).<br>To control (to exercise influence over, to suggest or dictate the behavior of).<br>Hän pystyi hallitsemaan lelukuormuria yksinkertaisella kaukosäätimellä.<br>With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck.<br>
tutkija	researcher<br>
pyytää	to request, ask<br>to demand, insist<br>to petition, apply<br>to desire, wish, want<br>to fish, hunt<br>Japanilaiset alukset pyytävät valaita kaikilla maailman merillä kansainvälisestä kiellosta huolimatta.<br>Japanese vessels hunt for whales on all seas of the world despite the international ban.<br>(transitive) to hunt, fish<br>
miksi	why<br>Translative singular form of mikä.<br>Translative plural form of mikä.<br>
ensin	first<br>before<br>First-person singular indicative past form of entää.<br>
laji	kind, sort<br>Minkä lajin mies hän on?<br>What kind of man is he?<br>(biology, taxonomy) species<br>uusi lintulaji<br>a new bird species<br>(sports) a sport<br>Lajejani ovat jääkiekko ja jalkapallo.<br>My sports are ice hockey and soccer.<br>
ohjata	to steer, pilot, navigate, drive a vehicle (car, ship, airplane, etc.)<br>to direct, guide, conduct, lead, channel a moving object, flowing substance, traffic, etc.<br>to control, regulate a device, appliance, or system<br>to show the way, give directions, show to somewhere, usher, direct, guide, lead<br>to advise, counsel, instruct, guide, direct, tutor, mentor people, patients, employees, students, studies, traffic, etc.<br>to control, monitor, oversee, govern, steer, regulate, supervise, direct an activity, task, organization, operations (in general and medical operations), government authorities, the enforcement of (and implementation of and compliance with) laws and regulations, etc.<br>to direct a play, film, etc.<br>
oikein	right (both meanings; correctly, correspondingly to the reality and in the morally right way)<br>Hän vastasi oikein.<br>She answered right.<br>Hän teki oikein antaessaan rahat hyväntekeväisyyteen.<br>She did the right thing giving the money to charity.<br>Anne vastasi oikeammin kuin kukaan muu.<br>Anne answered more correctly than anyone else.<br>Anne vastasi oikeimmin.<br>Anne answered most correctly.<br>(of a view, opinion) olla oikea to be correct, correspond to the reality<br>Hänen vastauksensa oli oikein.<br>Her answer was correct.<br>very, really<br>Hän on oikein hyvä.<br>He is really good.<br>properly<br>Instructive plural form of oikea.<br>superlative form of oikea<br>
vastuu	responsibility, charge<br>Ei ole hyvä, että kissasta vastuussa oleva henkilö ei ole koskaan kotona!<br>It's not good that a person in charge of the cat is never home!<br>(law) liability<br>
kansanedustaja	A Member of Parliament, specifically member of the eduskunta ('Finnish Parliament').<br>
rooli	role<br>
alle	less than:<br>Auto maksoi alle 200 000 (= kaksisataa tuhatta) euroa.<br>The car cost less than 200,000 euros.<br>(expressing movement) under:<br>Pallo meni pöydän alle.<br>The ball went under the table.<br>
lähinnä	closest to<br>mostly, predominantly<br>Näillä tunneilla kävin lähinnä koska siellä tapasi muita vaihtareita ja siellä oli hauskaa.<br>I went to these classes mainly because there were other exchange students there and it was fun there.<br>
tyytyväinen	content, satisfied<br>
järjestö	organization<br>
paikallinen	local (of a nearby location)<br>(colloquial) local (nearest pub)<br>
kärsiä	Partitive plural form of kärsä.<br>(intransitive, + elative) To suffer from, endure.<br>Lapset kärsivät nälänhädästä.<br>The children suffer from famine.<br>(transitive) To suffer, experience, undergo (sth negative = genitive-accusative).<br>Joukkue kärsi tappion.<br>The team suffered a defeat.<br>
puu	tree<br>kasvava puu 'growing tree'<br>wood (material)<br>puu materiaalina 'wood as a material'<br>When used as modifier in a compound term (puu-), often translated with the adjective wooden.<br>
etu	advantage<br>benefit<br>
liikkua	(intransitive) To move, stir.<br>(intransitive) To travel, go.<br>
professori	professor<br>
luokka	class (group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes)<br>class, social class (social grouping, based on job, wealth, inheritance etc.)<br>class (category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation)<br>grade (North America: a level of pre-collegiate education)<br>Hän on kahdeksannella luokalla.<br>He's in grade eight.<br>class, school class (group of pre-college students who regularly attend lectures together)<br>class (group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher)<br>classroom<br>(mathematics) class (collection of sets definable by a shared property)<br>(taxonomy) class<br>
täytyä	(intransitive, impersonal, auxiliary) genitive + 3rd-pers. singular + infinitive = to must, have to.<br>Minun täytyy lähteä nyt.<br>I must leave now.<br>
linja	line (e.g. a bus line, phone line)<br>policy (priciple of behaviour, conduct, or relationship towards something).<br>(chess) line<br>
julkaista	(transitive) To publish.<br>
istua	to sit<br>to be a member in a board or similar<br>Johannes Virolainen istui eduskunnassa peräti 42 vuotta.<br>Johannes Virolainen was a member of parliament for as much as 42 years.<br>to be in jail<br>
perusteella	Adessive singular form of peruste.<br>based on, on the grounds of<br>Tämä kenttä ei ensinäkymän perusteella lukeudu suosikkeihini.<br>Based on my first impressions, this field isn't one of my favourites.<br>
elokuu	August<br>
joskus	sometimes; (referring to the future) sometime, some day.<br>
tuo	(demonstrative) that (over there) (when the speaker points at the thing).<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of tuoda.<br>Hän tuo minulle kynän.<br>S/he brings me a pen.<br>Indicative present connegative form of tuoda.<br>(Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät tuo minulle kynää.<br>I/You/We/You/They don't / She/He doesn't bring me a(ny) pen.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of tuoda.<br>Tuo minulle kynä!<br>Bring me a pen!<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of tuoda.<br>Älä tuo minulle kynää!<br>Don't bring me a(ny) pen!<br>
menettää	(transitive) To lose, miss.<br>~ toivonsa jonkun suhteen = to despair of something<br>Third-person singular present indicative form of menettää.<br>
viettää	viettää aikaa: to spend, pass time<br>viettää lomaa: to vacation<br>viettää juhlaa: to celebrate; similarly, viettää syntymäpäiviä: to celebrate birthday, to have a birthday party etc.<br>(intransitive) ~ (alas) = to slope (down), incline.<br>
panna	(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To put, set, place.<br>(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To deposit (money).<br>(transitive, vulgar, + partitive) To fuck, shag.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To brew (beer).<br>A ban (law; clerical).<br>
selvitä	(intransitive) to become clear (in a concrete sense)<br>Vesi selviää.<br>The water becomes clearer.<br>(intransitive) to get solved<br>Ongelma selvisi itsestään.<br>The problem solved itself.<br>(intransitive) to cope, survive<br>Selviän kyllä tästä.<br>I'll cope with this.<br>(intransitive) to escape (from an unwanted situation)<br>Hän selvisi täpärästi onnettomuudesta.<br>She escaped narrowly from the accident.<br>(intransitive) to sober up (to recover from intoxication)<br>Hän näyttää selviävän.<br>He seems to be sobering up.<br>Indicative present connegative form of selvittää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of selvittää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of selvittää.<br>
sattua	(intransitive) To happen, there is/are/was/were/has been/have been/had been, occur, come about, come up.<br>Maantiellä sattui onnettomuus.<br>An accident happened on the highway.<br>(intransitive) To happen (to do = active 3rd infinitive in illative, -maan/-mään; in conditional mood in a jos clause with or without vaikka) should.<br>Hän vain sattuu olemaan sinua parempi.<br>He just happens to be better than you.<br>Jos (vaikka) sattuisi satamaan, ota sateenvarjo mukaan.<br>Should it rain, take your umbrella with you.<br>(intransitive, rare) To hit, strike (+ illative).<br>Mihin se sattui?<br>Where did it strike?<br>(intransitive) (monopersonally; 3rd-pers. sg.) To hurt (with the subject it; where = illative; physically or mentally), be sore.<br>Mihin sattuu?<br>Where does it hurt?<br>Minun jalkoihini sattuu.<br>My legs are sore.<br>Minuun sattui, kun sanoit noin.<br>It hurt me when you said that.<br>
soittaa	to play (musical instrument); the instrument is in partitive<br>soittaa kitaraa<br>to phone, call; phone up; the person called is in allative<br>soittaa (puhelimella) jollekin<br>Soitan sinulle illalla.<br>I'll call you tonight.<br>to ring, toll (a bell; also idiomatically in the expression soittaa kelloa)<br>soittaa kelloa<br>
politiikka	politics<br>policy (as a course of action)<br>
seutu	region<br>tract (an area)<br>
kiinnostaa	(transitive) To interest (to attract attention or concern).<br>
keskittyä	(intransitive + illative) To concentrate on, focus on.<br>
oppilas	pupil<br>
kierros	A round, as a circular or repetitive route.<br>A round, as a serving.<br>Tarjoaisitko kierroksen viiniä? = Could you serve a round of wine, please?<br>
kesäkuu	June<br>
piiri	(geometry) A circle.<br>A district.<br>A specific group of persons.<br>(electronics) A circuit.<br>(mathematics) A perimeter.<br>
avoin	open<br>open-minded<br>vacant<br>unlimited<br>free<br>
valinta	selection<br>choice<br>trade-off<br>Kirjoittamisessa on usein tehtävä valinta lyhyyden ja kattavuuden välillä.<br>In writing, there's often a trade-off between being concise and being complete.<br>
varsinainen	proper<br>essential<br>true<br>actual<br>ordinary<br>real<br>
euro	euro (currency)<br>
puhe	speech<br>address<br>oration<br>talk, chat<br>
kulttuuri	A culture.<br>
perustua	(intransitive, of a work of art, + illative) To be based on.<br>Elokuva perustuu tositapahtumiin.<br>The movie is based on a true story.<br>(intransitive, of an opinion, + illative) To be based on, be grounded in.<br>Mihin mielipiteesi perustuu?<br>What is your opinion based on?<br>(intransitive, of some sort of system, + illative) To be founded on, be based on, rest on.<br>Tämä yhteiskunta perustuu luottamukselle.<br>This society rests on confidence.<br>
kaikkiaan	total<br>
kutsua	(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To invite.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To beckon, call, summon.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To call, name, refer to.<br>
ura	track, groove or rut<br>career<br>
huoli	Worry, concern.<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of huolia.<br>Indicative present connegative form of huolia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of huolia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of huolia.<br>
jälleen	again<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
valtuusto	council<br>delegation<br>
kohti	towards (concretely).<br>Hän käveli minua kohti.<br>S/he walked towards me.<br>per, a.<br>Hän tienaa 90 (= yhdeksänkymmentä) euroa päivää kohti.<br>S/he earns 90 euros a day.<br>
arvella	(transitive) To believe, suppose, think.<br />Passive indicative present connegative form of arvella.<br />
julkinen	public<br>unclassified (not secret)<br>
liiga	league (e.g., criminal group)<br>league (in sports)<br>
kokoomus	(archaic) composition, constitution<br>(archaic) coalition; still used in kokoomushallitus ('coalition government')<br>a short form of Kansallinen Kokoomus ('the National Coalition Party')<br>
kehittäminen	developing<br>fourth infinitive of kehittää.<br>
pelätä	(transitive, + partitive) To fear, dread, be afraid of.<br>Norsut pelkäävät hiiriä.<br>The elephants are afraid of mice.<br>
tuore	fresh<br>new, recent<br>original (different)<br>
hävitä	(intransitive) To disappear, vanish.<br>Yhtäkkiä linnut hävisivät.<br>Suddenly the birds disappeared.<br>(intransitive) To get lost.<br>Minulta hävisi lompakko kotiin.<br>I lost my wallet at home. (literally: From me the wallet (= my wallet) disappeared into home.)<br>(intransitive) To disperse, dissipate, clear.<br>Sumu häviää.<br>The fog is clearing.<br>(intransitive) To die out, fade out/away, pass away, become extinct.<br>Vanhat tavat häviävät.<br>Old customs die out.<br>(intransitive) To lose, suffer a defeat.<br>Napoleon hävisi taistelun johtuen huonosta ja kokemattomasta armeijastaan ja vihollisen ylivoimasta, minkä vuoksi hänen oli vetäydyttävä Ranskaan.<br>Napoleon lost the battle because of his weak and unexpierenced army and the enemy's superiority, which is why he had to return to France.<br>Indicative present connegative form of hävittää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of hävittää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of hävittää.<br>
omistaja	owner<br>
silmä	An eye (organ).<br>An eye (hole in needle).<br>An eye (center of a hurricane).<br>An eye (mark on an animal resembling an eye).<br>An eye (bud of a potato).<br>An eye (ability to notice what others might miss).<br>
projekti	project<br>
yhdistys	association, society (organized group of persons associated for a common purpose)<br>
nousu	rise<br>ascent<br>(mechanics) thread pitch, pitch (the distance from the crest of one thread of a screw to the next)<br>(mechanics) thread pitch, lead (the distance along a screw's axis that is covered by one 360° rotation of the screw)<br>
uhata	(transitive + partitive) To threaten.<br>
viranomainen	An official, public officer (of a government).<br>
kenttä	A field.<br>(sports) A limited area where a game is played, a playing field. English translation depends on the game. Tennis and similar games are played on a court, golf on a course, ice-hockey in a rink, soccer in a pitch and baseball, American football etc. on a field. Kenttä is often combined with a modifier that defines the kind of playing field.<br>jalkapallokenttä = soccer pitch<br>(military) As modifier in compound terms indicates that the object is mobile and meant for use in the battlefield; normally translates as 'field' into English.<br>kenttäsairaala = field hospital<br>(physics) field<br>
erä	batch (quantity of anything produced at one operation)<br>lot (separate portion; a number of things taken collectively)<br>instalment; short for maksuerä (partial payment)<br>(accounting) item, entry; short for tilierä<br>A subdivision of many sports contests. Erä can be a time-limited part of a match between two parties or, where the number of contestants exceeds the capacity of the sports facillity, a qualifying competition between a subset of contestants. The translation into English varies by sport. Examples:<br>period in icehockey<br>half in soccer<br>quarter or half in basketball, depending on rules applied<br>round in boxing<br>set in tennis, volleyball and other ballgames where the parties are separated by a net<br>game in squash<br>heat in athletics<br>chukker in polo<br>As modifier in compound terms signifies wilds, wilderness or hunting e.g. in words erämaa ('wilderness'), erämies ('hunter, hiker'), eränkävijä (fi), eräpuukko ('hunting knife'), eräopas ('wilderness guide')<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
mennessä	(temporal) by.<br>Minun on palautettava kirja kirjastoon perjantaihin mennessä.<br>I have to return the book to the library by Friday.<br>active second infinitive in inessive of mennä.<br>
aikaisin	early<br>ahead of time<br>superlative form of aikainen<br>
tarina	story, tale<br>
tiukka	tight<br>taut<br>
teatteri	theatre<br>
väki	(singular) people, crowd.<br>(archaic) power, strength, force<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
omistaa	(transitive) To own, have, possess.<br />Minä omistan talon ja maatilan.<br />I have/own/possess a house and a farm.<br />(transitive) To dedicate, inscribe (a book, to sb = allative).<br />(transitive) To devote, dedicate.<br />Laura omisti elämänsä naisasialiikkeelle.<br />Laura devoted her life to the feminist movement.<br />Omistan tämän Wikisanakirja-artikkelin vaimolleni, joka on osoittanut ihastuttavaa ymmärrystä aikaa vievälle harrastukselleni.<br />I dedicate this Wiktionary article to my wife, who has shown wonderful understanding to my time-consuming hobby.<br />
kerran	once (one, and only one, time).<br>Tapasin hänet kerran.<br>I met him/her once.<br>once (formerly)<br>Olipa kerran...<br>Once upon a time...<br>Karthago oli kerran mahtava kaupunki.<br>Carthage was once a powerful city.<br>Genitive singular form of kerta.<br>Kun tapasin hänet ensi kerran, hänellä oli päällään vaaleanpunainen puku.<br>When I met him for the first time he was wearing a pink suit.<br>
tekeminen	Action noun of the verb tehdä ('to make'), making.<br>Näiden korjausten tekeminen on erittäin aikaavievää.<br>Making these corrections is very time-consuming.<br>Fourth infinitive of tehdä in nominative case.<br>
täysi	full<br>
puolesta	Elative singular form of puoli.<br>Elative singular form of puoli.<br>on behalf of, for<br>Minun pitää käydä kaupassa äidin puolesta.<br>I need to go to the shop for my mom.<br>Kaikkien läsnäolevien puolesta...<br>On behalf of everyone present...<br>in favor of, for, pro<br>Oletko ehdotuksen puolesta vai sitä vastaan?<br>Are you for or against the proposition?<br>Äänestätkö minun puolestani vai minua vastaan?<br>Are you going to vote in favor of me or against me?<br>
tässä	(demonstrative) Inessive singular form of tämä.<br>here (close)<br>Tässä on kirjani. = Here is my book.<br>tässä ja nyt = here and now<br>
yllättää	(transitive) To surprise, astonish, take unawares/by surprise.<br>(transitive) To catch in the act/red-handed.<br>
huomauttaa	To point out, remark.<br>To remind.<br>To give a formal notification.<br>
keskeinen	pivotal, central, crucial<br>vocabulary; in the term vocabulary word ('keskeinen sana')<br>
kokonaan	entirely, fully<br>
yrittäjä	An entrepreneur<br>
keskustella	(intransitive, + elative) To discuss, talk about/over, converse on.<br>(intransitive, + elative) To confer, consult, negotiate; to deliberate.<br>(intransitive, + elative) To debate on, argue over.<br>
kotimainen	domestic (internal to a specific country)<br>
ministeri	A minister (member of the Cabinet).<br>
varsinkin	(used only in a positive clause) Especially, particularly, notably.<br>
tietysti	of course, naturally<br>
kustannus	expense, cost<br>pitää hauskaa jonkun kustannuksellaan<br>to make fun, have fun at someone else's expense<br>
sairaala	A hospital.<br>
johtua	(intransitive) To originate, stem, be derived from.<br>(intransitive) To result from, to be attributed to.<br>(intransitive) To be conducted.<br>johtua mieleen: To come to mind, to occur; to bring to mind.<br>Johtuipa mieleeni, että...<br>It came to my mind that..<br>It occurred to me that...<br>Siitä johtuukin mieleeni hauska tarina.<br>That brings a funny story to my mind.<br>
syyskuu	September<br>
kansallinen	national<br>
merkki	mark, sign<br>character<br>symbol (character, glyph or material object representing an idea, concept or object)<br>$ on dollarin merkki USA:ssa ja joissakin muissa maissa.<br>$ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries.<br>
välillä	Adessive singular form of väli.<br>between<br>occasionally, at times<br>
tuomita	(transitive, law) To convict sb (of sth = elative); to sentence sb, condemn sb (to sth = illative).<br>(transitive, law) To try, hear, sit, adjudicate (a case).<br>(transitive, religion) To judge.<br>(Bible) Älkää tuomitko, ettei teitä tuomittaisi.<br>Judge not, lest ye be judged.<br>(transitive, figuratively) To judge, condemn, doom.<br>(transitive) To express strong disapproval of, denounce; to condemn, reprobate, objurgate, excoriate.<br>(transitive, sports) To referee; to umpire.<br>
keskus	A centre/center<br>
lopettaa	(transitive) to stop, end, finish, quit<br>Lopeta tuo!<br>Stop that!<br>Hän lopetti lukemisen.<br>She finished reading.<br>(intransitive) to call it a day<br>Minä ainakin lopetan tältä päivältä.<br>At least I will call it a day now.<br>Kärsittyään suuria tappioita kolmena vuonna peräkkäin, johtaja päätti lopettaa ja myi yrityksensä.<br>After suffering massive losses for three years in a row, the boss decided to call it a day, and sold his company.<br>(transitive) to complete<br>(transitive, law) to cease and desist (to stop and to not resume an action)<br>(transitive, esp of animals) to kill, put down, put to sleep, destroy, euthanize<br>Laki vaatii lopettamaan vesikauhuisen koiran.<br>Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.<br>(transitive, computing) to close<br>
lokakuu	October<br>
oppia	(intransitive) To learn (to do sth = active 3rd infinitive in illative, -maan/-mään).<br>Haluan oppia hiihtämään<br>I want to learn to ski<br>(transitive) To learn (sth).<br>Haluan oppia uuden kielen<br>I want to learn a new language<br>
sekunti	A second.<br>
lopulta	Ablative singular form of loppu.<br>at last, eventually, finally, in the end<br>at last (after a long time)<br>
onni	happiness<br>luck<br>
mikäli	if, provided that<br>Tulen mukaasi, mikäli maksat liput.<br>I'll come with you, provided that you pay [for] the tickets.<br>
parantaa	(transitive) to improve, better<br>(transitive) to heal, cure<br>
luonto	nature, environment<br>Luontoa on suojeltava.<br>Nature must be protected.<br>characteristics of a person (the derived adjective -luontoinen is more common)<br>Hän on hyväluontoinen. / (very rarely said) Hänellä on hyvä luonto.<br>She is good-natured. / She has a good nature.<br>luonnossa = in kind<br>Hän maksoi luonnossa.<br>He paid in kind.<br>
valta	power, might, authority<br>as modifier in compound term main, principal<br>valtakatu = main street<br>valtaväylä = mainstream<br>(in compound nouns) country, state<br>Yhdysvallat = United States<br>Itävalta (from German Österreich) = Austria<br>
ympäristö	environment<br>environmental<br>
pohja	A bottom.<br>Fundament: underlying basis or principle.<br>The layout (spatial arrangement) of a building or flat.<br>(archaic, poetic) north<br>Pohjantähti = North Star<br>Pohjanlahti = Gulf of Bothnia<br>pohjanlepakko = northern bat<br>pohjan poika = a son of the north<br>
todellinen	Real.<br>Actual.<br>
myötä	for<br>along<br>
kantaa	Partitive singular form of kanta.<br>(transitive) To carry, bear.<br>(intransitive, of sound or noise) To carry, be carried, reach.<br>Tytön huuto kantoi kauas.<br>The scream of the girl reached far.<br>(transitive) To wield.<br>
toukokuu	May<br>
keino	means, way, vehicle (entity to achieve an end)<br>trick<br>as modifier in a compound word often: artificial, man-made<br>
taiteilija	artist (person who creates art)<br>
uudelleen	anew, again<br>
valmistaa	(transitive) To make, prepare; (also figuratively) to prepare sb (= partitive) for sth (= illative).<br>~ ruokaa/puhe = to prepare dinner/a speech<br>Meidän täytyy valmistaa häntä siihen.<br>We have to prepare her for it.<br>(transitive) To make, produce, manufacture.<br>Tämä yhtiö valmistaa kenkiä.<br>This company produces shoes.<br>
tehdas	A factory<br>A mill (factory)<br>paperitehdas = paper mill<br>
edetä	(intransitive, physically) To advance, proceed, make headway, move/go ahead/forward, make strides, gain ground.<br>Turkin joukot etenevät Pohjois-Irakissa.<br>Turkish troops are advancing in Northern Iraq.<br>(intransitive) To act, proceed.<br>Olen avuton tietokoneiden kanssa enkä tiedä, miten edetä.<br>I am helpless with computers and I don't know how to proceed.<br>(intransitive) To progress, make progress, advance, get ahead, get on.<br>Rikostutkinta etenee.<br>The criminal investigation is progressing.<br>(intransitive) To develop, improve, (become/get) better.<br>
perustella	(transitive) To justify, to provide an explanation for.<br>
kieltää	(transitive) To forbid (sb = partitive, to do sth = active 3rd infinitive in elative).<br>Kielsin lastani juoksemasta kadulle.<br>I forbade my child to run to the street.<br>(transitive) To forbid, disallow, ban.<br>(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To deny (to say that sth does not exist).<br>(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To renounce (also religiously), (archaic) to repudiate.<br>Hän kielsi poikansa.<br>She renounced/repudiated her son.<br>Hän kielsi Jumalan.<br>He renounced God.<br>(transitive) To dispute, controvert.<br>(transitive, law) kieltää jonkun testamentti = to contest sb's last will.<br>
suoraan	Illative singular form of suora.<br>Illative singular form of suora.<br>straight<br>suoraan kotiin<br>straight to home<br>suoraan edessä: dead ahead<br>sanoa suoraan: to say frankly<br>
toimittaja	A reporter, journalist, editor<br>A supplier, vendor<br>
lyhyt	short<br>
maaliskuu	March<br>
nykyisin	today, nowadays<br>
estää	(transitive) To prevent, forestall, preclude, avert.<br>(transitive) To prevent, stop, keep, hinder sb (from doing sth = 3rd infinitive in elative, -masta/-mästä).<br>(transitive) To deter sb (from doing sth = 3rd infinitive in elative, -masta/-mästä).<br>
pian	soon<br>Tule pian!<br>Come soon!<br>
ruoka	food<br>meal<br>
toistaiseksi	for the time being (temporarily; until later)<br>Toistaiseksi en aio välittää ongelmasta.<br>I think I will ignore the problem for the time being.<br>indefinitely<br>so far<br>
takana	(static) behind<br>Hän on kaukana takana.<br>He is far behind.<br>(nautical) abaft, astern<br>(static) behind<br>Hän on talon takana.<br>He is behind the house.<br>Hän menee talon taakse.<br>He is going behind the house.<br>Hän tulee talon takaa.<br>He is coming from behind the house.<br>Hän on aivan takanasi<br>He is right behind you.<br>(nautical) abaft, aft of<br>Peräsin on kölin takana.<br>The rudder is aft of the keel.<br>(nautical) astern of<br>Miranda on vain puoli meripeninkulmaa Arandan takana.<br>Miranda sails only half a sea mile astern of Aranda.<br>
heinäkuu	July<br>
tammikuu	January.<br>
virka	A post, position, office, public office (public sector work).<br>olla virassa, hoitaa virkaa = to hold an office.<br>astua virkaan = to assume one's office/post/responsibilities/duties, be inaugurated/installed/inducted into office.<br>asettaa virkaan = to inaugurate into office, install into office, induct into office.<br>Indicative present connegative form of virkkaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of virkkaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of virkkaa.<br>
edellyttää	(transitive, + partitive) To require, oblige, call for, make imperative (administratively).<br>Opintotuen saaminen edellyttää, että opiskelija suorittaa 25 (= kaksikymmentäviisi) opintoviikkoa vuodessa.<br>Receiving student grants requires the student to complete 25 study weeks per year.<br>(transitive, logic, + partitive) To presuppose, necessitate, entail, imply.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To presume, assume, suppose.<br>Edellytän, että teillä on tarpeelliset tavarat mukana, kun tulette tänne.<br>I assume you have the necessary belongings with you when you come here.<br>
pelkkä	mere<br>Hän on pelkkä virkailija, eikä voi tehdä muuta kuin noudattaa sääntöjä.<br>He is a mere clerk, and cannot do anything else but follow the rules.<br>only, nothing but<br>Siinä diskossa oli pelkkiä miehiä.<br>There were only men in that discotheque.<br>sheer, pure<br>Tämä on minulle pelkkä ilo.<br>This is a sheer pleasure for me.<br>bare<br>all<br>olla pelkkänä korvana = to be all ears<br>
yhdistää	To connect; to join, combine.<br>To conflate.<br>To implicate.<br>
kriisi	crisis<br>
mainita	to mention<br>
neljäs	(ordinal) the fourth, abbreviation 4. , in the names of monarchs and popes IV .<br>
vara	reserve, backup<br>Mäyrä tarvitsee paksun rasvakerroksen talven varaksi.<br>A badger needs a thick layer of fat as a reserve for winter.<br>Minulla on ylimääräinen tulppa varalla.<br>I have an extra plug as backup.<br>(usually in the plural) resources, reserves, funds, means, assets<br>Irakilla on suuret öljyvarat.<br>Iraq has large oil reserves.<br>Minulla ei ole tähän varaa. (literally 'I don't have the funds for this.')<br>I can't afford this.<br>(usually singular) room, margin; allowance<br>Muista jättää kutistumisen varaa.<br>Remember to leave an allowance for shrinking.<br>Meillä ei ole varaa virheisiin.<br>We have no margin for errors.<br>(mostly in idioms and proverbs) caution, concern, care; often translated into English with an adjective, see also pitää varansa<br>Pidä varasi, ettet putoa.<br>Be careful so that you don't fall.<br>Ei vara venettä kaada. (proverb, literally 'Caution does not overturn a boat')<br>
varma	sure, certain<br>
tausta	background<br>
helposti	easily<br>
joulukuu	December<br>
kallis	expensive<br>Tämä auto on kallis.<br>This car is expensive.<br>dear<br>Olet minulle hyvin kallis.<br>You are very dear to me.<br>
yliopisto	a university, a college<br>academia (universities collectively, the academic world)<br>
selvitys	A document covering the description and results of an investigation, a report.<br>The process of investigating.<br>An oral presentation of a specific topic, especially of the actions of the speaker or the findings made by him.<br>
yhteydessä	in contact, in touch<br>
vaihtaa	(transitive) to change<br>(transitive) to replace<br>(transitive) to exchange, switch<br>
lääkäri	physician, medical doctor<br>
vähentää	(transitive) To decrease, reduce, diminish.<br>(transitive) To deduct (in taxation).<br>(transitive, mathematics) To subtract.<br>
koota	To collect together.<br />To assemble, combine.<br />Partitive singular form of koo.<br />
dollari	dollar (unit of currency in the US, Canada, Australia, NZ, Hong Kong and Singapore)<br>
siten	thus<br>in that way<br>
sija	stead<br>ranking<br>rest, support<br>(grammar) case<br>
mestaruus	mastery, virtuosity<br>championship<br>
marraskuu	November<br>
koko ajan	all the time<br>
saavuttaa	(transitive) To reach.<br>(transitive) To obtain.<br>(transitive) To achieve, accomplish.<br>(transitive) To gain, attain.<br>(transitive) To bring about.<br>
sijoittaa	to set, locate, backdrop<br>(economics) to invest (in = illative)<br>Sijoitin miljoonan osakkeisiin.<br>I invested a million in shares.<br>to rank<br>Hänet on sijoitettu maailmanlistalla ykköseksi.<br>He has been ranked number one on the world list.<br>
tilaisuus	occasion<br>opportunity (chance for advancement, progress or profit)<br>
olo	being, the action of the verb olla<br>feeling<br>Minulla on sellainen olo, että tämä ei riitä Erkille.<br>I have a feeling that this is not going to be enough for Erkki.<br>
ystävä	friend<br>
jalka	foot<br>Unlike most other nouns, jalka is often used in the instructive singular:<br>Menin sinne jalan. = I went there by foot / on foot / afoot.<br>jalankulkija = a pedestrian<br>foot (unit of measure)<br>leg<br>the lower limb of a human<br>base, pedestal<br>(fungi) stipe<br>
palkinto	prize, award<br>
konsertti	concert<br>
rauha	peace, harmony, calm (state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony).<br>peace (state free of oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions).<br>peace (state free of war).<br>
katsoja	viewer, spectator<br>
pakolainen	refugee<br>
ulkomaa	foreign country<br>
palkka	wage, salary<br>
vapaa	free (not imprisoned or enslaved)<br>Olen vapaa mies.<br>I am a free man.<br>free (unconstrained)<br>Hänelle annettiin vapaat kädet tehdä, mitä hän haluaa.<br>He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.<br>free (released)<br>Päästimme kanin vapaaksi.<br>We set the rabbit free.<br>free (without obligations)<br>spare (not filled with activity or work)<br>Minulla on vapaa-aika.<br>I have free time.<br>vacant<br>Istuin on vapaa.<br>The seat is vacant.<br>unmarried, single<br>free-range (of, pertaining to, or produced by animals that are allowed to roam freely, rather than being confined indoors)<br>Ostapas vapaan kananmunat.<br>Please buy free-range eggs.<br>leave (from work, military service, etc.)<br>Partitive singular form of vapa.<br>
juhla	feast<br>party<br>celebration<br>ceremony, occasion, function<br>
levy	A thin, flat object of uniform thickness; a plate. (A thick plate may also be called laatta).<br>A board, as a flat construction material supplied in sheets, such as chipboard, or a sheet of such material.<br>A slab, as a thick, flat piece of material.<br>A disk for storing data.<br>A recording of a piece of music made on a disc, or a disc on which music is saved. If there's a need to be specific, a recording may also be called levytys.<br>
vajaa	not full; partial, incomplete<br>Viimeisen vajaan kymmenen vuoden aikana...<br>Within the last ten years... (as opposed to 'during the last ten years (in their entirety)')<br>shy (short, insufficient, less than)<br>Tästä on heidän talolleen vähän vajaa maili.<br>It is just shy of a mile from here to their house.<br>(colloquial) mentally retarded<br>Partitive singular form of vaja.<br>Minä en näe vajaa.<br>I don't see an(y)/the shed.<br>
järjestelmä	system<br>
toimi	chore, task, job, duty<br>(plural only; not used in singular form) activities, business, operations, affairs, action<br>action measure<br>post, job, position<br>service (in compounds, branch of government, e.g. pelastustoimi)<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of toimia.<br>Indicative present connegative form of toimia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of toimia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of toimia.<br>
julkisuus	publicity<br>
sulkea	(transitive) To close, shut (a box; a door).<br>(transitive) To turn off (a machine).<br>
määrätä	(transitive + accusative + 3rd inf. -maan/-mään) to order, command, instruct, tell (sb to do sth)<br>Määrään sinut leikkaamaan pensasaidan.<br>I order you to trim the hedge.<br>kunnes toisin määrätään until further notice<br>(transitive) to (fore)ordain, decree, decide<br>Johto on määrännyt, että tästälähin työaika alkaa kuudelta.<br>The management has decided that from now on the working time starts at six.<br>(transitive) to specify, determine, set, fix<br>~ + genitive + arvo to appraise<br>~ pidettäväksi to schedule (a meeting; a TV program)<br>(transitive, law) to levy, assess (taxes); to impose, inflict (a fine)<br>Verottaja määräsi minulle tuhannen euron jälkiveron.<br>The taxman levied a thousand euro additional tax on me.<br>Poliisi määräsi hurjastelijalle ison sakon.<br>The police imposed a large fine on the speeder.<br>(transitive) to appoint, assign into a public office.<br>Presidentti määräsi hänet oikeusasiamiehen virkaan.<br>The president appointed him to the office of ombudsman.<br>(transitive) to prescribe, order (a medication)<br>Lääkäri määräsi minulle antibiootteja.<br>The doctor prescribed antibiotics for me.<br>
teko	act, deed<br>achievement<br>Se oli mahtava teko.<br>It was a great achievement.<br>As modifier in a compound term, signifies artificial, manmade, false, mock, cod, simulated.<br>tekohammas = false tooth<br>tekolatina = cod Latin<br>tekonahka = simulated leather<br>tekopyhä = hypocritical<br>tekosilkki = artificial silk<br>tekotimantti = manmade diamond<br>As modifier in a compound term, refers to a deed, especially in a legal context.<br>tekopaikka = the location where an act takes place; crime scene<br>tekotapa = way of doing something, method<br>tekoväline = any object that is used as the means of committing a crime<br>
lasku	descent, an instance of descending, sliding down a hill, landing of an airplane etc.<br>decline, decrease<br>calculation, computation<br>bill, check<br>
kyse	matter<br>Mistä on kyse?<br>What's the matter?<br>
vieras	unfamiliar<br>foreign<br>Se on vieras kieli.<br>It is a foreign language.<br>A guest<br>A stranger<br>A visitor<br>
kaivata	(transitive, + partitive) To long for, yearn for, pine for, miss.<br>Kaipaan sinua.<br>I miss you.<br>Hän kaipasi yksinkertaista elämää.<br>He yearned for a simple life.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To want, wish, desire.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To ask for, look for, ask after.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To need, lack, miss, require.<br>No tätähän tässä kaivattiinkin!<br>Great, just what we needed! (sarcastic)<br>
potilas	patient<br>
alla	beneath, underneath, below<br>(static) under, underneath.<br>Pallo on pöydän alla.<br>The ball is under the table.<br>
ovi	door<br>ovelta ovelle = door-to-door, door to door<br>
äänestää	(transitive, + partitive) to vote<br>Äänestin konservatiivia/liberaalia/oikeistolaista/vasemmistolaista/vihreätä.<br>I voted for a Conservative/Liberal/Rightist/Leftist/Green.<br>
pudota	(intransitive) To drop, fall (down/off), slip.<br>Se putosi käsistäni.<br>It dropped out of my fingers.<br>(intransitive, slang) To burst out laughing.<br>Indicative present connegative form of pudottaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of pudottaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of pudottaa.<br>
budjetti	budget (itemized summary of intended expenditure revenue)<br>purse, budget (money allocated for particular purpose)<br>
laitos	institution<br>faculty<br>facility<br>department<br>plant<br>
varata	(transitive) To reserve, book.<br>(transitive) To put aside.<br>
lyödä	(transitive) To hit, strike, knock.<br>(transitive) To beat (also figuratively).<br>Löin rumpuja kovaa.<br>I beat the drums hard.<br>(transitive) To hurl, chuck, pitch, heave.<br>(intransitive):<br>(of waves) to crash;<br>(of a sail) to flap;<br>(of knees) to knock;<br>(of teeth) to chatter;<br>(of a heart, rain) to pound, beat;<br>(of an artery) to beat;<br>(of lightning; of time) to strike;<br>(of a sound) to ring<br>(transitive) ~ rahaa = to mint/coin money.<br>
tarkka	Exact, precise, pedantic, strict, accurate.<br>
sijoittua	(intransitive) to rank, be placed<br>
näytelmä	play (theatrical performance)<br>spectacle<br>
menestys	success (achievement of one's aim or goal)<br>
arvio	An estimate, assessment.<br>
rata	(rail transport) railroad track, line<br>(sports) track, lane<br>(curling) A sheet (area of ice on which one game of curling is played)<br>An orbit (path of one object around another).<br>A course (of life).<br>A trajectory (path of a body as it travels through space).<br>
kirjailija	author, writer<br>
voittaja	winner<br>
kappale	An object (thing that has physical existence)<br>A piece (part of a larger whole)<br>Ravintola 'Z' on kappale Marokkoa tuotuna Helsinkiin.<br>Restaurant 'Z' is a piece of Morocco brought to Helsinki.<br>A piece of music, especially of light music, song.<br>'Yesterday' on yksi Beatlesien suosituimpia kappaleita. = 'Yesterday' is one of the most famous songs of the Beatles.<br>A measure of quantity, often corresponding English adverbs apiece, each.<br>Kynät maksavat euron kappale.<br>The pens cost one euro each.<br>An article (member of a group or class). Used mostly in compound words.<br>vaatekappale = an article of clothing<br>A paragraph (passage in text)<br>(mathematics) A solid.<br>(physics) physical body<br>
turvallisuus	safety<br>security (condition of not being threatened)<br>
nimittää	(transitive) To assign.<br>(transitive) To name, dub, designate.<br>
ilmestyä	to show up, appear, pop up, materialize (to arrive, especially suddenly or erratically)<br>Se ilmestyi puun takaa.<br>It popped up from behind the tree.<br>Yleensä hän ilmestyy paikalle, kun vähiten odotat.<br>She usually shows up when you least expect it.<br>to emerge (to come into view)<br>Hatusta ilmestyi jänis.<br>A rabbit emerged from the hat.<br>to be issued, be released.<br>Lehti ilmestyy joka kuukausi.<br>The magazine is issued every month.<br>Laulajan uusi albuumi ilmestyi viime viikkona.<br>The singer's new album was released last week.<br>
lähtö	departure<br>(sports) start<br>takeoff (of a plane)<br>launch (of a rocket)<br>
ainakaan	connegative form of ainakin ('at least'), used always with the negation verb ei; see ei ainakaan<br>
ranta	The border of a body of water and land in general, a shore.<br>A beach, as a sandy shore.<br>Mennään rannalle!<br>Let's go to the beach!<br>A bank of a river.<br>Esihistoriallisena aikana suomalais-ugrilaiset kansat asuttivat Volgan rantoja.<br>In the prehistoric age the Finno-Ugric people inhabited the banks of the river Volga.<br>(rarely) A strand.<br>
televisio	(television) television<br>A television set<br>
luopua	(intransitive) to abandon, relinquish<br>~ vallasta/kruunusta = to abdicate.<br>~ toivosta jonkun suhteen = to despair of something<br>
ulkoministeri	foreign minister, secretary of state<br>
heittää	(transitive) to throw, cast<br>heittää varjo<br>to cast a shadow<br>(transitive) with ulos (out), to expel, e.g. from a party or meeting<br>(transitive, colloquial) to give a ride (in a car)<br>Voitko heittää minut kotiin?<br>Can you give me a ride home?<br>(intransitive, colloquial, of a number) to be inaccurate or incorrect, to be off<br>Arviosi heittää useilla vuosilla.<br>Your estimate is off by several years.<br>(transitive, archaic) to abandon<br>Työtämme ohjaa, meitä älä heitä! (from a hymn)<br>Guide our work, do not abandon us!<br>
esimerkki	example<br>
herättää	To wake up, awake(n).<br>(figuratively) To awaken, stir (up), rouse.<br>To evoke.<br>(figuratively) To (a)rouse, revive, bring (back) to life.<br>(figuratively) To arouse, raise, provoke, call forth, stir up:<br>~ kohua = raise a furor.<br>~ närkästystä = to arouse/provoke indignation.<br>~ epäilystä = to arouse suspicion.<br>~ ajatuksia = to provoke thoughts.<br>~ tyytymättömyyttä = to stir up discontent.<br>
etenkin	(used only in a positive clause) Especially, particularly, notably.<br>
teksti	text<br>(journalism) copy (text of a newspaper article)<br>(marketing) copy (output of copywriter; short for mainosteksti)<br>
vakava	serious<br>
taistelu	A fight.<br>A struggle.<br>työläisten taistelu oikeuksiensa puolesta = workers' struggle for their rights<br>A battle.<br>Waterloon taistelu = the Battle of Waterloo<br>taistelu Englannista = the Battle of Britain<br>A combat.<br>(military) An engagement (actual instance of active hostilities).<br>
sujua	(intransitive) To go, run (smoothly, successfully).<br>(intransitive, of time) To pass.<br>Hyvinhän tuo sujuu.<br>It's coming along well.<br>
vaatimus	demand, claim<br>
sisältää	(transitive) To include; to contain.<br>(transitive) To involve.<br>
seurakunta	A parish (subdivision of diocese).<br>A parish (community attending a church, members of the parish)<br>(slightly pejorative) Any group of people who have collected together.<br>
kaunis	beautiful<br>Hän on todella kaunis.<br>She is really beautiful.<br>
tekninen	technical<br>
kurssi	(navigation) A course (direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment).<br>Laiva muutti kurssiaan 15 astetta etelään päin.<br>The ship changed its course 15 degrees towards south.<br>A class, course (period of learning).<br>Minun pitää mennä ranskan kurssille.<br>I need to take a French course.<br>(finance) A rate, exchange rate.<br>Mikä on Yhdysvaltain dollarin kurssi tänään?<br>What is the exchange rate of the US dollar today?<br>
armeija	army<br>military<br>
työryhmä	working group (any more or less formal team working for joint purpose)<br>
vaikeus	difficulty<br>
ehto	condition, term<br>reservation<br>in adessive and allative may refer to candidacy in an election or for public office<br>Olen ehdolla kunnallisvaaleissa.<br>I'm running for the municipal council.<br>Aion asettua ehdolle eduskuntavaaleissa.<br>I'm planning to run for the parliament.<br>
taide	art<br>
ehdotus	suggestion<br>
korvata	to replace, take the place of<br>to compensate, reimburse for, refund, restitute<br>(insurance) to indemnify<br>
jälki	A trace.<br>Hän katosi jälkiä jättämättä.<br>He vanished without a trace.<br>A track.<br>jäniksenjäljet hangella<br>hare tracks in snow<br>aftermath.<br>
katu	street<br>
ilmeisesti	apparently, evidently, obviously<br>
muoto	A shape.<br>A form.<br>
tappio	defeat<br>(economics) operating loss<br>(military) loss, casualty<br>
syyttää	(transitive + partitive) To blame (for sth = elative), blame (sth) on, accuse (of sth = elative).<br>Hän syyttää minua epäonnistumisesta.<br>S/he is blaming me for the failure.<br>...or...<br>S/he is blaming the failure on me.<br>(transitive, law + partitive) To accuse, charge, indict, prosecute, try, arraign (of/with/for sth = elative).<br>Milosevicia syytettiin kansanmurhasta.<br>Milosevic was prosecuted for genocide.<br>
jatko	follow-on, follow-up<br>addition<br>lengthening<br>extension<br>continuation<br>
näkemys	view (way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory)<br>outlook (attitude or point of view)<br>position (opinion or stand)<br>stand (position; firm opinion; action for a purpose)<br>reckoning (opinion or judgement)<br>opinion (non-objective thought that a person has formed about a topic or issue)<br>vision (ideal toward which one aspires)<br>conviction (firmly held belief)<br>
yhdeksän	(cardinal) nine<br>
väittää	(intransitive) To claim, contend, assert, argue, maintain; to allege.<br>Heidän väitetään tappaneen lemmikkinsä.<br>They are alleged to have killed their pets. or They allegedly killed their pets.<br>(law) To plead.<br>(logic) To predicate.<br>
mestari	master<br>expert<br>champion<br>
virallinen	official<br>
tuskin	hardly<br>Instructive plural form of tuska.<br>
suhtautua	to relate, to concern<br>to deal with something, to react to something<br>Hän ei tiennyt, miten suhtautuisi asiaan.<br>She didn't know how she'd react to the matter.<br>
syödä	(transitive) To eat.<br>(chess) To capture.<br>
mahdollisimman	Genitive singular form of mahdollisin.<br />
teollisuus	industry<br>
kilo	(rare) shine<br>kilogram<br>
käsittely	handling<br>treatment, processing<br>hearing (in a legal case)<br>
peräti	Used as fortifier for adjectives, most proper translation into English being often 'very' or 'quite'.<br>Olut on siellä peräti kallista.<br>Beer is quite expensive in that place.<br>Used with numerals to indicate that the figure is either in high or low end of the ordinary range. Translated into English as 'as much as, up to, even' or 'as little as'.<br>Olut maksaa siellä peräti 10 euroa.<br>A beer costs there as much as 10 euros.<br>
ihmetellä	to wonder, to ask in surprise<br>
vastustaa	To object, to oppose, to contest (to raise an objection)<br>To protest (to make a strong objection)<br>To resist, to oppose (to attempt to counter the actions or effects of someone or something)<br>To antagonize (to work against; to oppose; especially to incite reaction)<br>
vaimo	wife<br>(archaic) woman, especially an elderly one<br>
nauttia	(intransitive + elative) To enjoy.<br>nauttia auringosta, lomasta<br>to enjoy the sun, a holiday<br>nauttia työsuhde-etuja<br>to enjoy the perks of a job<br>(transitive + partitive) To ingest.<br>nauttia lääkettä<br>to ingest some medicine<br>
tunne	feeling<br>emotion<br>sensation<br>touch<br>Indicative present connegative form of tuntea.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of tuntea.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of tuntea.<br>
säilyä	(intransitive) To remain.<br>(intransitive) To abide.<br>(intransitive) To be preserved.<br>
helmikuu	February<br>
kohdata	(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To meet with, encounter (a person).<br>~ joku ohimennen = to run into somebody.<br>~ joku syvällisesti = to connect up with somebody.<br>~ kuolema = to meet with death, die.<br>(transitive, figuratively, + genitive-accusative) To undergo, experience, suffer; to face, be confronted with:<br>~ koettelemuksia = to undergo trials or tribulations.<br>(transitive, figuratively) To befall, happen, occur.<br>Minua kohtasi hirveä onnettomuus.<br>A terrible accident befell me.<br>
ote	grasp<br>citation, excerpt, extract<br>
huhtikuu	April<br>
verrattuna	verrattuna + illative: compared to<br>Passive past participle of verrata in essive singular.<br>
uhri	victim<br>mark, stiff, pigeon, patsy ‎ (person who is deceived)<br>sacrifice, offering (something sacrificed)<br>casualty ‎ (person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence)<br>martyr (one who suffers greatly and/or constantly)<br>Stan on niveltulehduksen uhri, Chris Stanin loputtoman valituksen uhri.<br>Stan is a martyr to arthritis, Chris a martyr to Stan's endless moaning about it.<br>
idea	idea<br>
suosia	To favour/favor.<br>
esillä	(static) out (in the open), visible, showing.<br>(static) on view/show/display.<br>
ohella	(figuratively) together with, alongside, along with, while<br>Hän opiskeli työn ohella lääkäriksi.<br>While he worked he studied to become a doctor.<br>
rahoitus	financing<br>
reilu	fair, just<br>reilu kauppa<br>fair trade<br>generous (more than adequate)<br>sincere, frank, honest<br>On muuten ihan saatanan reilu kimma!<br>A real fair girl she was!<br>
kertyä	(intransitive) To accumulate, accrue<br>Ajomatkaa Seinäjoelle kertyy vain 10 minuuttia.<br>The drive to Seinäjoki takes only 10 minutes (only 10 minutes accumulate during the drive).<br>
viikonloppu	weekend<br>Ainakin kolme ihmistä kuoli viikonloppuna hiihto-onnettomuuksissa.<br>At least three people died in skiing accidents during the weekend.<br>
liikevaihto	revenue (net gain before subtracting the loss)<br>
kärki	point, tip (e.g. of spear)<br>cusp<br>
laulu	song<br>singing<br>
eläke	pension (payment made to one retired)<br>
laatu	quality<br>sort<br>
muodostaa	(transitive) to form, create, formulate, build<br>(transitive) to constitute<br>
koira	dog<br>dog paddle (swimming stroke)<br>(military slang) military police<br>
vähintään	at least<br>Leikkaus kestää vähintään tunnin.<br>The operation takes at least one hour.<br>
runsaasti	plenty<br>
ampua	(transitive) To shoot (+ partitive = wounding; + genitive-accusative = killing).<br>Ammuin sinua.<br>I shot (and wounded) you.<br>Ammuin sinut.<br>I shot (and killed) you.<br>
vastaus	answer (response), reply<br>myönteinen ~ favourable answer<br>
seuraus	consequence<br>result<br>corollary<br>
loppua	(intransitive) To (come to an) end, finish, get over, stop, cease.<br>(intransitive) To run out.<br>Aika loppuu.<br>Time is is running out.<br>
havaita	(transitive) To observe, detect, perceive.<br>
ylittää	To cross.<br>To exceed, surpass, go over, transcend.<br>Ylitti kaikki odotukseni!<br>It surpassed all my expectations!<br>To transgress (a limit, confine or bound, as to break a taboo).<br>
joulu	Christmas<br>
painaa	(transitive) to push, press<br>(transitive) to print (a book)<br>(intransitive) to weigh<br>(slang) to fuck<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of painaa.<br>
työttömyys	Unemployment.<br>
kotimaa	homeland<br>
lähtien	(temporal) since, as of, from, from ... onwards, from ... forward (of time)<br>Olen tuntenut hänet viime vuodesta lähtien.<br>I have known her since last year.<br>Kuka hallitsi Englantia 1500-luvun puolivälistä lähtien?<br>Who ruled England from the middle of the 16th century onwards?<br>active second infinitive in instructive of lähteä.<br>
yksityinen	private<br>personal<br>
väli	gap, space<br>interval<br>distance<br>difference<br>
toki	sure, certainly<br>Autan toki.<br>Sure, I'll help.<br>certainly, by all means, sure<br>
lista	(informal) list (register)<br>Short for ruokalista ('menu').<br>Mitä tänään on listalla?<br>What's on the menu today?<br>Short for pörssilista or kaupankäyntilista ('list of securities traded in a given marketplace').<br>batten (thin strip of wood, especially one used for decorative purposes)<br>(music) record chart (ranking of music according to popularity during a given period of time).<br>
kehittyä	(intransitive) To develop.<br>
iskeä	to strike, hit<br>to attack<br>to ||crack down]] (to enforce more stringently or more thoroughly)<br>Viranomaiset yrittävät iskeä pyhien aikana rattijuopumukseen.<br>The authorities are trying to crack down on drunk driving during the holidays.<br>to hit on, flirt (to try to get someone romantically interested in oneself)<br>
valo	light (radiation)<br>
jakso	period<br>episode<br>passage (paragraph or section of text)<br>
kuluttua	in, after, a [period] from (after a period of time).<br>He sanoivat soittavansa viikon kuluttua.<br>They said they would call us in a week.<br>Viikon kuluttua olen Mauritiuksella.<br>A week from now I'll be on Mauritius.<br>
vuosituhat	A millennium.<br>
raskas	heavy<br>
toteutua	(intransitive) to come true (to become real: to become true or existent)<br>Jos toivot oikein kovasti, se saattaa toteutua.<br>If you wish really hard, it just might come true.<br>Monet heidän ennustuksensa toteutuivat, monet tietysti eivät.<br>Many of their predictions came true, but of course, many did not.<br>
venäläinen	Russian<br>Russian (person)<br>
neuvotella	To negotiate.<br>
palkita	(transitive) To reward.<br>(transitive) To award.<br>
vastaava	corresponding, similar, having equal effect<br>Active present participle of vastata.<br>
kilpailla	To compete, contend.<br>To race.<br>To rival.<br>
lausunto	statement<br>verdict<br>
sinne	(of movement) there (when the speaker does not point at the place):<br>Me menimme sinne. (cf. siellä)<br>We went there.<br>
osalta	Ablative singular form of osa.<br />
tietty	certain (having been determined but unspecified).<br>Tietyt ihmiset ovat hyviä bridgen pelaajia.<br>Certain people are good at playing bridge.<br>designated<br>
julkistaa	To publish, announce.<br>
kaupunginhallitus	city board (the executive branch of city government)<br>
virhe	mistake<br>error<br>flaw<br>
asiantuntija	expert<br>
kuljettaja	driver<br>
eurooppalainen	European<br>A European.<br>
amerikkalainen	American (a person from the USA)<br>American (very often of or relating to the USA or its people)<br>
onnettomuus	accident<br>
eläin	animal<br>
uudistus	reform<br>
ase	weapon (also figuratively)<br>gun<br>
korvaus	compensation, reimbursement, reparation<br>
pelkästään	only, merely<br>
päätyä	(intransitive) To end up (somewhere).<br>
heikko	weak<br>faint<br>feeble<br>infirm<br>frail<br>delicate<br>slight<br>poor<br>light<br>slender<br>meager<br>
säilyttää	(transitive) To preserve.<br>(transitive) To retain.<br>
kyetä	(transitive, auxiliary, + active 3rd infinitive in illative) To be able to, be capable of, can, be competent at.<br>Kykeneekö kuka tahansa ihminen tappamaan?<br>Is any person capable of killing?<br>Kykenikö hän kävelemään onnettomuuden jälkeen?<br>Was she able to walk after the accident?<br>
ulkomainen	foreign (from a different country)<br>
vastustaja	An opponent in a game, fight, competition, politics etc.<br>
esiin	(of movement) out (of hiding), in the open, into sight:<br>vetää ase esiin = to pull out a gun.<br>tuoda esiin = to bring out in the open, disclose.<br>nousta esiin = to stand out (to be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to one's surroundings)<br>(of movement) forward, forth:<br>astua esiin = to step forward/forth.<br>kutsua esiin = to call out/forth, (law) to call to the stand.<br>tuoda esiin = to bring up, take out (into discussion), point out.<br>
ellei	unless he/she/it, if he/she/it not<br>Ellei sada, menen ulos.<br>Unless it is raining, I will go out.<br>
käräjäoikeus	Since Dec. 1993, the principal trial court or court of first instance in the Finnish judicial system, officially translated into English as 'District Court'. The names of corresponding courts in English-speaking countries vary by jurisdiction. At least the following are used: district court (US, Australia), municipal court (US), circuit court (US, Ireland), magistrates court (UK), Magistrate's Court (UK, South Africa), county court (UK), provincial court (Canada).<br>Suomessa on 58 (= viisikymmentäkahdeksan) käräjäoikeutta.<br>There are 58 district courts in Finland.<br>
eilen	yesterday.<br>
hieno	fine<br>a. Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth.<br>b. Consisting of especially minute particulate; made up of particularly small pieces.<br>Hienoa tomua nostaen ajoi henkilöauto hitaasti ohi ja Asta näki sisällä valkoisen pöyhkeän pilven.<br>Raising a fine dust, the passage car drove slowly by and Asta saw inside a cocky yellow cloud.<br>elegant<br>exquisite<br>great, wonderful<br>hieno saavutus — great achievement<br>
ennen kuin	before something<br>...ennen kuin on liian myöhäistä.<br>...before it is too late.<br>
työtön	unemployed, jobless<br>An unemployed person.<br>
ilma	air<br>weather<br>
kyseessä	Inessive singular form of kyse.<br>
kiertää	(transitive) To turn, twist, screw.<br>(transitive) To roll (up).<br>(transitive) To wind, wrap.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To circle, go around, circumvent.<br>(transitive or intransitive; tr. -> + partitive) To roam, rove, wander.<br>(transitive, e.g. of a satellite, + partitive) To orbit.<br>(transitive) To surround, encircle.<br>(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To round.<br>(transitive) To circumvent, evade, dodge, avoid.<br>(transitive) To circumvent, get around/past.<br>(intransitive) To spin, turn, revolve.<br>(intransitive, of blood in vessels) To circulate.<br>(intransitive) To go around (from person to person).<br>
taitaa	(transitive, active past part. taitanut) to know, master, command, have a command of, have a proficiency in<br>(transitive, auxiliary + infinitive, active past part. taitanut or tainnut) to probably do, think that one does<br>Hän taitaa sijoittua toiseksi.<br>She's probably placing second.<br>
sotilas	soldier<br>(chess) pawn<br>As a modifier in compound terms signifies military.<br>sotilastiedustelu<br>military intelligence<br>
tunnelma	atmosphere, ambiance (mood or feeling in a situation).<br>
aikainen	early<br>Aikainen lintu madon nappaa.<br>An early bird catches the worm.<br>On kovin aikaista.<br>It's quite early.<br>genitive + ~ ; taking place during<br>ruokailun aikainen välikohtaus<br>an incident that took place during a meal<br>Raskauden aikaista tupakointia tulee välttää.<br>One shall avoid smoking during pregnancy.<br>genitive + ~ ; from the times of<br>Tämä viinipullo on Napoleonin aikainen.<br>This bottle of wine is from the times of Napoleon.<br>
pääkaupunki	capital (city)<br>
voimakas	powerful<br>strong<br>
kokonaisuus	whole, entirety, totality; big picture, gestalt.<br>ensemble.<br>
tutustua	(intransitive) To meet (people), get acquainted with, familiarise/familiarize oneself with.<br>
tunnustaa	To confess.<br>(law) To plead guilty.<br>To recognize (to acknowledge the existence or legality of).<br>To nostrify, nostrificate (to grant recognition to a degree from a foreign university).<br>
viesti	A message.<br>(athletics) A relay or relay race.<br>(military) The signal corps.<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of viestiä.<br>Indicative present connegative form of viestiä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of viestiä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of viestiä.<br>
ravintola	restaurant (an eating establishment in which diners are served food at their tables)<br>
ainoastaan	only, just, alone<br>
ehdottaa	(transitive) to suggest, propose<br>
sallia	(transitive) to allow, permit<br>to countenance<br>
paljastaa	to reveal, disclose, expose, unfold, unveil<br>to detect; eg. of a lie<br>
kasvattaa	(transitive) To let grow.<br>kasvattaa partaa<br>to grow a beard<br>(transitive, agriculture) To grow, raise, breed.<br>(transitive, parenting) To rear, bring up, raise.<br>(transitive, figuratively) To educate, school.<br>(transitive, figuratively) To train for a certain duty.<br>(transitive) To increase, increment.<br>
vero	tax<br>
aamu	morning<br>
vuosittain	yearly, annually, per annum<br>
kuolema	death, demise, decease<br>tuomita + genitive-accusative + kuolemaan = to sentence/condemn to death.<br>deathly (in attributive use: appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death)<br>Hän on kuolemankalpea.<br>He has a deathly pallor.<br>
pinta	surface<br>
kadota	(intransitive) To disappear, vanish.<br>(intransitive) To get/be lost, be missing.<br>Puhelimeni katoaa.<br>My phone is missing.<br>(intransitive) To fade.<br>Indicative present connegative form of kadottaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of kadottaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of kadottaa.<br>
opiskella	(transitive, intransitive) To study sth (to pursue studies of, e.g. at a university).<br>Opiskeleeko hän oikeustieteitä?<br>Does she study law?<br>
taito	skill<br>art (skill attained by study, practice, or observation)<br>
huomattavasti	considerably, notably, remarkably, significantly<br>
henkilökunta	staff (employees)<br>
nykyään	currently, at present, these days, nowadays, today<br>
aiempi	Earlier.<br>
puute	shortage<br>deficiency<br>shortcoming<br>poverty<br>
ohjaaja	director<br>driver, pilot<br>tutor, mentor, counselor, adviser, instructor, for example camp counselor, guidance counselor, physical education instructor<br>
parhaillaan	currently, at the moment, at present<br>
laatia	to compose, make, devise (to construct by mental labor; to think up)<br>Puhuja laati puheensa edeltävällä viikolla.<br>The orator composed his speech over the week prior.<br>Olen laatinut suunnitelman/luonnoksen.<br>I have made a plan/draft.<br>
tuolloin	At that time.<br>
juosta	(intransitive) to run<br>
vierailla	(intransitive) To visit (sb = genitive + luona).<br>
halpa	cheap<br>
vaara	Danger, risk, peril, hazard, jeopardy.<br>A large, forested hill (as opposed to fell).<br>
laittaa	(transitive) To put, set, place.<br>(transitive) ~ ruokaa = to prepare food.<br>Third-person plural present indicative form of laittaa.<br>
yksin	alone<br>Instructive plural form of yksi.<br>
poistaa	(transitive) to remove<br>(transitive) to delete<br>(transitive, accounting) to depreciate<br>
lähellä	near, close, nearby; nigh (in a position nearby)<br>Loppu on lähellä.<br>The end is near.<br>near, close to, in the vicinity of<br>Porvoo on historiallinen kaupunki Helsingin lähellä.<br>Porvoo is a historical city near Helsinki.<br>
turha	useless, unnecessary<br>futile<br>pointless<br>Hän aloitti kantansa perustelun, vaikka tiesikin sen turhaksi.<br>He began backing up his opinion, although he knew it was pointless.<br>
esille	forward, forth, out, up, to the front, signifying that something that has been hidden comes or is brought to the sight, either in a concrete way or allegorically; used with a verb that signifies motion (see the Usage notes below).<br>
ikä	age<br>life<br>lifetime<br>
maksu	fee<br>payment<br>
riski	strong (capable of producing great physical force, said of a person or an animal)<br>sturdy (of firm build, said of a person or an animal)<br>A risk (possible, usually negative, outcome, e.g., a danger)<br>A risk (likelihood of a negative outcome)<br>A risk (potential ,conventionally negative, impact of an event)<br>A chance (risk)<br>Älä ota mitään riskejä!<br>Don't take any chances!<br>
työnantaja	An employer<br>
luovuttaa	(transitive) to hand over, surrender, give up, deliver, relinquish<br>(transitive) to present, hand over<br>(transitive, law) to extradite<br>(transitive, medicine) to donate<br>(transitive, chemistry) to emit, give off, release<br>(intransitive) to give up, forfeit, surrender, capitulate<br>(transitive, accounting) to dispose<br>
myönteinen	positive (inspiring positive reactions).<br>favourable/favorable:<br>Myönteinen vastaus.<br>A favourable answer.<br>affirmative.<br>
joko	jo + -ko<br>Joko olemme siellä?<br>Are we there yet?<br>joko ... tai: either ... or<br>Joko minä tai sinä.<br>Either me or you.<br>
kylmä	cold<br>(idiomatic) level (being sensible)<br>pitää pää kylmänä<br>to keep a level head<br>
numero	digit, number (symbol for a non-negative integer: 0, 1, ... , 9)<br>numeral (symbol representing a number)<br>Roomalainen numero V edustaa lukua 5.<br>The Roman numeral V represents the number 5.<br>arabialainen numero<br>Arabic numeral<br>number (followed by a numeral; used to indicate the position of something in a list or sequence)<br>Hevonen numero 34 voitti kilpailun.<br>Horse number 34 won the race.<br>number (performance; especially as part of a larger show)<br>Toisena numeronaan hän lauloi ...<br>For his second number, he sang ... .<br>
vanhus	old person<br>
liikaa	too much<br>
huippukokous	summit (gathering)<br>
eteenpäin	forward, onward, ahead (towards the front or at the front, in a forward direction)<br>Eteenpäin, kristityt soturit!<br>Onward, Christian soldiers!<br>Haluan mennä urallani eteenpäin.<br>I want to move forward in my career.<br>forth (forward in time, place or degree).<br>along (onward, forward, with progressive action)<br>Älä pysähdy tässä. Mene vain eteenpäin.<br>Don't stop here. Just move along.<br>
selkeä	clear, sunny (without clouds)<br>(meteorology, of the sky) Up to 1/8 covered by clouds.<br>clear (free of ambiguity)<br>
läpi	(rare) Hole (usually for ventilation), (depending on the place of the hole) window, shutter, door.<br>Neula meni lävestä.<br>The needle went through the hole.<br>Nyt pitää aukaista kaikki lävet, jotta savu poistuu.<br>Now we must open all the shutters so that the smoke goes away.<br>(colloquial, in negative contexts) a mouth, hole:<br>Pidä läpesi pienempänä!<br>Shut your hole/face!<br>through:<br>Madonna löi itsensä läpi 1980-luvulla.<br>Madonna got her big break in the 1980s.<br>through:<br>Pallo lensi ikkunan läpi. (läpi has often the nuance that the subject breaks something or at least touches it)<br>The ball flew through the window(, breaking it).<br>across:<br>Kävelin puiston läpi.<br>I walked across the park.<br>päästä jostakin (elative) läpi = to pass sth (such as test or examination)<br>Pääsitkö läpi matematiikan kokeesta?<br>Did you pass the math exam?<br>
osapuoli	(law) party<br>
samanlainen	similar<br>equivalent, identical<br>
korjata	to fix<br>to repair (a machine; a building)<br>to mend, darn, alter<br>to revise<br>to grade, correct<br>to remedy, rectify<br>to adjust, straighten<br>to gather, collect<br>Korjaa heti vaatteesi lattialta!<br>Gather your clothes from the floor at once!<br>to clear (a dining table), clear off (dishes from a table)<br>(agriculture) to reap (also figuratively)<br>korjata sato = to harvest<br>korjata vehnä = to harvest wheat<br>
vuosisata	A century (hundred years).<br>21. vuosisata = 21st century<br>
painottaa	to highlight, emphasize<br>to accent<br>
jatkossa	Inessive singular form of jatko.<br>in the future<br>
mielipide	An opinion.<br>
taistella	(intransitive) To fight, struggle (to contend in physical conflict; with weapons; if the enemy is mentioned, it is in the partitive case, followed by the postposition vastaan).<br>Isoisäni taisteli sodassa.<br>My grandfather fought in the war.<br>Suomi taisteli Neuvostoliittoa vastaan toisessa maailmansodassa.<br>Finland fought the Soviet Union in the Second World War.<br>(intransitive, figuratively) To fight, compete, contest (usually followed by the goal, e.g. voitosta, 'for the victory').<br>Hän taisteli voitosta.<br>S/he fought for the victory.<br>(intransitive, figuratively, + partitive + vastaan) To combat, fiercely counteract.<br>Poliisi taistelee järjestäytynyttä rikollisuutta vastaan.<br>The police are combatting organized crime.<br>
kuunnella	(transitive + partitive) To listen to.<br>
juhlia	Partitive plural form of juhla.<br>To celebrate.<br>To party.<br>
samoin	ditto<br>likewise<br>Kiitos samoin!<br>Thanks, you too!<br>Kunpa tuntisit samoin.<br>If only you felt the same way.<br>
keskimäärin	on average<br>
taata	(transitive) To warrant; to guarantee.
kuluttaja	A consumer.<br>A user (consumer).<br>
tuomio	sentence, conviction, verdict<br>judgement<br>doom<br>
erityisen	Genitive singular form of erityinen.<br>extra (to an extraordinary degree).<br>Sinä päivänä hän juoksi kouluun erityisen nopeasti.<br>That day he ran to school extra fast.<br>
lopullinen	final, ultimate<br>definitive<br>decisive<br>(law) peremptory (not admitting of question or appeal)<br>
väärä	wrong, incorrect<br>Se on väärä puoli.<br>It is the wrong side.<br>Olla väärässä paikassa väärään aikaan<br>to be in the wrong place at the wrong time<br>Jos haetaan Kustaa IV:ttä, niin Napoleon IV on väärempi vastaus kuin Kustaa III.<br>If Gustav IV is sought after, Napoleon IV is a more incorrect answer than Gustav III.<br>Annetuista vastauksista, väärin on Napoleon IV, joka ei edes ollut Ruotsin kuninkaita.<br>Among the answers given, the most incorrect is Napoleon IV, who wasn't even one of the kings of Sweden.<br>false<br>crooked<br>illogical, illegitimate<br>väärä johtopäätös<br>illegitimate conclusion<br>counterfeit<br>väärä raha<br>counterfeit money<br>
kesken	unfinished<br>Kopiointi on vielä kesken.<br>The copying is not finished yet.<br>in the middle of:<br>Pappi pyörtyi kesken puheen.<br>The priest fainted in the middle of the speech.<br>between, among:<br>meidän kesken, heidän kesken...<br>between us, among them...<br>
laulaa	(transitive, intransitive) To sing.<br />Third-person singular indicative present form of laulaa.<br />
paperi	paper<br />document<br />(informal) In the plural paperit: ID<br />
yllätys	surprise<br>(informal) Second-person singular imperative present form of yllättyä + the suffix -s.<br>
toimittaa	To send, deliver, take, get, fetch; to give (sb = allative, sth = genitive-accusative), supply/provide (sb = illative or allative, with sth = genitive-accusative).<br>To hold, conduct, perform, preside at.<br>To edit (a book, a magazine).<br>To copy edit (a text).<br>
viides	(ordinal) the fifth, abbreviation 5. , in the names of monarchs and popes V .<br>
harkita	(transitive; + partitive) To deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ponder, think.<br>Harkitsen asiaa.<br>I'll think about it.<br>Hän harkitsi itsemurhaa.<br>S/he considered suicide.<br>
tekniikka	technology<br>technique<br>method<br>engineering<br>
toiseksi	Translative singular form of toinen.<br>(indefinite) Translative singular form of toinen.<br>secondly, for the second (in the second place)<br>ensiksi ... toiseksi<br>firstly ... secondly<br>
kumpikin	(indefinite) Both.<br>Kumpikin on punainen.<br>Kummatkin ovat punaisia.<br>Both are red.<br>
verkko	net<br>network<br>mesh<br>web<br>grid<br>grill<br>fishnet (short of kalaverkko, a net used to catch fish)<br>
jatkuvasti	continuously, continually, constantly, perpetually:<br>Virheitä tehdään jatkuvasti.<br>Mistakes are made continuously.<br>
mihin	Illative singular form of mikä.<br>Illative plural form of mikä.<br>to where, whereto<br>
jaksaa	(intransitive) To manage, have enough strength.<br>(transitive, auxiliary, + infinitive) To manage, have enough strength (to sth).<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of jaksaa.<br>
opetus	teaching (something taught by a religious or philosophical authority)<br>Monet seuraavat Konfutsen opetuksia.<br>Many follow the teachings of Confucius.<br>tuition (training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor)<br>moral (of a narrative: its ethical significance or practical lesson)<br>lesson (something learned or to be learned)<br>Luonnolla on meille monia opetuksia annettavana.<br>Nature has many lessons to teach to us.<br>lesson (something that serves as a warning or encouragement)<br>Onnettomuus oli minulle hyvä opetus.<br>The accident was a good lesson to me.<br>education (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment)<br>Hyvä opettaja on hyvän opetuksen perusta.<br>A good teacher is essential for a good education.<br>opetusministeriö<br>Ministry of Education<br>
kirjoittaja	writer<br>
selittää	to explain<br>to explicate (to explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze)<br>Minulla on kotitehtävänä selittää runo.<br>My homework is to explicate a poem.<br>
suosio	popularity<br>
lääni	The term used for an official regional government unit between the state and the municipalities in Finland. It is usually translated as province into English.<br>A translation for a similar administrative unit in another country, especially Sweden (län), Norway (fylke) or Russia (oblast).<br>(colloquial) A land area or a house in private ownership, especially if it is large.<br>Kuinka paljon lääniä sinulla on täällä?<br>How much space do you have here?<br>
vastainen	(weather, of wind) foul, head-<br>vastainen tuuli<br>headwind, foul wind<br>anti-, in-, un-<br>lainvastainen = illegal<br>säntöjen vastainen = illegal<br>omantunnon vastainen = unconscionable<br>sodanvastainen = anti-war<br>(time) occurring in the future<br>vastaiset tapahtumat<br>future events<br>(time, of a night in relation to the next day only) before<br>keskiviikon vastainen yö<br>the night before Wednesday<br>syyskuun 21. päivän vastainen yö<br>the night before September 21st<br>(nautical) headwind<br>ohjata vastaiseen<br>to steer upwind, to haul<br>Tuuli kääntyy vastaiseen.<br>The wind hauls.<br>
kaatua	To fall (down/over).<br>To fall (to die, especially in battle).<br>Tämä on kaikkien ensimmäisessä maailmansodassa kaatuneiden muistomerkki.<br>This is a monument to all those who fell in the First World War.<br>(of a tree) To fall, crash to the ground.<br>(of a wall etc.) To fall, crash, collapse.<br>(of a liquid) To spill.<br>(computing) To crash.<br>(nautical) To capsize, keel over.<br>
vuoro	turn<br>Sinun vuorosi.<br>Your turn.<br>shift (change of workers)<br>
kokeilla	Adessive plural form of kokki.<br>(transitive) To try (out/on) (+ partitive).<br>(transitive) To experiment with (+ partitive).<br>(transitive) To test, sample (+ partitive).<br>
isku	hit, blow<br>impact<br>attentat, attack, strike, raid<br>
melko	quite, somewhat<br>melko kallis auto<br>a quite expensive car<br>
kattaa	(transitive) to roof (a house)<br>(transitive) to cover (a head)<br>(transitive) to set (the dinner table)<br>(transitive) to cover, defray (e.g. costs)<br>
pakko	Used alone, can be translated as obligation, force, necessity or compulsion.<br>Used most often in the expression olla pakko ( + first infinitive of the verb), which can be translated into English as must, have to, be obliged to, be forced to, be compelled to. The one who is compelled is put in the genitive case (grammatically, pakko is the subject of the sentence) and the verb is always in the third-person singular (present on, past oli, present perfect on ollut, past perfect oli ollut).<br>Minun on pakko ostaa auto. = I have to buy a car.<br>Onko sinun pakko? = Do you have to?<br>As a specifier in a compound term used to express compulsion or influence of an external force.<br>pakkohuutokauppa = compulsory sale<br>pakkokeino = coercion<br>pakkolasku = forced landing<br>pakkolunastus = expropriation<br>pakkoluovutus = expropriation<br>pakkomielle = obsession<br>pakkopaita = straitjacket<br>pakkotoimenpide = act of force<br>pakkotyö = forced labour<br>
kokoontua	(intransitive) to gather, assemble, congregate, come together<br>
summa	sum (result of addition)<br>amount (especially of money)<br>
pääjohtaja	general director, chief executive officer<br>director-general<br>
tarjolla	available<br>olla tarjolla = to be available, to go spare<br>Pekonia on vähän tarjolla, jos joku haluaa lisää.<br>There's some bacon going spare if anyone wants some more.<br>
melkein	almost, nearly, close to<br>
aikuinen	adult<br>adult (person)<br>Hän on vihdoinkin aikuinen.<br>He is finally an adult.<br>
mitali	medal<br>
henkilöstö	personnel, staff<br>
tontti	parcel, plot<br>
millainen	what kind of?<br>Millainen sää huomenna on?<br>What's the weather like tomorrow?<br>
peruste	grounds, as basis or justification.<br>Millä perusteella.. = On which grounds..<br>A basis, as foundation for an argument or hypothesis.<br>A reason, as a thought or a consideration offered in support, explanation or as cause of an opinion, a conclusion or an action.<br>An argument, as a fact or statement used to support a proposition.<br>Minun perusteeni A:n puolesta on.. = My argument in favor of A is..<br>A principle, as fundamental assumption or foundation of a theory.<br>Geometrian perusteet = Principles of geometry<br>
valtakunnallinen	national (as opposed to local)<br>nationwide<br>
edessä	(static) in front of<br>Hän seisoo talon edessä.<br>S/he stands in front of the house.<br>
kiinnostunut	interested, attracted<br>Active past participle of kiinnostua.<br>
viitata	(intransitive) To point at/to (with one's hand); to beckon, wave; to raise one's hand (in order to get the floor).<br>(intransitive, + illative) To point to, indicate, suggest.<br>(intransitive, + illative) To refer to, allude to, make a reference/an allusion to.<br>
suostua	(intransitive, + active 3rd infinitive in illative) To agree (to do sth), consent (to do sth), be willing (to do sth), comply.<br>(intransitive, + illative) To accept, approve.<br>
arvostaa	To value, appreciate, think much of (to regard highly; to hold in high esteem).<br>Arvostan ponnistelujasi.<br>I appreciate your efforts.<br>To value, to prize (to hold dear).<br>Arvostan näitä vanhoja valokuvia.<br>I prize these old photographs.<br>To appreciate (to view as valuable).<br>Sinun täytyy oppia arvostamaan aikaa.<br>You must learn to appreciate time<br>To venerate (to treat with great respect and deference).<br>To revere, to venerate (to regard someone or something with great awe or devotion).<br>
osua	(intransitive, + illative) To hit, strike, get (a spot, target).<br>
lukio	In Finnish school system, a 3-year school that prepares the students for academic studies (grades 10 to 12), corresponds the senior high school (US) and high school in many other places.<br>In the current school system lukio is preceded by 9 years of peruskoulu. Until 70's there was 4 yrs of kansakoulu followed by 5 yrs of keskikoulu. Keskikoulu and lukio were together called oppikoulu. Those who did not make the exam for oppikoulu continued in kansakoulu for another 4 to 5 years.<br>
valmistella	(transitive) To prepare (for a future purpose); to make preparations (in a more or less indifferent manner).<br>
viimeksi	at the last time, previous time<br>
kuollut	(pathology) dead<br>(pesäpallo) dead<br>dead person, decedent, deceased<br>Active past participle of kuolla.<br>
päälle	Allative singular form of pää.<br>On (into an operating state).<br>Laitoitko sinä radion päälle?<br>Did you turn the radio on?<br>(of movement) On(to), on (top of).<br>Laitoin maljakon kaapin päälle.<br>I put a vase on (top of) the cupboard.<br>
varmistaa	To make sure, to recheck, to verify, to double-check.<br>Varmista, että ovi on lukossa! = Make sure that the door is locked!<br>To assure, to confirm.<br>To assure, to ensure.<br>Salainen aseeni varmistaa meille voiton. = My secret weapon ensures our victory.<br>To secure (to make firm and stable).<br>Varmistin kuorman ylimääräisellä liinalla. = I secured the cargo with an extra line.<br>
torjua	to defend successfully, ward off an attack, tackle<br>to turn down, defy, scorn<br>to reject (for example, a proposal)<br>En uskalla puhua hänelle, koska pelkään tulevani torjutuksi.<br>I don't dare speak to her, because I'm afraid I'd get rejected.<br>
aikataulu	timetable<br>schedule<br>
suorittaa	To perform, carry out, fulfill.<br>suorittaa koe.<br>to run a test.<br>to pass an exam.<br>
pitkälle	Allative singular form of pitkä.<br>mennä liian pitkälle = to go too far<br>
mahtua	(intransitive) To fit (into a space = illative).<br>
sääntö	rule<br>regulation<br>
normaali	normal<br>
tavara	A good, goods, ware (item of merchandise).<br>Usually in plural (tavarat), belongings (possessions or personal items).<br>meat (volume or substance).<br>(vulgar) Female genitalia.<br>
menestyä	(intransitive) To succeed, be successful, meet with success; be a success; to prosper, flourish, thrive.<br>
rikos	(law) Crime, offence/offense, criminality (criminal act).<br>[tehdä ~ to commit/perpetrate a crime<br>(törkeä) ~ a felony<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of rikkoa + the suffix -s.<br>
aikaan	Illative singular form of aika.<br>Mihin aikaan sinä tulet?<br>At what time will you come?<br>Siihen aikaan meillä oli vielä varaa kaviaariin.<br>At that time we could still afford caviar.<br>
ulos	(of movement) out, outside; outdoors:<br>Menen ulos.<br>I'm going out.<br>
suora	straight (not crooked or bent)<br>straight (direct, truthful, frank)<br>straight (having all cylinders in a single row)<br>live (broadcast)<br>right (of angle, 90°)<br>a straight (part of a racecourse or running track)<br>(poker) a straight<br>(geometry) a line<br>
finaali	finale<br>
kääntyä	to change direction, turn, bend, shift<br>Käänny seuraavasta risteyksestä vasemmalle.<br>Turn (to the) left in the next crossroads.<br>Tie kääntyy jyrkästi oikealle.<br>The road bends sharply to the right.<br>Tuuli on kääntynyt itään.<br>The wind has shifted to the East.<br>to change; to take a different turn<br>Yhtäkkiä keskustelu kääntyi täysin toisenlaiseksi.<br>Suddenly the discussion took a completely different turn.<br>Onneni on kääntynyt.<br>My luck has changed.<br>to convert; to become a believer in a religion (to change religion)<br>Hän kääntyi kristinuskoon. (illative)<br>He converted to Christianity.<br>Hän kääntyi kristityksi. (translative)<br>He became a Christian.<br>
kunnia	honor, honour (respect, favourable reputation; dignity; sense of self-worth)<br>Hänen kunniansa on kyseessä.<br>His honour is at stake.<br>glory (honour and valour)<br>honour (privilege)<br>Minulla oli kunnia istua suurlähettilään vieressä.<br>I had the honour of sitting next to the ambassador.<br>credit, honour (recognition and respect)<br>Minä tein työn, mutta hän otti kunnian.<br>I did the work but he took the credit.<br>Minulla on lahja sinulle tämän päivän kunniaksi.<br>I have a gift for you in honour of this day.<br>
käynti	A gait or walk of a human.<br>The gait or walk of a horse.<br>The running of a motor.<br>A visit.<br>
kaveri	pal, friend, buddy, mate<br>Mene leikkimään kavereittesi kanssa! — “Go play with your pals!”<br>dude, bloke<br>Kukas tuo kaveri on? — “Who's that dude?”<br>
todennäköisesti	probably, likely<br>
sieltä	from there<br>Me tulimme sieltä.<br>We came from there.<br>
vahinko	mishap<br>accident<br>
virkamies	An official.<br>
tehokas	powerful, potent<br>effective<br>
perinne	tradition<br>
mukava	nice, pleasant; comfortable<br>affable (friendly, courteous, sociable)<br>
valittaa	(intransitive) To moan, groan.<br>(intransitive, + elative) To complain about, grouse about, gripe about, whine about.<br>(intransitive, law) To appeal, take an appeal (about a decision = elative, to a higher instance = illative).<br>Mies valitti Helsingin käräjäoikeuden tuomiosta Helsingin hovioikeuteen.<br>The man appealed to the Helsinki Court of Appeal about the sentence of the Helsinki District Court.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To apologize for, make one's apologies, be sorry, deplore, regret.<br>
saari	island (body of land surrounded by water)<br>
uutinen	An item of news.<br>In plural (uutiset), the news.<br>
muistella	(transitive + partitive) To reminisce, recall, recollect.<br>(transitive + partitive) To commemorate.<br>
kysyntä	demand (amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price)<br>
näyttelijä	actor<br>
välttämättä	necessarily, of necessity<br>(with a negation verb) not necessarily<br>
unohtaa	(transitive) to forget<br>~ + genitive-accusative = to forget (sth)<br>Unohdin tapahtumat.<br>I forgot the events.<br>~ + infinitive = to forget (to do sth)<br>Unohdin käydä kaupassa.<br>I forgot to do groceries.<br>~ + active past participle singular in genitive with a possessive suffix according to the subject = to forget (having done sth)<br>Unohdin tehneeni sen.<br>I forgot having done it.<br>
kiinnittää	to fasten, fix<br>to mortgage<br>(nautical) to belay, moor<br>
poliitikko	A politician.<br>
demari	(colloquial, politics) A social democrat.<br>
loukkaantua	(intransitive) To be hurt, be injured, be wounded.<br>(intransitive) To be offended at, take umbrage.<br>(intransitive) To be insulted, be bruised, come to harm.<br>(intransitive) To come to grief.<br>
jäsenmaa	member country<br>
mitata	(transitive) To measure (off/out), gauge.<br>~ + ablative + kuume = to take sb's temperature (in order to check if s/he is running a fever).<br>
huolehtia	To care, tend, to look after.<br>Huolehdin naapurini koirasta hänen lomansa ajan.<br>I looked after my neighbor's dog during his vacation.<br>To take care of, deal with.<br>Meidän pitää huolehtia siitä, että kaikki menee hyvin.<br>We must make sure that everything goes well.<br>To care, mind.<br>To worry.<br>Äitini huolehtii koko ajan.<br>My mother is worried all the time.<br>
kotona	at home, at somebody's place<br>Pekka on kotonaan.<br>Pekka is at his home.<br>Pekka on Paulin kotona.<br>Pekka is at Pauli's place.<br>Ole kuin kotonasi!<br>Make yourself at home!<br>
naapuri	Neighbour/neighbor.<br>In compounds, signifies 'neighbouring/neighboring'.<br>~maa = a neighbo(u)ring country.<br>
paine	pressure<br>
sisällä	inside (in the position inside something)<br>indoors<br>inside<br>Laatikon sisällä ei ole mitään.<br>There's nothing inside the box.<br>Indicative present connegative form of sisältää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of sisältää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of sisältää.<br>
puhdas	clean; neat, tidy (not dirty)<br>clean, unpolluted (not polluted)<br>clear, clean, innocent (free of guilt)<br>Omatuntoni on puhdas.<br>My conscience is clear.<br>pure, undiluted, absolute, neat; sweet (unadulterated; free from extraneous elements)<br>puhdas kulta<br>pure gold<br>puhdas alkoholi<br>absolute alcohol<br>net (with all deductions or allowances made)<br>puhdas voitto<br>net profit<br>naked (without decoration, put bluntly)<br>Tämä on puhdas totuus.<br>This is the naked truth.<br>sheer (being only what it seems to be)<br>Tämä teksti on puhdasta hölynpölyä.<br>This text is sheer nonsense.<br>
mielenkiintoinen	interesting<br>
ruotsalainen	A Swede.<br>Swedish, of or relating to Sweden.<br>Swedish, relating to the Swedish language:<br>suomalais-ruotsalainen sanakirja = a Finnish-Swedish dictionary<br>
mukaisesti	in accordance with<br>Toimin vain sääntöjen mukaisesti.<br>I just acted in accordance with the rules.<br>
yksikkö	A unit.<br>(grammar) singular.<br>(rowing, canoeing) single<br>kajakkiyksikkö = single kayak<br>
maaseutu	countryside (rural area)<br>
muu kuin	other than, besides, except for<br>En halua mihinkään muualle kuin Intiaan.<br>I don't want to go anywhere besides India.<br>
osasto	A department.<br>A compartment.<br>Especially in military use, a unit.<br>(slang) An area, field of activity; always compounded, no direct translation.<br>Miten sulla menee seksiosastolla?<br>How's your sex-life been lately? (lit.: How are you doing in the sex department?)<br>
sydän	heart<br>core<br>reaktorisydän ('nuclear reactor core, reactor core')<br>wick (of a candle)<br>
laite	apparatus, device<br>
raportti	A report<br>
kukin	(indefinite) each:<br>Kukin niistä maksoi 50 (= viisikymmentä) senttiä.<br>Each of them cost 50 cents.<br>On noin 250 eri vähemmistöryhmää, joihin kuhunkin kuuluu alle 100 henkilöä.<br>There are about 250 different minority groups, to which each belongs under 100 people.<br>Kullakin yksilöllä on oikeus elämään.<br>Each individual has the right to live.<br>Instructive plural form of kukka.<br>Piha oli koristeltu kukin.<br>The courtyard was decorated with flowers.<br>First-person singular indicative present form of kukkia.<br>First-person singular indicative past form of kukkia.<br>
henkilökohtainen	personal, intimate<br>face-to-face, vis-à-vis<br>henkilökohtainen tapaaminen = a face-to-face meeting<br>
samaan aikaan	at the same time (simultaneously)<br>
väri	colour (spectral composition of visible light)<br>colour (particular set of the visible spectrum)<br>colour (hue as opposed to achromatic colors)<br>colour (any of the standard dark tinctures used in heraldry)<br>(poker) flush<br>
lentää	(intransitive) To fly.<br>(intransitive, colloquial) To fall down.<br>(transitive) To fly a plane etc.<br>
niinkuin	Common misspelling of niin kuin.<br>
valvoa	(intransitive) to stay up, stay awake (to remain awake, to not go to bed)<br>Hän valvoi yli nukkumaanmenoaikansa.<br>She stayed up past her bedtime.<br>(transitive + partitive) to oversee, supervise, superintend, guide<br>Kongressin tehtävänä on valvoa liittovaltion varojen käyttöä.<br>It is congress's duty to oversee the spending of federal funds.<br>to watch, keep an eye on<br>to enforce (law)<br>to supervise, proctor, monitor, invigilate (an examination)<br>
jää	ice (water in solid form)<br>ice (any substance having the appearance of ice)<br>rock; in the expression on the rocks = jäillä (adessive plural of jää)<br>(slang, drugs) ice (crystal form of methamphetamine)<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of jäädä.<br>Hän jää tänne.<br>S/he stays here.<br>Indicative present connegative form of jäädä.<br>(Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät/ jää tänne.<br>I don't/ You don't/ He (She) doesn't/ We don't/ You don't/ They don't/ stay here.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of jäädä.<br>Jää tähän!<br>Stay here!<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of jäädä.<br>Älä jää tähän!<br>Don't stay here!<br>
piha	yard<br>Hän on aivan pihalla.<br>She/He is completely at sea.<br>
sisäinen	internal<br>
haaste	challenge<br>(law) summons<br>
erota	(intransitive) to divorce<br>(intransitive) to differ, be different<br>(intransitive) to resign<br>(intransitive) to separate<br>(intransitive) to secede<br>Indicative present connegative form of erottaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of erottaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of erottaa.<br>
vaihdella	(transitive, intransitive) To change repeatedly.<br>(intransitive) To vary.<br>(intransitive) To fluctuate.<br>
tyyli	style<br>Olemme tyyliltään kuin yö ja päivä.<br>In terms of our style, we're like night and day. (e.g. very opposite)<br>
kuu	moon, satellite (of a planet)<br>month<br>(dialectal) animal fat, tallow, especially in reindeer<br>letter Q, q<br>
tytär	daughter<br>
ykkönen	one (digit)<br>(beverages) Short of ykkösolut; small beer (beer with low alcoholic content).<br>
päässä	Inessive singular form of pää.<br>away<br>Ammusvarasto sijaitsee parin kilometrin päässä Dar es Salaamin lentokentastä.<br>The weapons warehouse is situated a couple kilometres away from the airport in Dar es Salaam.<br>
noudattaa	(transitive, + partitive) To obey, observe, comply with, follow.<br>noudattaa sääntöjä = to follow the rules<br>(transitive, + partitive) To adhere to, conform to, keep to, (figuratively) be faithful to.<br>(transitive, grammar, + partitive) To agree with, be congruent with.<br>
kuljettaa	(transitive) To transport.<br>(transitive) To carry, convey.<br>(transitive) To drive.<br>Kuljetan sinut kotiin.<br>I'll drive you home.<br>
käsitys	conception<br>impression<br>opinion, view, viewpoint<br>assumption<br>understanding, insight<br>
näkökulma	perspective, point of view (view, vista or outlook).<br>perspective, point of view (choice of a single point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience).<br>
luulla	(intransitive) To think, believe.<br>(intransitive) To suppose, guess.<br>(transitive) To (mis)take sb (= partitive) for sb/sth (= translative).<br>Luulin häntä suomalaiseksi.<br>I mistook him/her for a Finn.<br>Adessive singular form of luu.<br>
tuuli	wind<br>Tuuli puhaltaa pohjoisesta.<br>The wind blows from the north.<br>mood (of mind)<br>Hän on hyvällä tuulella.<br>She is in a good mood.<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of tuulla.<br>Hetki sitten tuuli kovaa.<br>A moment ago the wind blew hard.<br>
opettaa	(transitive) To teach sb (= partitive) to do sth (= active 3rd infinitive in illative, -maan/-mään).<br>(transitive) To teach sb (= allative) about sth (= elative).<br>
ylimääräinen	Relating to anything that comes or exists on top of what can be considered normal, sufficient or desirable; excessive, redundant, extra, extraordinary, special, additional, accessory, surplus (as attribute).<br>Joululiikenteessä on useita ylimääräisiä junavuoroja.<br>Several special trains have been added for the Christmas traffic.<br>Minulla on ylimääräinen polkupyörä.<br>I have a bicycle which I don't need.<br>
hyöty	gain, benefit<br>
taakse	Of movement, behind:<br>Jätimme heidät kauas taakse.<br>We left them far behind.<br>(nautical) abaft, astern.<br>Of movement, behind:<br>Mene talon taakse!<br>Go behind the house!<br>(nautical) abaft, aft, astern of.<br>
isäntä	master<br>householder<br>host<br>
muualla	elsewhere<br>
vähäinen	slight<br>diminutive (very small)<br>
ennätys	record (extreme)<br>
kauan	A long time.<br>Olen tuntenut hänet kauan.<br>I have known him for a long time.<br>kauan sitten<br>long ago<br>
suu	mouth<br>
sähkö	electricity<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
uusia	Partitive plural form of uusi.<br>to renew<br>to redo; to renovate, remodel; to redecorate; to revise; to revamp; to rearrange<br>to retake, resit (an examination, test); to repeat (a crime); to replay (a match); to rerun (a TV program); to rebroadcast (a radio program).<br>
kala	fish<br>Hauki on kala.<br>A pike is a fish.<br>(collectively) fish<br>Tässä järvessä on paljon kalaa.<br>There's lots of fish in this lake.<br>fish<br>Syön usein kalaa.<br>I often eat fish.<br>(idiomatic) fishing (as a personal activity, used with the verbs olla ('to be') and mennä ('to go'), lähteä ('to leave'), and käydä ('to go and come back'))<br>olla kalassa<br>to go fishing<br>käydä kalassa<br>to go fishing<br>mennä kalaan<br>to go fishing<br>lähteä kalaan<br>to go fishing<br>lähteä kalalle<br>to go fishing<br>Käytkö usein kalassa?<br>Do you often go fishing?<br>seafood<br>Mennään kalaravintolaan.<br>Let's go to a seafood restaurant.<br>
yhteisö	community (group of people sharing a common understanding)<br>
saksalainen	German (person)<br>German, of or relating to Germany.<br>German, relating to the German language:<br>suomalais-saksalainen sanakirja = a Finnish-German dictionary<br>Germano-, in the form saksalais-<br>
investointi	an investment<br>
pöytä	A table (piece of furniture)<br>
turnaus	(sports) A tournament.<br>
nimetä	(transitive) To name, mention by name.<br>(transitive) To nominate.<br>(transitive) To appoint, name.<br>(transitive) To name, christen, baptise/baptize.<br>
kohtalo	destiny<br>
tietokone	A computer.<br>
palo	A fire, an event of something burning (occurrence of fire). Often compounded with a modifier indicating what's burning.<br>Jotkut kemikaalipalot ovat hankalia sammuttaa.<br>Some chemical fires are difficult to put out.<br>An ardor (great warmth of feeling).<br>tunteen palo = fervor, passion (lit. fire of feeling)<br>(baseball, pesäpallo) An out.<br>
maatalous	agriculture<br>
nimenomaan	precisely, specifically<br>Nimenomaan tästä syystä uskon, että on parempi, että me lähdemme.<br>It is precisely for this reason that I believe it is better that we leave.<br>absolutely!, definitely! (expression of agreement with another speaker)<br>
aine	matter, material<br>substance<br>school subject<br>essay<br>
yhtään	at all<br>
tarkasti	accurately, precisely, in detail<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of tarkastaa.<br>
vihreä	green<br>The color green<br>(politics) green<br>
toive	wish<br>
tamperelainen	A person from, or an inhabitant of, Tampere<br>Of or pertaining to the city of Tampere or its citizens.<br>
kilpailija	competitor (person against whom one is competing)<br>rival (close competitor)<br>
haastattelu	interview (a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant)<br>
sosiaali	
paikkakunta	locality<br>
kehottaa	to recommend<br>to urge<br>
rakkaus	love, affection<br>
serbi	A Serb.<br>
korko	(finance) interest, interest rate (price of credit)<br>heel (of a shoe, especially a high one; a low heel may also be called kanta)<br>(phonetics) stress<br>
turvata	(transitive) to secure, protect<br>
suunnata	(transitive) to direct, aim<br>(intransitive) to head (to move in a specified direction)<br>
auki	open (not closed or locked)<br>Ovi oli auki.<br>The door was open.<br>Kauppa on auki yhdeksään.<br>The shop is open until nine o'clock.<br>untied, unbuttoned<br>up in the air, open (not yet resolved, finished, answered, decided or certain)<br>Luulen, että voin tehdä sen nopeasti, mutta tarkka aikataulu on vielä auki.<br>I think I can do it quickly, but the exact schedule is still up in the air.<br>Kysymys on edelleen auki.<br>The question is still open.<br>on, turned on<br>Pidän veneessä aina VHF:n auki.<br>When in boat, I always keep the VHF turned on.<br>(colloquial) broke, busted<br>Olen aivan auki. = I'm completely busted.<br>
unioni	union<br>
henkinen	mental<br>henkinen ikä<br>mental age<br>spiritual<br>
harvinainen	rare (e.g. of species)<br>
harjoitus	exercise, practice<br>rehearsal<br>drill<br>
luottaa	(intransitive + illative) To trust, rely on, count on.<br>
verotus	(government, accounting) taxation<br>
kohtaan	toward, to<br>Olit töykeä häntä kohtaan.<br>You were rude to him.<br>Mira ei voinut olla tuntematta sääliä Sakua kohtaan.<br>Mira couldn't help but feel pity for Saku.<br>Illative singular form of kohta.<br>Se osui tähän kohtaan.<br>It hit this spot.<br>First person singular indicative present form of kohdata.<br>Kohtaan monia vaaroja.<br>I encounter many dangers.<br>
lippu	flag, banner<br>liehuvat liput<br>flying flags<br>colours (standard or banner)<br>Lipun menetys raunioitti rykmentin moraalin.<br>The loss of their colours destroyed the regiment's morale.<br>ticket (pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc.)<br>ticket (pass entitling the holder to board a train, a plane, or other means of transportation)<br>
pallo	ball<br>orb, sphere, globe<br>
yhtye	(music) group, band<br>
vaihtua	(intransitive) To become replaced, swapped.<br>
yksittäinen	sporadic<br>Maanantaina yksittäisiä sadekuuroja voidaan saada lähinnä Pohjois-Pohjanmaalla.<br>On Monday, sporadic showers may appear mainly in Northern Ostrobothnia.<br>single<br>Yksittäinen aktivoitu kinaasi voi fosforyloida satoja kohdeproteiineja.<br>A single activated kinase can phosphorylate hundreds of target molecules.<br>isolated<br>separate<br>
albaani	Albanian (person)<br>Partitive singular form of alba + the suffix -ni.<br>Illative singular form of alba + the suffix -ni.<br>
määritellä	(transitive) To define (to determine; to state the meaning (of a word, sign or symbol); to describe, explain).<br>Miten määrittelisit rakkauden?<br>How would you define love?<br>
enemmistö	majority<br>
sisältö	content, contents (that which is contained)<br>jogurttipurkin sisältö — the contents of the yogurt container<br>content (amount of material contained)<br>content (subject matter; substance)<br>meaning (significance of a thing)<br>Ihmisten auttaminen tuo sisältöä elämään. — Helping people brings meaning to one’s life.<br>(rare) contents (table of contents)<br>
leikata	to cut (to perform an incision on; to divide with a sharp instrument; to separate from prior association; to remove and place in memory for later use; to reduce, especially intentionally; to form or shape by cutting; to intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so)<br>to incise (to cut in or into with a sharp instrument)<br>to mow (to cut something down, especially grass or crops)<br>to trim (to reduce slightly, especially, to remove excess)<br>(medicine) to operate<br>(film) to edit<br>to fix (to render an animal infertile)<br>to knife (to use a knife to cut)<br>to knife (to cut through as if with a knife)<br>(colloquial) adessive + 3rd-pers. sg: to get it<br>Minulla ei leikkaa. = I don't get it.<br>
halli	large building used for sports or exhibitions, eg. indoor arena, gallery<br>large room, eg. at a railway station, lobby<br>grey seal, Halichoerus grypus<br>dog, usually grey<br>
vaihde	gear (as in reverse gear)<br>(rail transport) switch<br>(communication) switch<br>
lääke	medicine (substance), remedy, drug<br>
palvella	Adessive singular form of palvi.<br>To serve.<br>
laina	loan<br>
väkivalta	Violence (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering).<br>
silta	bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)<br>(wrestling) bridge<br>(telecommunications) bridge (system which connects two or more local area networks)<br>
hylätä	(transitive) To reject, turn down (e.g. a plan).<br>(transitive) To refuse, turn away (e.g. a person proposing or somesuch).<br>(transitive) To abandon, desert, leave (e.g. one's spouse, child).<br>(transitive) To abandon, forsake (e.g. principles).<br>(transitive) To give up, dismiss (e.g. a thought).<br>(transitive) To fail, flunk (in a test at school).<br>(transitive, law) To dismiss, disallow, throw out (e.g. charges), to overrule (a protest at a court).<br>(transitive, law) To defeat (a law proposal).<br>(transitive) To disqualify (a sports result).<br>
paikalle	Allative singular form of paikka.<br>
aste	grade<br>degree<br>order<br>
suunnittelu	planning (act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans)<br>design (art of designing)<br>contemplation (act of looking forward to an event; the act of intending or purposing)<br>plotting (planning of a crime)<br>
syyte	(law) Accusation, charge, indictment.<br>asettaa syytteeseen = to press charges (against sb = genitive-accusative; with sth = elative), prosecute (for sth = elative), accuse (of sth = elative), charge (with sth = elative), indict (of sth = elative),<br>luopua syytteestä = to drop charges.<br>vapauttaa syytteestä = to acquit, drop, waive charges against, exonerate, exculpate.<br>
maalivahti	In most games, a goalkeeper.<br>In ice hockey and lacrosse, a goaltender.<br>maalivahdin alue<br>a goal crease<br>
tahti	pace, rate, rhythm<br>(music) bar (musical section)<br>
mahdoton	impossible<br>
syvä	deep<br>deep-water<br>syväsatama = deep-water harbour<br>
kouluttaa	(transitive) To educate, school.<br>
lämmin	warm<br>
hevonen	horse, Equus caballus<br>(gymnastics) horse<br>(chess) knight<br>As a modifier in a compound term (appears as the stem hevos-), signifies horse or equine.<br>
julistaa	(transitive) To proclaim, announce, declare, pronounce.<br>~ epäpäteväksi = to declare unqualified, disqualify.<br>~ hälytystila = to declare a state of emergency.<br>~ lakko = to call a strike.<br>~ laittomaksi = to outlaw.<br>~ mieheksi ja vaimoksi = to proclaim man and wife.<br>~ mitättömäksi = to annul, nullify.<br>~ pannaan = (religiously) to excommunicate; (figuratively) to ban.<br>~ pyhimykseksi = to canonise/canonize, raise to sainthood.<br>~ sanaa = to preach.<br>~ sota = to declare a war (to a country = allative).<br>~ syylliseksi = to find guilty.<br>~ tuomio = to pass a sentence.<br>
mukainen	consistent, compatible<br>
sosiaalinen	social (being extroverted or outgoing)<br>social (of or relating to society)<br>
maailmancup	world cup<br>
ennustaa	(transitive) To predict, prophesy, foretell, foresee, divine, tell (the future/fortunes), read (the signs).<br>(transitive) To forecast (weather), draw up a (weather) forecast; to prognosticate (a disease).<br>(transitive) To presume, assume, think likely, suspect.<br>(transitive) To herald, augur/bode (ill/well), presage, portend.<br>
kohdalla	Adessive singular form of kohta.<br>
turkulainen	A person from, or an inhabitant of, Turku<br>Of or pertaining to the city of Turku or its citizens.<br>
ansiosta	Elative singular form of ansio.<br>Used postpositionally to indicate that something happens because of, due to or owing to something else. Normally refers to something positive as ansio means gain, earnings etc.<br>Sain sen työn sinun ansiostasi.<br>I got that job because of you.<br>I'm owing that job to you.<br>
lainkaan	at all<br>Oletko lainkaan tehnyt läksyjäsi?<br>Have you done your homework at all?<br>En lainkaan.<br>Not at all.<br>
urheilu	athletics or sports in general.<br>As modifier in compound terms sporting or sports.<br>urheiluvälineet<br>sporting goods<br>urheiluauto<br>sports car<br>urheiluvaatteet<br>sportswear<br>
seinä	wall (in buildings)<br>(colloquial) mains (domestic electrical power supply).<br>Kytkin sen (sähkölaitteen) seinään ja se räjähti!<br>I plugged it (an electrical device) into the mains and it blew up!<br>Essive singular form of sei.<br>Essive plural form of sei.<br>
huume	A drug, narcotic (an addictive substance).<br>
pelko	Fear, dread.<br>
cup	cup (contest)<br>
vierailu	visitation, call<br>
muodostua	(intransitive) to form (oneself), be formed<br>Maapallo muodostui 4,5 miljardia vuotta sitten.<br>The Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago.<br>
työllistää	to employ<br>
liki	almost, nearly, close to:<br>Auto maksoi liki 200 000 (= kaksisataa tuhatta) euroa.<br>The car cost almost 200,000 euros.<br>
purkaa	To dismantle, dissemble, take apart (into pieces).<br>To disentangle, undo, clear (up) (a mess).<br>To unravel (a knitwear), unstitch (a stitch).<br>To untie (a knot), unwind (a bandage, dressing), untwist (a rope), unwrap (package paper), unpack (contents of a package; baggage).<br>To unload (a burden).<br>To unpack (a suitcase).<br>To demolish, wreck, tear/pull/take down (a building).<br>To strike (a set, wings in theatre).<br>To dissolve, liquidate (a company, corporation).<br>To cancel, annul, revoke (a contract, deal); annul (a marriage).<br>To break off (an engagement).<br>(law) To rescind, reverse (a decision).<br>To defuse (a bomb).<br>To discharge (a battery).<br>To discharge, release, vent, take out (emotions); to unburden, lighten (one's heart), let off steam.<br>To decrypt, decipher (a secret message).<br>Second-person plural imperative present form of purra.<br>
kunnanhallitus	municipal board, municipal executive committee<br>
houkutella	(transitive) To tempt, entice, lure, allure.<br>(transitive) To coax, persuade, talk into.<br>(transitive) To cheat, con, trick.<br>
tyhjä	empty<br>nothing<br>Vähäkin on tyhjää parempi.<br>A little is better than nothing.<br>Paljon melua tyhjästä.<br>Much ado about nothing.<br>Hänen päänsä on tyhjää täynnä. (lit. 'His head is full of nothing', i.e. empty.)<br>He is an idiot.<br>
lumi	snow<br>
hotelli	A hotel.<br>
ilo	joy, delight, happiness, pleasure.<br>love, lover (especially when used with a possessive suffix)<br>
yltää	(intransitive + allative or illative) To (be able to) reach (usually with one's limbs).<br>Yllätkö ylähyllylle?<br>Can you reach the top shelf?<br>(intransitive, (+ a person in partitive) + illative) To be/come up to.<br>Vesi ylsi minua vyötäröön.<br>The water was up to my waist.<br>
kirjasto	library (institution)<br>library (collection of books)<br>public library<br>
sinä	(personal) you (second person singular, familiar), (in archaic English) thou.<br>(demonstrative) Essive singular form of se.<br>
aikanaan	Essive singular form of aika + the suffix -an.<br>eventually, in due time, in due course<br>Kestääkö suhde, vai päättyykö satu aikanaan?<br>Will the relationship last, or will the fable end eventually?<br>
homma	job, work, task at hand<br>thing, case, object of scrutiny<br>
arvostella	(transitive) To review, criticise/criticize, critique.<br>(transitive) To evaluate, appraise, assess, judge.<br>(transitive) To attack, criticize/criticise, disparage, (find) fault (with).<br>
tähti	(astronomy) star (astronomical object)<br>Tähdet ovat kaukana.<br>The stars are far away.<br>a famous person, celebrity<br>Hänestä tuli tähti.<br>She became a star.<br>
kulta	gold (metal)<br>gold medal<br>darling, dear, baby (term of endearment)<br>(interrogative, archaic) Ablative singular form of kuka.<br>(indefinite, archaic) Ablative singular form of kuka.<br>
harjoitella	To practice, exercise, train, drill, rehearse.<br>
kohdistua	To be directed to.<br>To be targeted at.<br>To be focused at.<br>
vaarallinen	dangerous<br>
puhelin	telephone<br>First-person singular indicative past form of puhella.<br>Puhelin puhelimessa.<br>I chattered on the telephone.<br>
katsella	(transitive) To watch.<br>
kehua	(transitive) to praise, tout<br>Kuinka kehun naista kauniiksi?<br>How do I praise a woman for being beautiful?<br>
tasavalta	republic<br>
tavoitella	(transitive) To go for.<br>
huippu	top, peak, summit<br>climax, culmination<br>As modifier in compound terms (huippu-) indicates that the thing referred to is among the best of its kind. English equivalents include top, peak, super.<br>
palauttaa	(transitive) To return, restore, revert.<br>
omistus	ownership<br>
valvonta	monitoring, surveillance<br>supervision<br>control<br>the act of staying awake<br>
kysely	inquiry, enquiry, query<br>(computing, databases) query<br>
päättäjä	decision-maker, policymaker<br>
konserni	corporation, (business) group, combine<br>
halu	desire<br>urge, itch<br>
leikkaus	A cut or cutting (the act or result of cutting).<br>A surgical operation, surgery.<br>(cinematography) editing<br>(set theory) An intersection.<br>
hallinto	government, management, administration<br>As modifier in compound words (hallinto-), administrative.<br>hallintovirkailija = administrative official<br>
orkesteri	An orchestra<br>An orchestra (semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in ancient Greek theatres).<br>
romaani	novel (book of fiction)<br>Common misspelling of romani.<br>
alkaen	since<br>as of<br>from on (often used with ages, e. g. vuotiaista alkaen)<br>active second infinitive in instructive of alkaa.<br>
uskaltaa	(transitive, auxiliary + infinitive) To dare ((to) do), venture (to do), have the courage (to do), be bold/brave enough (to do).<br>Se meni paremmin, kuin uskalsimme toivoakaan.<br>It went even better than we dared to hope for.<br>
hankala	difficult, challenging (hard, not easy, requiring much effort)<br>cumbersome, troublesome, burdensome, wearisome (requiring much work)<br>inconvenient (not easy)<br>awkward (not easily managed or effected)<br>
iltapäivä	An afternoon, roughly the period between 12 noon and 6 p.m.<br>
vienti	export<br>
teema	theme<br>subject<br>
kiista	dispute, disagreement<br>quarrel<br>
pörssi	An exchange (place for conducting trading), especially a stock exchange.<br>(informal) A wallet.<br>
allekirjoittaa	(transitive) To sign, subscribe, underwrite.<br>(transitive, figuratively) To underwrite, accept.<br>
ympäri	around<br>Käännä autosi ympäri!<br>Turn your car around!<br>over, upside down<br>around, on the perimeter<br>Kellon ympäri.<br>Around the clock.<br>Maa pyörähtää akselinsa ympäri kerran vuorokaudessa.<br>The Earth spins around its axis once every 24 hours.<br>Talomme ympärillä on kaunis puutarha.<br>There's a beautiful garden around our house.<br>Talomme ympärille istutetaan kaunis puutarha.<br>A beautiful garden will be planted around our house.<br>Talomme ympäriltä hävitettiin kaunis puutarha.<br>A beautiful garden was destroyed around our house.<br>all over<br>Olet jättänyt likapyykkiäsi ympäri taloa.<br>You've left your dirty laundry all over the house.<br>
leiri	A camp.<br>
lautakunta	(Finland) In municipal government, a committee appointed by the municipal council, which has the authority to make decisions within an agenda specified by the law and the municipal council concerned; sometimes also translated into English as board.<br>koululautakunta = school committee, school board<br>Any committee, board, jury or similar to which the nominating organization has decided to give that name.<br>
musta	black (colour)<br>black (person)<br>black (colour)<br>black (person)<br>(colloquial, personal) Elative singular form of minä.<br>
kannatus	support<br>
rakenne	structure<br>texture<br>
varoittaa	(transitive) To warn; to forewarn.<br>
tottua	(intransitive) To get used to, become accustomed to.<br>
sää	weather<br>hyvällä säällä = on good weather<br>huonolla säällä = on bad weather<br>Template:Häme dialect ~Tampere and Turku you (addressing one person; in archaic English: thou).<br>Mitä sää teet?<br>What are you doing?<br>
kirjata	to book, log, register<br>(mail) to register<br>kirjattu kirje<br>registered letter<br>
mitä	Partitive singular form of mikä.<br>Partitive plural form of mikä.<br>(interrogative) what, which (as a direct object or as a object of a preposition).<br>Mitä sinä teet?<br>What are you doing?<br>Mitä varten sinä teit sen?<br>What did you do it for?<br>Mitä elokuvaa sinä katselit?<br>Which movie were you watching?<br>Mitä elokuvaa varten sinä ostit eväitä?<br>Which movie did you buy bag lunch for?<br>(relative) what, which, that (as a direct object or as a object of a preposition).<br>Kaikki meni hyvin, mitä en voinut uskoa.<br>Everything went well which I couldn't believe.<br>Se oli paras elokuva, mitä varten olen valvonut.<br>It was the best movie that I've stayed awake for.<br>what?<br>
puolustaa	(transitive) To defend.<br>
ministeriö	A political ministry, office<br>
vedota	(intransitive) To appeal.<br>
hyökkäys	attack<br>
hehtaari	hectare (10,000 m²)<br>
vähetä	(intransitive) To decrease in number or amount.<br>(astronomy) To wane.<br>
harrastus	hobby<br>
helpottaa	(transitive) to ease<br>(transitive) to relieve, alleviate, mitigate, facilitate<br>
loma	holiday, vacation; furlough<br>gap<br>
juna	train (railroad train)<br>
tietenkin	Of course.<br>
kaataa	To pour (out); to spill.<br>Kaadan kahvia.<br>I pour coffee.<br>Kaadoin vesilasin.<br>I spilled the glass of water.<br>To knock/tip/turn over, overturn, upset.<br>He kaatoivat veneen.<br>They overturned the boat.<br>~ ylösalaisin = to turn upside down.<br>To dump, tip (a load).<br>To fell, cut/chop down (a tree), to cut (hay).<br>Puuta kaadetaan.<br>The tree is being felled.<br>To shoot/kill down (game).<br>To knock down.<br>Hänet kaadettiin.<br>He was knocked down.<br>To overthrow.<br>Kapinalliset kaatoivat hallituksen.<br>The insurgents overthrew the government.<br>(nautical) To capsize (to cause to overturn).<br>(slang) To drink (alcohol), booze.<br>Menetkö kaatamaan (viinaa) tänään?<br>Will you go to booze today?<br>
sijoitus	placement<br>rank<br>investment<br>
pidättää	to hold back, restrain, hinder, curb; to suppress; to suspend<br>~ virantoimituksesta = to suspend (from office)<br>(~ + partitive): to delay, detain, slow down, hold up<br>~ hengitystään = to hold one's breath<br>to withhold, deduct (advance taxes)<br>to reserve (a right)<br>Kaikki oikeudet pidätetään.<br>All rights reserved.<br>(~ + genitive-accusative) to arrest, book, lock up, apprehend, place under arrest, take into custody, put in detention, put under custody, detain (both in legal contexts and elsewhere)<br>(physics) to absorb<br>
tilasto	statistics (organized data)<br>
sali	hall<br>
pistää	(transitive) To poke, thrust.<br>(transitive) To stick, prick, stab, puncture; (of insects) to bite, sting.<br>(transitive) To inject (administer an injection).<br>(transitive) To put, place.<br>Tontin koko ja talon mitättömyys pistivät tytön hiljaiseksi.<br>The size of the lot and the nullity of the house left the girl silent.<br>(intransitive, monopersonal) illative + 3rd-pers singular = to smart.<br>Käteeni pistää.<br>My arm smarts.<br>(transitive, vulgar) To fuck.<br>
asenne	attitude<br>
maisema	landscape, view<br>
meri	sea (a single area or the seas altogether)<br>
tahtoa	Partitive singular form of tahto.<br>(transitive) To want<br>(transitive, auxiliary, + infinitive) To want (to do sth).<br>
aluksi	first, in the beginning<br>Translative singular form of alku.<br>
nimittäin	you see, you know<br>
perustaminen	foundation (act of founding)<br>fourth infinitive of perustaa.<br>
tarjous	(economics) An offer, a tender.<br>
mielestä	Elative singular form of mieli.<br>En saa onnettomuutta mielestäni.<br>I cannot get the accident out of my mind.<br>jonkun mielestä + appropriate possessive suffix = in one's opinion<br>(minun) mielestäni... = in my opinion...<br>Lassen mielestä... = in Lasse's opinion...<br>
sen verran	so much, that much, at least that much (to a certain degree or extent)<br>Tiedän sen verran, että Heikki on jotenkin sekaantunut siihen.<br>I know at least that much, that Heikki's somehow involved in it.<br>Annoin hänelle sen verran rahaa, että se riittää ruokaostoksiin.<br>I gave her enough money to buy the groceries.<br>
odotus	wait<br>expectation, anticipation<br>
periaate	principle<br>
kääntää	to turn<br>~ ympäri: to tip, turn over, upend<br>Kun hän käänsi pullon ympäri nukkuvan siskonsa päällä, korkki pullahti irti.<br>When he upended the bottle of water over his sleeping sister, the lid popped off.<br>to translate (from = elative, to = translative or illative)<br>Kirja käännettiin englannista suomeen.<br>The book was translated from English to Finnish.<br>(grammar) to invert (word order)<br>(computing) to compile<br>
alueellinen	regional<br>
velka	debt<br>Olemme ikuisesti sinulle velkaa.<br>We are forever in your debt.<br>
turvallinen	safe (free from risk; harmless, riskless).<br>Tätä on turvallista syödä.<br>It’s safe to eat this.<br>safe (providing protection from danger; providing shelter).<br>Meidän on löydettävä turvallinen paikka, jossa voimme piileskellä kunnes tämä on ohi.<br>We have to find a safe spot, where we can hide out until this is over.<br>comfortable (leaving little risk).<br>Kotijoukkue johtaa turvallisella erolla.<br>The home team is ahead by a comfortable margin.<br>
rikkoa	(transitive) to break<br>Kuka on rikkonut kahvimukini?<br>Who has broken my coffee mug?<br>Hän rikkoi lupauksensa.<br>She broke her promise.<br>rikkoa seteli = to break a bill<br>(transitive) to violate<br>Rikkovatko poliisin toimet perustuslakia?<br>Are the police's actions violating the Constitution?<br>(transitive/intransitive) to offend, to transgress (sth = partitive, against sth = partitive + vastaan):<br>Hän rikkoo hyviä tapoja vastaan, miten haluaa.<br>He'll transgress against common decency as he wants.<br>Mekin anteeksi annamme niille, jotka ovat meitä vastaan rikkoneet.<br>We forgive those who trespassed against us.<br>(transitive) to renege<br>Yritys rikkoi sopimusta.<br>The company reneged the contract.<br>(transitive) ~ rauhaa = to disturb the peace<br>
tarpeeksi	Translative singular form of tarve.<br>enough<br>saada tarpeekseen: to get enough<br>
materiaali	material<br>
jäsenyys	membership<br>
laiva	ship<br>(architecture) nave<br>
museo	museum<br>
kirje	letter (a written message).<br>In addition to the standard set of cases, kirje can often be seen in an extremely infrequent case, prolative (-tse):<br>Vanhempia tiedotettiin siitä kirjeitse (pl. prolative). = The parents were informed about it via letter. (see also: meritse, teitse)<br>
länsi	west<br>the West<br>
osaaminen	know-how<br>
todellisuus	reality<br>
äänestys	voting, poll, ballot (process of voting)<br>
arvokas	precious<br>expensive, pricey<br>dignified<br>dear<br>
järvi	lake<br>
suomi	The Finnish language.<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of suomia.<br>Indicative present connegative form of suomia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of suomia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of suomia.<br>
laajentaa	to expand, broaden, widen; extend, enlarge, increase<br>(medicine) to distend (blood vessels), dilate (pupils)<br>~ (vähitellen) = to escalate<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of laajentaa.<br>
palvelus	service<br>favor<br>
kaupunginjohtaja	mayor ('general manager' of a city elected by the city council)<br>
matkustaja	passenger<br>traveller<br>occupant (person who has a seat in a vehicle)<br>
välittää	(transitive) To transmit, convey, forward, pass on.<br>Välitin viestin puhelimitse.<br>I passed the message on by phone.<br>(transitive) To supply, provide, procure, act as an agent in something.<br>(transitive) To (inter)mediate, arbitrate.<br>(intransitive, + elative) To take care of, handle, deal with, worry about, bother oneself about, trouble oneself about.<br>Älä valita, koska minä en välitä.<br>Do not complain, because I do not care.<br>(intransitive, + elative) To care for/about, like, be fond of.<br>
säästö	saving (reduction in expenditure)<br>Siirtyminen halvempaan raaka-aineeseen on suuri säästö.<br>The shift to a cheaper raw material is a big saving.<br>in plural (säästöt), savings (that which has been put aside for future needs)<br>eläkesäästöt<br>retirement savings<br>as modifier in compound terms, savings<br>säästöpankki<br>savings bank<br>as modifier in compound terms, economy, budget (cheap)<br>säästöhinta<br>budget price<br>
uhka	threat<br>tulivuorenpurkauksen uhka<br>threat of a volcanic eruption<br>
kiinteistö	real estate<br>
tähän	to this, to here.<br>
ennakoida	To anticipate.<br>To foreshadow.<br>
kohta	presently, soon<br>Kohta sataa.<br>It will rain soon.<br>Hän tulee kohta.<br>He'll be here presently.<br>place, location, spot<br>A section, an article or a paragraph in a contract, law or other legal document.<br>A part, piece<br>
pohjoinen	north<br>northern<br>
varapuheenjohtaja	vice-chairman, vice-chairperson<br>
kelvata	(intransitive) to do, work, suffice<br>
osoittautua	(intransitive, + translative) To prove (to be).<br>Käsitykseni hänen syyllisyydestään osoittautui vääräksi.<br>My impression of his/her guilt proved to be wrong.<br>
riittävästi	sufficiently<br>
edellytys	prerequisite<br>requirement<br>
viime aikoina	lately, of late (in the recent past)<br>Olet ollut viime aikoina aika väsynyt,<br>You have been quite tired lately.<br>Poikani on käynyt täällä usein viime aikoina.<br>My son has been here often lately.<br>
erottaa	(transitive) to separate<br>(transitive) to divide<br>(transitive) to fire, force out, expel<br>(transitive) to tell apart, differentiate, distinguish<br>
rehtori	A rector, schoolmaster/schoolmistress, headmaster/headmistress.<br>
käynnistyä	(intransitive) To start (up), get started.<br>
mahdollisesti	possibly<br>
vinkki	hint<br>tip<br>vinkkejä energiansäästöön<br>energy saving tips<br>
urheilija	A sportsman or sportswoman.<br>
erityinen	special<br>specific<br>
kommentoida	To comment.<br>
kevyt	light (weight)<br>
väestö	Population; the people living within a political or geographical boundary.<br>
reitti	route<br>
järjestely	arrangement, deal<br>The act of sorting<br>setup (of e.g. a scientific experimentation)<br>
poiketa	(intransitive + elative) to differ from, be different from, depart, deviate, diverge (not to have the same traits, characteristics)<br>(intransitive) to deviate, stray, wander; to diverge, swerve, veer (to change course or plan; to go off course; to fall outside, e.g. of a norm)<br>Hän poikkeaa suunnasta. Seuratkaa!<br>He's deviating from the course. Follow him!<br>(intransitive + elative) to digress, deviate (to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument)<br>(intransitive) to drop by, drop in (to visit without an appointment)<br>Poikkea kaupassa hakemassa maitoa, kun tulet kotiin.<br>On your way home, please drop in at the shop to get some milk.<br>
usko	faith<br>Indicative present connegative form of uskoa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of uskoa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of uskoa.<br>
melkoinen	considerable, quite a<br>
hyväksi	Translative singular form of hyvä.<br>for the good (of), for the benefit (of), in order to exploit<br>
parikymmentä	about twenty<br>Hän on parikymmentä vuotta minua nuorempi.<br>She is about twenty years younger than myself.<br>
talli	stable<br>garage<br>(car racing) team<br>
edistää	(transitive, + partitive) To advance, further, forward, help/urge forward, help the progress of, work for/toward, expedite, improve on, enhance, aid, assist.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To promote, speak for, foster, encourage, support.<br>(intransitive, of a clock) To run fast, be fast.<br>Kelloni edistää kolme minuuttia.<br>My watch is three minutes fast.<br>
posti	post, postal service<br>postal office<br>mail<br>appointment, position, post<br>
ilmoitus	notification, notice<br>advertisement<br>announcement ‎<br>declaration<br>return; in veroilmoitus ('tax return')<br>
ranskalainen	A Frenchman or a Frenchwoman.<br>In plural (ranskalaiset), when speaking of the natives or inhabitants of France collectively, 'the French'.<br>In plural (ranskalaiset), short for ranskalaiset perunat, the French fries.<br>Haluatko ranskalaiset vai muusia?<br>Do you want French fries or mashed potato?<br>French<br>In combined terms appears usually in the form ranskalais-, the English equivalent being franco- or Franco-.<br>ranskalaismielinen<br>Francophile<br>Tavoitteeni on kehittää tämän alan ranskalais-suomalaisia suhteita edelleen.<br>My aim is to develop the Franco-Finnish relations further on this field.<br>
sairaus	sickness, illness, malady, disease, ailment<br>
työelämä	working life<br>
joka tapauksessa	at any rate, in any case, anyway, anyhow, regardless<br>
tarttua	(intransitive + illative) To catch, grab.<br>(intransitive, of a disease) to be transmitted; to be infectious, be contagious.<br>Hepatiitti A tarttuu saastuneen ruoan välityksellä.<br>Hepatitis A is transmitted via contaminated food.<br>Olen huomannut, että Jennan nauru tarttuu.<br>I've noticed that Jenna has a contagious laugh.<br>(intransitive + illative) To adhere, stick.<br>
päästää	to release, to let loose, rid<br>to emit, give off<br>(metallurgy) to temper (to heat-treat hardened metal in order to increase toughness)<br>~ suustaan: to utter<br>
rivi	row, line<br>line (in a text)<br>
taho	direction<br>facet<br>
valtava	huge, vast, colossal<br>
kiinnostus	interest<br>
itsenäinen	independent<br>
hyödyntää	(transitive) to exploit, benefit, utilize, capitalize<br>
arkisto	archive (place for storing earlier material)<br>
verrata	to compare, contrast<br>verrata omaa autoa laadultaan toisiin — to compare the quality of one's own car to other (cars)<br>verrata eri maita keskenään — to compare different countries<br>verrata tyttöystävää kukkaan — to compare a girlfriend to a flower<br>
ohje	help, instruction<br>
asettua	(intransitive) to take up a position, take a stand/stance<br>(intransitive) to settle down (to live somewhere)<br>(intransitive, of a person) to calm/quiet/simmer/settle down, compose/collect oneself, cool off<br>(intransitive, of weather) to abate, subside, dwindle (down), weaken<br>(intransitive, of bleeding) to stop (bleeding), coagulate, clot, dry up<br>
toimisto	office (building or room where clerical or professional duties are performed; the staff performing those duties)<br>
matkustaa	(intransitive) To travel.<br>
levitä	(intransitive) To spread.<br>(intransitive) To sprawl.<br>(intransitive, colloquial, of a car) To break down.<br>Indicative present connegative form of levittää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of levittää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of levittää.<br>
kyky	ability, capacity<br>Useimmilla linnuilla on kyky lentää.<br>Most birds have the ability to fly.<br>parhaan kykyni mukaan = to the best of my ability<br>
keskellä	in the middle<br>in the middle of, in the centre/center of<br>Torin keskellä on tsaarin patsas.<br>In the middle of the square stands a statue of the tsar.<br>amid, amongst/among<br>between<br>in the middle of, in the center of<br>Asumme keskellä kaupunkia.<br>We are living in the center of the city.<br>Mitä sinä teet täällä keskellä yötä?<br>What are you doing here in the middle of the night?<br>Keskellä toria on tsaarin patsas.<br>In the middle of the square stands a statue of the tsar.<br>
kolmannes	one third<br>
pelastaa	(safety) (transitive) to save, rescue<br>
porukka	(colloquial) gang, band, crowd<br>(colloquial, plural) folks (one's parents and immediate family)<br>
etukäteen	beforehand<br>
pääosa	majority, main part (most in a given group)<br>Pääosa ihmisistä pitää enemmän auringonpaisteesta kuin sateesta lomalla.<br>Majority of people prefer sunshine to rain when they are on vacation.<br>(drama, film) leading role, lead role<br>
paikalla	Adessive singular form of paikka.<br>in attendance, present<br>Onko Virtanen paikalla?<br>Is Virtanen present?<br>Ovatko kaikki paikalla?<br>Is everyone present?<br>(rare) on the spot, at once<br>Ulos täältä, paikalla!<br>Out of here, at once!<br>used as fortifier to the word heti ('at once') to underline urgency<br>Lopeta tuo heti paikalla!<br>Stop that right away.<br>in (its) place; usually with a personal suffix, also in plural.<br>Onko kaikki paikallaan?<br>Is everything in its place?<br>Ovatko kaikki tavarat paikoillaan? (lit. Are all things in their places?)<br>Is everything in its place?<br>Pysy paikallasi!<br>Stay where you are!<br>Pysykää paikoillanne!<br>Stay where you are!<br>
runo	A poem.<br>A rhyme.<br>A rune.<br>
vähä	the little<br>Kaikki se vähä, mitä meillä on.<br>All the little we've got.<br>little, few, scarce (low in number or amount)<br>Mitä minä siellä tekisin vähine rahoineni?<br>What would I do there with the little money I have?<br>vähällä vaivalla<br>with little effort<br>Mitä voin tehdä vähillä resursseillani?<br>What can I do with my scarce resources?<br>
työllisyys	employment (the number or percentage of people at work)<br>
alkuperäinen	Original.<br>
lukija	reader<br>
tasainen	even, flat<br>constant<br>stable<br>
maine	reputation<br>prestige, renown, fame<br>
silloin kun	when<br>Silloin, kun olin lapsi, televisiota ei vielä oltu keksitty.<br>When I was a child, television had not been invented yet.<br>
kiire	hurry, haste<br>rush<br>
luonnehtia	To describe, characterize (sth = partitive, as sth = translative).<br>Helsinkiä hän luonnehtii taskukokoiseksi metropoliksi.<br>He describes Helsinki as a pocket-sized metropolis.<br>
katto	ceiling<br>roof<br>
puolustus	defence<br>
ulkopuolella	Adessive singular form of ulkopuoli.<br>Used postpositionally to signify outside of (on the outside of)<br>
täynnä	full of, replete with<br>Hän on täynnä itseään.<br>He is full of himself.<br>Historia on täynnä esimerkkejä parturiensa johtamista suurista miehistä.<br>History is replete with instances of great men ruled by their barbers.<br>full (containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available)<br>Kannut olivat piripintaan täynnä.<br>The jugs were full to the point of overflowing.<br>(informal) full (having eaten to satisfaction; replete)<br>'Olen täynnä', hän sanoi vetäytyen taaksepäin.<br>'I'm full', he said, pushing back from the table.<br>
etelä	south<br>
kuvitella	(transitive) To imagine.<br>
kortti	A card.<br>A playing card.<br>A licence or permit (the card that is given as evidence of the licence or permit).<br>
käyttäjä	user<br>
päiväkoti	day care center<br>kindergarten<br>
muisto	memory, recollection<br>memento, keepsake<br>As modifier in compound terms, memorial.<br>muistosaarna<br>memorial sermon<br>
lintu	A bird.<br>poultry (meat of domesticated fowl used for nutrition)<br>
tuhota	(transitive) To destroy, decimate.<br>
kannattaja	A supporter<br>A fan, admirer, adherent, devotee, enthusiast, booster or aficionado (supporter of a sports team etc.).<br>A second (one who agrees in a motion, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.).<br>An advocate (person who speaks in support of something).<br>A follower (one who adheres to the opinions, ideas, or teachings of another).<br>A stalwart (one who firmly supports a cause).<br>
sitoutua	pledge, engage, adhere<br>Liittyäkseen Euroopan Unioniin hakijamaan tulee sitoutua unionin perusperiaatteisiin, jotka ovat: vapaus, demokratia, ihmisoikeuksien ja perusvapauksien kunnioittaminen sekä laillisuusperiaate.<br>In order to join the European Union, the applicant country must adhere to the principles on which the union is based: freedom, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law.<br>
kiistää	(transitive) To deny (to assert that sth is not true).<br>
ammatti	occupation, profession<br>
tappaa	(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To kill, slay.<br>Hänet tapettiin.<br>He was killed.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of tappaa.<br>
satama	harbour, port, haven<br>Agent participle of sataa.<br>Pilven satamat vesipisarat.<br>Waterdrops rained by a cloud.<br>
paeta	(transitive + partitive) To flee from, run away from.<br>He pakenivat sotaa Ruotsiin.<br>They escaped from the war to Sweden.<br>(transitive + partitive, or intransitive + elative or ablative) To escape, get away.<br>~ onnettomuuspaikalta = to hit and run.<br>
terveys	health<br>
bändi	(music, colloquial) band, group<br>
harrastaa	To be interested in, to be engaged in a hobby.<br>
lakko	strike (work stoppage)<br>
pärjätä	(informal) To be fine, to be okay, to get along.<br>Hän pärjää kyllä. Hän pärjää aina.<br>She'll be fine. She always is.<br>Pärjäsin kokeessa.<br>I did well in the exam.<br>
työvoima	labor force, labour force, labour, manpower, workforce<br>
astua	(intransitive) to step on, tread on, pace, stride<br>(transitive, agriculture) to mount, serve, breed, cover, sire<br>
hauska	pleasant<br>merry<br>fun, in the idiomatic expression pitää hauskaa.<br>
kampanja	campaign (series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal)<br>
tosi	The truth, reality, the real thing.<br>If not the subject of the clause, this word is seldom inflected. Some of the cases are considered adverbs:<br>näyttää toteen = to prove.<br>olla totta = to be true.<br>ottaa todesta = to take seriously.<br>todella = really, very.<br>toden teolla = really.<br>toden tullen = if push comes to shove, if things really get tough.<br>tosiaan = really. (tosia + possessive suffix -an > -nsa)<br>tosin = (it's) true.<br>Hän on tosin viisaampi.<br>True, s/he is wiser.<br>tosissaan = serious(ly).<br>True.<br>If used in the meaning 'true', this is used mostly in the nominative case (basic form) as a copula (with the verb olla).<br>Tämä on tosi!<br>This is true! / I mean it/business!<br>Real, serious.<br>If used in the meaning 'real, serious', this is used as an attribute or as a modifier in a compound term.<br>ryhtyä tositoimiin = to take serious action.<br>tosiasia = a fact<br>really, very<br>
milloin	when<br>
alus	craft<br>ship<br>underside<br>(grammar, rare) subject<br>
tauti	disease<br>
itsenäisyys	independence<br>
vahvasti	strongly<br>
kiitos	thank you<br>thank<br>
järjestäjä	organizer<br>
periä	to inherit<br>to exact, tariff, dun<br>(idiomatic) expression hukka perii ('to be doomed'); literally 'wolf inherits'.<br>Meidät perii hukka!<br>We are doomed!<br>Partitive plural form of perä.<br>
todistaa	(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To prove, demonstrate, substantiate.<br>Pystytkö todistamaan sen?<br>Can you prove it?<br>(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To witness, give/bear witness to, testify to, attest to; (religiously) to give a testimonial of/to.<br>(intransitive, law) To testify, depose, take the stand.<br>Todistaako hän äitiään vastaan?<br>Will s/he testify against her mother?<br>
oikeastaan	actually, in fact<br>
tonni	A metric ton.<br>(colloquial) grand (One thousand units of currency)<br>
tuottaja	producer<br>
neuvosto	A council.<br>julkisen sanan neuvosto (JSN) = the Council of Mass Media<br>(historical) A soviet.<br>
karhu	bear in general.<br>brown bear (Ursus arctos).<br>
soida	(intransitive) To sound (to make a musical sound).<br>(intransitive) To ring (of a phone or bell).<br>
uutistoimisto	news agency<br>
radio	radio<br>
tulkita	To interpret.<br>To decode.<br>
ympäristökeskus	A regional office of the Finnish Ministry of Environment, officially translated into English as Centre for Environment.<br>
jo nyt	
vapauttaa	(transitive) To (set) free/loose, let loose/go, loose, liberate, emancipate.<br>Hänet vapautettiin vankilasta.<br>S/he was freed from the prison.<br>(transitive, law) ~ (syytteestä) = to acquit sb (of sth = elative), drop charges against, exonerate, exculpate.<br>Hänet vapautettiin murhasyytteestä todisteiden puuttumisen takia.<br>Murder charges against him/her were dropped due to the lack of evidence.<br>(transitive, law) To exempt, excuse (from sth = elative).<br>Hänet vapautettiin verojen maksusta.<br>S/he was exempted from paying taxes.<br>(transitive, law) ~ tehtävistään = to relieve from his/her duties.<br>(transitive) To lift the restrictions on, decontrol, deregulate, liberalise/liberalize.<br>Pitäisikö Euroopan sähkömarkkinat vapauttaa?<br>Should the European electricity market be liberalized? / Should the restrictions on the European electricity market be lifted?<br>
ensi-ilta	(Movie) premiere.<br>
ralli	(motor racing) rally<br>song<br>(dialectal) grating<br>
maajoukkue	national team (team representing a country in an international sports event)<br>
ilmetä	To appear, turn out; to become apparent.<br>
keksiä	To invent (to design a new process or mechanism).<br>To make up, concoct, imagine or invent (to create something fictional for a particular purpose).<br>To devise, come up with (to use the intellect to plan or design something).<br>Nyt keksin!<br>I've got it (a plan)!<br>To give birth (to invent a new idea).<br>Partitive singular form of keksi.<br>
hiihto	skiing<br>
hallinta	control<br>Menetimme kärryn hallinnan.<br>We lost control of the trolley.<br>mastery<br>
sitoa	to bind, tie, fasten.<br>to bandage, to dress.<br>
oppositio	(politics) opposition<br>(astronomy) opposition<br>
aloite	initiative<br>private member's bill; short of edustaja-aloite (proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature who is not acting on behalf of the executive government)<br>
maalaus	painting (work of art)<br>painting (act of applying paint)<br>
johtava	leading<br>premiere<br>(physics) conducting<br>Active present participle of johtaa.<br>
tulkinta	interpretation<br>
ikkuna	window<br>
voimakkaasti	powerfully, forcefully, hard<br>(music) forte<br>
hopea	silver<br>silver (colour)<br>
kanava	canal<br>channel<br>
valtiovarainministeri	A minister or secretary (US) of finance, or in some countries, treasurer.<br>
varmaan	probably<br>Illative singular form of varma.<br>
liikunta	exercise (physical activity)<br>physical education (element of an educational curriculum concerned with bodily development)<br>
kaikkein	kaikkein + adjective in superlative: the very, the most ... of all<br>kaikkein paras<br>the very best<br>kaikkein kaunein<br>the most beautiful of all<br>
kuuma	hot (having a high temperature).<br>hot (feeling the sensation of heat).<br>Minun on kuuma. = Minulla on kuuma. = I'm hot.<br>(slang) hot (stolen).<br>(slang) hot (electrically charged).<br>(jargon) hot (radioactive).<br>
ilmiö	phenomenon<br>
avustus	A grant.<br>Relief, aid.<br>
historiallinen	historical<br>
poistua	(intransitive) To leave (a place = elative or ablative).<br>Hän poistui Suomesta.<br>S/he left Finland.<br>
valtaosa	Major part, majority, bulk.<br>Valtaosalla suomalaisista lapsista on oma kännykkä jo 6-7-vuotiaana.<br>The vast majority of Finnish children already have their own cell phones at the ages of 6-7.<br>
kysellä	To ask, inquire repetitively.<br>To gallup, poll<br>
tänne	To here.<br>Tule tänne!<br>Come here!<br>
kirjallisuus	literature<br>
pitkin	Instructive plural form of pitkä.<br>along<br>
tuotto	(accounting) revenue, gross revenue, proceeds<br>He lahjoittavat näyttelyn koko tuoton hyväntekeväisyyteen.<br>They will donate all proceeds from the show to charity.<br>
koostua	(intransitive + elative) To consist of.<br>
välttää	(transitive) To avoid, evade, escape, dodge; to avert (a disaster).<br>Sinun pitäisi välttää tyydyttynyttä rasvaa.<br>You should avoid saturated fats.<br>(intransitive) To refrain (from doing = active 3rd infinitive in elative), make a point (of not doing = act. 3rd. inf. in elat.).<br>(intransitive) To do, be good enough.<br>
paluu	return<br>
pakottaa	(transitive) To force, compel, coerce, make.<br>
lama	economic depression<br>Talous on lamassa.<br>The economy is depressed.<br>Buddhist lama<br>
sentään	at least<br>Merkitsen hänelle sentään jotakin.<br>I'll signify at least something to her.<br>however, nevertheless<br>
loistaa	(intransitive) To shine, glow, glare, sparkle (to emit light).<br>(intransitive) To excel, shine (to distinguish oneself).<br>
kuvailla	(transitive, + partitive) To describe; to depict, portray.<br>Häntä kuvailtiin eläväksi luurangoksi.<br>She was described as a living skeleton.<br>
paitsi	except<br>sitä paitsi: besides, in addition<br>jäädä paitsi: to miss out on something<br>
tapaaminen	meeting, appointment, gathering, rendezvous, seeing<br>fourth infinitive of tavata.<br>
jonkin verran	somewhat (to a limited extent or degree)<br>Väkeä oli jonkin verran enemmän kuin odotettiin, ehkä hyvän sään takia.<br>The crowd was somewhat larger than expected, perhaps due to the good weather.<br>
ennen kaikkea	above all, most of all, especially<br>
ammattilainen	professional, pro<br>
valmistautua	(intransitive + illative) To prepare (oneself) for.<br>
palkata	to hire, employ<br>
jääkiekko	(sports) Ice hockey.<br>The puck with which ice hockey is played.<br>
saaminen	fourth infinitive of saada.<br>
huonosti	badly, poorly<br>huonosti rakennettu talo<br>poorly built house<br>Minä voin huonosti.<br>I feel ill.<br>
tori	market, market square (city square or other place where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise)<br>town square<br>
lopputulos	final result; used to point out the difference to välitulos ('intermediate result').<br>
ansaita	(transitive) To earn, make, win, gain (money).<br>~ nettona = to net, clear.<br>~ bruttona = to gross.<br>Kuinka paljon hän ansaitsee nettona kuukaudessa?<br>How much does she net per month?<br>(transitive) To deserve, merit, be entitled to, be worthy of (+ infinitive or a noun).<br>Ansaitsevatko murhaajat kuolla?<br>Do murderers deserve to die?<br>Et ansaitse tätä kunniaa pätkän vertaa!<br>You are not worthy of the tiniest piece of this honour!<br>Minusta hän ei ansaitse enempää arvostelua.<br>In my opinion, he doesn't merit any more criticism.<br>
rajoittaa	(transitive) To restrict, limit.<br>(transitive) To inhibit.<br>
käynnistää	(transitive) to start; to launch, strike up<br>~ uudelleen: to restart.<br>
lähestyä	(intransitive) To approach, come close(r)/near(er).<br>(transitive, + partitive) To approach, come close(r) to/near(er) (sth/sb).<br>
parata	(intransitive, rare) To improve, get better.<br>(intransitive, rare, medicine) To heal, mend, get well/better, recover, recuperate.<br>
kasvot	face (front part of the head)<br>
vene	boat<br>
vuorokausi	A day (period of 24 hours).<br>A day (period from midnight to the following midnight).<br>A day (rotational period of a planet).<br>
hiukan	Genitive singular form of hiukka.<br>a little, bit, slightly<br>
nauraa	(intransitive) To laugh (at = allative).<br>To laugh off<br>Jos sää on huono, minä vain nauran sille.<br>If the weather is bad, I'll just laugh it off.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of nauraa.<br>
eteen	(of movement) in front of:<br>Mene talon eteen!<br>Go in front of the house!<br>Katso eteesi!<br>Watch where you're going!<br>
lähtökohta	starting point<br>basis<br>
alkoholi	alcohol, usually ethanol<br>
sisältyä	(intransitive + illative) To be included in.<br>
kakkonen	two (digit, symbol)<br>deuce (playing card or side of a dice with two spots on it)<br>second base<br>second gear<br>
ohi	(archaic) side, flank<br>(spatial) used to indicate movement past or beyond a certain point<br>Minun piti kääntyä toisesta risteyksestä oikealle, mutta ajoinkin ohi. (llit. 'drove past')<br>I was supposed to turn right from the second intersection but I missed it.<br>(temporal) over<br>Se on ohi nyt.<br>It is over now.<br>(spatial) by, past (when one goes through the space that is next to something):<br>Pallo pyöri tuolin ohi ja ovesta ulos.<br>The ball rolled by the chair and out of the door.<br>Pallo pyöri minun ohitseni.<br>The ball rolled past me.<br>(spatial) wide<br>Nuoli meni maalin ohi.<br>The arrow fell wide of the mark.<br>(spatial) past<br>Olimme jo ohi sillasta, kun onnettomuus tapahtui.<br>We were already past the bridge, when the accident took place.<br>miss! (used like an interjection to indicate that a shot missed the target)<br>
harva	infrequent, sparse (far apart in space or time)<br>thin (of hair)<br>loose (of garment or any grid-like structure)<br>few; often in plural (harvat).<br>Vain harvat ja valitut kutsutaan näihin juhliin.<br>Only select few get the invitation into this party.<br>
päällikkö	chief<br>head<br>leader<br>commander<br>boss, manager<br>
alkuvuosi	The early part of a year.<br>(in the plural) The first years of a period.<br>
suhteen	(+ genetive) regarding, in regards to, in terms of<br>Ja sinulla on todella hyvä maku - muutenkin kuin pizzan suhteen!<br>And you have really good taste - at least when it comes to pizza, anyway!<br>
kiekko	A disk or a disc (thin, flat circular plate or something resembling it by looks).<br>(ice hockey) A puck.<br>(athletics) A discus.<br>(shooting sport) A clay pigeon.<br>(cheesemaking) A wheel.<br>emmental-kiekko = a wheel of Emmental.<br>
puolitoista	one and a half<br>puolitoista tuntia<br>an hour and a half<br>
pääsy	access, clearance<br>admission<br>
demokratia	democracy<br>
aktiivinen	active<br>
ostaja	A buyer.<br>
parantaminen	act of healing or curing<br>improvement (act of improving)<br>Prosessien parantaminen säästi meille pitkän pennin.<br>The improvement of processes saved us a lot of money.<br>
valkoinen	White (colour).<br>Caucasian (person).<br>A white colour.<br>A Caucasian person.<br>
yhteiskunnallinen	social, societal<br>
ulkopuolinen	external<br>extra-<br>outsider (person)<br>
väliin	Illative singular form of väli.<br>(in) between (into a position that is between something; used postpositionally)<br>Poika meni istumaan isänsä ja äitinsä väliin.<br>The boy went to sit between his father and mother.<br>(temporal) sometimes, at times<br>Väliin minun on vaikea ymmärtää häntä.<br>At times I find it difficult to understand him.<br>
sentti	The SI prefix centi-.<br>A cent (one hundredth of a euro or a dollar).<br>A one-cent coin.<br>(colloquial) A centimetre.<br>
sukupolvi	generation<br>
valmiiksi	Translative singular form of valmis.<br>
kohota	(intransitive, of movement) To rise.<br>Leija kohosi korkealle.<br>The kite rose/flew/climbed high in the sky.<br>(intransitive, static, figuratively, of movement) To stand, tower over.<br>Iso kuusi kohoaa talon yläpuolelle.<br>A tall spruce towers over the house.<br>
turva	safety<br>
kaltainen	-like, similar<br>lapsen kaltainen<br>childlike<br>
tuomari	judge, justice<br>Short form of erotuomari ('referee, umpire')<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
vaate	piece of clothing, garment<br>(in plural) clothing, clothes<br>
tilata	to order (to request some product or service)<br>Tilasin printterimustetta netistä.<br>I ordered ink for the printer from the net.<br>to sign up for (to agree to purchase some good or service)<br>Pitkän harkinnan jälkeen päätimme tilata sateliitti-TV:n.<br>After much deliberation we decided to sign up for a satellite TV.<br>to subscribe to (a magazine etc.)<br>Tilaatko sinä New York Timesia?<br>Do you subscribe to The New York Times?<br>
lukuunottamatta	other than, apart from<br>Lukuun ottamatta sitä, olen kunnossa.<br>Other than that, I'm fine.<br>except, with the exception of<br>Kaapissa ei ollut mitään lukuun ottamatta paputölkkiä.<br>There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.<br>Häntä lukuun ottamatta linja-autossa on seitsemän henkilöä.<br>With the exception of him, there are seven people on the bus.<br>
varsi	The stalk of a plant.<br>The handle of many tools. In order to be called varsi, the handle needs to be longish in shape. An axe and a hammer have varsi, but a knife has kahva.<br>An arm in the sense of any structure that resembles a human arm.<br>The part of a boot or a sock which covers the leg or part of it.<br>A stem of a tobacco pipe, or a musical note.<br>(technology) Usually compounded with a defining beginning, a rod<br>As the last part of a compound word, refers to some parts of a human body (see related terms below).<br>(rare) The human body when discussed from a structural point of view, the figure.<br>As the last part of a compound word, refers to an area considered to be close to a waterway or a traffic route, a side.<br>tien varsi, tienvarsi, joen varsi, jokivarsi, joenvarsi etc.<br>In cases referring to location, used like a postposition to refer to passing of time or a journey, along, during or in the course of; see: varressa, varresta, varteen, varrella, varrelta, varrelle.<br>matkan varrella = along the road<br>pitkän elämäni varrella = during my long life<br>vuosien varrella = in the course of many years<br>As the first part of a compound word, indicates that the object is equipped with a stalk, an arm or similar.<br>varsieväinen, varsijousi, varsiluuta<br>
luottamus	trust<br>
lento	The act of flying or being in the air.<br>The flight in a flying vehicle or spacecraft.<br>(music) lento (slowly)<br>
iloinen	happy<br>
tähdätä	(transitive + partitive) To aim at, target.<br>~ peuraa to aim at a reindeer<br>(intransitive, figuratively + illative) To aim at, strive for.<br>Uimarit tähtäävät MM-kisoihin.<br>The swimmers are striving for the World Championships.<br>
kunnes	until, till<br>Kunnes kuolema heidät erottaa. (Until death do them apart.)<br>
osittain	partly<br>
pyöriä	to rotate, turn, revolve, spin, roll<br>Partitive plural form of pyörä.<br>
terve	healthy, sane (enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit).<br>Hän oli kolmen terveen lapsen isä.<br>He was father to three healthy kids.<br>healthy, sound (beneficial).<br>Kunnon selkäsauna palauttaa aina vintiön terveen kunnioituksen kasvattajiaan kohtaan.<br>Healthy spankings never fail to restore a rascal's healthy respect for his educators.<br>Terveet moraaliset arvot auttavat kansakunnan vaikeiden aikojen yli.<br>Sound moral values help the nation to survive the difficult times.<br>sound, well (free from injury, disease).<br>Hän oli turvassa ja terveenä.<br>He was safe and sound.<br>Olin sairaana, mutta nyt olen terve.<br>I had been sick, but now I'm well.<br>sound (complete, solid, or secure).<br>Reeti vakuutti minulle, että lattialaudat olivat terveitä.<br>Fred assured me the floorboards were sound.<br>Terve yritys selviää normaaleista kysynnän vaihteluista.<br>A sound business can handle normal fluctuations in demand.<br>able-bodied (having a sound, strong body).<br>(informal) Said when meeting, hello.<br>(informal) Said when departing, bye.<br>
maku	taste, flavour<br>olla jnk makuunsa = to be to one's liking<br>sense of taste<br>(physics) flavour of a quark or a lepton<br>
pääkaupunkiseutu	Helsinki metropolitan area (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen).<br>
rahoittaa	(transitive) To finance, fund, pay for, support financially, provide financial/monetary support/backing for; to sponsor.<br>Kävellessään hän mietti, missä korjauttaisi auton ja miten rahoittaisi korjauksen.<br>While walking, he wondered where he'd get his car fixed and how he'd pay for the repair.<br>
viihtyä	(intransitive) To get on, get along, enjoy.<br>(intransitive) To enjoy oneself (to take pleasure, to have feelings of enjoyment).<br>No jos et viihdy täällä niin mikset lähde?<br>Well if you don't like it here then why don't you leave?<br>(intransitive) To thrive, flourish (to grow vigorously or luxuriantly).<br>
suosikki	favourite/favorite<br>
lukuisa	numerous<br>
taivas	sky<br>Linnut lentävät taivaalla.<br>Birds fly in the sky.<br>heaven<br>Ylösnousseet ovat kuin enkelit taivaassa.<br>The resurrected are like the angels in heaven.<br>
surma	A violent death, mainly used of humans.<br>He saivat surmansa = They got killed (literally: “they got their deaths”).<br>Personification of sudden death.<br>Hän joutui surman suuhun = He got killed (literally: 'he got into the mouth of death'').<br>(law) Killing, voluntary manslaughter under mitigating circumstances.<br>
tyytyä	(intransitive) to be satisfied, to content oneself<br>
selkä	(anatomy) back<br>ridge, spine (line or area on a mountain or hill from which one can descend to at least two separate directions)<br>watershed area<br>back, spine (the side where the pages are bound together)<br>open water (expanse of sea or large lake which is distant from shore and devoid of nearby islands or other obstructions)<br>
järjestäminen	fourth infinitive of järjestää.<br>
palaa	Partitive singular form of pala.<br>Kukaan ei ottanut viimeistä palaa.<br>Nobody took the last piece.<br>(intransitive) To burn.<br>Tuli palaa uunissa.<br>Fire burns in the stove.<br>(intransitive, e.g. of a lamp) To shine, emit light.<br>Lamppu palaa.<br>The lamp is turned on.<br>(colloquial) To smoke, used when offering a cigarette.<br>Palaako?<br>Would you like to smoke?<br>(figuratively) This word needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.<br>Hän paloi halusta<br>She burned with desire<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of palaa.<br>Se palaa.<br>It burns.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of palata.<br>Hän palaa.<br>S/he comes back.<br>Indicative present connegative form of palata.<br>(Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät palaa.<br>I/You/We/You/They don't / She/He doesn't come back.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of palata.<br>Palaa!<br>Come back!<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of palata.<br>Älä palaa!<br>Don't come back!<br>
öljy	oil<br>crude oil<br>Oscar Echo (the letter 'Ö' in the Finnish spelling system similar to ICAO spelling alphabet).<br>
kiittää	To thank sb (= partitive) for sth (= elative), express one's gratitude.<br>Kiitin häntä illasta.<br>I thanked her for the evening.<br>En voi kiittää sinua kylliksi.<br>I don't know how to express my gratitude (to you). (literally: I can't thank you enough.)<br>Ei kiittämistä! (fourth infinitive in partitive)<br>Don’t mention it!<br>To praise, commend.<br>(figuratively) To lay at the feet of (to assign responsibility for something to someone).<br>Kuinka pitkälti saamme kiittää Iowan esivaaleja nykyisestä maatalouspolitiikastamme?<br>How much of our current agricultural policy can we lay at the feet of the Iowa caucuses?<br>
pahasti	badly<br>
korotus	raise, increase<br>(poker) raise (a raising bet)<br>
säästää	(transitive) To save (some resource, e.g. money, electricity).<br>
joki	river<br>
komea	handsome (beautiful)<br>
aikoinaan	Elative essive form of aika + the suffix -an.<br>at one time, once<br>Olen saanut seurustella ihanan tytön kanssa aikoinaan.<br>I got to date a lovely girl once.<br>
varautua	to prepare oneself<br>Oletko varautunut siihen?<br>Have you prepared yourself for it?<br>to be charged (to take on an electric charge)<br>Onko akku jo varautunut?<br>Has the battery already charged?<br>
juoksu	A run (act of running).<br>A run (pace faster than a walk).<br>(athletics) running (activity of running as a form of exercise or as a sport).<br>Juoksu on hyvää harjoitusta.<br>Running is good exercise.<br>
tanssia	(intransitive) To dance.<br>Partitive singular form of tanssi.<br>
ihme	A miracle, wonder<br>Se oli ihme!<br>It was a miracle!<br>(colloquial) strange, weird<br>Ihme juttu.<br>Weird thing.<br>
te	(personal) you (second-person plural; when addressing many persons or when addressing politely or formally one person).<br>
kyseinen	in question (under consideration, under discussion)<br>Kyseinen mies tuli juuri sisään.<br>The man in question just walked in.<br>Kyseistä aihetta ei ole helppo käsitellä sen herkkyyden takia.<br>The topic in question is not something that can be easily addressed due to its sensitivity.<br>Poliisi kertoi minulle, että kyseinen epäilty oli viimeksi nähty Swanston -kadulla.<br>The police officer told me the suspect in question was last seen on Swanston Street.<br>
kruunu	crown<br>koruna, krona, krone, kroon<br>
pääsihteeri	Secretary General<br>
täydellinen	perfect<br>complete<br>
aurinko	The Sun.<br>A sun.<br>As a modifier in compound terms (in nominative or genitive singular) signifies solar, sun- or helio-.<br>
bussi	(colloquial) bus<br>
karsinta	pruning<br>qualification<br>
ooppera	opera<br>
aito	real, authentic<br>bona fide (authentic, genuine)<br>
lehtikuva	A photograph taken for and published in a newspaper.<br>With capital initial, a Finnish photo agency owned by several competing newspapers, see: Lehtikuva<br>
äänestäjä	voter<br>
tähän mennessä	so far, thus far, heretofore, until now, as yet<br>by now<br>Tähän mennessä projektin piti jo olla valmis.<br>The project was supposed to be finished by now.<br>
olosuhde	circumstance, condition<br>
kulu	Indicative present connegative form of kulua.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of kulua.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of kulua.<br>
liittää	(transitive, + illative) To join, connect, attach, fasten.<br>~ tietokone Internetiin = to connect a computer with/to the Internet.<br>(transitive, + illative) To attach, append, enclose, include, insert, add.<br>Oheen liitän nimikirjanotteeni.<br>Enclosed please find a copy of my placement file.<br>Liitäthän hakemukseen valokuvasi.<br>Include please a photograph in the application.<br>(transitive, + illative) To annex, incorporate.<br>Kaupunki liitti alueen itseensä.<br>The area was annexed by the city.<br>(transitive, figuratively, + illative) To associate, link, connect.<br>Hänet on liitetty skandaaliin.<br>He has been associated with scandal.<br>
raju	fierce<br>violent (involving extreme force or motion).<br>
markkinointi	marketing<br>
punainen	red<br>The color red.<br>
päin	towards, in/to the direction of<br>etelään päin: towards south<br>ylöspäin: upwards<br>Instructive plural form of pää.<br>
arki	weekday<br>Kauppa on auki arkisin.<br>The shop is open weekdays.<br>ordinary or non-special days in life<br>
syyttäjä	(law) prosecutor<br>yleinen ~ = public prosecutor<br>Suomessa yleisiä syyttäjiä ovat valtakunnansyyttäjä, apulaisvaltakunnansyyttäjä, kihlakunnansyyttäjä, valtionsyyttäjä ja Ahvenanmaan maakunnansyyttäjä.<br>The public prosecutors in Finland are the prosecutor general, the deputy prosecutor general, a district prosecutor, a state prosecutor and a prosecutor for the Åland Islands.<br>
tuli	fire (also from firearms)<br>campfire<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of tulla.<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
ohjaus	the action noun of the verb ohjata; control, guidance, steering, instruction etc.<br>(film, theater) direction<br>(ice hockey) deflection (practice of changing the direction of the puck with the stick without actually shooting)<br>
mitta	size<br>measure<br>
presidenttiehdokas	presidential candidate<br>
pakkanen	Frost, as sub-zero temperature of ambient air.<br>On kymmenen astetta pakkasta.<br>The temperature is ten degrees below zero.<br>Pakkanen kiristyy.<br>The (cold) weather is getting still colder.<br>Talvella 1985–86 oli Suomessa kovat pakkaset.<br>The winter of 1985–86 was very cold in Finland.<br>(colloquial) In the adessive case, financially 'in the red'.<br>Yhtiön tulos on vahvasti pakkasella.<br>The company is heavily in the red.<br>
erinomainen	excellent, outstanding<br>
huone	room<br>house (dynasty)<br>(astrology) house<br>
kokoelma	collection<br>
kunnanjohtaja	mayor ('general manager' of a municipality elected by the municipal council)<br>
välttämätön	inevitable, necessary, essential<br>Negative participle of välttää.<br>
törmätä	To impact, collide, crash.<br>(colloquial) To bump into, stumble upon.<br>
kaavailla	to envisage, envision (conceive or see something within one's mind)<br>to outline, draft (to plan in general and preliminary terms, without going into details)<br>
festivaali	festival<br>
totuus	truth<br>
yhteen	Illative singular form of yksi.<br>Olimme baarissa kello yhteen.<br>We were in the bar until one o'clock.<br>Pankaa kaikki yhteen paikkaan!<br>Put everything into one place, please!<br>together (into one place; into one single thing):<br>Sanat liitettiin yhteen. (cf. yhdessä)<br>The words were joined together.<br>sovittaa yhteen = to combine<br>
positiivinen	(physics) Having positive charge.<br>Positive (inspiring positive reactions).<br>
kokeilu	A test, experiment; attempt, try.<br>
koululainen	schoolchild, schoolgoer<br>
pääasiassa	Inessive singular form of pääasia.<br>mainly (chiefly; for the most part)<br>
tanssi	dance<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of tanssia.<br>Indicative present connegative form of tanssia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of tanssia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of tanssia.<br>
viikonvaihde	weekend<br>Ainakin kolme ihmistä kuoli viikonvaihteessa hiihto-onnettomuuksissa.<br>At least three people died in skiing accidents during the weekend.<br>
ajo	driving<br>chase<br>
kännykkä	(informal) A mobile phone; a cellular.<br>
kivi	stone<br>Any piece of stone which is larger than a grain of sand.<br>A rock as a relatively small mass of stone projecting out of ground.<br>boulder<br>A general term for solid, mineral-based construction materials, such as brick, concrete or natural stone.<br>(nautical, informal) An underwater rock which may be dangerous for seafarers.<br>short form of jalokivi; rock, jewel<br>Tässä kellossa on 17 kiveä.<br>This clockwork is made with 17 jewels.<br>Katso tuota kiveä hänen sormessaan!<br>Look at that rock in her finger!<br>
monipuolinen	versatile, diverse<br>Kambodžassa on vaihtelevasta ympäristöstä johtuva monipuolinen eläimistö.<br>Cambodia has a diverse fauna due to its variable environment.<br>multifaceted, many-sided (having many aspects).<br>Joanne oli monipuolinen yksilö; hän osasi käydä kauppaa sekä Wall Streetin välittäjien että työntökärrykauppiaiden kanssa.<br>Joanne was a multifaceted individual; she knew how to bargain both with Wall Street brokers and push-cart vendors.<br>
toteuttaminen	realization, execution<br>(psychology) actualization; especially in the concept of itsensä toteuttaminen ('self-actualization')<br>
panostaa	(transitive) to load (to fill with munition or raw material)<br>+ illative: to invest in something (to spend money, time, or energy into something)<br>Haluamme kiittää kaikkia tukijoita, jotka ovat panostaneet lukemattomia tunteja tähän tapahtumaan.<br>We'd like to thank all the contributors who have invested countless hours into this event.<br>+ illative: to put effort on or into something<br>Olet selvästi panostanut näihin!<br>You've clearly put an effort on these!<br>
valitus	A moan, groan, wailing, lament.<br>A complaint, whining.<br>(law) An appeal.<br>
ulkopuolelle	Allative singular form of ulkopuoli.<br>Used postpositionally to signify outside of (to the outside of)<br>
vallita	(intransitive) To prevail, predominate.<br>vallitsevissa olosuhteissa = under prevailing circumstances<br>(transitive) To dominate, administer.<br>
tohtori	doctor (degree)<br>(informal) physician<br>
polvi	a knee<br>a stifle (horse's hind knee)<br>
herätä	(intransitive) To awake, wake up.<br>(intransitive, figuratively) to arise, be aroused:<br>Pelkoni heräsivät, kun hän ei vastannut puhelimeen kolmeen päivään.<br>My fears were aroused when she didn't answer the phone for three days.<br>(intransitive, figuratively) to (be) revive(d), come to life:<br>Vanhat muistot heräävät.<br>Old memories come back to life/return/revive.<br>
pyörä	A wheel.<br>A caster (wheeled assembly).<br>A bicycle, bike; short for polkupyörä.<br>A motorcycle, bike; short for moottoripyörä.<br>
energia	energy<br>
hakija	applicant<br>retriever, fetcher<br>
kuudes	(ordinal) the sixth, abbreviation 6. , in the names of monarchs and popes VI .<br>
vakavasti	seriously<br>
vasemmistoliitto	A Finnish political party.<br>
jonkinlainen	some kind of a<br>Lisäksi tarvitaan jonkinlainen voimanlähde.<br>In addition, some kind of a source of power is required.<br>
kaukana	far away, afar<br>
järjestys	order (as opposed to disorder).<br>organisation (quality of being organised).<br>Tässä taulussa ei näe järjestystä ensi vilkaisulla, mutta vähitellen rakenne selkenee.<br>This painting shows little organisation at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear.<br>
selkeästi	clearly<br>
este	An obstacle, barrier, hindrance.<br>(sports) A hurdle.<br>
seminaari	seminar (meeting)<br>seminar (class)<br>
siirtyminen	transition (process of change from one form, state, style or place to another)<br>
tuntuma	Agent participle of tuntua.<br>touch, feel, feeling<br>
laita	An edge (boundary line of a surface).<br>pöydän laita<br>an edge of a table<br>A brim (an edge or border).<br>A brim (the topmost rim or lip of a container).<br>Outskirt (a remote part of a town or city).<br>A margin (an edge).<br>A border (outer edge of something).<br>A state of affairs or status, often in expressions where no direct translation of the word into English is required.<br>Kuinka hänen laitansa oikein on?<br>How is he actually doing?<br>(sports) In ice hockey, often in plural (laidat), the boards.<br>Indicative present connegative form of laittaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of laittaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of laittaa.<br>
aiheutua	(intransitive + elative) To be caused by, be brought about by, lead/follow/result from, be due to.<br>(intransitive + elative) To grow/arise/flow out of, originate in/from, derive from.<br>(intransitive) To accrue (from = elative, to = allative).<br>Siitä aiheutuu sinulle vain harmia.<br>Only trouble will accrue to you from that.<br>
liha	meat<br>flesh<br>
tuomioistuin	court<br>
puisto	park<br>
tarkistaa	(transitive, + genitive-accusative) to check, inspect, verify, check up (to ensure something is functioning properly or is in the state or condition it is supposed to be)<br>
sinänsä	per se<br>
alhainen	lowly<br>ignoble<br>
viljelijä	farmer<br>
talousarvio	budget (itemized summary of intended expenditure and revenue)<br>
näyttämö	stage, scene (in a theatre)<br>
harvoin	seldom, rarely, infrequently (taking place at long intervals).<br>
viimeistään	at the latest<br>not later than<br>Teidän kannattaisi määritellä joku selvä takaraja, jolloin viimeistään kerrotte.<br>You two should set a clear deadline no later than which you intend to come clean.<br>
tili	account<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
verran	Genitive singular form of verta.<br>much, about, amount; used to indicate inexact quantities in comparison to something else<br>Ostan litran verran mansikoita.<br>I'll buy (about) a litre of strawberries.<br>Jouduin odottamaan tunnin verran.<br>I had to wait for about an hour.<br>Saman verran kuin sinä.<br>As much as you.<br>Molemmat saivat saman verran.<br>Both got the same amount.<br>Mielestäni x on jonkin verran parempi kuin y.<br>I think x is somewhat better than y.<br>
puolivälissä	Inessive singular form of puoliväli.<br>
puolustaja	defender (someone who defends people or property)<br>defender (a fighter who repels an attack)<br>(sports) defender (a player whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring)<br>(ice hockey, lacrosse) defenseman, defenceman<br>
litra	litre<br>
yksinkertainen	(Unusual, the first sens though) Of one, unique, single, singular.<br>simple, basic<br>absolute<br>yksinkertainen enemmistö = absolute majority<br>simple minded<br>
takaa	from behind (both abstractly and concretely)<br>Suomi johtaa, mutta Ruotsi tulee kovaa takaa.<br>Finland leads but Sweden comes fast from behind.<br>From behind.<br>pöydän takaa = from behind the table<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of taata.<br>Indicative present connegative form of taata.<br>Second person singular imperative present form of taata.<br>Second person singular imperative present connegative form of taata.<br>
sanomalehti	A newspaper (publication).<br>
matkailu	tourism<br>
omaisuus	one's properties (combined), possessions, assets; estate:<br>kiinteä omaisuus = real estate<br>irtain omaisuus = personal property<br>yhteinen omaisuus = joint property<br>wealth, fortune<br>
pääosin	Instructive plural form of pääosa.<br>mainly (chiefly; for the most part)<br>
odotella	To wait about.<br>
lisääminen	fourth infinitive of lisätä.<br>
liikkeelle	Allative singular form of liike.<br>Used adverbially to denote the act of going from a standstill to the motion; English translations include going, moving. on etc.<br>Lähdetään liikkeelle!<br>Let's get going!<br>Pääsimme vihdoin liikkeelle kolme tuntia myöhässä.<br>We finally got on the road three hours late.<br>
alas	down<br>downward<br>(followed by a nominative) down with (e.g. in demonstrations)<br>Alas rikolliset!<br>Down with the criminals!<br>
remontti	renovation<br>
ilmaista	to express (oneself)<br>Täällä kuka tahansa saa ilmaista itseään.<br>Here anyone can express himself.<br>to denote<br>to indicate, point out, show, make known<br>Tämä merkkivalo ilmaisee, onko pumppu käynnissä.<br>This signal light indicates whether the pump is running.<br>Partitive singular form of ilmainen.<br>
neliö	square<br>four-room apartment<br>short of neliömetri ('square meter')<br>
tauko	A break (interruption)<br>A caesura (break in a speech, play, poem etc.)<br>A hiatus<br>
hypätä	(intransitive) To jump, leap (usually once).<br>
maailmanmestari	world champion<br>
vapaus	freedom<br>
polttaa	(transitive) To burn.<br>Poltin paperinpalasen.<br>I burned a piece of paper.<br>(transitive, intransitive) To smoke (to deliberately inhale smoke from cigarettes, other tobacco products or some other substances such as marijuana)<br>Häiritseekö, jos poltan?<br>Do you mind if I smoke?<br>Poltatteko? -Kyllä, poltan sikareita,<br>Do you smoke? -Yes, I smoke cigars.<br>(medicine, transitive) To cauterize.<br>(baseball) To put out.<br>
harjoittaa	To practice (to perform or execute a craft or skill).<br>
vaihto	exchange<br>swap<br>(computing) shift key<br>(typography) break<br>manuaalinen rivinvaihto<br>manual line break<br>palstanvaihto<br>column break<br>sivun vaihto<br>page break<br>
tarkastaa	(transitive, + genitive-accusative) to check, inspect<br>
messu	(religion) mass<br>
oppilaitos	A learning institution; anything from elementary school to university.<br>
yläaste	The upper level of the comprehensive school, consists of the three grades; corresponds lower high school.<br>
vankila	prison<br>
näyttö	(computing) monitor<br>showing<br>proof<br>
vilkas	lively, vivacious, perky (living thing)<br>Koiramme on aina niin vilkas.<br>Our dog is always so lively.<br>vivid (imagination)<br>Sinullapa on vilkas mielikuvitus!<br>Well you seem to have a vivid imagination!<br>quick, fast<br>luikkia vilkkaasti pakoon<br>to scurry off quickly<br>busy, heavy (traffic)<br>Helsingissä on aina vilkas liikenne.<br>The traffic is always busy in Helsinki.<br>
terveydenhuolto	health care<br>
seisoa	(intransitive) To stand.<br>(intransitive) To be at a halt.<br>Tehdas seisoi.<br>The factory was at a halt.<br>(intransitive, colloquial) adessive + 3rd-pers. singular = to have an erection.<br>Hänellä seisoi.<br>He had an erection.<br>
terveyskeskus	clinic, outpatient clinic (municipal facility for providing medical services for residents of a designated area)<br>
laulaja	singer<br>
tahto	will<br>hyvä tahto<br>goodwill<br>
media	media<br>
kävellä	(intransitive) To walk.<br>
edullinen	advantageous<br>inexpensive, cheap<br>
selviytyä	to survive<br>Hän selviytyi nipin napin sodasta.<br>He survived the war by the skin of his teeth.<br>to cope<br>
itse asiassa	as a matter of fact<br>
kumpi	(interrogative) which one (of (the) two):<br>Kumpi teistä varasti keksejä?<br>Which one of you stole cookies?<br>
riippua	(intransitive) To hang, dangle, be suspended (from = elative).<br>(intransitive) To depend (on = elative).<br>
paljastua	(intransitive) To become exposed or revealed, to dawn, to uncover, to come into daylight.<br>Jälkeen päin ajateltuna kaikki ovat paljastuneet idiooteiksi tai muutoin tylsiksi.<br>Now that I think about it, everyone has turned out to be idiots or otherwise boring.<br>
kiitellä	To thank (repeatedly).<br>
vuodenvaihde	turn of the year<br>
mittainen	measuring, of a measure, being of a certain size, length or height; translation into English varies by context<br>Meiltä on tilattu 80.000 ratapölkkyä, mutta emme tiedä, minkä mittaisia niiden pitäisi olla.<br>We have received an order for 80,000 railroad ties, but we don't know which measures they should have.<br>Onko hän sanansa mittainen mies?<br>Is he as good as his word?<br>Olin kahdentoista päivän mittaisella Karibian-risteilyllä.<br>I was on a twelve-day long cruise on the Caribbean.<br>
rauhallinen	Peaceful, quiet, restful, serene, tranquil.<br>
hiljainen	quiet<br>silent<br>tacit<br>untalkative, taciturn<br>
vallata	(transitive) To seize, occupy, subdue, take over, capture.<br>(transitive) To claim, stake a claim for (an unpopulated land area); to reclaim (a swampland; a maritime area).<br>(transitive, figuratively, of an emotion) To overcome, wrack.<br>Minut valtasi lohduton suru.<br>I was overcome with inconsolable grief.<br>To squat (to occupy without permission)<br>
pysähtyä	(intransitive) To stop, pause, halt.<br>
kannanotto	contention, position (point maintained in an argument)<br>position paper (essay or report which expresses a position on a contested issue)<br>resolution (formal statement adopted by an assembly)<br>statement (presentation of opinion or position)<br>
mahdollistaa	(transitive) to allow, enable<br>
päävalmentaja	head coach (highest ranking coach of a coaching staff)<br>
osoite	address<br>
pelto	field (in farming)<br>
kolmanneksi	Translative singular form of kolmas.<br>
sanoma	A message, communication (figuratively).<br>Agent participle of sanoa.<br>
keskittää	(transitive) to focus, concentrate<br>(transitive) to centralize<br>
keskeyttää	(transitive) to interrupt, cut short, cut off, break off<br>(intransitive, sports) To drop out, quit.<br>(transitive) ~ matka(nsa) = to break a trip, stop over.<br>(transitive) ~ raskaus = to abort, miscarry.<br>(transitive) to discontinue<br>(transitive) ~ opintonsa = to drop out (of school).<br>(intransitive) to interpose (to intervene in a dispute or conversation)<br>
dokumentti	Document.<br>Documentary.<br>
kuningas	king<br>1967, Helge Pohjolan-Pirhonen, Kansakunnan Historia, volume 2: “Kansakunta etsii itseään: 1772–1808” (W. Söderström), page 70<br>Tällainen epämiellyttävien totuuksien lausuja alkoi käydä epämukavaksi kuninkaan palvontaan omistautuneessa hovimaailmassa.<br>This kind of utterer of unpleasant truths started to become inconvenient for a court devoted to basileiolatry.<br>(chess, card games) king<br>patakuningas = king of spades<br>
organisaatio	organization<br>
outo	Strange.<br>
upea	
kaava	(mathematics, sciences) formula<br>(sewing) pattern<br>
ohjelmisto	software<br>repertoire<br>
huomattava	Notable, remarkable, prominent.<br>Passive present participle of huomata.<br>
testata	(transitive) to test<br>
lukema	Reading (a value indicated by a measuring device).<br>Agent participle of lukea.<br>
lava	bed (platform of a truck or other vehicle that supports the load)<br>platform (raised stage for speeches etc.)<br>stage (in a theatre etc.)<br>
hahmo	shape<br>figure<br>
järkevä	reasonable<br>sensible<br>
myöten	along, up to, down to, reaching<br>Olen polvia myöten paskassa.<br>I'm up to my knees in shit.<br>Rakennus oli ääriään myöten täynnä.<br>The build was full reaching all the way to the edges.<br>
operaatio	operation<br>
mikä tahansa	whatever, whichever, wherever, depending on the case of mikä tahansa<br>
pronssi	bronze<br>
ilmainen	Gratis, free.<br>
synnyttää	(transitive, of women) To deliver, give birth to; (of female animals) to drop, calve, foal, kid.<br>(transitive, figuratively) To engender, breed, develop.<br>
hankinta	acquisition<br>
kieltäytyä	(intransitive, + active 3rd infinitive in elative) To refuse (to do sth), decline (to do sth).<br>
urakka	contract<br>arduous work<br>
hiihtää	(intransitive) To ski.<br>
jalkapallo	Football (mostly soccer).<br>A ball used in that game.<br>
riittävän	Genitive singular form of riittävä.<br>sufficiently, enough; when used as determiner together with another adjective:<br>riittävän hyvä<br>sufficiently good<br>good enough<br>
kristillinen	Christian (of or relating to Christianity)<br>Christian (righteous, ethical, moral)<br>
filmi	film<br>(colloquial) movie<br>
etusivu	front page, front cover<br>Onneksi olkoon, pääsit etusivulle!<br>Congratulations, you made it to the front page!<br>
edellisvuosi	previous year, year before<br>
kovasti	hard<br>Hän yritti kovasti.<br>He tried hard.<br>a great deal, very much<br>Hän piti hänen harrastuksistaan kovasti.<br>He liked his hobbies very much.<br>
leipä	(uncountable) bread (foodstuff)<br>(countable) any variety of bread<br>(countable) loaf of bread<br>(uncountable) living, livelihood, meal ticket (something that provides income)<br>(countable) in the game of ducks and drakes, an individual jump of the stone from the surface of the water, see heittää leipiä ('to play ducks and drakes')<br>lei + the suffix -pä.<br>
presidentinvaali	presidential election<br>
toiminnanjohtaja	A leading executive position in a non-profit organization. English terms for corresponding position include CEO, secretary-general.<br>
valmistelu	preparation<br>
toimenpide	operation<br>action<br>measure<br>
hovioikeus	(law, in Finland) A court of appeal.<br>Suomessa on kuusi hovioikeutta.<br>There are six Courts of Appeal in Finland.<br>
täydentää	(transitive) To supplement, to reinforce.<br>(transitive) To complement.<br>
solmia	(transitive) To tie, knot<br>solmia avioliitto: to get married.<br>
törkeä	coarse, boorish, base.<br>indecent, obscene, disgusting, distasteful (of language), offensive (of language), (colloquial) gross.<br>(law) gross, grave, grand, felonious, aggravated:<br>~ rikos = felony<br>~ huolimattomuus = gross negligence<br>~ varkaus = grand larceny<br>~ pahoinpitely = aggravated assault, felonious assault, felonious assault and battery<br>~ väkisinmakaaminen = felonious/aggravated rape<br>
tällöin	now, then, at this time<br>
vastaanotto	reception (act of receiving)<br>reception (ability to receive signals)<br>reception (social engagement)<br>reception (reaction)<br>Suurlähettilään vitsit saivat viileän vastaanoton.<br>The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.<br>reception, front desk (front desk in a hotel, office etc.)<br>soirée (formal evening party, which is not a seated dinner, but usually a buffet is served)<br>welcome (act of greeting someone's arrival)<br>acceptance (act of receiving and accepting)<br>receipt (act of receiving)<br>consultation or appointment with a professional person<br>lääkärin vastaanotto<br>doctor's appointment<br>
tarkastella	To examine, scrutinise/scrutinize.<br>
toivottavasti	hopefully, it is hoped that<br>
sijasta	Elative singular form of sija.<br>in lieu (of), instead (of)<br>
pudottaa	(transitive) To drop.<br>
suku	extended family (meaning kin: in addition to parents and children, includes cousins, uncles, aunts, grandparents and farther relatives, cf. perhe).<br>(taxonomy) genus<br>(linguistics) gender<br>(linguistics) used in partitive singular as English adjective cognate (descended from the same source lexeme of ancestor language)<br>Englannin 'mother' on sukua kreikan sanalle 'μητέρα' (mētéra).<br>English 'mother' is cognate to Greek 'μητέρα' (mētéra).<br>
keskenään	between each other, among each other, with each other:<br>Jaoimme kakku keskenämme.<br>We divided the cake between ourselves.<br>Vaihdoitteko kakut keskenänne?<br>Did you trade the cakes with each other / interchange the cakes?<br>He vaihtoivat autoja keskenänsä. (or keskenään, see the usage notes of -nsä)<br>They exchanged/interchanged cars.<br>
ketju	chain<br>necklace<br>In various ballgames, a line.<br>
niin sanottu	so-called (so named; called by such a name)<br>
kuoro	choir<br>
lähde	A spring (of water).<br>A source, origin.<br>Indicative present connegative form of lähteä.<br>(Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät lähde.<br>I/You/We/You/They don't / She/He doesn't leave.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of lähteä.<br>Lähde!<br>Leave!<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of lähteä.<br>Älä lähde!<br>Don't leave!<br>
vika	flaw, malfunction, failure, problem<br>Koneessa on vika.<br>There is a malfunction in the machine.<br>Kun hän näki vian, hän vain kohautti olkapäitään ja alkoi korjata sitä.<br>When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.<br>fault<br>Se on sinun vikasi.<br>It is your fault.<br>stain or flaw in character<br>wrong (adjective).<br>Älä valita! Ruoassasi ei ole mitään vikaa.<br>Stop complaining! There's nothing wrong with your food.<br>Kännykässäni on jotain vikaa.<br>Something is wrong with my cellphone.<br>(colloquial) the last<br>
tiedotusväline	news medium<br>
innostua	(intransitive) To get excited.<br>
pituus	length<br>longitude (angular distance east or west from Greenwich meridian)<br>Sijaintimme on 21 astetta itäistä pituutta, 60 astetta pohjoista leveyttä.<br>Our longitude is 21 degrees east and latitude 60 degrees north.<br>a person's height<br>Pituuteni on 175 senttimetriä.<br>My height is 175 cm.<br>
rangaistus	punishment<br>penalty<br>comeuppance<br>
vasen	left<br>
helsinkiläinen	Helsinkian, of Helsinki (of or pertaining to the city of Helsinki)<br>A Helsinkian (person living in or originating from Helsinki).<br>
kuluessa	within<br>He soittavat meille viikon kuluessa.<br>They will call us within a week.<br>active second infinitive in inessive of kulua.<br>
suoritus	performance (act of performing; that which is performed)<br>(formal, euphemistic) payment<br>Emme ole vielä saaneet suoritustanne.<br>We have not yet received your payment.<br>(computing) execution (carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer)<br>
korva	ear<br>(archaic, dialectal) edge, border<br>handle<br>
yksilö	individual (a person considered alone)<br>Hän on epätavallinen yksilö.<br>He is an unusual individual.<br>individual (single object as contrasted to a class)<br>Nämä ovet ovat käsityötä - jokainen niistä on yksilö.<br>These doors are handcrafted - every one of them is an individual.<br>
kunnioittaa	(transitive) To respect, honour/honor; to venerate, revere.<br>(transitive + partitive / + genitive + muistoa) To commemorate.<br>
erillinen	separate, dividual<br>detached, unattached<br>
lentokenttä	airport<br>Kuinka pääsen lentokentälle?<br>How do I get to the airport?<br>
säveltäjä	composer<br>
keskuspankki	central bank<br>
lupaus	promise, pledge<br>Yritän pysyä lupauksessani<br>I am trying to keep my promise<br>
sektori	sector<br>
sotilaallinen	military<br>
opiskelu	study (act of acquiring knowledge)<br>
kai	probably<br>maybe, perhaps<br>
hakemus	application (written request)<br>
haitata	(transitive) to hamper, hinder, impede<br>Ei se haittaa!<br>No problem! (Literally: It does not hinder!)<br>
kulutus	consumption<br>expenditure<br>
kauppias	trader<br>shop owner<br>
keskuudessa	among<br>ihmisten keskuudessa — among the people<br>
vanki	A prisoner.<br>
suorastaan	downright, positively<br>Pettymys minuun oli taas suorastaan käsinkosketeltava.<br>Her disappointment in me was again downright tangible.<br>
teho	(physics, electronics) power<br>(informal) An ICU; a short of teho-osasto ('intensive care unit').<br>As modifier in compound terms (teho-) indicates boosting of the base term in one way or other. English equivalents include power, intensive, intense, super-.<br>
oikeudenkäynti	A trial, (legal) process, judicial proceedings pl.<br>
herra	mister, gentleman, sir (polite address)<br>Anteeksi, herra ...<br>Excuse me, sir ...<br>Hyvät herrat!<br>Gentlemen!<br>Herra Virtanen, voinko puhua kanssanne?<br>Mister Virtanen, may I speak with you?<br>lord (person having formal authority over others)<br>lord (person enjoying great respect in a community)<br>lord, master (owner)<br>capitalized (Herra), Lord (God)<br>
surmata	(transitive, + genitive-accusative) to kill, slay<br>
moottori	engine, motor<br>
eduskuntaryhmä	parliamentary group (group of MP's within a parliament who have agreed to act together in promoting the interests of their voters, usually consisting of the members of the same political party)<br>
henkilöauto	passenger car (automobile)<br>
takainen	located behind something<br>talon takainen metsä<br>the forest behind the house<br>talon takaisessa metsässä<br>in the forest behind the house<br>
pommitus	bombing<br>
osallistuminen	attendance<br>fourth infinitive of osallistua.<br>
vamma	handicap (physical or mental disadvantage)<br>injury<br>
tosiasia	a fact<br>
ruumis	body<br>corpse, cadaver<br>
arvoinen	worth<br>Harva kaveruus edes on vaivan arvoista.<br>Few friendships are even worth the effort.<br>
haitta	A disadvantage, hindrance<br>A con<br>hyödyt ja haitat pros and cons<br>A tumbler (part of a lock).<br>
luonne	nature, character (e.g. of person)<br>
elintarvike	groceries (food bought and sold in grocery).<br>foodstuff (things edible)<br>
eläkeläinen	pensioner<br>
jäljellä	Adessive singular form of jälki.<br>left, remaining<br>Kuinka monta leivosta on jäljellä?<br>How many cakes do we have left?<br>Vain yksi on jäljellä.<br>Only one remains.<br>
maalata	(transitive) To paint.<br>Maalari maalasi taloa.<br>A painter was painting the house.<br>
ehdoton	absolute, unconditional<br>Parlamentaarisella äänestyksellä pyritään ehdottomaan enemmistöön.<br>With the parlamentary election we are aiming to an absolute majority.<br>Kuningas oli usein valtakuntansa ehdoton yksinvaltias.<br>A king was often the absolute monarch of his realm.<br>Tämä kappale on minun ehdoton suosikki.<br>This song is my absolute favourite.<br>(informal) best<br>Beatles on ehdoton!<br>The Beatles are the best!<br>(informal) an unconditional incarceration (as opposed to probation), prison (sentence)<br>Se sai viisi vuotta ehdotonta.<br>He got five years in prison.<br>
uudistaa	(transitive) To reform, make modern or new.<br>
vähentyä	(intransitive) to decrease in number or amount<br>
väite	claim, argument<br>
päivittäin	daily<br>
toiminto	feature (capability)<br>function<br>
ajankohta	A point in time; date; also other time-related terms may apply.<br>Onko syyskuun kolmas hyvä ajankohta kokoukselle?<br>Is September third a good date for the meeting?<br>Sateiden sopimaton ajankohta johti sadon epäonnistumiseen.<br>The unseasonable timing of the rains led to failure of crops.<br>
prosessi	process (series of events)<br>
tavoittaa	to catch, catch up<br>to reach (someone)<br>
valtioneuvosto	government, cabinet of the state<br>
rahasto	A fund.<br>A war chest (fund for a special campaign).<br>
kissa	cat (Felis silvestris catus)<br>(slang) cat, chick, fox (a sexy young woman)<br>
kirjoitus	The act of writing.<br>A scripture, writing.<br>An article (in a newspaper etc.).<br>
alentaa	(transitive) To lower, decrease, reduce, diminish.<br>(transitive) To slash, mark down, bring down (prices).<br>(transitive) To degrade, demote, abase, humiliate (a person).<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of alentaa.<br>
matala	low<br>shallow<br>
ulottuvuus	A dimension.<br>
myyjä	seller, vendor<br>
sade	rain (water falling from a cloud)<br>Sateet tulivat tänä vuonna myöhään..<br>The rains came late that year.<br>rain (any matter moving or falling, usually through air)<br>Kranaattisade putosi asemiimme.<br>A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.<br>
osuma	hit<br>Sain kolme osumaa.<br>I scored three hits.<br>
myöhään	late<br>Hän meni myöhään nukkumaan.<br>He went to sleep late.<br>
epäonnistua	(intransitive) to fail, to be unsuccessful<br>
ulottua	(intransitive) To extend, stretch.<br>(intransitive) To reach.<br>
kunnolla	Adessive singular form of kunto.<br>well, properly<br>Valtameripurjehdukselle pitää valmistautua kunnolla.<br>One must prepare well for an ocean sailing.<br>olla ~: to behave (lit: to be properly)<br>
nukkua	(intransitive) to sleep<br>
mielellään	gladly, willingly, with pleasure<br>Autan sinua mielelläni.<br>I will gladly help you.<br>(often with saada in conditional mood and an infinitive) preferably, rather<br>Hän saisi mielellään olla vähän viisaampi.<br>S/he rather ought to be a bit wiser.<br>
kenraali	(military) general<br>
tähän asti	so far, thus far, heretofore, until now, as yet<br>
vuokrata	To rent (to occupy premises in exchange for rent).<br>
avautua	(intransitive) To (come) open, open out/up.<br>Ovi avautui hitaasti.<br>The door opened slowly.<br>(intransitive, of a bandage) To come undone/untied/unfastened.<br>(intransitive, of a bud) To open, unfold.<br>(intransitive, of a shop) To open to the public, become available for use, permit access, afford entrance, receive customers, start business.<br>Kirjasto avautui pitkän odotuksen jälkeen.<br>The library opened after a long wait.<br>(intransitive, of a landscape) To spread out.<br>(intransitive, of a person) To open up, open one's heart, put out one's innermost feelings, be forthcoming/frank/direct/candid/straightforward, speak one's mind, bring others into one's confidence.<br>Ystävättäreni aina avautuu minulle miesseikkailuistaan.<br>My friend always tells me about her adventures with men.<br>
sijoittaja	investor (person who invests money in order to make a profit)<br>
todennäköinen	likely, probable<br>
jako	The act of dividing, sharing or dealing (See various meanings of the verb jakaa).<br>The result of the same activities.<br>
pohjoismainen	Nordic<br>
tunnistaa	to identify, recognise/recognize<br>to name (publicly implicate)<br>
yksityiskohta	detail<br>
tiukasti	tightly, fast<br>
mieluusti	gladly<br>pleasantly<br>
kartta	map<br>Partitive singular form of karsi.<br>
maailmanmestaruus	world championship<br>
keikka	(colloquial) gig (performing engagement by a musical group)<br>gig (temporary job)<br>job, task<br>heist<br>
määräraha	budget (amount of money earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame)<br>Museon määrärahat eivät riitä edes välttämättömiin hankintoihin.<br>The budget of the museum is not sufficient even for the essential purchases.<br>allowance, purse (quantity of money given for a particular purpose)<br>Minulla on tuhannen euron määräraha tarvikehankintoihin.<br>I have an allowance of one thousand euros for purchasing the necessities.<br>
pohjalta	Ablative singular form of pohja.<br>
pääoma	(accounting, finance) capital<br>
väitöskirja	A doctoral dissertation or thesis.<br>
mielenosoitus	demonstration (display of opinion)<br>
kaupunginvaltuusto	city council (legislative branch of a city government elected directly by the citizens)<br>
paketti	A package.<br>A parcel.<br>(networking) packet.<br>
saavutus	Achievement, accomplishment, feat, attainment.<br>
kuvio	A figure.<br>A pattern.<br>
testi	A test.<br>
kannustaa	(transitive + partitive) to encourage<br>(transitive) to cheer<br>
kokoonpano	assembly<br>(sports) squad<br>Valmentaja on nimennyt kokoonpanon otteluun.<br>The trainer has picked the squad for the match.<br>
pitkäaikainen	long-term<br>chronic<br>secular (going on for a long period of time)<br>
ulkomaalainen	foreign (originating from a foreign country)<br>foreigner<br>
tuntematon	unknown<br>anonymous (writer)<br>Negative participle of tuntea.<br>
yleisesti	commonly, generally<br>
rengas	ring, loop, hoop<br>tyre, tire<br>
parissa	Inessive singular form of pari.<br>among, amongst<br>Muistan erään henkilön työskennelleen sellaisen laitteen parissa.<br>I recall a certain person having worked amongst such a device.<br>
säätiö	foundation, institution<br>
lähivuosi	One of next few years; normally used in plural.<br>Lähivuosien talouskasvu näyttää jäävän heikoksi.<br>It appears that the economic growth will be slow during the next few years.<br>
yllättävän	Genitive singular form of yllättävä.<br>Active present participle of yllättää in genitive singular.<br>
kamppailu	combat, fight<br>struggle<br>
veli	brother<br>
hyppy	jump<br>leap<br>vault (gymnastics event)<br>
viini	wine<br>quiver<br>
prosenttiyksikkö	percentage point<br>Jos markkinaosuus kasvaa 10 prosentista 13 prosenttiin ja markkinoiden koko pysyy ennallaan, myynti kasvaa 30 prosenttia, mutta markkinaosuus 3 prosenttiyksikköä.<br>If market share grows from 10 percent to 13 percent and the market remains unchanged, the sales grow 30 percent, but the market share grows 3 percentage points.<br>
mökki	A holiday home, self-catering cottage, also known as a kesämökki; a summer cottage.<br>A small, usually wooden house; cabin.<br>(card games) In the card game kasino, a trick made by emptying the table of cards.<br>
päätöksenteko	decision making (act or process)<br>
lainsäädäntö	legislation<br>
puhemies	A chairman or speaker; a title used of the chair of certain bodies instead of the more common puheenjohtaja.<br>eduskunnan puhemies = the speaker of the parliament<br>puhemies Mao = chairman Mao (Zedong of the Chinese Communist party)<br>
johtokunta	board (committee)<br>
vankeus	imprisonment<br>captivity<br>
osakilpailu	(sports) partial race, event (any of a series of races that constitute a competition for championship in a certain sport)<br>Hungaroring on ollut Formula 1:n grand prix -osakilpailu vuodesta 1986.<br>Mäkihypyn maailman-cup käsittää lähes 20 osakilpailua.<br>The Ski Jumping World Cup consists of almost 20 events.<br>
sauna	A sauna.<br>Any bath where sweating is part of the bathing process.<br>turkkilainen sauna<br>Turkish bath<br>
suositella	To recommend.<br>
tehokkaasti	efficiently, effectively<br>
periaatteessa	Inessive singular form of periaate.<br>in principle<br>
karsia	(forestry) to limb (to remove the branches of a tree)<br>(horticulture) to prune, trim<br>to eliminate, weed out (to remove the ones not qualified)<br>
luonnollisesti	naturally<br>
valtuutettu	representative<br>councilmember, councilman, councilwoman, councilor, councillor (member of a council)<br>(only in compounds) ombudsman<br>Passive past participle of valtuuttaa.<br>
eduskuntavaali	parliamentary election; normally used in plural, see eduskuntavaalit.<br>
ala-aste	Elementary school, primary school; the first six grades of the comprehensive school.<br>
menetys	loss<br>
valokuva	photograph, photo<br>
parhaimmillaan	at best<br>
sankari	hero, heroine<br>
olympialainen	Olympic (of or pertaining to Olympic Games)<br>Olympic (of or pertaining to the mountain Olympus)<br>in plural (olympialaiset) also the Olympic Games<br>
maito	milk<br>
juoda	(transitive) to drink<br>
suoja	shelter<br>protective covering<br>refuge<br>safeguard<br>olla ~ssa to be safe, out of harm's way<br>thaw (weather slightly warm enough to melt ice)<br>
turisti	tourist<br>
vihdoin	finally, at last<br>First-person singular indicative past form of vihtoa.<br>
autoilija	motorist, someone who drives a car<br>
hyvinvointi	well-being or welfare<br>
kävijä	attender<br>visitor<br>
hidas	slow<br>
ominaisuus	property<br>quality<br>feature<br>
kertomus	Story.<br>
nopeus	(physics) velocity.<br>In everyday language also speed<br>nopeusrajoitus<br>speed limit<br>
siirto	move, shift, transport<br>
tyypillinen	typical<br>
nähden	Second active infinitive of nähdä in instructive case.<br>
lopullisesti	finally, conclusively, once and for all, for good (completely; beyond recovery)<br>
vakuutusyhtiö	An insurance company.<br>
erikseen	Translative plural form of eri.<br>
tarjonta	supply<br>
rikas	rich<br>wealthy<br>opulent<br>
ajautua	(intransitive) to drift (somewhere)<br>Laiva ajautui karille.<br>The ship drifted to the rocks.<br>He ajautuivat erilleen.<br>They drifted apart.<br>
vähitellen	gradually, little by little, bit by bit (in small quantities)<br>Yritä nyt vähitellen aikuistua!<br>Try to grow up little by little!<br>
päähän	Illative singular form of pää.<br>
hurja	fierce<br>
kansanäänestys	referendum<br>
mahtava	grand, magnificent, awesome, great<br>mighty, powerful, awesome<br>(slang) awesome<br>Active present participle of mahtaa.<br>
nuo	(demonstrative) those<br>
tarvittaessa	when necessary, where necessary, if necessary, when needed<br>
paljoa	Partitive singular form of paljon.<br>
kasvi	plant<br>
monenlainen	of many kinds, many kinds of<br>Olen ollut mukana monenlaisissa yrityksissä.<br>I have participated in many kinds of endeavours.<br>
niin ikään	also, likewise<br>
englanti	English (language).<br>
käsittää	(transitive) To understand, comprehend, fathom.<br>(transitive) To comprise, consist of, include, encompass.<br>
pyrkimys	endeavour (determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal)<br>
tiivistää	(transitive) To condense (to decrease size or volume by concentration toward the essence).<br>Lyhennetty sanakirja voidaan edelleen tiivistää taskukokoon.<br>An abridged dictionary can be further condensed to pocket size.<br>To seal (to close securely to prevent leakage).<br>Tiivistin pullon pitääkseni sisällön tuoreena.<br>I've sealed the bottle to keep the contents fresh.<br>To weatherstrip (US), draughtproof (British) (to apply a weatherstrip).<br>Ikkunoiden ja ovien tiivistäminen säästää energiaa ja lisää mukavuutta.<br>Weatherstripping of windows and doors saves energy and increases comfort.<br>
rakastaa	(transitive, + partitive) to love<br>Minä rakastan sinua.<br>I love you.<br>
olennainen	essential; relevant<br>integral (being a non-omittable or removable part of a whole)<br>
kyyti	A ride (lift given to someone in another person's vehicle).<br>Voitko antaa minulle kyydin?<br>Can you give me a ride?<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of kyytiä.<br>
lahja	present, gift<br>(figuratively) talent, gift<br>
harjoittelu	exercise<br>
ulkoministeriö	ministry for foreign affairs, foreign ministry, Foreign Office (UK), State Department (U.S.)<br>
veri	blood (liquid flowing in human and animal bodies)<br>
menetelmä	method<br>
jälkeinen	following, post-<br>sodanjälkeinen<br>post-war<br>Nominative singular form of jälkeiset.<br>
kumppani	companion<br>partner, spouse<br>partner, associate<br>
pettymys	disappointment<br>disenchantment, letdown<br>
pysäyttää	to stop, halt<br>Häntä ei pysäytä mikään ennen kuin hän on tuhonnut vihollisensa.<br>He will stop at nothing to destroy his enemies.<br>to thwart, halt.<br>Poliisi pysäytti mahdollisen murhaajan.<br>The police thwarted the would-be assassin.<br>
rouva	lady<br>madam<br>
valtakunta	An independent state. Depending on context, may be translated into English as country, state, kingdom, empire, nation, realm etc.<br>Mongolien valtakunta = Mongol Empire<br>Kolmas valtakunta = Third Reich<br>Keskustan valtakunta = Middle Kingdom<br>A realm, domain, kingdom (sphere of activity or influence).<br>Taivasten valtakunta = Kingdom of Heaven<br>Tämä jäähalli on minun valtakuntani.<br>This hockey hall is my kingdom.<br>A domain (geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization).<br>
kuvaus	description<br>evocation<br>depiction<br>portrayal<br>shooting<br>photography<br>
suhteellisen	Genitive singular form of suhteellinen.<br>relatively<br>Ohjelman avulla on suhteellisen helppo muokata 3D grafiikkaa.<br>With the help of the program, it's relatively easy to edit the 3D graphics.<br>
olettaa	to assume, suppose, presuppose<br>(logic) to premise, postulate<br>to hypothesize (in empiric research)<br>
kunnallinen	municipal<br>
sekoittaa	to mix<br>to shuffle (to put in a random order, e.g. playing cards)<br>to upset, disturb, disrupt (to adversely alter)<br>Uusi laji voi sekoittaa ekologisen tasapainon.<br>Introducing a foreign species can upset the ecological balance.<br>Rasvainen liha sekoitti hänen vatsansa.<br>The fatty meat upset his stomach.<br>(idiomatic) to blow, in the expression sekoittaa jonkun pää ('to blow someone's mind')<br>
paino	weight<br>press (general term for a printing machine)<br>Pysäyttäkää paino! = Stop the presses!<br>Kirja on jo painossa. = The book is already being printed.<br>press or weight (passive device to apply pressure to something)<br>Tykinkuula toimi hänellä graavilohen painona.<br>He used a cannonball as press for his gravlax.<br>(phonetics) stress<br>
syyllistyä	(intransitive, + illative) To perpetrate, commit, be guilty of.<br>Olenko syyllistynyt rikokseen?<br>Have I perpetrated a crime?<br>
lopettaminen	ending, finishing<br>
murha	Murder, homicide.<br>(law) Murder.<br>
pommi	A bomb.<br>
komitea	committee<br>
suojella	(transitive + partitive) To protect, shelter.<br>
kuljetus	transport, a delivery, a ride<br>
väline	tool, means, implement<br>
hyökätä	(intransitive) To attack, assault, charge, come at (sb = genitive + kimppuun (+ possessive suffix if the thing in genitive is a personal pronoun)).<br>Hän hyökkäsi minun kimppuuni.<br>S/he attacked me.<br>Hän hyökkäsi sinun kimppuusi.<br>S/he attacked you.<br>Hän hyökkäsi hänen kimppuunsa.<br>S/he attacked him/her.<br>Hän hyökkäsi miehen kimppuun.<br>S/he attacked a/the man.<br>(intransitive) To invade (a country = maahan (illative)).<br>Milloin Yhdysvallat hyökkäsi Irakiin?<br>When did the United States invade Iraq?<br>
keskinäinen	mutual (having the same relationship, each to each other)<br>keskinäinen ymmärrettävyys = mutual intelligibility (of language)<br>
syttyä	(of fire) to ignite, be ignited, catch fire (to commence burning)<br>Kuiva metsä syttyy helposti.<br>A dry forest catches fire easily.<br>Jätekasa syttyi hitsauskipinästä.<br>The garbage heap was ignited by a welding spark.<br>(of lights) to be turned on<br>Yhtäkkiä valot syttyivät.<br>Suddenly the lights were turned on.<br>to break out (to begin suddenly, especially of war or other unrest)<br>(figuratively) to become interested, enthuse<br>
määräys	Specification.<br>Appointment (to a job).<br>Order, command, instruction.<br>Ordinance, decree, regulation.<br>Prescription (of a medication).<br>(law) Injunction.<br>
onnellinen	happy<br>
jonne	to where<br>Kaupunki, jonne menimme.<br>The town where we went.<br>
menehtyä	To perish, pass away, die.<br>
into	Eagerness, enthusiasm.<br>odottaa innolla (+ partitive) = to look forward to<br>Passion, fervour/fervor, ardour/ardor.<br>Zeal, fanaticism.<br>
karata	to escape, run away, flee, fly.<br>Rangaistusvanki karkasi vankilasta.<br>The convict escaped from the prison.<br>to elope<br>Mies karkasi rakastettunsa kanssa.<br>The man eloped with his beloved.<br>(military) to desert<br>Muutama amerikkalainen karkasi vihollisen puolelle.<br>A few Americans deserted to the enemy side.<br>to abscond, run off, make off<br>Myyjän käräyttämä vanha nainen karkasi tavaroidensa kanssa kaupasta juuri, kun vartija tuli paikalle.<br>The old lady caught by a salesperson ran off from the shop with the goods just when the watchman came there.<br>(archaic) to leap, charge<br>
selitys	explanation<br>
toivo	hope<br>
häiritä	to disturb, bother, bug<br>Ei saa häiritä.<br>Do not disturb.<br>to disrupt<br>
oppi	doctrine<br>study, -logy; in this sense usually the head of a compound term<br>Meillä oli tänään koulussa eläinoppia ja kasvioppia.<br>We had today zoology and botany at school.<br>knowledge<br>Ottakaa tästä opiksi.<br>Let this be a lesson to you.<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of oppia.<br>
neljännes	A quarter.<br>
virallisesti	officially<br>
osaltaan	for one's part, as far as one is concerned<br>Teen osaltani kaikkeni, jotta hankkeemme menestyisi.<br>For my part, I'm going to do everything I can to ensure the success of our endeavour.<br>
varasto	stock, supply, storage<br>warehouse<br>depot<br>
tunnustus	confession<br>recognition<br>acknowledgement, credit<br>
kuiva	dry (also figuratively)<br>Indicative present connegative form of kuivaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of kuivaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of kuivaa.<br>
varjo	shade<br>shadow<br>An umbrella, as a short form of sateenvarjo, päivänvarjo or aurinkovarjo.<br>
versio	version<br>
korottaa	To raise (to increase height, intensity or volume)<br>Sinun täytyy korottaa vuokraa.<br>You should raise the rent.<br>Sinun täytyy korottaa äänesi.<br>You should raise your voice.<br>korottaa ääntään = To speak up.<br>To raise, chip (in) or ante (up) (to increase the bet in poker and other games)<br>
vaativa	demanding<br>Active present participle of vaatia.<br>
väärin	wrong (both meanings: incorrectly, not correspondingly to the reality, and in the morally wrong way)<br>Hän vastasi väärin.<br>She answered incorrectly.<br>Hän teki väärin päättäessään olla antamatta hyväntekeväisyyteen.<br>She did the wrong thing deciding not to give to charity.<br>Minä vastasin vääremmin kuin Anne.<br>I answered more incorrectly than Anne.<br>Minä vastasin väärimmin.<br>I answered most incorrectly.<br>(of a view, opinion, answer) olla väärin to be incorrect, not correspond to reality<br>Hänen vastauksensa oli väärin.<br>Her answer was incorrect.<br>Instructive plural form of väärä.<br>superlative form of väärä<br>
unelma	dream (meaning a desirable vision):<br>Minulla on unelma. (by Martin Luther King)<br>I have a dream.<br>
kuuluisa	famous<br>
keskimääräinen	average<br>mediocre<br>
tiivis	tight, compact, dense<br>
vaiva	bother, inconvenience<br>ailment<br>
kenties	possibly<br>
ohittaa	To pass, overtake.<br>
suhtautuminen	attitude<br>
pimeä	dark (lack of light)<br>pimeä yö<br>dark night<br>under-the-counter (having the purpose of avoiding taxes).<br>pimeä maksu<br>under-the-counter payment<br>(colloquial) crazy.<br>Se on ihan pimee!<br>He's/she's/it's just crazy!<br>The time of darkness.<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
loppuottelu	(sports) championship, final<br>
jännittää	To tense (to make tense).<br>To tension (to place an object in tension).<br>Jousiampuja jännitti jousen.<br>The archer drew the arrow.<br>(bodybuilding) To flex (to tighten the muscles for display of size or strength).<br>(figuratively, transitive, monopersonal) partitive + 3rd-pers. singular = to feel excited, nervous; to feel unsure or enthusiastic and a mild fear connected to it.<br>Jännittääkö Markusta?<br>Does Markus feel excited/nervous?<br>
köyhä	poor, not rich<br>A poor (a person in poverty); used especially in plural: 'the poor' = köyhät.<br>
puoliso	A spouse.<br>
huutaa	(intransitive) to shout, yell, holler<br>Täytyy huutaa täyttä kurkkua.<br>One should shout at the top of one's lungs.<br>(intransitive) to scream, shriek<br>(intransitive) to cry, wail, bawl<br>(intransitive) to moan, groan<br>(transitive, religion) to call out<br>Sinun täytyy huutaa Herran nimeä<br>You should call on the name of the Lord.<br>(transitive, figuratively) to cry out (for = partitive)<br>Rikos huutaa kostoa.<br>The crime cries out for a vengeance<br>(transitive, auctions) to bid, buy<br>Nainen huusi maalauksesta 30 000 (kolmekymmentä tuhatta) euroa.<br>The woman bid 30,000 euros for the painting.<br>Mies huusi itselleen taulun.<br>The man bought a painting at an auction.<br>(intransitive, alarms) to blow, shriek, sound, buzz<br>(intransitive, animals) to howl, roar<br>
hoitaja	caretaker (one who takes care of someone or something)<br>carer, care-giver<br>nurse<br>
ratketa	(intransitive) To be resolved.<br>(intransitive) To tear.<br>
italialainen	Italian (person)<br>Italian<br>
päteä	(intransitive) To apply, be valid.<br>Sama pätee kaikkiin muihin.<br>The same goes for everyone else.<br>(intransitive, figuratively) To show off one's (real or fake) intelligence or knowledge.<br>
tulipalo	destructive fire<br>
omainen	(close) relative/relation, (in plural, omaiset) the (immediate) family, (lähin ~) the next of kin, closest relative/relation<br>genitive + ~ : resembling, -like, -ish; used especially to form compound terms.<br>
erikoinen	Special, exceptional, out of the ordinary.<br>Peculiar, odd, strange.<br>Distinctive, characteristic, particular, typical.<br>Specific, especial, certain, own.<br>
opetusministeriö	ministry of education<br>
kommunisti	communist (person)<br>
voimavara	A resource.<br>
kiva	(colloquial) nice<br>kiva ihminen — nice person<br>(colloquial) fun, neat<br>Se oli kivaa! — It was fun!<br>
vuokra	lease<br>rent<br>
ansio	merit<br>income<br>virtue<br>
palokunta	A fire department, fire brigade.<br>
äskettäin	recently, the other day<br>Olin äskettäin San Franciscossa.<br>I was in San Francisco just the other day.<br>I was recently in San Francisco.<br>
kapteeni	A captain (commander of a sea-going vessel).<br>A pilot in command.<br>(military) A captain.<br>
osin	Instructive plural form of osa.<br>partly<br>järvi on osin jäässä — the lake is partly frozen<br>part<br>Asia on tältä osin loppuunkäsitelty.<br>
ilmi	No direct English equivalent; expresses the idea of becoming evident, especially of something non-material that has been hidden or unknown. Examples:<br>käydä ilmi, tulla ilmi: to be revealed, to transpire, to become known, to be brought to light<br>tuoda ilmi, saattaa ilmi: to reveal<br>antaa ilmi: to blow the whistle, inform, report<br>
moderni	modern<br>
havainto	perception<br>observation<br>
tarpeellinen	necessary (needed, required)<br>essential (being necessary)<br>
sitä	Partitive singular form of se.<br>
lääninhallitus	provincial government (in Finland and Sweden)<br>
varrella	Adessive singular form of varsi.<br>
ehdottomasti	absolutely, definitely<br>
päinvastoin	vice versa, on the contrary<br>Hän on luonteeltaan erilainen kuin minä, mutta se ei meitä haittaa, pikemminkin päinvastoin.<br>He is different from me in terms of his nature, but it doesn't bother us, but rather vice versa.<br>
teknologia	technology (the study of or a collection of techniques)<br>
ajankohtainen	current<br>
alunperin	Common misspelling of alun perin.<br>
ammatillinen	occupational, vocational<br>
piirre	feature (physical constituent)<br>cast (visual appearance)<br>trait<br>
komentaja	commander (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)<br>(military) An officer rank in the Finnish navy. The official English translation is commander.<br>
varustaa	To equip, fit (up/out), supply, apparel; to provision; to arm, supply with arms.<br>To prepare, get sb ready (for = illative); to make arrangements/preparations.<br>
perustelu	rationale, argument (process of reasoning)<br>
neuvoa	Partitive singular form of neuvo.<br>(transitive) to advise, counsel; show (to advise by showing).<br>(transitive) to tell (sb the way to some place), direct (sb somewhere):<br>Voisitteko neuvoa minut yliopistolle?<br>Could you please direct me to the university?<br>
ilmoittautua	to enrol/enroll in, register in (school = kouluun, a course = kurssille)<br>to sign up for (to add one's name to the list of people who are participating in something)<br>Terry ilmoittautui jalkapallojoukkueeseen.<br>Terry signed up for the soccer team.<br>to enter (a competition, contest = kilpailuun)<br>(military) to report (to show up or appear at an appointed time; to present oneself)<br>
vastaaja	Answerer, person who answers or responds.<br>Answering machine; voicemail<br>(law) Defendant; (in crime cases) the accused; (in divorce cases) respondent.<br>(tennis) Receiver.<br>
entisestään	Elative singular form of entinen + the suffix -än.<br>still, further, even more<br>Vaikka hän oli jo hyvin pitkä, hän kasvoi entisestään.<br>Although he was already very tall, he grew still.<br>Se vain huonontaa asioita entisestään!<br>That'll just make matters even worse!<br>
muusikko	musician<br>
mittava	large, big, great, extensive, large-scale<br>
valmius	readiness<br>
komissaari	commissioner<br>
luonnollinen	natural<br>
avustaja	assistant<br>
viisas	wise<br>
linna	fortress, castle, stronghold<br>(colloquial) prison<br>
veteraani	veteran<br>
ilmapiiri	climate (figuratively: context in general of a particular political, moral etc. situation)<br>atmosphere (mood or feeling in a situation)<br>
ruveta	To begin or start to do something.<br>Rupeaa satamaan.<br>It begins to rain.<br>Milloin ruvetaan tositoimiin?<br>When do we start the real action?<br>To take up (to begin doing an activity on a regular basis).<br>Olen ruvennut ompelemaan.<br>I've taken up knitting.<br>To become or wish to become something in the future.<br>Rupean lääkäriksi.<br>I will become a doctor.<br>Hän aikoo ruveta tanssijaksi.<br>He plans to become a dancer.<br>
valmistaja	manufacturer<br>
muuttaminen	changing<br>transformation<br>moving<br>
läntinen	western<br>
huumori	humour/humor<br>
kirjallinen	written<br>kirjallinen asiapaperi = written document<br>literary<br>
seuraavaksi	Translative singular form of seuraava.<br>Active present participle of seurata in translative singular.<br>next<br>
tosissaan	Serious(ly), in earnest (about sth = genitive + suhteen).<br>Olen tosissani tämän suhteen.<br>I'am serious about this. / I mean it/business. / I'm not fooling around.<br>
nuoriso	youth (collectively)<br>
tähdentää	(transitive) To emphasize, highlight.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of tähdentää.<br>
näköinen	looking like someone or something. That to which the looks are compared is in genitive.<br>Onko vauva enemmän isän vai äidin näköinen?<br>Does the baby look more like the dad or the mom?<br>As main word of a combined adjective, -looking, -like (of or pertaining to looks).<br>hyvännäköinen = good-looking<br>samannäköinen = similar, looking alike<br>As main word of a combined adjective, -sighted, -eyed (of or pertaining to vision).<br>likinäköinen = nearsighted (physical property)<br>lyhytnäköinen = shortsighted (mental property)<br>kaukonäköinen = farsighted<br>tarkkanäköinen = sharp-eyed<br>
sosiaalidemokraatti	A social democrat.<br>
sato	crop (natural production for a specific year, particularly of plants)<br>
katsomo	stand (in theater or sports arena)<br>
jäte	waste, garbage, rubbish<br>
tilaus	order (request for some product or service), subscription, booking, reservation<br>
välierä	(sports) A semifinal.<br>
näkymä	A view, outlook.<br>näkymä vuorenhuipulta — view from the mountaintop<br>
kotitalous	household<br>home economics<br>
läheinen	close, near, adjacent<br>close, intimate, familiar<br>A close relative.<br>
ennallaan	unchanged, the same, the way it was before<br>Viimeinkin tämä kylä on ennallaan!<br>This village is finally back to normal!<br>
useimmiten	usually, in most cases, for the most part<br>
vapautua	(intransitive) To be freed/set free/let go/released/liberated/emancipated/relieved/deregulated.<br>(intransitive) To free oneself (of = elative), get rid of.<br>(intransitive, of a room) To be vacated, (of a post) become vacant, (of telephone) become free.<br>
askel	step<br>pace<br>
herkkä	delicate, vulnerable<br>physically sensitive, tender<br>sensitive, easily offended<br>quick to react<br>
sisään	into<br>
ilme	facial expression, look, mien, appearance, countenance (features and expression of the face)<br>air (feeling or sense)<br>Haluan antaa sille taiteellisen ilmeen.<br>I want to give it an air of artistry.<br>
kahvi	coffee<br>
laiton	unlawful, illicit, illegitimate<br>
kerros	floor, storey<br>layer<br>
fyysinen	physical<br>
tiedottaja	A public communicator, communicator, mouthpiece; spokesman, spokesperson.<br>
esim	Common misspelling of esim..<br>
täyttyä	(intransitive) To become filled.<br>(intransitive) To fulfill.<br>
keittiö	kitchen<br>cuisine<br>
alkupuoli	first half or a more vaguely defined first part of anything, like of a period of time, semester, holiday, trip etc.<br>
suinkaan	See ei suinkaan (always used with a negation).<br>
tehostaa	to increase the performance or effect of something; to enhance, strengthen, boost<br>to optimize (to make something more efficient)<br>
perustuslaki	Constitution (the formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions; a legal document describing such a formal system).<br>Suomen ~ = the Finnish Constitution.<br>Euroopan unionin ~ = the European Constitution.<br>perustuslakia säätävä = constituent<br>
haastaa	(transitive) to challenge<br>(transitive) to defy, dare<br>(law, transitive) to summon<br>(intransitive, dialectal) to talk<br>
mitenkään	in any way, any way, any means<br>En mitenkään halua loukata sinua, mutta vaatteesi haisevat.<br>I don't want to offend you in any way, but your clothes smell bad.<br>En mitenkään saanut sitä typerää aasia liikkeelle.<br>There wasn't any way I could get that stupid donkey to move.<br>
kohtuullinen	moderate (not excessive)<br>fair, reasonable<br>
tyydyttää	to satisfy<br>to sate<br>
kahdesti	twice<br>Olen tavannut hänet kahdesti.<br>I have met him twice.<br>
katkaista	(transitive) To cut (off), sever, split.<br>(transitive) To interrupt, cut short, break off.<br>(transitive) To break (off) (e.g. a leg).<br>(transitive) To prune off, trim off, lop off.<br>(transitive) To amputate.<br>(transitive) katkaista taival: to do/make a trip.<br>In that sense, used only with that noun.<br>
varassa	Inessive singular form of vara.<br>(idiomatic) olla jonkin varassa; to depend on something (literally 'to be sustained by something')<br>Elämme sosiaaliturvan varassa.<br>We depend on social security to live.<br>
vapaa-aika	leisure, spare time, free time<br>
tuho	destruction<br>
välittömästi	immediately<br>
kolmasosa	one third (third part)<br>
kommentti	comment<br>
olut	A fermented beverage made of malt: beer, ale.<br>A beer; a portion (glass, bottle, etc.) of such beverage.<br>Anna minulle kylmä olut!<br>Gimme a cold beer!<br>Compounded with a prefix that defines the raw material, a fermented or nowadays usually carbonated drink made, for example, of roots: a beer or an ale. Examples: ginger ale = inkivääriolut, root beer = juuriolut<br>
onnistuminen	success<br>fourth infinitive of onnistua.<br>
resurssit	resources<br>
ollenkaan	at all<br>En ole ollenkaan varma.<br>I'm not sure at all.<br>never<br>Hän ei ollut ollenkaan kuullut siitä.<br>She had never heard of it.<br>
parantua	(intransitive) To improve, get better.<br>(intransitive, medicine) To heal, mend, get well/better, recover, recuperate.<br>
itä	east, one of the cardinal points of the compass<br>(first part in compounds) east, eastern<br>itäosa the eastern part<br>Itä-Suomi eastern Finland<br>East, the Orient<br>
kiertue	tour<br>
omakotitalo	detached house<br>
uida	(intransitive) To swim.<br>
lämpö	warmth, heat<br>
minkäänlainen	whatsoever, of any kind<br>Hän ei antanut minulle minkäänlaista vastausta.<br>He gave me no answer whatsoever.<br>
pääte	(computing) terminal<br>(grammar) suffix<br>When used as modifier in a compound term, final, terminal, end.<br>
napata	(transitive) To catch, snatch.<br>
kuri	discipline (enforced compliance or control)<br>discipline (systematic method of obtaining obedience)<br>discipline (state of order based on submission to authority)<br>(law) short for kuritushuone (type of prison sentence)<br>
vetäytyä	to retreat<br>Vaaran uhatessa kansa vetäytyi linnoituksen suojiin.<br>In the threat of danger, the people retreated to the safety of the castle.<br>vetäytyä maaseudun rauhaan<br>to retreat to the peace of the countryside<br>to withdraw, pull out<br>Israel vetäytyi Siinailta Camp Davidin sopimuksen jälkeen.<br>Israel withdrew from Sinai after the Camp David accords.<br>to pull into<br>Hänen suunsa vetäytyi hymyyn.<br>Her mouth pulled into a smile.<br>~ eläkkeelle: to retire<br>
maasto	terrain<br>
opinto	study; normally used in plural, see opinnot.<br>
pyhä	holy, sacred<br>pyhä sota = holy war<br>pyhät kirjoitukset = sacred writings, Holy Writ<br>when capitalized, Saint<br>Pyhä Yrjö = Saint George<br>when used as modifier in compound term (pyhä-), Sunday, dominical, Sunday-go-to-meeting, holy etc.<br>holiday<br>
heikentää	(transitive) To deteriorate.<br>(transitive) To dilute.<br>(transitive) To undermine.<br>
pikemmin	comparative form of pian<br>Mitä pikemmin, sen parempi.<br>The sooner, the better.<br>
yhä enemmän	more and more (in a manner that progressively increases)<br>Haava särki yhä enemmän, kun kävelimme eteenpäin.<br>The wound hurt more and more as we walked on.<br>more and more (indicates that the statement is becoming progressively more true)<br>Yhä enemmän lapset ottavat uudet teknologiat ensimmäisenä käyttöön.<br>More and more, children are among the first to take up new technologies.<br>
korkeus	height<br>altitude<br>
kaupunkilainen	A citizen (resident of a city)<br>Of or relating to cities or urban life.<br>
rajata	(transitive) To limit, confine.<br>(transitive) To crop (an image).<br>
ristiriita	contradiction<br>cross-purpose<br>
sittemmin	since then, afterwards, after<br>Sittemmin tyttö alkoi seurustella 'kaverini' kanssa.<br>Afterwards the girl started dating my 'friend'.<br>
iloita	To be happy, glad, cheerful.<br>Tavallaan sinun pitäisi iloita siitä, ettet ole niitä joilla on helppoa.<br>In a sense, you should be glad about the fact that you're not one of those people who has it easy.<br>
seutukunta	(Finland, administration, law) sub-region (local administrative unit consisting of municipalities within a region, which is usually defined on economic basis)<br>
valmistus	The act of being produced, fabrication, making, production.<br>
alustaa	to lecture, to give a presentation, particularly with the purpose of serving as basis for discussion<br>Ennen varsinaista kokousta tohtori Andersson alustaa aiheesta 'Arabikevään vaikutukset'.<br>Before the official meeting doctor Andersson gives a presentation on the 'Implications of the Arab spring'.<br>(computing) to initialize (to format a storage medium, to prepare any hardware for use)<br>(computing) to format<br>(programming) to initialize (to set an initial value)<br>
hymyillä	(intransitive) To smile.<br>
kohden	towards, for<br>Kun noi tulee niin pääsen lähtemään Hesaa kohden.<br>When they come, then I'll head for Helsinki.<br>
kukistaa	(transitive) To defeat, overthrow.<br>
eteläinen	southern, southerly<br>
filosofia	philosophy (academic discipline)<br>Partitive singular form of filosofi.<br>
joukossa	Inessive singular form of joukko.<br>(genitive + ~ ) among<br>Hän oli ensimmäisten joukossa, jotka huomasivat yhteyden keuhkosyövön ja tupakan välillä.<br>He was among the first to discover the connection between lung cancer and smoking.<br>
näytellä	(transitive, + partitive) To act, play (to perform a theatrical role).<br>Ketä hän näytteli?<br>Who did she act?<br>(transitive) To show (in an indifferent manner; or when the speaker finds the action annoying).<br>
tarkkaan	Illative singular form of tarkka.<br>tarkkaan ottaen = strictly speaking<br>carefully<br>precisely<br>
ympärille	Allative singular form of ympäri.<br>around, to the perimeter<br>Talomme ympärillä on kaunis puutarha.<br>There's a beautiful garden around our house.<br>Talomme ympärille istutetaan kaunis puutarha.<br>A beautiful garden will be planted around our house.<br>Talomme ympäriltä hävitettiin kaunis puutarha.<br>A beautiful garden was destroyed around our house.<br>
järki	reason (ability to think).<br>sense (meaning, reason, or value of something).<br>Siinä ei ole mitään järkeä.<br>It doesn't make any sense.<br>sense (sound practical judgment).<br>terve järki = common sense<br>
valmentaa	(transitive) To coach.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of valmentaa.<br>
jono	line (straight sequence of people)<br>queue<br>(mathematics) sequence<br>(military) file<br>range<br>vuorijono = mountain range<br>
poissa	(static) absent, gone, not there/here, away:<br>Hän on poissa.<br>S/he is gone. (cf. pois)<br>poissa + elative = out of, away from:<br>Poissa silmistä, poissa mielestä.<br>Out of sight, out of mind.<br>
ylivoimainen	overpowering, overwhelming<br>
perinteisesti	traditionally<br>
suojelu	protection<br>conservation<br>
valitettavasti	unfortunately<br>lamentably<br>
taiteellinen	Artistic; relating to arts.<br>taiteellinen vapaus<br>artistic freedom<br>
hallussa	(static) In sb's possession.<br>
kun taas	whereas, while, in turn, on the contrary<br>Gaaran lempiruokaa ovat suolattu kieli ja kivipiira, kun taas hän inhoaa eniten makeaa papuhyytelöä ja kastanjakonvehteja.<br>Gaara's favourite foods are salted tongue and gizzard, whereas he hates most of all sweet bean paste and chestnut confectioneries.<br>
poikkeuksellisen	Genitive singular form of poikkeuksellinen.<br>Exceptionally.<br>Tämä hampurilainen on poikkeuksellisen hyvää.<br>This hamburger is exceptionally good.<br>
teettää	(transitive) To have something done.<br>(transitive) To commission.<br>(transitive) To subcontract.<br>
putki	pipe, duct, conduit<br>A barrel (of a large-calibre gun)<br>A rut. A long term activity of continuous in nature which persons engaged in are not expected to escape from. Often used in connection with alcohol misuse or, as with eläkeputki to persons of pre retirement age who are not expected to work again and thefore receive a means tested state benefit (welfare payment) until their proper pension age.<br>
yhtenäinen	uniform<br>coherent<br>homogeneous<br>(mathematics, topology) connected<br>
miltei	almost, nearly<br>Eihän meillä ole rahaa miltei mihinkään saati lapsen elättämiseen.<br>We don't have money for almost anything, let alone for raising a child.<br>
mäki	A hill (a relatively large, usually rounded elevation of earth; generally larger than kukkula ('hill, hillock'), smaller than vuori ('mountain'))<br>A slope<br>
vangita	(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To imprison, incarcerate, jail (put in prison; both in legal contexts and elsewhere).<br>(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To arrest, place under arrest, take into custody, put in detention (both in legal contexts and elsewhere).<br>
puoluekokous	(political) party congress (where e.g. political general positions of a party are adopted in position papers); caucus (with reference to the United States)<br>
aloittaminen	fourth infinitive of aloittaa.<br>
konttori	office<br>
englantilainen	English, of or relating to England.<br>English, relating to the English language.<br>englantilais-suomalainen sanakirja = an English-Finnish dictionary<br>Englishman or Englishwoman (in plural englantilaiset = the English (people)).<br>
yhteistyökumppani	cooperation partner<br>
ylläpitää	maintain, uphold, keep up<br>
vieressä	(static) At, beside, by, near, near to, nearby, next to<br>Inessive singular form of vieri.<br>
soveltaa	To apply (to make use of)<br>soveltaa teoriaa ongelmaan = to apply a theory to a problem<br>To apply (to pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group).<br>Sitä sääntöä sovelletaan vain ulkomaalaisiin.<br>That rule only applies to foreigners.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of soveltaa.<br>
uni	dream<br>sleep<br>
unohtua	(intransitive) To be/get/become forgotten.<br>
kotijoukkue	(sports) A home team.<br>
lentokone	aeroplane<br>
palestiinalainen	A Palestinian.<br>Palestinian.<br>
peruna	potato (Solanum tuberosum)<br>
seitsemäs	(ordinal) the seventh, abbreviation 7. , in the names of monarchs and popes VII .<br>seitsemäs taivas = seventh heaven, cloud nine<br>
tietotekniikka	information technology<br>
päätellä	(transitive) To fasten off, tie off (the loose ends/threads of a needlework).<br>(transitive, logic) To conclude, draw a conclusion, decide, infer, deduce.<br>
firma	firm, company<br>
hitaasti	slowly<br>hitaasti mutta varmasti<br>slowly but steadily<br>
päätoimittaja	editor in chief, editor-in-chief<br>
salainen	secret, clandestine (done or kept hidden).<br>(mysterious) arcane<br>
ikäänkuin	Common misspelling of ikään kuin.<br>
kritiikki	criticism<br>
puite	frame<br>framework<br>
koe	experiment<br>trial, test<br>exam<br>Indicative present connegative form of kokea.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of kokea.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of kokea.<br>
maailmansota	World war.<br>
siviili	civilian<br>
perusta	base, foundation<br>basis<br>Indicative present connegative form of perustaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of perustaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of perustaa.<br>
silloinen	of that time<br>
kuitata	(transitive) To give a receipt.<br>(transitive) To acknowledge.<br>
puolustusministeri	secretary of defense<br>
klassinen	classic<br>
pyörittää	(transitive) to rotate, roll, reel<br>pyörittää silmiään = to roll one's eyes<br>
helikopteri	helicopter<br>
kaivaa	(transitive) to dig, dig up, dig out, excavate<br>kaivaa ruumis esiin = to exhume a body<br>kaivaa nenäänsä = to pick one's nose<br>
hyötyä	(intransitive) To profit.<br>En voi enää hyötyä muiden kiltteydestä.<br>I can no longer profit off of the kindness of others.<br>Partitive singular form of hyöty.<br>
kaatopaikka	landfill<br>dump<br>
yksinkertaisesti	simply<br>
harrastaja	hobbyist<br>amateur<br>
suksi	ski<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of suksia.<br>Indicative present connegative form of suksia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of suksia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of suksia.<br>
piispa	(Christianity) bishop<br>
lapsuus	Childhood.<br>
pariskunta	A couple.<br>
vahvuus	strength (positive attribute)<br>muster (total number of troops in a military formation)<br>
ylös	up, upward<br>
pitkälti	to a large extent<br>Riidassa on pitkälti kysymys siitä, että ...<br>The dispute is, to a large extent, about ...<br>
vakaa	steady, stable, firm, steadfast, secure<br>vakaa päätös — a firm decision<br>patient, calm<br>
virasto	bureau, office, agency, board (operative unit in the public sector on central (state), regional or local (municipal) level)<br>
valiokunta	committee, standing committee<br>
ennuste	forecast, prediction, projection, prognosis<br>
korjaus	correction<br>fix<br>repair<br>overhaul<br>
kynnys	threshold<br>
erikoistua	(intransitive + illative) To specialise/specialize in.<br>
sopu	harmony, concord, agreement<br>
kerrostalo	block of flats, apartment building<br>
albumi	An album.<br>
kukka	flower<br>(slang) cannabis<br>
sähköinen	electrical<br>
piirtää	(transitive) To draw, sketch.<br>piirtää kuva = to draw a picture<br>piirtää viiva = to draw/trace a line<br>(transitive, architecture) piirtää taloa = To design a house.<br>(transitive) To outline, draft.<br>(transitive, mathematics) To describe.<br>
avaus	The act of opening.<br>An opening (in a game).<br>
demokraattinen	democratic<br>In connection with US domestic politics also blue.<br>
sakko	fine, penalty<br>
palkansaaja	wage earner<br>employee<br>
ilves	lynx (any of the four species in genus Lynx)<br>Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)<br>
asianajaja	(law) A barrister (lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in court).<br>An advocate (person who argues the case of another, such as a lawyer in a court).<br>
ajattelu	thinking, thought<br>
hyökkääjä	attacker<br>(sports) forward, attackman (a player in a team whose primary task is to score)<br>(sports) In plural (hyökkääjät) attack, offense (the attackmen of a team collectively)<br>
muualle	To elsewhere.<br>
laajasti	widely<br>
pettää	(transitive) To cheat, con, swindle, defraud<br>(transitive) To deceive, delude, mislead.<br>(transitive) To betray.<br>(transitive) To cheat on (to be unfaithful to).<br>(intransitive) To give way, break down, fall/tumble down.<br>(transitive) To let down, disappoint, desert, fail.<br>
tavanomainen	mundane<br>
vertailu	comparison<br>
lisäys	addition, inclusion, amendment<br>
hätä	emergency<br>agony<br>need<br>
merkittävästi	significantly<br>
mainos	advertisement<br>
päällä	(static) On (in an operating state).<br>Onko sinulla radio päällä?<br>Do you have the radio on?<br>Adessive singular form of pää.<br>(static) (Physically) on top of (sth).<br>Kaapin päällä on maljakko.<br>There's a vase on top of the cupboard.<br>
haave	dream (hope, wish)<br>Hän on minun haaveideni tyttö.<br>She is the girl of my dreams.<br>Ranskan-matka jäi haaveeksi.<br>The trip to France remained a dream.<br>vision (ideal or a goal toward which one aspires)<br>Hän työskenteli väsymättä haaveensa toteuttamiseksi.<br>He worked tirelessly to fulfil his vision.<br>velleity (slight wish not followed by any effort to obtain)<br>Eilinen korkopäätös hävitti kaikki haaveet nopeasta elpymisestä.<br>Yesterday's decision on interest rate ruined all velleity towards quick recovery.<br>
juhannus	Midsummer Day<br>
kymmenkunta	About ten (as with other numerals, the head term is in partitive singular).<br>Kymmenkunta lintua lensi talon yli.<br>About ten birds flew over the house.<br>Se tapahtui kymmenkunta vuotta sitten.<br>It happened about ten years ago.<br>
kielteinen	negative (both meanings: 'opposite of affirmative' and 'inspiring negative reactions').<br>
rinnalla	Adessive singular form of rinta.<br>beside (next to)<br>
pappi	priest<br>
hirvi	elk, moose (Alces alces)<br>any large deer, such as an elk, moose or wapiti<br>meat of these animals<br>short for hirvieläin<br>
karjalainen	Karelian<br>A Karelian person.<br>
kaikkialla	(static) everywhere:<br>Vettä oli kaikkialla. (compare kaikkialle)<br>There was water everywhere.<br>
kaupallinen	commercial (of or pertaining to commerce)<br>
matkapuhelin	A mobile phone, mobile telephone, cellular or cell phone.<br>
sairastua	(intransitive + illative) To get sick, come down with, catch (a disease).<br>Sairastuin viime kesänä keuhkokuumeeseen.<br>I came down with pneumonia last summer.<br>
kotoisin	being a native of, coming from, originating from; having as one's birthplace or residence, hailing from<br>Sisarentyttäreni puhuu ranskaa, mutta on kotoisin Hampshirestä.<br>My niece speaks French but she hails from Hampshire.<br>
loukata	(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To wound, hurt, injure (physically).<br>Loukkasin jalkani.<br>I hurt my leg.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To wound, hurt, injure (mentally), to offend, insult.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To violate, infringe upon, encroach upon, make inroads on.<br>Loukkasivatko Venäjän hävittäjät Suomen ilmatilaa?<br>Did the Russian fighter planes violate the Finnish air space?<br>
varastaa	(transitive) to steal, purloin<br>Joku varasti pyöräni varastosta.<br>Somebody stole my bike from the storage.<br>
kirkas	bright<br>clear (free of clouds)<br>kirkas taivas<br>clear sky<br>clear (not obscured)<br>clear (transparent in colour)<br>
lennonjohtaja	air traffic controller (person who operates an air traffic control system)<br>
ympärillä	Adessive singular form of ympäri.<br>around, on the perimeter<br>Maa pyörähtää akselinsa ympäri kerran vuorokaudessa.<br>The Earth spins around its axis once every 24 hours.<br>Talomme ympärillä on kaunis puutarha.<br>There's a beautiful garden around our house.<br>Talomme ympärille istutetaan kaunis puutarha.<br>A beautiful garden will be planted around our house.<br>Talomme ympäriltä hävitettiin kaunis puutarha.<br>A beautiful garden was destroyed around our house.<br>
esine	object, item, thing<br>artifact (object made or shaped by hand)<br>
pelottaa	(transitive, monopersonal) partitive + 3rd-pers. singular = to be afraid, to be scared.<br>Minua pelottaa.<br>I am afraid.<br>I'm scared.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To frighten, to be intimidated or cowed by sthg.<br>Hän pelottaa minua.<br>She frightens me.<br>Huijareita ei laki pelota.<br>Con artists are not cowed by the law.<br>(transitive, + genitive sg or nominative pl) To scare.<br>Kissa pelotti linnut tiehensä.<br>The cat scared the birds away.<br>
asiakirja	A document<br>
lohko	section<br>(anatomy) lobe of brain<br>(computing) block, chunk<br>Indicative present connegative form of lohkoa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of lohkoa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of lohkoa.<br>
kokoinen	sized, of the size<br>talon kokoinen asteroidi<br>house-sized asteroid<br>Minkä kokoinen puku sinulla on?<br>What's the size of your suit?<br>Olen saman kokoinen kuin sinä.<br>Olen sinun kokoisesi.<br>I'm of the same size as you.<br>
lievä	mild<br>slight<br>
puheenvuoro	A floor, say (one's stated opinion or input into a discussion).<br>statement<br>
pikku	little, small<br>
markkinoida	(transitive, economics) To market.<br>
kutsu	call<br>invitation<br>summons<br>(law) summons, subpoena (invitation to appear in a court)<br>
keskiarvo	(statistics) mean<br>
maltillinen	moderate (e.g. politician), sober, level-headed<br>calm, collected, self-possessed<br>
kuulostaa	(intransitive) to sound<br>
peittää	(transitive) To cover.<br>
laskelma	calculation<br>
muutto	move, relocation (event of changing residence)<br>migration (large-scale movement of people or of animals to another area)<br>
poikkeus	Exception.<br>tehdä ~ = to make an exception, to except<br>Poikkeus vahvistaa säännön.<br>The exception confirms the rule.<br>
vaivata	to trouble, bother<br>Minua vaivaa yksi asia.<br>One thing bothers me.<br>to be the trouble with someone, ail<br>Mikä sinua vaivaa?<br>What is the trouble with you?<br>What ails you?<br>to knead<br>
talouskasvu	economic growth<br>
maisteri	Formally, a degree earned in a Finnish university roughly corresponding to the master's degree. It generally requires about five years' full-time studies, including a thesis. It is normally accompanied with a specification of the branch of art or science.<br>valtiotieteen maisteri = master of political science<br>A corresponding degree in a foreign university.<br>(archaic) A formal way to address someone, or refer to someone, who has the degree.<br>Minun ehdokkaani puheenjohtajaksi on maisteri Andersson. = My candidate for the chairman is (master) Andersson.<br>
väylä	(nautical) fairway<br>passage<br>lane<br>channel<br>route<br>
vakuutus	insurance<br>assurance or promise<br>oath of office (abbreviated form of virkavakuutus)<br>
taloudellisesti	economically (in an economic manner)<br>economically (in an economical manner)<br>
lehmä	cow (female of Bos primigenius taurus)<br>any female ruminant; often with a modifier<br>hirvilehmä = doe<br>(derogatory) heifer (ugly or objectionable woman)<br>
avioliitto	A marriage (binding union between a man and a woman, normally with the intention to last for life, and confirmed in front of religious and/or legal authorities).<br>(by extension) A marriage (close union).<br>(by extension) A marriage (joining of two (or more) parts).<br>
myymälä	shop (establishment that sells goods or services to the public)<br>
miellyttää	To please.<br>
puolustusvoima	defence capacity (the ability of an individual, group or country to defend itself against an aggressor); more frequently puolustuskyky.<br>In plural, defence force(s); see puolustusvoimat.<br>
inhimillinen	human<br>Erehtyminen on inhimillistä.<br>To err is human.<br>humane<br>Turvapaikanhakija ansaitsee inhimillisen kohtelun.<br>An asylum seeker deserves humane treatment.<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
pula	shortage<br>(economy) An economic crisis characterized by shortage of goods and/or means to buy them; a depression, slump.<br>urgent situation, scrape, pinch, deep water<br>
britti	a Briton<br>
tuominen	(usually plural) A gift or souvenir given by visitors or someone returning from a travel.<br>fourth infinitive of tuoda.<br>Made of bird cherry.<br>
koskettaa	(transitive + partitive) To touch (to make physical contact with).<br>(transitive + partitive) To affect.<br>
sissi	(irregular soldier) guerrilla, partisan<br>(regular soldier) commando, ranger<br>
kaupunginteatteri	city theatre (professional drama theater owned and usually also funded by a city)<br>
katketa	(intransitive) to cut<br>(intransitive) to break, snap<br>
kunnostaa	to repair, overhaul<br>
joka päivä	
romahtaa	(intransitive, of a construction) to collapse, crash down, come down, tumble down, topple down, cave in, crumple<br>(intransitive, of economy) to crash, collapse, slump; (of prices, rates) to go into a tailspin, spiral downwards, plummet.<br>(intransitive, of sb's nerves) To collapse, break down, crack up.<br>
toistaa	to repeat<br>
aines	material<br>ingredient, constituent<br>
ankara	harsh, hard, strict (person)<br>harsh, sharp, fierce (weather, winter)<br>barren, austere, desolate (landscape)<br>
suojata	(transitive) To protect, shield.<br>
tiedote	bulletin<br>
joukkoon	Illative singular form of joukko.<br>
jotenkin	somehow<br>
laajennus	An expansion, extension.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of laajentua + the suffix -s.<br>
lisääntyminen	reproduction<br>fourth infinitive of lisääntyä.<br>
osavaltio	A state (political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy).<br>Yhdysvallat koostuu 50 osavaltiosta.<br>The United States consist of 50 states.<br>
ilmeinen	apparent, evident, obvious<br>
huolestua	(intransitive + elative) To get worried about.<br>
kuntalainen	municipal citizen, citizen (legally recognized resident of a municipality, urban or rural)<br>
liiketoiminta	business (commercial, industrial or professional activity)<br>
entä	what about?<br>Minä lähden, entä sinä?<br>I'll go, what about you?<br>Sinulla on selvästi hauskaa, mutta entä minä?<br>You're obviously having a good time, but what about me?<br>A: Pidätkö jalkapallosta? B: En. A: Entä koripallosta?<br>A: Do you like football? B:No. A: What about basketball?<br>Entä toinen maali!<br>What about the second goal!<br>what? (used to introduce a speculation or alternative proposition together with jos - 'if'; see also what if)<br>Entä jos eksyn matkalla laivaan?<br>What if I get lost on my way to the ship?<br>Entä jos Abraham Lincolnia ei olisi murhattu?<br>What if Abraham Lincoln had not been assassinated?<br>Entä jos mentäisiinkin elokuviin?<br>What if we went to the movies instead?<br>
veto	the act of pulling, pull.<br>draught/draft of air.<br>stroke of hand, oar etc.<br>bet, wager (eg. in gambling).<br>veto.<br>
rajoitus	limit, limitation, restriction, constraint<br>
solisti	soloist<br>
tasan	exactly<br>Meillä on tasan tunti aikaa, kunnes muutumme takaisin omiin muotoihimme.<br>We'll have exactly one hour before we change back into our original forms.<br>
työmarkkina	
matkailija	tourist<br>traveler, traveller<br>
innokas	avid, eager, enthusiastic<br>
vaatimaton	modest<br>humble<br>Negative participle of vaatia.<br>
edusta	front (of a house etc.)<br>Indicative present connegative form of edustaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of edustaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of edustaa.<br>
luominen	The act of creation.<br>fourth infinitive of luoda.<br>Having many moles.<br>
niminen	An adjective used to indicate the name of a person or object. Most often translated into English with name, named or namesake.<br>Hän on saman niminen kuin Suomen ensimmäinen presidentti.<br>He is the namesake of Finland's first president.<br>Minkä niminen hän on?<br>What is his name?<br>Minkä niminen on Yhdysvaltain korkein vuori?<br>What is the name of the highest peak of the United States?<br>Joku Markku -niminen kävi kysymässä sinua.<br>Somebody named Markku was here and asked for you.<br>
normaalisti	normally<br>
penni	One hundredth of a markka, the Finnish currency until the introduction of euro in 2002.<br>Note: In Finnish the noun is in partitive singular after a cardinal number.<br>viisikymmentä penniä<br>fifty pennies<br>
pettyä	(intransitive) To be disappointed.<br>
raaka-aine	(manufacturing) raw material<br>(business) commodity (primary product as object of trade in an exchange)<br>
telakka	shipyard (place to build and repair ships).<br>dockyard (place to repair and outfit ships).<br>(computing) docking station, dock (piece of hardware into which a laptop computer can be plugged for use as a desktop computer)<br>
ilmaisku	airstrike<br>
strategia	strategy (science and art of military command)<br>
varmuus	certainty<br>
muutoin	otherwise<br>
peräisin	Always used together with the verb olla (to be) signifying: to be original to, to have one's origins in, to originate from, to come from.<br>Pizza on peräisin Italiasta.<br>Pizza is original to Italy.<br>
torjunta	prevention<br>The foiling of an attack; prevention, block, intercept, parrying etc.<br>
rikollisuus	The crime (practice or habit of committing crimes).<br>The criminality, criminalness (state of being criminal).<br>
ikäluokka	generation, age group, age class<br>
risteys	crossing, intersection<br>
rinne	A slope, hillside<br>(skiing) A piste<br>
valtiovarainministeriö	ministry of finance; Department of the Treasury (U.S.), Her Majesty's Treasury, Treasury (UK)<br>
yhdistyä	(intransitive) To be joined together, be combined.<br>(intransitive, politics) To unify, (be) unite(d).<br>
esiintyminen	performance<br>appearance, occurrence, prevalence<br>fourth infinitive of esiintyä.<br>
joskin	even though, although<br>Hän on täysin normaali, joskin totinen lukiolainen.<br>He is completely normal, though a serious high school student.<br>
oikeuttaa	(transitive) to justify<br>(transitive) to entitle<br>
yleisurheilu	(sports) track and field<br>
naurahtaa	(intransitive) To utter a laughter.<br>
vuotisjuhla	anniversary; used only with a numeral indicating the number of years being celebrated.<br>satavuotisjuhla, 100-vuotisjuhla<br>100th anniversary<br>
moittia	To criticize, to rebuke, to reproach<br>To scold, to lash (to criticize angrily or abusively)<br>To reprove (to convey one’s disapproval, especially in a gentle, sweet, kind tone).<br>(law) To dispute<br>moittia testamenttia.<br>To dispute a will.<br>
divisioona	division (a military unit)<br>
fuusio	(economics) merger, fusion<br>(physics) fusion<br>
korkeintaan	at most<br>Leikkaus kestää korkeintaan tunnin.<br>The operation takes one hour at most.<br>Se saa maksaa korkeintaan kaksisataa euroa.<br>It may cost two hundred euros at most.<br>
käsikirjoitus	A manuscript.<br>A scenario (outline of the plot of a dramatic work for theatre, cinema or TV).<br>
uudestaan	anew<br>afresh<br>again<br>
yhdistäminen	unification (the act of making to become one)<br>fourth infinitive of yhdistää.<br>
panos	(weaponry) cartridge, pellet<br>(weaponry, construction, demolition, mining) load (usually including a detonator)<br>(gambling, economics) stake<br>
aktiivisesti	actively<br>
grafiikka	graphics, graphic arts<br>(computing) graphics<br>
eräänlainen	a kind of a<br>Poppamies on eräänlainen lääkäri ja pappi samassa persoonassa.<br>A witch doctor is a kind of a doctor and priest in one person.<br>
läheisyys	proximity, closeness<br>
reilusti	fairly, justly<br>well, much<br>
säilyttäminen	preservation<br>retention<br>
liittymä	exit, intersection, junction on a highway<br>telephone subscriber connection<br>
sytyttää	To light, kindle, ignite, set on fire, set fire to, burn, inflame, set ablaze, torch<br>To ignite (to activate a spark plug in an internal combustion engine)<br>To switch on, turn on (the lights)<br>To turn on (to attract, give pleasure, or encourage)<br>To detonate, to trigger.<br>(colloquial) To grasp, comprehend, get it<br>
tutkinto	An examination (formal test).<br>A degree (award bestowed by a university or college as an indication of academic achievement).<br>
muualta	from elsewhere<br>
tarkkailija	observer<br>
kaikenlainen	all kinds of, every kind of<br>
suuntautua	(intransitive + illative) To be directed towards.<br>(intransitive + illative) To orientate oneself towards, orient oneself towards.<br>(intransitive + illative) To be aimed at, be geared towards.<br>
menneisyys	past (the period of time that has already happened)<br>
muisti	memory<br>Third-person singular past form of muistaa.<br>
vaikeuttaa	(transitive) To complicate, make difficult.<br>
yllä	above<br>taivas yllämme<br>the sky above us<br>pitää yllä: to maintain<br>yllä mainittu: above-mentioned<br>on, wearing (having clothes on)<br>Mitä sinulla on ylläsi?<br>What are you wearing?<br>Indicative present connegative form of yltää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of yltää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of yltää.<br>
kriittinen	critical<br>
arviointi	evaluation<br>criticism<br>
puku	suit<br>attire<br>
rauhansopimus	peace treaty<br>
konkurssi	bankruptcy; administration, liquidation (corporate bankruptcy in UK and Australia); sequestration (Scotland)<br>
pehmeä	soft; (of hair) silky; (of skin) smooth; (of sb's character/nature) mellow, gentle.<br>
ikävä	tedious, boring<br>bad, sad (e.g. accident)<br>longing, yearning<br>Minulla on ikävä sinua.<br>I miss you.<br>ikävä kyllä: unfortunately<br>sepä ikävä: what a pity<br>ikävä juttu: too bad<br>
räjähdys	explosion<br>
valtuuskunta	delegation, a group of delegates<br>
suuruinen	of the amount, order or magnitude<br>Minkä suuruinen lukukausimaksu Harvardissa on?<br>Kuinka suuri on Harvardin lukukausimaksu?<br>How much is the tuition in Harvard?<br>Maanjäristys oli 2,3 richterin suuruinen.<br>The earthquake was of magnitude 2,3 on Richter's scale.<br>Always used with a preceding attribute or interrogative pronoun in genitive.<br>This word is close in meaning to kokoinen, but kokoinen is used principally of objects whereas suuruinen is used of quantities.<br>
maistua	(intransitive, + ablative) To taste (like sth).<br>Se maistuu hyvältä.<br>It tastes good.<br>
rankka	hard (demanding a lot of effort to endure)<br>
kilpa	contest, race<br>
konkreettinen	concrete (particular, perceivable, real)<br>
levittää	to spread, spread out<br>Levitä tätä voita leivälle, niin laihdut!<br>Spread this butter on your bread and you'll lose weight!<br>to apply (paint; lotion, cream)<br>to widen, expand; extend<br>to propagate, disseminate<br>Levittävätkö he uutta aatetta?<br>Are they propagating a new ideology?<br>to distribute (e.g. movie or music copies)<br>to roll out<br>levittää punainen matto<br>to roll out the red carpet<br>
katse	look, glance<br>gaze<br>
arkkitehti	architect<br>
suuruus	largeness, greatness<br>size, magnitude<br>
vähentäminen	fourth infinitive of vähentää.<br>
palaute	feedback<br>
irrota	(intransitive) To loosen, detach, separate.<br>Indicative present connegative form of irrottaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of irrottaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of irrottaa.<br>
työsuhde	(law) employment (the status of being employed; the rights and obligations following thereof)<br>
potku	kick<br>
sen mukaan	
titteli	(colloquial) title (prefix or suffix added to name)<br>
hallintoneuvosto	supervisory board (in some company structures, a board between the executive board and shareholders, the powers of which are limited to general supervising and sometimes appointing the executive board and top management. A hallintoneuvosto typically has 15 to 50 members appointed by the annual meeting of the shareholders.)<br>
vahvistua	to strengthen (to grow strong or stronger)<br>to be confirmed<br>Tänään vahvistui, että pääsemme käymään voimalaitoksella.<br>It was confirmed today that we will get the permission to visit the power station.<br>
lukko	lock<br>(guns) bolt<br>(jewellery) clasp<br>
peruskoulu	In the Finnish school system the 9-year comprehensive school starting at age of 7 years.<br>
soitto	music (sounds produced with musical instruments)<br>call, telephone call; bell (UK, informal)<br>toll (ringing of a bell)<br>
työaika	working time<br>working hours<br>
uskonto	religion<br>
jääkiekkoilu	ice hockey, as an activity<br>Jääkiekkoilu kehittää lihasten koordinaatiota.<br>Ice hockey develops the coordination of muscles.<br>
toimitus	delivery, dispatch<br>editorial staff<br>editing office<br>churchy ceremony<br>action or performance; the act of performing something (often ritual or unusual)<br>Seurasin aina tätä toimitusta kiinnostuneena.<br>I always followed this performance with fascination.<br>(law) proceedings<br>
huomenna	tomorrow<br>Huomenna aion mennä uimaan.<br>Tomorrow I'm going swimming.<br>
leimata	(transitive) To stamp (with a stamp).<br>(transitive) To denounce.<br>(transitive) To taint a person's reputation.<br>
toimiala	industry, branch (businesses of the same type, considered as a whole)<br>Matkailu oli viime vuonna maailman nopeimmin kasvava toimiala.<br>Tourism was the fastest growing industry in the World last year.<br>
kuulija	One who hears; a hearer.<br>A listener.<br>
seikka	thing, matter<br>circumstance<br>
sihteeri	a secretary (a person keeping records and handling clerical work)<br>a secretary (leading or managerial position in certain non-profit organizations)<br>a secretary (species of bird; Sagittarius serpentarius), also sihteerilintu<br>
lahti	A bay, gulf.<br>A culling, slaughter (killing animals).<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
kokonainen	whole, full, complete<br>entire<br>
säätää	(transitive, mechanics) to adjust, regulate, tune:<br>Voisitko säätää tätä radiota?<br>Could you please tune this radio?<br>(transitive, law) to prescribe, ordain, decree, pass:<br>Eduskunta sääti uuden lain.<br>Eduskunta passed a new law.<br>
varaan	Illative singular form of vara.<br>First-person singular indicative present form of varata.<br>
tiede	science<br>one of the liberal arts or humanities<br>
aineisto	material (texts etc.)<br>
laukaus	(weaponry) gunshot<br>
pelaaminen	playing (a game)<br>
tajuta	To get the idea of something, to grasp.<br>(slang) To dig (to understand or show interest in).<br>
tilalle	Allative singular form of tila.<br>
hakeutua	(intransitive) To gravitate.<br>
paistaa	(transitive) To fry.<br>(transitive) To grill, barbecue.<br>(transitive) To braise.<br>(transitive) To bake, roast.<br>(intransitive, of the Sun) To shine.<br>Aurinko paistaa.<br>The sun is shining.<br>(intransitive) To beam.<br>Hänen kasvonsa paistoivat.<br>Her face was beaming.<br>(intransitive, figuratively) To show.<br>Hänestä paistaa varmuus.<br>His confidence shows. (literally: Confidence shines from him.)<br>
arvata	(transitive) To guess.<br>
dosentti	docent<br>
huomioida	(transitive, + partitive/genitive-accusative) To pay attention to, take notice of, notice.<br>(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To take into consideration, consider.<br>(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To take into account/consideration, regard.<br>(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To observe, make observations.<br>
ikäinen	old<br>Olen kolmen vuoden ikäinen.<br>I am three years old.<br>at the age of, aged<br>Hänellä on kolmen vuoden ikäinen serkku.<br>S/he has a nephew, aged three.<br>Hän osasi kirjoittaa jo kolmen vuoden ikäisenä.<br>She knew to write already at the age of three.<br>
sävy	hue<br>accent (modulation of voice)<br>
tukeminen	fourth infinitive of tukea.<br>
pudotuspeli	(sports) playoff (game played after the regular season or similar by the top competitors, with a single-elimination system, to determine the champion)<br>
pullo	bottle<br>
harmitella	to bemoan, complain, regret, dismay about something.<br>Hän harmitteli kuivuutta, mutta kasteli kuitenkin nurmikkonsa.<br>He bemoaned the drought but went on watering his lawn.<br>Mummo harmitteli nuorison turmeltuneisuutta.<br>Grandmother complained about the decadence of the young people.<br>
sairaanhoitopiiri	health care district<br>
haastatella	to interview<br>
asuminen	Fourth infinitive of asua in nominative case.<br>
inflaatio	inflation<br>
pystyttää	(transitive) to erect<br>
rajusti	fiercely<br>
vankka	robust, sturdy, strong<br>staunch<br>
välille	Allative form of väli.<br>
kiinteä	solid, rigid (material state)<br>firm<br>fixed<br>Lainalla on kiinteä korko.<br>The loan has fixed interest rate.<br>Internet-yhteydellä on kiinteä kuukausimaksu.<br>The Internet connection has fixed monthly payment.<br>inseparable, essential, important<br>Kansainvälisestä yhteistyöstä on tullut kiinteä osa toimintaamme.<br>International cooperation has become an inseparable part of our work.<br>
päivähoito	daycare<br>
vetäjä	puller (one who or something that pulls)<br>Käytä ulosvetäjää laakerin irrottamiseen.<br>Use a puller to disassemble the bearing.<br>leader (one who leads, especially a small group)<br>ryhmän vetäjä<br>group leader<br>
lattia	floor (bottom of a room)<br>
vastaavasti	correspondingly<br>
kamera	A camera.<br>
hullu	Crazy, mad, insane.<br>A crazy, mad or insane person.<br>(colloquial) A reckless person.<br>
seuraaja	follower<br>successor<br>
tasapaino	An equilibrium, balance or stability (condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced).<br>An equilibrium or sanity (mental balance).<br>(physics, chemistry) An equilibrium.<br>(economics) An equilibrium (condition of an economy, in which there is no excess or deficit in supply and demand).<br>
tiettävästi	as far as is known, presumably<br>
lainata	(transitive) To loan, lend.<br>(transitive) To borrow.<br>(transitive) To quote (from sb = partitive), cite.<br>
arvostelu	criticism<br>The process of giving grades in a learning institution etc.<br>As a modifier in compound words, critical (relating to literary criticism).<br>arvostelumenestys<br>a critical success<br>
siipi	A wing (animal appendage for flying).<br>A wing (slang: human hand).<br>A wing (airplane part).<br>A wing (part of building).<br>A wing (fraction of political movement).<br>A wing (slang: human hand).<br>A sail (blade of a windmill).<br>A blade or a paddle of a water wheel or a paddlewheel.<br>A blade of a turbine or a propeller.<br>(idiomatic) A mood.<br>olla siipi maassa (lit. 'to have a wing on the ground', as an injured bird may have)<br>to be depressed<br>
tasa-arvo	equality<br>
kuutio	cube<br>
laajeta	(intransitive) to expand<br>
huolestuttaa	(transitive) To worry.<br>
synkkä	gloomy<br>dismal, bleak<br>grim<br>
lisä	Addition, increase.<br>As a former part of compound (lisä-) signifies additional.<br>
ihana	wonderful, marvellous, marvelous<br>lovely, adorable<br>fabulous, fantastic<br>
jatkaminen	continuing<br>fourth infinitive of jatkaa.<br>
oire	symptom<br>
uudenlainen	novel, nontraditional<br>
johdosta	Elative singular form of johto.<br>genitive + ~ : because of, for, as consequence of; also other translations depending on usage in specific cases<br>Onnittelut syntymäpäiväsi johdosta!<br>Congratulations on your birthday!<br>Vedenjakelu on keskeytetty vesilaitoksella sattuneen onnettomuuden johdosta.<br>Water distribution has been interrupted due to an accident at the water works.<br>
velvollisuus	responsibility<br>duty<br>obligation<br>
ajoneuvo	A ground vehicle (excluding trains and such).<br>
myrsky	A storm.<br>
mutta jos	
haavoittua	(intransitive) To be wounded, be injured, be hurt.<br>Useat sotilaat haavoittuvat sodissa.<br>Many soldiers are wounded in wars.<br>
norjalainen	A Norwegian.<br>Norwegian, of or relating to Norway.<br>Norwegian, relating to the Norwegian language:<br>suomalais-norjalainen sanakirja = a Finnish-Norwegian dictionary<br>
kerho	club<br>society<br>
puheenjohtajuus	chairmanship<br>
vauva	baby (a very young child)<br>
lehdistö	The press (newspaper media)<br>
tanssija	dancer<br>
brittiläinen	A British (person)<br>A British Shorthair (breed of cat)<br>British<br>
tervetullut	welcomed<br>
toisenlainen	different<br>
nuorukainen	A youth, young man.<br>
ainutlaatuinen	unique (without equal)<br>
hammas	tooth<br>
itsestään	by itself, spontaneously<br>itsestään selvä: self-evident, obvious<br>se on itsestään selvää: it goes without saying<br>Kostea kivihiili syttyy usein itsestään.<br>Moist coal often ignites spontaneously.<br>Elative singular form of itse + the suffix -än.<br>of itself<br>
video	video<br>(usually plural) videocassette recorder, VCR<br>VHS<br>
riita	quarrel<br>
rintama	(military) front, battlefront (region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat)<br>(meteorology) front<br>
duuma	duma<br>
polttoaine	fuel<br>
soittaja	player (one who plays a musical instrument)<br>caller (one who makes a phone call)<br>agent noun of soittaa<br>
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minne	(of movement) where (... to):<br>Minne menet? (cf. missä)<br>Where are you going (to)?<br>
ammattikorkeakoulu	polytechnic<br>
että kun	
kiihtyä	(intransitive) To get excited.<br>(intransitive) To become agitated.<br>(intransitive) ~ (vähitellen) = to escalate.<br>
nimitys	appointment<br>designation, denomination<br>
päämäärä	goal, aim, objective<br>
paikallaan	paikalla ('in place') + third person possessive suffix -an.<br>
elo	(poetic) life<br>(dated) crop, especially corn<br>
sukulainen	relative, relation<br>
opastaa	to guide, help<br>to mentor<br>to lead<br>
taulu	A painting.<br>A picture, print (art) etc., especially a framed one.<br>A board, as for example a billboard, switchboard, blackboard or whiteboard.<br>A dial, as the face of a clock.<br>kellotaulu = dial<br>(archaic, mathematics, sciences) A table, as a collection of data organized as a set to cover a certain area of interest or point of view. Continues to be used in some compound terms.<br>kertomataulu = multiplication table<br>sukutaulu = pedigree<br>(databases) A table.<br>
harmittaa	To irritate, annoy, vex, irk.<br>Häviö harmittaa minua.<br>The loss irritates me.<br>To be irritated, annoyed, vexed.<br>Minua harmittaa.<br>I am irritated.<br>
jalkapalloilu	soccer (sport, business, activity)<br>
avajaiset	opening, opening ceremony (formal commencement)<br>
kasa	heap<br>pile<br>stack<br>
itäinen	eastern<br>
kiristää	(transitive) to tighten (make tight)<br>(transitive) to tighten (to make money harder to borrow)<br>(transitive) to extort, blackmail<br>(transitive) to gnash, grind (teeth):<br>kiristää hampaitaan<br>to gnash one's teeth<br>(transitive) to make more stringent<br>Olette kiristäneet sopimuksen ehtoja merkittävästi.<br>You have made the terms of the contract much more stringent.<br>(transitive) to wring, extort (to obtain by force)<br>kiristää lupaus<br>to wring a promise<br>(intransitive, of a garment) to be too tight<br>Takki kiristää hartioista.<br>The coat is too tight at the shoulders.<br>
marja	berry<br>
purra	(transitive) To bite (more or less continuously, with the moment temporally not confined).<br>
maalaiskunta	Rural municipality, a former type of municipalities in Finland.<br>
kuntayhtymä	(accounting, finance, law) A public organization owned by a group of municipalities. They are common for such tasks as managing a hospital, which would be too burdensome for only one municipality.<br>
maanviljelijä	farmer<br>
mainio	excellent, superb, great, wonderful, fine (very positive)<br>
yksimielisesti	unanimously<br>
osto	A purchase.<br>
suunnittelija	A designer.<br>A planner.<br>
uudistaminen	fourth infinitive of uudistaa.<br>
alta	from under, from underneath, from beneath.<br>Pallo vieri pöydän alta.<br>The ball rolled from under the table.<br>
linja-auto	bus, coach<br>
edeltää	(transitive + partitive) To precede, go before, go ahead of, come before, take place before, antedate, predate, antecede.<br>
sataa	(~ vettä) To rain.<br>Sataa.<br>It is raining.<br>Sataa kaatamalla.<br>It is coming down in buckets / pouring / raining cats and dogs.<br>~ lunta = to snow.<br>Sataa lunta.<br>It is snowing.<br>~ rakeita = to hail.<br>Sataa rakeita.<br>It is hailing.<br>(intransitive) To fall (from the sky).<br>Minä menen ulos, vaikka (taivaalta) sataisi puukkoja!<br>I'm going out even if knives were falling from the sky / it were raining knives!<br>Partitive singular form of sata.<br>Hän yrittää hoitaa sataa asiaa samanaikaisesti.<br>She is trying to manage hundred things at the same time.<br>sata, kaksisataa, kolmesataa...<br>one hundred, two hundred, three hundred...<br>
säveltää	(transitive) to compose (music)<br>to set to music (to adapt a literary work by adding music)<br>
lasi	glass<br>(nautical) bells, a mark given by the bells of a ship every half hour to mark the passing of time during a four-hour watch. There were eight bells per watch and then the counting started from beginning.<br>Toista lasia lyötäessä<br>(slang, drugs) ice (crystal form of methamphetamine).<br>
virta	flow, stream<br>river<br>current (physics, electronics)<br>electricity<br>zip, energy, vigor, vim (personal energy)<br>
hiljaa	quietly, quiet, silently<br>slowly<br>
tuhoutua	(intransitive) to be destroyed<br>Turku tuhoutui tulipalossa vuonna 1812.<br>The city of Turku was destroyed in a fire in 1812.<br>
hoitaminen	fourth infinitive of hoitaa.<br>
innostaa	(transitive) To excite, inspire.<br>
elinkeinoelämä	business<br>
tuumia	Partitive plural form of tuuma.<br>(transitive + partitive) To think about, consider, reflect (up)on.<br>
hallitusohjelma	A plan of action of a national government for its planned term, officially translated as 'Government Programme' into English. The programme is agreed upon before the term begins in negotiations between the political parties which agree to form the government.<br>
kassa	cashbox, cash desk, till (place where cash is held available for conducting business)<br>cash register<br>till (contents of a cash register)<br>cashier (one who works at a till or receiving payments)<br>fund (money-management operation, typically one used for saving)<br>työttömyyskassa = unemployment fund<br>
sairas	Ill, sick.<br>A sick person.<br>
jyrkkä	steep, abrupt<br>jyrkkä mäki<br>steep hill<br>strict<br>jyrkkä kielto<br>strict ban<br>radical<br>jyrkkä mielipide<br>radical opinion<br>
avustaa	(transitive) To assist (sb = partitive).<br>(transitive) To abet (to contribute to an offence/offense).<br>
pahoinpitely	abuse (physical maltreatment)<br>battery (crime)<br>
samanaikaisesti	at the same time, simultaneously, together<br>
toipua	(intransitive) To recover, recuperate.<br>Kuningas loukkaantui ja on toipumassa vuoteessaan.<br>The king was injured and is recovering in his bed.<br>
ylin	(physically) highest, uppermost, top; (socially) supreme, highest.<br>maximum, ceiling, top:<br>ylin hinta = maximum/ceiling/top price<br>
näyte	sample, specimen<br>
hajota	to disperse, scatter, break up, run in all directions<br>to disband (militarily); to dissolve (of a committee, commission), recess, split/divide up<br>(chemistry) to decompose<br>to break (up/open/into pieces), shatter, fall to pieces, fall/come apart (at the seams) crack up (also figuratively)<br>to dissolve, disperse, dissipate, (be) scatter(ed)<br>(military slang + illative) to lose one's spirit due to, get depressed by (esp. a camp or heavy physical education)<br>Indicative present connegative form of hajottaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of hajottaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of hajottaa.<br>
irtisanominen	layoff (US), redundancy (UK) (termination of employment by the employer due to economic reasons, i.e. not connected to the behaviour of the employee)<br>dismissal (termination of employment by the employer due to reasons depending on the employee)<br>sacking, getting the sack (UK)‚ firing (US) (colloquial for dismissal for any reason)<br>
saalis	prey, catch<br>
tarpeen	(with olla) necessary<br>Genitive singular form of tarve.<br>
esiintyjä	performer<br>
opetella	(intransitive) To (gradually) learn (to do sth = active 3rd infinitive in illative, -maan/-mään).<br>(transitive) To (gradually) learn (sth), study (sth).<br>
suositus	recommendation, testimonial<br>guideline<br>
elämys	An experience.<br>
kehitellä	To conceive, develop.<br>
hiihtäjä	skier<br>
tuonti	import<br>
leikki	A play (children's activity).<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of leikkiä.<br>
koitua	(intransitive) ~ + genitive + kohtaloksi = to be somebody's undoing, undo somebody, ruin somebody.<br>(intransitive) ~ + genitive + parhaaksi = to turn out for somebody's best.<br>(intransitive, monopersonal) elative + 3rd-person singular + allative + partitive = to bring (figuratively) (to somebody = allative).<br>Siitä koituu hänelle hyötyä.<br>It will be to his advantage.<br>Siitä koituu vain vaikeuksia.<br>It will bring only trouble.<br>(intransitive) To accrue (from something = elative, to somebody = allative).<br>Siitä koituu vain vaikeuksia.<br>Only trouble will accrue from that.<br>(intransitive, monopersonal) allative + 3rd-person singular + elative + partitive = to incur (something = partitive, over something = elative).<br>Siitä koituu hänelle valtavasti työtä.<br>S/he's going to incur lots of work over it.<br>
vailla	(often in negative contexts) without:<br>vailla suojaa = without protection, defenselessly, unprotected<br>(often in negative contexts) without:<br>suojaa vailla = without protection, defenselessly, unprotected<br>
lahjoittaa	to donate<br>
arvostus	appreciation<br>
jatkoaika	(sports) overtime, extra time (extra period of play)<br>
käsite	concept<br>construct<br>notion<br>
ihailla	To adore, admire.<br>
irti	Loose in the sense of not being fixed or stuck, unfastened, free.<br>
salo	A deep forest, wilderness.<br>(archaic) A forested island.<br>
loukkaantuminen	injury<br>offense<br>
turvaaminen	securing, ensuring, safeguarding<br>
jyväskyläläinen	A person from, or an inhabitant of, Jyväskylä<br>Of or pertaining to the city of Jyväskylä or its citizens.<br>
mielikuva	A mental image (mental picture).<br>
tämän päivän	Genitive singular form of tämä päivä.<br>
lakkauttaa	to shut down, close down<br>Tehtaan lakkauttaminen oli kova isku yhteisölle.<br>The shutting down of the factory was a hard blow to the community.<br>to abolish, disband (to break up or cause to cease to exist)<br>Lääninoikeudet lakkautettiin vuonna 1999.<br>The provincial courts were abolished in 1999.<br>Presidentti halusi 'lakkauttaa skandaalinkäryisen viraston.<br>The president wanted to disband the scandal-plagued agency.<br>to suppress<br>Kun kommunistit ottivat vallan, he lakkauttivat muut puolueet.<br>When the communists took the power, they suppressed the other parties.<br>to suspend (to discontinue a function, task or position)<br>
rauhoittaa	(transitive) To pacify, appease, reassure, calm (down), quiet (down).<br>(transitive, medicine) To sedate, settle.<br>(transitive) To protect, preserve, reserve (a land area, a species; to withhold from present use).<br>
enintään	maximum, at most, not more than<br>Tekstiviestissä voi olla enintään 160 merkkiä.<br>An SMS message can have 160 characters, tops.<br>
perässä	Inessive singular form of perä.<br>behind, after<br>
nykyaika	modern era, modern period, modern times<br>
paita	shirt<br>Partitive singular form of pai.<br>
verotulo	tax revenue (total revenue which a taxing entity - state, municipality etc. - gets from all taxes)<br>
sormi	(anatomy) A finger (one of the five extremities of the hand).<br>Ihmiskädessä on viisi sormea: peukalo, etusormi, keskisormi, nimetön ja pikkusormi.<br>The human hand has five fingers: the thumb, the forefinger, the middle finger, the ring finger and the little finger.<br>A finger (extremity of an animal's forelimb, which resembles human finger).<br>A finger (any object which resembles a finger, such as a part of a mechanical device).<br>
edestä	from in front of, from before; out of the way of; sometimes in front of due to different usage in Finnish and English<br>Hän siirtyi talon edestä sivuun.<br>S/he moved aside from in front of the house.<br>Löysin talomme edestä sieniä.<br>I found mushrooms in front of our house.<br>for, on behalf of<br>Vanhemmat raatoivat lastensa edestä.<br>The parents toiled for their children.<br>(rare) used to express equal worth<br>Tein töitä kahden edestä.<br>I did the work of two.<br>Saisinko kymmenen euron edestä mansikoita?<br>Can I have ten euros' worth of strawberries?<br>from the front, from ahead, out of the way<br>Tuuli puhaltaa suoraan edestä.<br>The wind blows straight from ahead.<br>Pois edestä!<br>Get out of the way!<br>
kalusto	arsenal (store or supply of anything)<br>equipment (collective designation for the articles comprising an outfit)<br>rautatiekalusto<br>railroad equipment<br>
kipu	pain<br>ache<br>
veljekset	brothers (collective term for people who are each other's brothers)<br>Kaikki veljekset ovat tänään paikalla.<br>All the brothers are present today.<br>
ehdollinen	conditional<br>
halukas	inclined, eager, willing<br>Oletko halukas lähtemään huomenna Turkuun?<br>Are you willing to travel to Turku tomorrow?<br>
mielenkiinto	interest (attention)<br>
harmaa	Having a grey/gray colour.<br>Dreary, gloomy.<br>Having an indistinct or disputed quality.<br>The colour grey/gray.<br>
pakollinen	compulsory, mandatory, obligatory<br>
lähetys	A delivery (of goods, post)<br>Ja tässä tulee viikon ruokalähetys.<br>And here comes the food delivery of the week.<br>A broadcast (by television, radio), a transmission<br>Suora lähetys<br>Live broadcast<br>An evangelist missionary mission<br>Merimieslähetys<br>Seamen's Mission<br>
lausua	(transitive) to say, speak, utter, pronounce<br>(transitive) to pronounce, sound out (a word)<br>(transitive) to state, express (an opinion)<br>(transitive) to articulate, put into words (a thought)<br>(transitive) to recite, interpret (orally), do/give a reading of (a poem)<br>
liikkuminen	moving<br>exercising<br>
esivaali	primary election, primary<br>
junior	
ammattiliitto	A national trade union typically representing employees within a branch of industry. Typically so called blue collar and white collar employees are organized in separate unions.<br>
kehittyminen	development<br>
kohdella	(transitive + partitive) To treat, deal with.<br>kohdella jotakuta oikeudenmukaisesti — to deal with sb/treat sb fairly<br>
ihmisoikeus	human right<br>
hautausmaa	A graveyard, cemetery.<br>
kilpailukyky	(economics) competitiveness (the relative ability to compete in the market)<br>Suomen sijoitus IMD:n tekemässä maailman maiden kilpailukykyvertailussa on tippunut sitten 1990-luvun.<br>Finland's ranking in IMD's survey on the competitiveness of the nations of the World has dropped since the 1990's.<br>
puhdistaa	(transitive) To clean (up), clear (up), cleanse, purge, scour.<br>(transitive) To refine, purify.<br>(transitive) To purify (air, water).<br>
kohtaaminen	encounter<br>fourth infinitive of kohdata.<br>
korostua	(intransitive) To be emphasized, highlighted.<br>
uskonnollinen	religious<br>
keskussairaala	central hospital<br>
kiehtoa	(transitive) to fascinate, captivate.<br>(transitive) to charm, bewitch, enchant.<br>
nostaminen	fourth infinitive of nostaa.<br>
latu	ski track<br>
soveltua	to suit<br>to fit<br>
valtatie	A highway<br>
värikäs	colourful/colorful.<br>
emäntä	A mistress<br>A housewife<br>A hostess<br>
valuutta	currency<br>
turvautua	to resort (to have recourse to)<br>Jouduin turvautumaan nyrkkeihini selvitäkseni sieltä ulos.<br>I had to resort to my fists in order to make my way out from there.<br>
vapaaehtoinen	volunteer (of or pertaining to a volunteer).<br>voluntary (done, given, or acting of one's own free will).<br>voluntary (working or done without payment).<br>A volunteer (one who enters military or other service out of his free will).<br>
rannikko	A coast.<br>
susi	grey wolf (Canis lupus)<br>(colloquial) dud<br>Tämä kännykkä on susi.<br>This cellphone is a dud.<br>
syöttö	(sports) An assist, as a statistical recognition of making a pass that leads directly towards scoring.<br>(sports) A pass.<br>(sports) A serve or a service, as the act of putting the ball in play in various games. The choice of word depends on game in question.<br>
ajoissa	in time<br>Hän tuli ajoissa.<br>He came in time.<br>
tarkkailla	to watch, to observe, to monitor<br>
perehtyä	(intransitive, + illative) to get acquainted with, make oneself familiar with, familiarize oneself with, orientate oneself, read up on<br>Lisäksi perehdytään puun käyttöön erilaisissa rakenteissa.<br>In addition, we will familiarize ourselves with the use of wood in different structures.<br>
rekka	A semi-trailer<br>(slang) A semi (US), artic (UK)<br>(colloquial) Any truck/tractor and trailer/semi-trailer combination.<br>A horse-drawn sleigh especially designed for dragging tree trunks from forest.<br>
tavallaan	inflected form of tapa (in his/her/its/their way)<br>in a way<br>Tavallaan se olisi hyvä ratkaisu, mutta...<br>It would be a good solution in a way, but...<br>
linjaus	definition of policy<br>course of conduct, thought, occupation<br>
kiistellä	(intransitive) To dispute, argue.<br>
pukeutua	(intransitive) to get dressed, dress (oneself), put one's clothes on; ~ (hienosti) = to dress up<br>in the perfect tense: olla pukeutunut (+ illative) to wear, be dressed (in)<br>Hän on pukeutunut frakkiin.<br>He is wearing an evening dress.<br>(intransitive, + translative) to disguise oneself as<br>Hän pukeutui joulupukiksi.<br>S/he disguised himself as Santa Claus.<br>
sielu	soul<br>moving spirit (one who provides significant impetus or guidance in a given venture, movement, enterprise etc.)<br>
vuotinen	Only used in compound terms, see: -vuotinen<br>
sen vuoksi	therefore, because of it, that's why<br>Aha, sen vuoksi et halua lähteä uimaan!<br>Oh, that's why you don't want to go swimming!<br>
heiketä	(intransitive) To weaken, become weaker.<br>Hänen voimansa heikkenivät.<br>He grew weaker.<br>(intransitive) To abate.<br>Myrsky heikkeni.<br>The storm abated.<br>(intransitive) To deteriorate.<br>Hänen tilansa heikkenee.<br>His condition is deteriorating.<br>
tupakka	tobacco<br>(colloquial) A cigarette<br>
kotonaan	kotona ('at home') + -an ('3rd person possessive suffix')<br>
venyä	(intransitive) To stretch.<br>
japanilainen	A Japanese (person).<br>Japanese (of or pertaining to Japan)<br>
voi	butter<br>oh<br>voi ei! (oh no!)<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of voida.<br>Hän voi auttaa.<br>S/he can help.<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of voida.<br>Indicative present connegative form of voida.<br>(Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät/ voi auttaa.<br>I/You/He (She)/We/You/They/ cannot help.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of voida.<br>Voi hyvin!<br>Do well!<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of voida.<br>Älä voi hyvin!<br>Don't do well!<br>
konferenssi	conference<br>
mittari	meter, gauge, indicator (device for measuring)<br>(insects) geometrid moth<br>meter; short form of pysäköintimittari ('parking meter')<br>(colloquial) taxi; short for mittariauto<br>(slang) euphemism for age<br>Paljonko sinulla on mittarissa?<br>How old are you?<br>
turhan	Genitive singular form of turha.<br>
väsyä	Partitive singular form of väsy.<br>(intransitive) To become/get tired, to fatigue.<br>(material physics) To fatigue.<br>
kenkä	A shoe (protective covering for the foot)<br>A shoe (something resembling a shoe in function)<br>A boot (a heavy shoe that covers part of the leg)<br>
satu	A fairy tale, fable.<br>A (especially children's) story that is not true.<br>Indicative present connegative form of sattua.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of sattua.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of sattua.<br>
kahdeksas	(ordinal) the eighth, abbreviation 8. , in the names of monarchs and popes VIII .<br>
miehistö	crew<br>(military) rank and file. In the Finnish army the term miehistö includes the ranks of sotamies and korpraali.<br>
vaalikausi	electoral term, term (the period between the successive elections for a parliament or other elected body)<br>Suomen eduskunnan vaalikausi on neljä vuotta.<br>The electoral term of the Finnish parliament is four years.<br>
ympäristöministeriö	ministry of environment<br>
kansi	A generally flat cover of a hole or a container such as a jar or a box; a lid or a top<br>cover of a book<br>(nautical) The deck of a ship.<br>
toteutuminen	Fourth infinitive of toteutua in nominative case.<br>
jäähalli	indoor ice rink<br>
metsäteollisuus	Lumber industry.<br>
vakituinen	permanent<br>
huima	reckless, wild<br>
maapallo	the globe; the planet Earth<br>
tulli	customs<br>Usually with a modifier, a toll (charge).<br>tietulli = road toll<br>
alempi	(physically) lower, under-, nether; (socially or physically) inferior.<br>
tiedotustilaisuus	briefing<br>
varhain	early<br>
eväs	(usually plural) provisions (food e.g. for a picnic)<br>
kuulemma	said to be<br>Tämä mies on kuulemma ainoa asekauppias näillä main.<br>This man is said to be the only weapon seller around these parts.<br>
uutuus	newness, novelty (state or quality of being new).<br>A novelty (new product, innovation).<br>Uusi automalli on uutuus, mutta uusi auto ei välttämättä ole.<br>A new car model is a novelty, but a new car isn't necessarily one.<br>
väliaikainen	temporary, transitory<br>
sittenkin	after all, on second thought<br>Kesä ehkä sittenkin meni jo.<br>Perhaps summer is already gone, after all.<br>
syyllinen	Guilty.<br>(law) Guilty party, offender, culprit.<br>Perpetrator.<br>
virus	virus<br>
useasti	often, many times, repeatedly<br>
tutkimuslaitos	research institute<br>
kaksikko	A twosome, group of two, duet, duo, pair.<br>(grammar) dual.<br>(rowing, canoeing) double, tandem<br>kanadalaiskaksikko = tandem canoe<br>kajakkikaksikko = double kayak<br>
anti	offering<br>issue, emission<br>
loppuvuosi	The last or remaining months of a year.<br>(in the plural) The last or remaining years of a period.<br>
pala	A piece, bit.<br>pala palalta = piece by piece, piecemeal<br>A lump, chunk<br>A block<br>A tablet, bar<br>Indicative present connegative form of palaa.<br>(Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät pala.<br>I/You/We/You/They don't / She/He doesn't burn.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of palaa.<br>Pala!<br>Burn!<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of palaa.<br>Älä pala!<br>Don't burn!<br>
reagoida	(intransitive, + illative) to react on<br>
puheenjohtajamaa	presiding country<br>
ahdas	narrow<br>cramped<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of ahtaa + the suffix -s.<br>
istuttaa	(transitive) To plant (place a seed or plant in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow).<br>
edellä	above:<br>Kuten edellä totesimme, me emme mahda asialle mitään.<br>As we noted above, there's nothing we can do about it.<br>noun + edellä = noun + first:<br>Hän juoksi pää edellä puskaan.<br>S/he ran head first into the bush.<br>(static) before, ahead of, in advance of:<br>Hän juoksi heidän edellään. (compare edelle)<br>S/he ran ahead of them.<br>
olympiakomitea	Olympic committee<br>
kymppi	(colloquial) Number ten.<br>(colloquial) Ten euro or markka bill.<br>(colloquial) A foreman (leader of a work crew).<br>
nuoruus	youth (the period of life)<br>
korkeakoulu	college, academy, university, polytechnic (learning institution)<br>
teoria	theory<br>
lääketiede	medicine (the field of study)<br>
sijaan	Illative singular form of sija.<br>instead of.<br>Orjantappurain sijaan on kasvava kypressejä, nokkosten sijaan on kasvava myrttipuita.<br>Instead of a thornbush the cypress tree shall grow, and instead of a brier the myrtle tree shall grow.<br>
kymmenes	(ordinal) the tenth, abbreviation 10. , in the names of monarchs and popes X .<br>
saaja	receiver<br>
epävarma	insecure<br>uncertain<br>
suru	sorrow<br>
ydin	core, the central part of something<br>core, point, essential content, essence; often with the genitive of asia ('matter, topic')<br>päästä asian ytimeen = to get to the point<br>(geology) core<br>Maapallon ydin jaetaan sisäytimeen ja ulkoytimeen.<br>The Earth's core is divided into the inner core and the outer core.<br>(computing) core, an individual computer processor<br>Tämä ohjelma käyttää kaikkia ytimiä.<br>This application uses all the cores.<br>(physics) nucleus<br>As a former part of compound (ydin-) signifies nuclear, core.<br>ydinfysiikka = nuclear physics<br>ydinperhe = nuclear family<br>
niska	(anatomy) nape, neck<br>supporting framework (e.g. of a building, or figuratively in other contexts)<br>
epävarmuus	uncertainty<br>insecurity<br>contingency<br>
sen jälkeen kun	
ennen muuta	primarily<br>
peruskorjaus	major overhaul, complete renovation (thorough reparation of a building or structure)<br>
reuna	rim<br>brink, edge<br>
ikääntyä	(intransitive) To age.<br>
jälkimmäinen	latter, second (of two items)<br>
syntymä	(Same as syntyminen): birth.<br>
vapaasti	Freely.<br>
kulma	An angle.<br>A corner.<br>
lämpötila	temperature<br>
repiä	(transitive) To tear, shred, rip.<br>
tumma	dark (of colour)<br>Hänellä on tumma tukka.<br>She has dark hair.<br>dark-haired<br>Naapurin jätkä seurustelee taas sen tumman tytön kanssa.<br>The guy next door is dating the dark-haired girl again.<br>Gypsy, Rom (person)<br>Naapurin jätkän tyttökaveri vaikuttaa olevan tumma.<br>The girlfriend of the guy next door appears to be a Gypsy.<br>Tummat kruisasivat Mersullaan kylän halki.<br>The Gypsies cruised through the town in their Mercedes Benz.<br>
virrata	(intransitive) To flow.<br>
siitä huolimatta	See: huolimatta<br>that said<br>Markkinatalous käyttää joulua hyväkseen. Siitä huolimatta se on edelleen uskonnollinen juhla.<br>Christmas is exploited by capitalism. That said, it is still a religious festival.<br>
varovainen	careful<br>cautious<br>
välttyä	(intransitive) To escape (from a situation).<br>
ydinvoima	nuclear power (as the source of energy)<br>
ilmavoima	military force applied from the air<br>In plural, air force; see ilmavoimat.<br>
kapellimestari	(music) conductor<br>
portti	gate<br>(electronics) gate<br>(electronics) port (connector of an electronic device)<br>(computing) port (ie. of a web server)<br>(anatomy) hilum, hilus (fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ)<br>portal<br>
elementti	element<br>(construction) prefab (prefabricated section of a building)<br>
taksi	taxi<br>
ammattitaito	workmanship (skill of an artisan or craftsman)<br>professional skills of a person as a whole<br>
kielto	ban, prohibition<br>
laajentuminen	expansion<br>fourth infinitive of laajentua.<br>
muotoilla	(transitive) to shape<br>
toimeen	Illative singular form of toimi.<br>
viimeistellä	To finish (to apply a final treatment to)<br>
häiriö	disorder, trouble<br>interference, disturbance, disruption<br>(medicine) disorder<br>artifact (result of external action or error in an experiment)<br>
kohtuuton	unconscionable<br>exorbitant, extortionate<br>
arviolta	approximately<br>
samoin kuin	as well as<br>
arkipäivä	weekday<br>
haku	search<br>
kiinalainen	Chinese (person)<br>firecracker, petard<br>Chinese (adjective)<br>In compounds often Sino-.<br>kiinalais-neuvostoliittolaiset suhteet = Sino-Soviet relations<br>(informal) complicated<br>Tämä on hyvin kiinalainen juttu.<br>This is a very complicated affair.<br>
yksimielinen	unanimous<br>
palkkio	reward, bounty<br>fee, honorarium<br>
pykälä	A notch, a dent or a nick.<br>(law) A section, paragraph, clause (in a legal code, a subsection of luku; the subsection of this is momentti).<br>(law) A clause, paragraph (in a contract or other legal document).<br>A section sign (§), also pykälämerkki, pykälän merkki, pykälänmerkki.<br>
tieteellinen	scientific<br>tieteellinen tutkimus<br>scientific study<br>
suurlähettiläs	ambassador<br>
tulva	flood<br>
epäily	suspicion (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong)<br>
laajentaminen	fourth infinitive of laajentaa.<br>
ympäröidä	(transitive) To surround, encircle, ring, wreath.<br>Metsä ympäröi taloa.<br>The forest surrounds the house.<br>Talo on metsän ympäröimä.<br>The house is surrounded by the forest.<br>
maaperä	soil (unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth)<br>maaperän saastuminen<br>soil pollution<br>soil (country or territory)<br>
minkälainen	what kind of<br>Minkälainen ihminen sinä olet?<br>What kind of a person are you?<br>
valtionosuus	A subsidy similar to equalization payment, but made by the national government to municipalities in order to compensate for the differences between the municipalities in demographic and economic conditions.<br>
kehitysmaa	developing country<br>
oppiminen	learning<br>fourth infinitive of oppia.<br>
sosialidemokraatti	Alternative spelling of sosiaalidemokraatti.<br>
kuluttaa	(transitive) To wear out (clothes).<br>(transitive) To spend, blow (money), to spend (time).<br>(transitive) To tax, tire (strength), to strain, wear on (sb's nerves).<br>(transitive) To eat, consume (food).<br>(transitive) To consume (consumer goods).<br>(transitive) To erode (soil).<br>
ulkona	(static) out, outdoors<br>Lapset leikkivät ulkona.<br>The children are playing outside.<br>(static) outside.<br>
sietää	to tolerate, endure<br>to stand<br>
rohkea	brave, courageous, valiant<br>
sukupuoli	sex, gender<br>vastakkainen sukupuoli<br>the opposite sex<br>kauniimpi sukupuoli<br>the fair sex<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
välityksellä	Adessive singular form of välitys.<br>
kahvila	café<br>coffeehouse<br>
kunnanvaltuusto	municipal council (elected body of citizens supervising the activities of a municipality)<br>
opisto	institute<br>
sävellys	(music) composition<br>
jazz	jazz (style of music)<br>
osanottaja	A participant.<br>
perua	Partitive singular form of peru.<br>(transitive) To withdraw, renege on, retract, (colloquially) take back, go back on, bum out on.<br>Peruin sanani.<br>I took back what I said. / I took my words back.<br>(transitive, colloquial) To cancel, call off.<br>
neuvo	advice<br>resource<br>Indicative present connegative form of neuvoa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of neuvoa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of neuvoa.<br>
keli	(colloquial) weather<br>road conditions<br>
välissä	Inessive singular form of väli.<br>between<br>
samalla kun	
jännitys	excitement<br>suspension (keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive expectation of what is to follow)<br>tension<br>
puheenjohtajakausi	chairmanship (term of a chairman)<br>Hänen puheenjohtajakaudellaan yhdistys kasvoi nopeasti.<br>During his chairmanship the association grew rapidly.<br>
luetella	(transitive) To list, itemise/itemize, enumerate.<br>
heitto	A throw.<br>
rinta	breast<br>chest, especially the front side of it (thorax)<br>
metalli	metal<br>
lämmittää	(transitive) To warm, heat, heat up.<br>
vaikkei	vaikka + ei<br>
kokonaisuudessaan	Inessive singular form of kokonaisuus + -an (3rd person possessive suffix).<br>in its entirety<br>Haluaisin kuulla 'Nibelungin sormuksen' kokonaisuudessaan.<br>I would like to hear 'The Ring of the Nibelung' in its entirety.<br>
kapinallinen	rebellious<br>rebel<br>
maakunnallinen	county, provincial<br>
pyyntö	request (act of requesting)<br>
stadion	(sports) stadium<br>stadion<br>
suo	swamp, bog, marsh, mire<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of suoda.<br>Hän suo sen minulle.<br>He allows it to me.<br>Indicative present connegative form of suoda.<br>Hän ei suo armoa.<br>He does not give mercy.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of suoda.<br>Suo se minulle!<br>Allow it to me!<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of suoda.<br>Älä suo sitä!<br>Don't allow it!<br>(dialectal) Variant of sua<br>
selvittäminen	The process of investigating, an investigation.<br>fourth infinitive of selvittää.<br>
muttei	mutta + ei<br>
n	
toisin	otherwise, differently<br>Instructive plural form of toinen.<br>(indefinite) Instructive plural form of toinen.<br>First-person singular conditional present form of tuoda.<br>
täältä	from here<br>
runoilija	poet<br>
insinööri	A person who is qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, an engineer.<br>An engineering degree granted by a polytechnic, used with or without the abbreviation amk, which specifies the level of education.<br>
koetella	(transitive, + partitive) To be a tribulation/adversity to, try.<br>
kärsimys	suffering, misery.<br>
systeemi	system<br>(colloquial) a metasyntactic term that can be used instead of almost any noun<br>
toistua	To recur (happen again).<br>To repeat itself.<br>
hauta	grave, tomb<br>trench (long, steep-sided, narrow depression in the ocean floor)<br>Mariaanien hauta<br>Mariana Trench<br>
heijastua	(intransitive, e.g. of light) To (be) reflect(ed).<br>
kerrata	To repeat or reread (esp. in order to learn and memorise the content which is being repeated).<br>
asetelma	A still life, as a motif of a painting.<br>An initial setting.<br>(often in the plural) The situation or position (of several parties concerned, in connection of each other).<br>Puolueitten asetelmat ovat näissä vaaleissa hyvin erilaiset verrattuna viime vaaleihin.<br>The situation between the parties is very different from that in the last election.<br>
lähelle	near, close, nearby; nigh (to a position nearby)<br>Älä mene liian lähelle.<br>Don't go too close.<br>near, close to, to the vicinity of<br>Älä tule lähelleni.<br>Don't come near me.<br>
puhaltaa	(transitive) To blow.<br>~ täyteen ilmaa = to blow up, inflate, fill with air.<br>(intransitive, of wind) To blow.<br>(transitive) To blow on, play, sound (a wind instrument).<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of puhaltaa.<br>
rock	rock (style of music)<br>
ulkopolitiikka	foreign policy<br>
epävirallinen	unofficial<br>
vastaanottaa	To receive.<br>
hyväksyminen	fourth infinitive of hyväksyä.<br>
alentaminen	fourth infinitive of alentaa.<br>
edistäminen	Fourth infinitive of edistää in nominative case.<br>promotion<br>myynnin edistäminen<br>sales promotion<br>
lykätä	To postpone.<br>To procrastinate.<br>To defer.<br>(dialectal) To push.<br>
paljolti	largely (for the most part; mainly or chiefly)<br>Hyvä terveyteni on paljolti hiihtämisen ansiota.<br>My good health largely depends on the fact that I ski a lot.<br>
vaalipiiri	constituency, electoral district<br>
haudata	(transitive) To bury, inter, entomb.<br>
taipua	(intransitive) To become curved, to bend.<br>(intransitive) To change one's opinion due to external influence, to give in or bend.<br>(intransitive, grammar, of a verb) To (be) conjugate(d).<br>Suomessa lähes kaikki verbit taipuvat säännöllisissä taivutusluokissa.<br>Almost all the Finnish verbs are conjugated in regular conjugations.<br>(intransitive, grammar, of an adjective, noun) To be declinable.<br>Adjektiivi eri ei taivu.<br>The adjective eri is not declinable / is indeclinable.<br>
lähin	closest, nearest<br>
siirtäminen	fourth infinitive of siirtää.<br>transfer, transferal, conveyance, removal<br>postponement<br>rain check<br>
viina	Liquor (US), spirits (UK, Aus, NZ).<br>Distilled beverage, booze (any alcoholic beverage).<br>
räjähtää	(intransitive) To explode, burst, blow up (also figuratively of an angry person):<br>Pommi räjähti osuttuaan maahan.<br>The bomb exploded when it hit the ground.<br>Ilmapallo räjähtää, jos puhallat siihen liikaa ilmaa.<br>A balloon bursts if you blow it up too much.<br>
tasaisesti	smoothly, constantly<br>
lenkki	A round (circular object).<br>A link of a chain.<br>Any reasonably large loop or ring that is used for securing objects into it. A small loop may be called silmä (eye)<br>A metal fastener shaped as semicircle and fixed to a wall etc.<br>Something that resembles a loop or a round.<br>kumilenkki = rubber band<br>A running, skiing, bicycling etc. exercise.<br>Käyn lenkillä kolme kertaa viikossa. = I run three times a week (lit. go for a loop).<br>Short for lenkkimakkara, a sausage shaped to a ring or oval by tying the ends together.<br>(nautical) A becket, as e.g. the U-shaped part of a shackle.<br>
tyyppi	A type, kind (grouping based on shared characteristics).<br>A dude, guy (slang: man).<br>(colloquial) A short form of tyyppihyväksyntä, an official qualification or licence to operate a certain piece of equipment, to fly a certain type of aircraft etc; often used in plural form: tyypit.<br>
äärimmäisen	Genitive singular form of äärimmäinen.<br>extremely, supremely<br>
runkosarja	(sports) season (UK), regular season (North America), home and away season (Australia) (the part in an icehockey, football etc. season, during which the clubs play each other according to a predefined schedule)<br>
syöttää	(transitive) to feed<br>enter (to type into a computer)<br>(tennis) to serve<br>(baseball) to pitch<br>(soccer, football, ice hockey, etc.) to pass<br>
suunnilleen	about, around, approximately, some<br>odd (together with a number: about)<br>Huoneessa oli suunnilleen kolmekymmentä henkeä.<br>There were thirty-odd people in the room.<br>
olemassaolo	Existence.<br>
artikkeli	An article (story, report, or opinion piece).<br>An article (object). Rarely alone, used mostly in compound words:<br>myyntiartikkeli = sales article<br>(grammar) An article (part of speech).<br>määräinen artikkeli = a definite article. Also (more rarely) määräävä or määrätty artikkeli.<br>epämääräinen artikkeli = an indefinite article.<br>
formula	(motor racing) a Formula One racing car<br>
istunto	A session (meeting of a council, court, or legislative body to conduct its business).<br>A session (in computing, a sequence of interactions between the server and a user).<br>A meeting (session).<br>A sit (a religious event, where the primary activity is to sit in meditation).<br>
työntää	(transitive) To push.<br>
olemus	essence<br>
puhelu	talk, conversation; used especially in compound terms<br>telephone call, call<br>Sinulle on puhelu.<br>There's a telephone call for you.<br>
synty	birth<br>origin, genesis, beginning<br>Lajien synty = The Origin of Species<br>syntyminen, the establishment, formation, passing, production, creation, building, emergence, etc. of a right, contract, resolution, work, town, industry, etc.<br>
kerrallaan	Adessive singular form of kerta + 3rd person possessive suffix -an.<br>at a time (in a single, continuous period of time)<br>Hän onnistuu olemaan tupakoimatta viikkoja kerrallaan, mutta antaa periksi ja aloittaa uudelleen.<br>He manages to abstain from smoking for weeks at a time, but then gives in and starts again.<br>at a time (simultaneously at each occurrence)<br>Nuorena kiipesin portaita aina kaksi kerrallaan.<br>When I was young I always climbed stairs two at a time.<br>
rytmi	rhythm<br>
vähemmistö	minority<br>
yhdistelmä	A combination.<br>(vehicles) A short form of ajoneuvoyhdistelmä.<br>
huolto	service, maintenance, upkeep, care<br>
turhaan	in vain, for nothing, for no reason, vainly, to no avail, to little avail, to no effect<br>Turhaan valitat.<br>You're complaining for no reason.<br>
johtopäätös	conclusion<br>
aikansa	Nominative singular or plural form of aika + third person possessive suffix -nsa<br>Prosessi vie aikansa, nyt voimme vain odottaa.<br>The process takes its time, now we can only wait.<br>Genitive singular form of aika + third person possessive suffix -nsa<br>Hän oli aikansa tunnetuin runoilija.<br>He was the most famous poet of his time.<br>
puuttuminen	lack<br>
huikea	Very large; immense, enormous, huge, whopping, incomparable.<br>
vuosikausi	A period of about one year; used often in plural to signify years, several years or 'years and years'.<br>Olen vuosikausia yrittänyt...<br>For years have I tried...<br>Hän vietti Italiassa vuosikauden.<br>He spent about one year in Italy.<br>
parlamenttivaali	parliamentary election; normally used in plural, see parlamenttivaalit.<br>
tango	tango<br>
upota	(intransitive + illative) To sink (descend into liquid).<br>(intransitive + illative) To get stuck in, get bogged down in.<br>Jalkani upposivat kuraan.<br>My feet got stuck in mud.<br>(intransitive + illative, of a saw) To bite.<br>Saha upposi puuhun.<br>The saw bit the wood.<br>(intransitive + illative) To go over, strike home, do its work on.<br>Sinun vitsisi eivät oikein uppoa.<br>Your jokes aren't going over that well.<br>Pomon puhe upposi työntekijöihin.<br>The boss's speech did its work on the workers.<br>Indicative present connegative form of upottaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of upottaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of upottaa.<br>
poistaminen	removal<br>abolishment<br>
yhtymä	combined<br>
hiljaisuus	silence<br>
kansakunta	nation<br>
ylpeä	proud<br>
sotilasliitto	A military alliance such as the NATO or the Warsaw Pact.<br>
suosittu	popular (as in liked by many)<br>Peli on valtaisan suosittu.<br>The game is hugely popular.<br>hot, in<br>Passive past participle of suosia.<br>
hankkiminen	fourth infinitive of hankkia.<br>
ohessa	by, at the side, alongside<br>Tien ohessa makasi kuollut karhu.<br>There was a dead bear at the side of the road.<br>(figuratively) together with, alongside, along with, while<br>Hän opiskeli työn ohessa lääkäriksi.<br>While he worked he studied to become a doctor.<br>attached, enclosed<br>Ohessa on...<br>Enclosed find...<br>
neljänneksi	Translative singular form of neljäs.<br>Tulin kilpailussa neljänneksi.<br>I became fourth in the competition.<br>fourthly, for the fourth (in the fourth place)<br>ensiksi - toiseksi ... neljänneksi<br>firstly - secondly ... fourthly<br>
ruotsi	Swedish (language)<br>
etsintä	search<br>Partitive singular form of etsin.<br>
käyttäytyminen	behaviour<br>
varmistua	(intransitive) To make sure, assure oneself about something.<br>
kamppailla	To combat.<br>To contend.<br>
kirjoittaminen	fourth infinitive of kirjoittaa.<br>
huhu	rumor/rumour<br>Huhu kertoo, että etsit uutta työtä.<br>Rumour has it you're looking for a new job.<br>
toteutus	Action noun of the verb toteuttaa.<br>
varoitus	warning<br>
sitä paitsi	moreover, furthermore, besides<br>Sitä paitsi, olen vanhempi kuin sinä.<br>Moreover, I'm older than you.<br>
viidennes	(one-)fifth (one of five equal parts of a whole)<br>
asentaa	(transitive) To install.<br>(transitive) To set up.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of asentaa.<br>
hukkua	(intransitive) To drown.<br>Kärpänen hukkui juomaani.<br>A fly drowned in my drink.<br>(intransitive) To get lost.<br>Avaimeni hukkuivat.<br>I lost my keys. (literally: My keys got lost.)<br>
vastoin	against (someone's will, law etc.)<br>First-person singular indicative past form of vastoa.<br>
katastrofi	catastrophe<br>
liikenneministeriö	ministry of transportation or similar ministry with another name responsible for the administration of the transportation system in a country<br>shorter form often used of Finland's liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö ('Ministry of Transport and Communications')<br>
salaisuus	secret<br>
identiteetti	identity<br>
kongressi	A congress.<br>The Congress of the United States.<br>
pulma	trouble<br>dilemma, conundrum (difficult choice or decision that must be made)<br>puzzle, riddle, brain-teaser, conundrum (difficult question or riddle)<br>
tahansa	Used with interrogative pronouns (kuka, mikä, missä, milloin, millainen, kumpi etc.) to indicate that a choice between available options (which may be infinite) is indifferent or arbitrary in at least one respect; the English equivalents include any, -ever and either.<br>Mikä tahansa voisi saada hänet raivostumaan.<br>Anything could infuriate him/her.<br>Minkä tahansa valinnan teet, sillä on seurauksensa.<br>Whichever choice you make, there will be consequences.<br>Minulle sopii mikä tahansa, mitä sanot.<br>Whatever you say is fine with me.<br>Kenelle tahansa sen (sitten) annatkin, älä anna sitä minulle.<br>Whomever you give it to, don't give it to me.<br>Kuka tahansa saattaisi kysyä tätä.<br>Anyone might ask this.<br>Missä tahansa (sitten) asutkin, varo karhuja.<br>Wherever you live, beware of the bears.<br>Voit ottaa kumman auton tahansa.<br>You can take either car.<br>
työehtosopimus	collective agreement, collective labor agreement<br>
aamupäivä	(late) morning (part of the day roughly from the beginning of working hours to midday)<br>
saha	saw (tool)<br>sawmill (plant, production facility)<br>musical saw (musical instrument)<br>
länsimainen	western, occidental<br>
talvisota	(uncountable) The Winter War, fought between Finland and Soviet Union in 1939-40.<br>
verkosto	network<br>
mittaan	Illative singular form of mitta.<br>When used with a measure of time, in the course of.<br>vuoden mittaan<br>in the course of a year<br>First person singular indicative present form of mitata.<br>
moottoritie	(international) expressway, freeway<br>(US) turnpike, parkway, divided highway, superhighway<br>(British) motorway, dual carriageway<br>
tarkastus	examination, inspection, supervision, survey<br>
tavallisesti	usually<br>
pestä	(transitive) To wash.<br>~ astiat = to do the dishes.<br>~ pyykkiä = to wash clothes, do the laundry.<br>(transitive) To launder.<br>~ rahaa = to launder money.<br>
riippumatta	active third infinitive in illative of riippua.<br>
määräaikainen	fixed-period, fixed-term, fixed-duration<br>temporary (valid or existing for a defined but usually short time)<br>temp (temporary worker)<br>
otsikko	heading, header, title, headline<br>
sijainti	A situation (position vis-à-vis surroundings).<br>A situation (location).<br>A location.<br>A position.<br>
alainen	A subordinate<br>subject to or under (often as a latter part of a compound word).<br>veronalainen<br>taxable, subject to taxation<br>uhanalainen<br>endangered (e.g. of a species)<br>maanalainen<br>underground, subterranean<br>olla irtisanomisuhan alaisena<br>to be under the threat of dismissal<br>
lentäjä	pilot, aviator, airman<br>flyer<br>
kiivas	quick-tempered<br>
alkuvaihe	early stage, early phase<br>Projekti on vielä alkuvaiheessa.<br>The project is still in its early stage.<br>
tuska	Pain, distress, agony, suffering.<br>
kaksinkertainen	double, dual<br>
mielenosoittaja	demonstrator (person)<br>
purkaminen	fourth infinitive of purkaa.<br>kihlauksen purkaminen<br>breach of promise<br>
aukko	hole<br>gap<br>(photography) aperture<br>
kylki	A side, as that of a human or an animal.<br>A cut of pork meat including the ribs and the meat between them; sparerib.<br>A board or side of a ship.<br>A side of a vehicle or other symmetric object.<br>
aita	fence<br>
alennus	discount<br>degradation<br>abasement<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of alentua + the suffix -s.<br>
hakata	To hit something repeatedly, as a nail with a hammer or a log with an axe.<br>To beat somebody up.<br>To cut a tree.<br>To bill (to work with a billhook).<br>To chop, often with irti ('off') (to sever with an axe or similar tool).<br>To chop (to cut into pieces, such as vegetables).<br>To beat (to win somebody with a considerable margin).<br>To beat (to be better in something than somebody else).<br>Matti hakkaa Pekan matematiikassa.<br>Matti beats Pekka in mathematics.<br>To beat (to play certain musical instruments, such as drums or piano, with a great fervor).<br>
puutarha	garden<br>
tutkinta	(law) inquest, investigation<br>(law) hearing<br>
niukasti	sparsely, scarcely, scantily (in low quantity)<br>
perjantai-ilta	Friday night<br>
suola	salt (common table salt, sodium chloride, NaCl)<br>salt (chemical compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base)<br>As modifier in compound words, saline<br>suolavesi = saline water<br>As modifier in compound words, salted<br>suolakala = salted fish<br>
kansainvälisesti	internationally<br>
käytettävissä	Passive present participle of käyttää in inessive plural.<br>Suomessa käytettävissä sähkölaitteissa täytyy olla EU:n hyväksymismerkintä.<br>The elecrical appliances to be used in Finland must display a EU sign of approval.<br>available (capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose)<br>Olen käytettävissä tähän tehtävään.<br>I am available for this position.<br>Taistelemme kaikin käytettävissä olevin keinoin.<br>We will fight with all available means.<br>disposable (available to be saved or spent after deducting all taxes and other governmental fees)<br>käytettävissä oleva tulo<br>disposable income<br>
kumota	(transitive) To turn over, flip over, capsize.<br>(transitive) To undo, repeal, invalidate, annul, reverse, overrule, disprove, deny, abrogate (to reverse the effects of).<br>(transitive) To overthrow (a ruler).<br>(transitive) To cancel out (e.g. each other).<br>(transitive, colloquial) To down (to drink, especially beer).<br>
menettely	(administration, law) A procedure.<br>
sisäministeriö	(Finland) short form of sisäasiainministeriö ('Ministry of the Interior')<br>ministry of the interior, ministry of internal affairs or similar in another country<br>
irtisanoa	to lay off (to terminate employment by the employer for reasons not depending on the employee)<br>to dismiss (to terminate employment by the employer for reasons depending on the employee)<br>to fire, sack (slang verbs for any type of termination of employment by the employer)<br>
kulku	motion, journey<br>course, path<br>
juuri nyt	right now, just now<br>
miksei	why doesn't he/she/it, why ... he/she/it not / (negation adverb) never/nothing etc.:<br>Miksei hän koskaan onnistu missään?<br>Why doesn't he ever succeed in anything?<br>Miksei hän koskaan ole onnellinen?<br>Why is she never happy?<br>
vuori	A mountain (large mass of earth and rock).<br>A mountain (large amount).<br>A lining (covering for the inside of a garment).<br>
apuraha	grant (quantity of money given by an institution to a qualifying individual or group of individuals to support their academic or artistic work etc.)<br>
matkata	(intransitive) To travel.<br>
ruutu	A square (in other than mathematical context).<br>A rectangle (in other than mathematical context).<br>A box (a small square on a form that may e.g. be checked).<br>A hash, square or pound sign (#-symbol).<br>Diamonds (suit of playing cards).<br>A diamond (any card of diamonds suit).<br>A screen (informational viewing area of electronic output devices).<br>TV-ruutu = TV-screen<br>A pane (individual sheet of glass in a window).<br>A check (a square or rectangular in a checkered pattern).<br>Pöytäliinassa oli punaisia ja valkoisia ruutuja.<br>The tablecloth had red and white checks.<br>hopscotch or hoppers (child's game).<br>
suuresti	greatly<br>
yleistyä	(intransitive) To become more common, to grow in number.<br>
tienoo	neighbourhood, region, tract<br>
poikkeuksellinen	Exceptional.<br>Hän on poikkeuksellinen tyttö.<br>She's an exceptional girl.<br>Tapasin poikkeuksellisen tytön.<br>I met an exceptional girl.<br>Siinä ei ole mitään poikkeuksellista.<br>There's nothing exceptional in it.<br>
rakentaja	builder<br>(programming) constructor<br>
kiusata	(transitive, + partitive) To tease (playfully); to pester.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To badger.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To bully, pick on.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To bother, irritate, trouble, nag at, bug, vex.<br>(transitive, religion, + partitive) To tempt.<br>
kolmikko	A threesome, group of three, trio.<br>
kuka tahansa	anyone, anybody<br>kuka tahansa muu<br>kuka tahansa toinen<br>anyone else<br>Juopon sielu on vähintään yhtä arvokas kuin kenen tahansa muunkin!<br>A drunkard's soul is at least as valuable as anyone else's!<br>whoever<br>Kuka tahansa sen tekikään, hänen pitäisi saada mitali!<br>Whoever did it, he should be given a medal!<br>
penkki	bench<br>
mutka	bend<br>curve (e.g. in road)<br>Hän menee mutkan taakse.<br>He is going behind the corner.<br>Hän on mutkan takana.<br>He is behind the corner.<br>Hän tulee mutkan takaa.<br>He is coming from behind the corner.<br>(plumbing) elbow (pipe fitting)<br>(slang, weaponry) rod (gun, pistol).<br>
osuuskunta	A cooperative.<br>
perille	to/at the destination<br>Milloin tulemme perille?<br>When will we arrive (at our destination)?<br>
sovittaa	to fit, try on<br>to adapt<br>( + genitive-accusative) to atone for, expiate<br>Hän on sovittanut tekonsa.<br>S/he has atoned for what s/he did.<br>(music) to arrange, transcribe (to prepare and adapt an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form)<br>
lapsiperhe	family with children<br>Tapiola on hyvä asuinpaikka lapsiperheille.<br>Tapiola is a good place to live for families with children.<br>
omata	(transitive) to have<br>^ http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/kielenopas/7.1.html<br>
pohjola	
rauhallisesti	in a calm manner; calmly.<br>Ota rauhallisesti!<br>Take it easy! / Calm down!<br>quietly<br>
maaherra	(government) The highest official of lääni (province), which is a Finnish administrative unit between the state and municipalities. Maaherra is appointed by the central government, and is usually translated as governor into English.<br>A person holding a similar position in another country, especially in Nordic countries.<br>
nurkka	corner (area in the angle between converging walls)<br>
hedelmä	A fruit.<br>
rauhanturvaaja	peacekeeper (member of a peacekeeping force)<br>
liittokansleri	federal chancellor, Bundeskanzler<br>
vesistö	water system, body of water<br>drainage basin<br>
korjaaminen	repair<br>
luotettava	reliable<br>Passive present participle of luottaa.<br>
virolainen	An Estonian.<br>Estonian, of or relating to Estonia.<br>Estonian, related to the Estonian language:<br>suomalais-virolainen sanakirja = a Finnish-Estonian dictionary<br>
pitäminen	Fourth infinitive of pitää in nominative case.<br>
jokeri	A joker (playing card)<br>
pyöräilijä	A cyclist.<br>
valua	(of a liquid or viscous fluid) to run, flow (slowly), stream (slowly), pour, drip<br>to swelter (to perspire excessively due to heat); usually with hikeä ('sweat')<br>Partitive singular form of valu.<br>
kummallinen	odd, strange, peculiar<br>
lunastaa	To reclaim.<br>(transitive, religion) To redeem.<br>
leikkiä	To play (e.g. children's plays, not a game or an instrument).<br>Partitive singular form of leikki.<br>
vaalia	Partitive singular form of vaali.<br>To cherish, treasure, foster, nurse or nurture (to treat kindly and with extra care).<br>
villi	Wild.<br>
haltuun	to the possession (of)<br>Sain haltuuni tärkeän kartan.<br>I got an important map into my possession.<br>Myöhemmin kartta joutui vihollisen haltuun.<br>Later the map ended up to the possession of the enemy.<br>Joutuessaan heidän haltuunsa se voi olla vaarallinen.<br>When ending up in their possession it may be dangerous.<br>
pelisääntö	(usually plural) rule (of game)<br>
kauas	To far, to far away.<br>
lentoasema	airport<br>
markkinaosuus	A market share.<br>
kiirehtiä	To hasten, to precipitate.<br>
tasapeli	draw, tie<br>
hidastaa	(transitive) to slow, slow down, slacken/reduce/cut speed, retard; delay, hold up<br>
oululainen	A person from, or an inhabitant of, Oulu<br>Of or pertaining to the city of Oulu or its citizens.<br>
puoliväli	middle<br>halfway, midway<br>
turvallisuusneuvosto	The Security Council (organ of the United Nations).<br>
instituutti	institute<br>
yksinäinen	lonely<br>solitaire<br>
alun perin	originally, initially<br>
monesti	many times<br>Kuinka monesti olen sinulle sanonut, että...?<br>How many times have I told you to...?<br>often<br>Monesti sattuu, että...<br>It happens often that...<br>Monesti työskentelen 10-12 tuntia päivässä.<br>I often work 10-12 hours a day.<br>
rekisteröidä	(transitive) To register, enter in a register.<br>
tiedekunta	faculty (in a university)<br>
pysytellä	To stay.<br>
päästö	An emission of a harmful substance such as exhaust gas.<br>A release (act of releasing)<br>
varhainen	early<br>
palkankorotus	A pay raise (US), pay rise (UK), a raise (US) or rise (UK) (increase in wages or salary).<br>
terävä	sharp<br>smart, clever, bright, quick-witted<br>
viihde	entertainment<br>
kapea	narrow<br>
tähtäin	sight (aiming device of a weapon)<br>
marssia	Partitive singular form of marssi.<br>(transitive) To march.<br>
yhdistyminen	unification (the act of becoming one)<br>fourth infinitive of yhdistyä.<br>
hius	a single hair, strand of hair (on a human head)<br>
kannattavuus	profitability<br>
lääninoikeus	(law) Until 1999 (since then alueellinen hallinto-oikeus - 'regional administrative court'), a province-level administrative court which handled taxation-related and other administrative cases.<br>
metsänomistaja	forest owner<br>
laskeutua	(intransitive) to go down, descend.<br>(intransitive) to fall, drop, settle.<br>(intransitive, of a flying object) to land.<br>
nato	(rare) one’s wife’s sister (a sister-in-law of a male person).<br>Alternative spelling of NATO.<br>
lomautus	A (temporary) layoff.<br>
sosiaaliturva	social security (system).<br>social security (benefits).<br>
mukavasti	conveniently, nicely<br>
tyrmätä	(transitive) To stun, knock out.<br>(of a suggestion, idea, emotion, achievement, etc.) To belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk.<br>
välittäjä	middleman, dealer, broker<br>mediator, arbiter<br>
etninen	ethnic<br>
toimikunta	task force, working group, committee<br>
aikakausi	age, era<br>
ilmaisu	expression (particular way of phrasing an idea)<br>
luokitella	(transitive) To classify, categorise/categorize.<br>
tupo	income policy agreement; a bipartite (between employers' and employees' central organisations) or tripartite (involving the government) national agreement on salaries and other general terms and conditions of employment, sometimes supported by the government with tax incentives or legislative measures.<br>
kartano	A manor, mansion.<br>(dialectal) A yard (uncultivated piece of land around a house).<br>
liittyminen	Fourth infinitive of liittyä in nominative case.<br>
lisensiaatti	licentiate (holder of an academic license degree)<br>
palomies	A fireman, firefighter (person who is skilled in the work of fighting fire).<br>
todistaja	(law) witness<br>(figuratively) witness<br>
kaupunginorkesteri	city orchestra (orchestra associated with a particular city, often at least partially maintained with public funding)<br>
riippuen	depending (on sth).<br>depending (on sth).<br>active second infinitive in instructive of riippua.<br>
tasoittaa	To level.<br>To flatten.<br>To even.<br>
väkisin	By force, involuntarily.<br>
ylioppilas	An educational qualification awarded to a person that has successfully completed the upper secondary school final exam.<br>A holder of such qualification, i.e. a high school graduate who has passed ylioppilastutkinto ('matriculation examination'). The individual is qualified to begin baccalaureate level studies at a university.<br>
paneutua	(intransitive + illative) To delve into, take up, go into (an issue, a question; by studying or pondering it closely); to familiarize oneself with (an issue, a question).<br>
poimia	(transitive) To pick.<br>Poimin marjoja.<br>I pick berries.<br>(transitive) To excerpt, extract (to take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book).<br>
osallistuja	participant<br>
saaristo	archipelago<br>
yhtyä	To unite.<br>To concur.<br>Yhdyn kaikkeen muuhuun sanomaasi, mutta...<br>I agree with everything else you said, but...<br>
innostunut	excited<br>Active past participle of innostua.<br>
työministeriö	The former Ministry of Labour of Finland, now part of the työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö.<br>A similar ministry in another country.<br>
uskottavuus	credibility<br>
maailmanlaajuinen	worldwide, global<br />
parannus	improvement, enchantment, betterment<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of parantua + the suffix -s.<br>
opas	A guide (person)<br>A guide book, guide (book)<br>
tietoinen	conscious<br>cognizant<br>
nykyaikainen	modern, contemporary, current<br>
hienosti	nicely, elegantly, very well (in a manner showing great virtue or skill)<br>
olympiakisat	(colloquial) The Olympic Games.<br>
veronmaksaja	taxpayer<br>
kirkonkylä	(historical) The village in a rural municipality in which the main church and the vicariate were located.<br>
yhde	coupling (device, such as tube, cable, channel, rod or similar that couples two or more things together allowing a flow of material or energy between them)<br>
työvoimatoimisto	A local branch of the Finnish työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö ('Ministry of Employment and the Economy') that acts as employment agency, administrates public unemployment benefits and organizes vocational training, activation programs and counceling for the unemployed. Despite the wider scope of services they might still be called 'employment agency' in English. The Ministry seems to prefer the term 'TE Office' in their communication.<br>
supistua	(intransitive) To contract.<br>
syntyminen	Birth.<br>(Often left untranslated) The establishment, formation, passing, production, creation, building, emergence, incurrence, etc. of a right, contract, resolution, work, town, industry, debt, etc.<br>fourth infinitive of syntyä.<br>
asevoima	(usually plural) armed forces<br>
tshekki	Alternative spelling of tšekki.<br>
ulkoinen	External.<br>
ehkäistä	(transitive) To prevent, keep from occurring, avert, block, bar.<br>(transitive) To stop, halt, check, keep/hold back, hold up, stave/ward off.<br>(transitive) To thwart, frustrate, foil, arrest, nip in the bud, forestall; to intercept, defend against, counteract, fend off.<br>(transitive) To suppress, repress, stanch, stop.<br>
eilinen	yesterday's<br>eilinen ilta<br>yesterday evening<br>yesterday<br>eilisestä lähtien<br>starting since yesterday<br>Muistatko eilisen?<br>Do you remember yesterday?<br>
enimmäkseen	mostly, for the most part<br>Suomeen tulevat turvapaikanhakijat ovat enimmäkseen nuoria miehiä.<br>The asylum seekers that come to Finland are mostly young men.<br>
vertailla	(transitive) To compare.<br>
liikkeellä	Adessive singular form of liike.<br>on the go, on the move, on the run<br>
ydinvoimala	A nuclear power station.<br>
julkisesti	publicly<br>
sisäministeri	interior minister<br>
kipeä	ill, sick<br>sore, aching<br>(slang) very good<br>
asu	attire, dress, suit<br>form, figure, shape, build, structure<br>appearance, looks<br>package, packaging (in advertising)<br>wording, phrasing, discursive form<br>Present indicative connegative form of asua.<br>Second-person singular imperative form of asua.<br>Second-person singular imperative connegative form of asua.<br>
kolmonen	three (digit or figure 3)<br>third gear<br>trey (playing card or score three)<br>
komedia	comedy<br>
oikeasti	really<br>correctly<br>
vaunu	A wagon, coach, stagecoach; often used in plural (vaunut) also of a single vehicle (wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power).<br>(rail transport) wagon, (US) car, (UK) carriage.<br>(military) armoured combat vehicle, tank.<br>
loppupuoli	last half or a more vaguely defined last part of anything, like of a period of time, semester, holiday, trip etc.<br>
satsata	(colloquial) (intransitive + illative) to invest in<br>Heidän kannattaisi satsata enemmän valvontakameroihin.<br>It would do them good to invest in more security cameras.<br>
sortua	(intransitive) To crumble, fall, collapse, cave in.<br>
säännöllisesti	regularly<br>
elin	organ of an organism<br>governmental body<br>member (penis)<br>First-person singular indicative past form of elää.<br>
sininen	blue<br>The color blue.<br>
tinkiä	To haggle.<br>
vappu	May Day, Labor Day (1st of May)<br>
kaupankäynti	trade<br>
kaupata	To pitch, sell.<br>
tunkeutua	(intransitive + illative) to penetrate<br>(intransitive + illative or allative) to invade<br>(intransitive + illative or allative) to trespass, encroach<br>
väkivaltainen	Violent (taking actions intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering).<br>
yhdysvaltalainen	American (of or pertaining to the United States of America, or American culture).<br>Of United States origin.<br>An American (person born in, or a citizen of, the United States of America).<br>A person from the United States.<br>
pienetä	(intransitive) To grow smaller.<br>
kollega	colleague<br>
muoti	vogue, fashion (prevailing fashion or style).<br>Minihameet olivat muotia 60-luvulla.<br>Miniskirts were the vogue in the '60s.<br>vogue, fad (current craze).<br>Hulavanteet eivät ole enää muodissa.<br>Hula hoops are no longer in vogue.<br>
aueta	(intransitive) to open (to be opened)<br>Juoksijan kengännauha aukesi kesken kilpailun.<br>The runner's shoelace untied in the middle of the race.<br>Kansi aukesi vasta, kun väänsin sitä kaksin käsin.<br>The cover opened only when I twisted it with both hands.<br>
luona	(static) at sb's (place):<br>Yövyin Pekan luona.<br>I spent the night at Pekka's. (cf. luokse, luo)<br>Pekka yöpyi minun luonani.<br>Pekka spent the night at my place.<br>(static) by, near, close to; in front of, outside:<br>Tapasimme aseman luona.<br>We bumped into each other by/in front of/outside the station.<br>
maanjäristys	earthquake<br>
erimielisyys	disagreement<br>
päähenkilö	protagonist, hero<br>
päättyminen	ending<br>fourth infinitive of päättyä.<br>
vahvistus	strengthening, consolidation<br>confirmation, verification<br>
helmi	pearl<br>(typography) pearl (font size)<br>bead<br>capitalized, a female given name<br>
takavuosi	A year of the past; normally used in plural to denote past .<br>
ensisijaisesti	primarily<br>
joensuulainen	A person from, or an inhabitant of, Joensuu<br>Of or pertaining to the city of Joensuu or its citizens.<br>
rasittaa	(transitive) To strain, wear out.<br>
kolari	A crash, collision, especially an automobile accident.<br>
ohjus	missile, guided missile<br>
sitä kautta	
vanhainkoti	nursing home, rest home, old people's home, old-age home, rest-home, old folks' home<br>
edeltäjä	predecessor<br>
aalto	wave<br />outbreak (sudden increase)<br />flunssa-aalto = outbreak of flu<br />
häät	Wedding.<br>As a former part of compound (in the singular form hää-) signifies wedding.<br>Plural form of häkä<br>
välitön	immediate, instantaneous (without delay)<br>spontaneous, natural, unaffected (of a character)<br>
kiristyä	(intransitive) To tighten (to become tighter).<br>(intransitive) To become strained (to become tense).<br>(intransitive, of a difficult situation or state of affairs) To worsen, to become more intense or critical.<br>Jännitys kriisialueella on kiristynyt.<br>The tension in the crisis area has increased.<br>(intransitive, of sub-zero temperatures) To get/become colder.<br>Pakkanen kiristyy.<br>The (already freezing) air is getting colder.<br>
rohkaista	(transitive) to encourage<br>
kalastaja	fisher, fisherman<br>
osakas	stakeholder<br>
hälyttää	(transitive) To alarm (to call to arms; to give notice of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert).<br>
työskentely	work, working, effort (work as ongoing, relatively long-term action)<br>Työskentely ulkomailla on hyvä vaihtoehto nuorelle insinöörille.<br>Working abroad is a good alternative for a young engineer.<br>Arvostamme pitkäaikaista työskentelyäsi yhdistyksen päämäärien hyväksi.<br>We appreciate your long-lasting efforts in promoting the objectives of the association.<br>
painopiste	centre of gravity, center of gravity, centre of mass<br>focus<br>
palauttaminen	fourth infinitive of palauttaa.<br>
erinomaisesti	excellently<br>
saman verran	same amount, as much<br>Haluan saman verran kuin sinä.<br>I want as much as you get.<br>Molemmat saivat saman verran.<br>Both got the same amount.<br>
sijoittaminen	fourth infinitive of sijoittaa.<br>
tiedottaa	to inform, make known, announce<br>
vauhdittaa	to speed up, push, give a push (to cause a process to proceed faster)<br>Ilmansaasteet ovat vauhdittaneet Akropoliin eroosiota.<br>The atmospheric pollution has sped up the erosion of the Acropolis.<br>
kirkkoherra	A middle ranking Finnish church official of higher rank than a pappi (priest, vicar or preacher) but below the rank of piispa(bishop). A dean, a parson, rector (cleric in charge of a Lutheran or Orthodox parish)<br>
painua	To sink, sag, droop, fall, descend.<br>(colloquial) to go<br>
pilata	To spoil, ruin, blight, destroy (to cause the ruin of).<br>pilata mahdollisuutensa<br>to destroy one's chances<br>To damage or mar (to make something less intact or even destroy it; to harm or cause destruction).<br>To foil, scupper, thwart (to prevent sthg from being accomplished).<br>pilata suunnitelma<br>to thwart a plan<br>To blemish, soil (to spoil the appearance of).<br>Mädät tomaatit pilasivat pukuni.<br>The rotten tomatoes blemished my suit.<br>To contaminate (to introduce impurities or foreign matter).<br>Myrkyllinen vuoto pilasi juomavetemme vuosiksi.<br>A poisonous leak contaminated our drinking water for years to come.<br>To bugger up, mess up, muck up (mild slang expressions for ruining or spoiling things).<br>To bugger, cock up, fuck up, screw up (obscene slang expressions for ruining or spoiling things).<br>To spoil (to coddle or pamper to excess).<br>
jakaminen	Sharing.<br>fourth infinitive of jakaa.<br>
kiireinen	hasty, rushed, hurried<br>busy<br>occupied<br>
todiste	A piece of evidence; in plural (todisteet) evidence (both in legal contexts and elsewhere).<br>
meneillään	olla meneillään: to be going on, currently happening<br>
maaottelu	(sports) A match, game or contest between two national teams of any sport.<br>cap (player's appearance in such game)<br>Suomalaisista jalkapalloilijoista Jari Litmasella on eniten maaotteluja.<br>Jari Litmanen has more caps than any other Finnish association football player.<br>
levätä	(intransitive) To rest, take a break/breather.<br>(intransitive) To lie (down), sleep.<br>(intransitive) (of a dead person) To rest, repose, lie, be buried.<br>(intransitive) To lie (unused), be out of use; (of a field) to lie fallow.<br>(intransitive) panna lakiesitys lepäämään (vaalien yli) = to table/shelf a bill (until after the election).<br>Impersonal indicative connegative present form of levätä.<br>
projektipäällikkö	project manager<br>
tuoli	chair<br>
rinnalle	Allative singular form of rinta.<br>to the side of (next to)<br>
kaiken kaikkiaan	all in all<br>
syöpä	(pathology) cancer<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of syödä + the suffix -pä.<br>Syöpä hän kiltisti puuronsa!<br>How kindly he eats his porridge!<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of syödä + the suffix -pä.<br>Syöpä kiltisti puurosi!<br>Would you be so kind to eat your porridge!<br>
toivottaa	(transitive) To wish (to bestow a thought).<br>(transitive) To bid (to utter a greeting).<br>
klassikko	classic<br>
kohtaus	A bout, fit; an attack of disease; a seizure.<br>(theater, film) A scene.<br>
täyteen	Illative singular form of täysi.<br>tulla täyteen: to become full<br>
direktiivi	directive<br>
luultavasti	probably<br>
voimala	power plant<br>
erottua	To stand out; also erottua joukosta (to be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to one's surroundings).<br>(intransitive + elative) To shine (to distinguish oneself).<br>
muokata	
työväenpuolue	Labour Party<br>
helpotus	relief<br>
länsimaa	(usually plural) A western country.<br>
viimevuotinen	of or pertaining to the last year, i.e. the year before the current one<br>Viimevuotinen juhla oli paljon hauskempi kuin tämä.<br>Last year's party was much more fun than this.<br>
lukumäärä	number, count<br>amount (number)<br>
luotto	credit (as in credit card)<br>
mainiosti	perfectly, outstandingly<br>Se sopii mainiosti.<br>It fits perfectly.<br>
veistos	A sculpture (a work of art created by sculpting).<br>
näillä näkymin	(idiomatic) it seems that, the current plan is that<br>Tuloverotus ei näillä näkymin nouse.<br>It seems that the income tax will not rise.<br>Näillä näkymin asun Nairobissa vielä vuoden.<br>The current plan is that I will stay in Nairobi for another year.<br>
hylly	shelf<br>rack<br>
vakuuttua	(intransitive) To be(come) convinced.<br>
heikentyä	(intransitive) To weaken, grow/become weaker.<br>(intransitive) To deteriorate, get worse.<br>(intransitive) To decrease, diminish, drop off.<br>
rahaliitto	monetary union<br>
hallituspuolue	A political party that has one or more ministers in a given government, governing party, ruling party<br>Suomen nykyiset hallituspuolueet ovat kokoomus, sosiaalidemokraatit, vihreät ja ruotsalainen kansanpuolue.<br>Currently the parties sitting in the Finnish government are the National Coalition, the Social Democrats, the Greens and the Swedish People's Party.<br>
lauantai-ilta	Saturday evening<br>
vakaus	stability<br>
kohentaa	to poke (to stir a fire in order to remove ash and/or improve burning)<br>to improve<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of kohentaa.<br>
varusmies	(Male) conscript, (male) draftee.<br>
avain	key<br>code (set of rules for converting information)<br>(music) clef, used especially in compound terms<br>diskanttiavain = treble clef<br>g-avain = G clef<br>
moinen	Such (in an extraordinary or negative sense).<br>Moinen käytös tulkittaisiin täällä loukkaukseksi.<br>Such behaviour would here be considered an affront.<br>
rakentua	(intransitive)<br>
poikia	to calve<br>to litter (to give birth to, used of animals)<br>Partitive plural form of poika.<br>
kustantaa	to publish (to issue a printed work, film etc. for sale and distribution)<br>to sponsor, finance<br>to cover the costs, defray<br>Sotamenot kustannettiin teloittamalla rikkaita ja takavarikoimalla heidän omaisuutensa.<br>The expenses of the war were defrayed by executing rich men and confiscating their property.<br>
maanomistaja	landowner<br>
epäselvä	unclear<br>vague<br>
maatila	farm<br>
sen takia	therefore, consequently<br>
torstai-ilta	
hiljattain	recently, the other day<br>Olin hiljattain San Franciscossa.<br>I was in San Francisco just the other day.<br>I was recently in San Francisco.<br>
kohtelu	treatment<br>
taajama	A (densely) populated community, a population centre.<br>
vasten	(colloquial, dialectal) against<br>En ole vasten.<br>I'm not against.<br>against (of a position, touching)<br>Lapio nojasi seinää vasten.<br>The shovel was leaning against the wall.<br>against (of a position, against a background)<br>Katso sitä valoa vasten, niin näet, mitä tarkoitan.<br>Look at it against the light, and you will see what I mean.<br>preceding, before (immediately before)<br>Se tapahtui torstaita vasten yöllä.<br>It happened in the night preceding Thursday.<br>towards, against (to a direction)<br>Kapteeni ohjasi keulan tuulta vasten.<br>The captain steered the bow towards the wind.<br>against (in opposition to, opposing)<br>Taistelimme intiaaneja vasten kolme päivää ja yötä.<br>We fought against the Indians for three days and nights.<br>against (contrary to)<br>Hän toimi selkeää kieltoa vasten.<br>He acted against a clear prohibition.<br>(colloquial) for (a purpose)<br>Mitä vasten?<br>What for?<br>
löytäminen	fourth infinitive of löytää.<br>
kaksikymmentä	(cardinal) twenty<br>
arvonlisävero	A value added tax. In some countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, possibly others) this kind of tax is called goods and services tax.<br>
juhlavuosi	year of celebration (year declared to be a special period of celebration, usually to commemorate a past important event)<br>
tytäryhtiö	subsidiary<br>
osoitus	Action noun of the verb osoittaa.<br>
velvoittaa	To obligate.<br>
galleria	gallery<br>
julistus	declaration, bill, decree<br>
pakata	To pack (to gather one's belongings together and put them into a pack for a trip).<br>To pack, package or wrap (to protect goods for shipment or for sale).<br>(computing) To zip, compress.<br>(nautical) Same as pakittaa.<br>
aikaväli	timespan, interval (period of time between two events)<br>Kun aikaväli salaman näkemisestä jyrinän kuulumiseen on kolme sekuntia, salama on iskenyt kilometrin päähän havainnoijasta.<br>When the interval between seeing a lightning and hearing thunder is three seconds the lightning has struck at the distance of one kilometer from the observer.<br>
piano	piano<br>
sopeutua	(intransitive) To adapt.<br>
studio	studio (workshop)<br>
ikuinen	everlasting, eternal<br>never-ending, perpetual<br>
rangaista	(transitive) To punish, penalise/penalize, mete out a penalty/punishment for.<br>
ylempi	(physically) upper, higher-up; (socially) superior.<br>
anteeksi	pyytää ~ = to apologize, ask for forgiveness.<br>antaa ~ = to forgive; to condone.<br>sorry, excuse me/us!<br>beg your pardon, pardon<br>
paksu	thick<br>bold<br>(colloquial) pregnant<br>
toistakymmentä	more than ten (but usually less than fifteen)<br>Sain tänään toistakymmentä haukea.<br>I caught more than ten pike today.<br>
valloittaa	(transitive) To conquer, take (a country).<br>(transitive) To captivate, mesmerise/mesmerize, encapture, win over (e.g. audience).<br>
silloin tällöin	every now and then, once in a while<br>
aivot	(anatomy, always plural) brain.<br>
viljellä	(transitive) To cultivate, farm, till (land).<br>(transitive) To raise, grow (plants).<br>(transitive) To culture (e.g. bacteria, as in a biological experiment).<br>
aleta	(intransitive) To descend, come/go down, move downwards.<br>Impersonal indicative present connegative form of alkaa.<br>
juoma	drink<br>beverage<br>Agent participle of juoda.<br>miehen juoma olut<br>the beer drunk by the man<br>
ajaminen	fourth infinitive of ajaa.<br>
imago	
miinus	minus<br>minus<br>
ennakkoon	in advance, beforehand<br>
puhjeta	(of sth full e.g. of gas) to pop, burst, (e.g. of sth sewn or of an abscess) to rupture<br>Hän puhkesi kyyneliin kesken kertomuksensa.<br>She burst into tears in the middle of her story.<br>(of a flower) to open, blossom<br>(of a war, epidemy, storm) to break out<br>~ nauruun = to burst out laughing/into laughter<br>~ itkuun = to burst out crying/into tears<br>
yhteenotto	A confrontation, clash, skirmish.<br>
analysoida	(transitive) To analyse/analyze.<br>
ilmaantua	(intransitive) To appear, to emerge; to turn up, to show up.<br>
lähistö	vicinity, proximity, neighborhood<br>
tukikohta	A fort (any permanent army post).<br>A stronghold (fortress).<br>A base (permanent structure for housing military personnel and material).<br>
väkivaltaisuus	Violence, state of being violent (i.e. taking actions intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering).<br>
herkku	A delicacy (food).<br>
kartoittaa	To map.<br>
kyläläinen	villager<br>
kiinteistövero	A tax based on the value of real estate. An exact English equivalent would be real estate tax but in practice property tax and millage tax are often based solely on the value of real estate.<br>
polku	Act of treading, stomping; used only in compounds.<br>path, trail, track<br>
suomenkielinen	Finnish-language, Finnish (of Finnish language)<br>suomenkielinen lause = a Finnish sentence<br>Finnish-speaking<br>Suomi on kaksikielinen maa, mutta Nilsiä on täysin suomenkielinen paikkakunta.<br>Finland is a bilingual country, but Nilsiä is a completely Finnish-speaking community.<br>A Finnish-speaker; somebody whose mother tongue is Finnish.<br>
tuntuvasti	considerably<br>
vasemmisto	(politics) The left.<br>As modifier in compound terms (vasemmisto + something), leftist.<br>vasemmistohallitus = leftist government<br>
myönteisesti	positively<br>
pääsiäinen	Easter.<br>
bakteeri	bacterium<br>
kohdistaa	(transitive) To focus.<br>
kompromissi	compromise<br>
toisin kuin	
perään	Illative singular form of perä.<br>genitive + ~: after; used to indicate movement towards something that is going or has gone away from the subject of the sentence<br>Älä heitä hyvää rahaa huonon perään.<br>Don't throw good money after bad.<br>genitive + ~: into; used to indicate liking<br>En ole koskaan ollut makeisten perään.<br>I have never been into sweets.<br>Used to indicate that something goes, has gone or will go toward something else that has gone already; the corresponding English structure is usually 'after + headword'.<br>Poikani lähti opiskelemaan ja jo seuraavalla viikolla jouduin lähettämään rahaa perään.<br>My son went to college and already on the next week I had to send money after him.<br>
nelonen	A four (digit or figure 4).<br>The fourth gear.<br>An F (failing grade).<br>
ongelmallinen	problematic<br>
prinsessa	princess<br>
kultainen	golden<br>kultainen koru<br>golden ornament<br>sweet<br>Olet niin kultainen!<br>You're so sweet!<br>
elämäntapa	lifestyle<br>way of life<br>
keskiviikkoilta	Wednesday evening<br>
kurdi	A Kurd.<br>The Kurdish language.<br>
saanti	supply, yield<br>
nälkä	hunger<br>(idiomatic) The expression olla nälkä (literally: to have hunger) translates into English as 'to be hungry' (in Finnish literally: 'olla nälkäinen')<br>Minulla on nälkä.<br>I am hungry.<br>
digitaalinen	digital<br>
leveä	wide<br>
rakas	Loving, sweet.<br>Dear, beloved, cherished.<br>A darling, sweetheart, love.<br>rakkaani<br>my sweetheart<br>
ylipäätään	generally, on the whole, in general<br>at all<br>Rob näytti ajattelevan, että Mark ei ylipäätään ansainnut mitalia.<br>Rob did not seem to think that Mark at all deserved a medal.<br>Aiotko ylipäätään tulla?<br>Do you plan to come 'at all?<br>
ehdokkuus	candidacy<br>
loppusuora	home stretch (final part of a race course)<br>(idiomatic) home stretch (final part of a distance or effort needed)<br>Luulen, että olemme lopulta tämän hankkeen loppusuoralla.<br>I think we're finally on the home stretch with this project.<br>
lyhentää	(transitive) To shorten.<br>(transitive) To abbreviate.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of lyhentää.<br>
jakautua	(intransitive) To (be) divide(d) (up), split (up).<br>Solu jakautui.<br>The cell split up.<br>
vasta kun	only after, only when, not before (expresses that something happens after a delay)<br>Hän suostui korvaamaan vahingon vasta kun uhkasin häntä oikeudella.<br>He agreed to compensate the damage only after I had threatened to sue him.<br>Heräsin vasta kun lapset olivat jo lähteneet kouluun.<br>I didn't wake up before the kids had already gone to school.<br>
eteneminen	Fourth infinitive of edetä in nominative case.<br>progress, advancement<br>
lukeutua	(intransitive + illative) To belong, be counted as, be reckoned as<br>Hyvästä juonesta ja hyvistä näyttelijöistä huolimatta tämä ei lukeudu Spielbergin parhaimpiin leffoihin.<br>Good plot and good actors aside, this isn't one of Spielberg's best movies.<br>Tämä kenttä ei ensinäkymän perusteella lukeudu suosikkeihini.<br>Based on my first impressions, this field isn't one of my favourites.<br>
loppukilpailu	(sports) final (last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined)<br>final (contest for selecting the winners from the finalists)<br>
myöhä	late<br>
pienentää	(transitive) to make smaller<br>(transitive) to reduce, diminish<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of pienentää.<br>
puolelta	Ablative singular form of puoli.<br>Ablative singular form of puoli.<br>
niukka	scanty, scarce<br>
vaikuttaja	prominent figure, influential person, opinion leader, power player, mover and shaker, dignitary, muckamuck, notable, panjandrum, very important person, VIP<br>
biisi	(colloquial) song<br>
kori	basket<br>(prefix) made of wicker<br>korityö = wickerwork<br>chassis, bodywork<br>
vihollinen	An enemy.<br>
europarlamentaarikko	Member of the European Parliament, MEP<br>
rakennustyö	construction (the process of constructing)<br>
hymy	smile<br>
jälleen kerran	once again (once more, one more time, but probably not the last time)<br>Olemme jälleen kerran tässä tilanteessa - meillä on iso tilaus, mutta ei riittävästi kapasiteettia.<br>We are once again in this situation - we have a large order but not the sufficient capacity.<br>
vaarantaa	(transitive) To risk, endanger, compromise (incur risk to something).<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of vaarantaa.<br>
naiminen	Getting married.<br>A marriage, in the expressions mennä naimisiin (to marry) and olla naimisissa (to be married).<br>(colloquial) fucking, copulation, sex(ual intercourse)<br>fourth infinitive of naida.<br>
puoltaa	(rare, intransitive, of a car) To pull (to the left/right, to one side).<br>(transitive) To support, approve, second, recommend.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of puoltaa.<br>
tavaratalo	department store<br>
alkaminen	starting, beginning, onset<br>
varoa	(transitive, + partitive) To be careful with/of, handle carefully.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To look out for, watch out for, beware of.<br>
yhdeksäs	(ordinal) the ninth, abbreviation 9. , in the names of monarchs and popes IX .<br>
käänne	A turn or twist, especially figuratively.<br>Asiat saivat mielenkiintoisen käänteen.<br>The things took an interesting turn.<br>A revers.<br>A lapel.<br>
muuri	stonewall, wall (thick stone wall)<br>(figuratively) barrier<br>kielimuuri = language barrier<br>
seikkailu	adventure<br>
vuotuinen	annual<br>
nykypäivä	present, present day<br>
hiipua	to die down<br>to flag, to weaken (to become feeble)<br>Hänen voimansa hiipuivat kohti kisan loppua.<br>His strength flagged toward the end of the race.<br>
maanantai-ilta	Monday evening<br>
paras mahdollinen	
pommittaa	(transitive) To bomb (to attack with bombs).<br>
puolustusministeriö	ministry of defense, department of defense<br>
tiistai-ilta	Tuesday evening<br>
hioa	(transitive) To polish.<br>Täytyy hioa suunnitelmaa sen verran tarkkaan, että se menee läpi missä vaan.<br>Gotta polish off the plan good to some extent so that it'll work anywhere.<br>(transitive) To grind.<br>(transitive) To sand.<br>(transitive) To cut, facet (a gem).<br>
peräkkäin	one after the other, one after another, successively<br>running<br>straight, on the trot<br>
kasvatus	rearing<br>upbringing<br>raising<br>education<br>training<br>breeding<br>growing<br>nurture (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)<br>
kaupunginosa	An area within a town or city.<br>West End on Lontoon keskustan kaupunginosa, jossa sijaitsevat monet kaupungin nähtävyyksistä ja teattereista.<br>The West End is an area of Central London, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions and theatres.<br>
käyttäytyä	(intransitive, of a person) To behave, conduct oneself, act; (of a machine or tool) to handle.<br>
pituinen	long; tall (in case of humans)<br>Olen 175 senttimetrin pituinen.<br>Olen 175 senttimetriä pitkä.<br>I'm 5 feet 10 inches tall.<br>Minkä pituinen on matka Helsingistä Utsjoelle?<br>Kuinka pitkä matka on Helsingistä Utsjoelle?<br>How long is the trip from Helsinki to Utsjoki?<br>Olen saman pituinen kuin sinä.<br>Olen sinun pituisesi.<br>Olen yhtä pitkä kuin sinä.<br>I'm of the same height as you.<br>
valikoima	assortment<br>
vetoomus	A petition, plea.<br>
lyhyesti	shortly<br>
tykätä	(colloquial) To like, to be fond of.<br>Luulenpa, että hän tykkää sinusta.<br>I think she's fond of you.<br>(colloquial) To like, to think.<br>Mitä tykkäsit elokuvasta?<br>How did you like the movie?<br>
valoisa	Bright, full of light.<br>
oleellinen	Essential; relevant.<br>
kalastus	fishing (sport and commercial activity)<br>
lopuksi	Translative singular form of loppu.<br>lastly, finally, ultimately (indicating the last item)<br>Ensiksi, ... Toiseksi, ... Lopuksi, ...<br>Firstly, ... Secondly, ... Ultimately, ...<br>
näin ollen	therefore, hence<br>Tilavuus pysyy samana ja näin ollen myös paine kasvaa.<br>The volume stays the same and the pressure therefore also grows.<br>
iäkäs	elderly<br>
pahoin	Instructive plural form of paha.<br>badly<br>
draama	drama<br>
espanjalainen	Spanish<br>A Spanish person.<br>
helle	(rare, chiefly figuratively) A hot place or heat.<br>Hot weather, swelter.<br>
tuomaristo	A jury (body of judges in a competition).<br>
työpäivä	A workday (those days of a week in which work is done).<br>A workday (that part of a day in which work is done).<br>
soitin	musical instrument<br>player (any device that repeats recorded sound).<br>First-person singular indicative past form of soittaa.<br>
supistaa	(transitive) to reduce<br>(transitive) to abridge<br>
julkaisu	A publication.<br>
ylivoima	superiority (quality of being superior in competence or ability)<br>Neuvostoliiton ylivoima jääkiekossa perustui siihen, että pelaajat olivat käytännössä ammattilaisia.<br>The superiority of the Soviet Union in ice hockey was based on the fact that the players were practically professionals.<br>
väheneminen	fourth infinitive of vähetä.<br>
pesä	nest (structure built by a bird or other animal as a place to incubate eggs and hatch and/or rear young)<br>nest (cozy residence)<br>nest (hideout for bad people to frequent)<br>Se yökerho on outojen tyyppien pesä!<br>That nightclub is a nest of strange people!<br>nest (parental home)<br>Aion lähteä pesästä.<br>I am aspiring to leave the nest.<br>den (home of certain animals)<br>Daniel laitettiin leijonien pesään.<br>Daniel was put into the lions’ den.<br>hive (structure, which a swarm of honeybees inhabits or has inhabited)<br>(law) estate (property of a deceased person)<br>(baseball, pesäpallo) base<br>(curling) house<br>(colloquial) vagina<br>
bisnes	business (commercial, industrial, or professional activity)<br>business (volume or amount of commercial trade)<br>business (management of commercial enterprises, or the study of such management)<br>business class<br>
maata	Partitive singular form of maa.<br>Maata näkyvissä!<br>Land ahoy!<br>(intransitive) to lie (down, somewhere).<br>(intransitive) to have sex(ual intercourse) (with somebody = genitive + kanssa).<br>(transitive, archaic, law) of a male, to lay, to have sex with<br>Tuo heidät tänne, me haluamme maata heidän kanssaan. (Bible, Genesis 19:5)<br>Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.<br>(transitive) ~ väkisin = to rape<br>Indicative present connegative form of maattaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of maattaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of maattaa.<br>
mieliä	Partitive plural form of mieli.<br>(transitive, auxiliary + infinitive) To wish, desire, want (to do sth).<br>
ottaminen	fourth infinitive of ottaa.<br>
heti kun	as soon as (immediately after)<br>Tulen ulos heti kun olen tehnyt läksyni.<br>I will come out as soon as I have finished my homework.<br>
laadukas	quality, sterling, high-class (being of good quality)<br>XX on tunnetusti laadukas merkki.<br>XX is known to be a quality brand.<br>
paikoin	Instructive plural form of paikka.<br>at some places, locally (occurring in a limited number of locations)<br>Huomenna on enimmäkseen aurinkoista, paikoin voi esiintyä ukkoskuuroja.<br>Tomorrow the weather will be mostly sunny, local thunderstorms may occur.<br>
temppu	trick, stunt<br>
mainostaa	(transitive + partitive) To advertise.<br>
suoda	(transitive) To give, allow, permit, grant.<br>Jos Jumala suo,...<br>God willing,...<br>(in imperative interjections) ~ anteeksi = to forgive.<br>Suokaa anteeksi!<br>Forgive me!<br>
eettinen	ethical<br>
pitäjä	(old-fashioned) rural municipality<br>holder<br>keeper<br>majatalon pitäjä<br>an innkeeper<br>
te-keskus	
monimutkainen	complex, complicated<br>
haaveilla	to dream (daydreams)<br>
yritystoiminta	business (entrepreneurial activity)<br>
laukoa	(transitive) to fire, shoot, repeatedly<br>(transitive) to fire (to forcibly direct)<br>Hän vastasi toimittajien laukomiin kysymyksiin.<br>He answered the questions the reporters fired at him.<br>
peruuttaa	(intransitive, of a vehicle) To back, (of a computer) to backspace.<br>(transitive) To withdraw, retract, rescind, recant, renege, take back (a statement).<br>(transitive) To revoke, cancel, call off, invalidate.<br>(transitive) ~ avioliitto = to annul a marriage.<br>(transitive) ~ käsky = to countermand an order.<br>(transitive) ~ sopimus = to nullify a contract.<br>
vastine	answer (document filed in response to a complaint)<br>counterpart<br>
näytös	show (at a theatre or cinema)<br>act (in a play)<br>ostentation (ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause)<br>
uinti	swimming<br>
yhtä hyvin	as well<br>
keräys	an act of collecting<br>fundraising<br>
viestintä	communication<br>
aie	An intention, intent.<br>
koivu	A birch.<br>
liikevoitto	business profit, trading profit, operating income, profit<br>
luonteva	natural, relaxed, easygoing, smooth (behaving in a natural and uncomplicated manner, being oneself)<br>Hänen käytöksensä on luontevaa kaikissa tilanteissa.<br>His behaviour is smooth in all situations.<br>natural, likely (belonging as a natural element)<br>Tuo kuulostaa luontevalta selitykseltä tapahtuneelle.<br>That sounds like a natural explanation to the events.<br>
edustajisto	body of delegates, representatives<br>
verottaa	(transitive, + partitive) To tax.<br>
esittely	exhibition, show<br>
muna	hen's egg<br>any egg<br>(vulgar) (singular) dick (penis), (plural) balls (male genitals)<br>ovum<br>(slang) the guts, or more literally, the balls<br>Onko sulla munaa tehdä se?<br>Do you have the guts to do it?<br>ovoid (something egg-shaped, used especially in compound terms with a modifier that specifies the material)<br>(colloquial) Essive form of mä.<br>
hollantilainen	Dutch<br>a Dutch<br>
naureskella	(intransitive) To laugh intermittently, often alternating with speech, as when telling a funny story.<br>
realistinen	realistic<br>
hämmästyttää	(transitive) To amaze, astonish.<br>Hänen suorituksensa hämmästytti kaikkia.<br>His performance amazed everyone.<br>
matematiikka	mathematics<br>
ravinto	A 'technical' term for food and fodder; nutrition, nourishment, nutriment.<br>As a modifier in compound terms, nutritional.<br>ravintoarvo = nutritional value<br>
innostus	enthusiasm<br>
köyhyys	poverty<br>
väärinkäytös	abuse<br>
optio	(finance) Option (a contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price).<br>
syytetty	(law) The accused, defendant.<br>Passive past participle of syyttää.<br>
hillitä	(transitive) To control, restrain, check.<br>~ itsensä = to keep one's anger in check, suppress/repress one's anger<br>~ kielensä = to curb one's tongue<br>
sairastaa	(transitive) To have (a disease), be sick (in bed) with.<br>Hän sairastaa flunssaa/syöpää.<br>S/he has flu/cancer.<br>(intransitive) To ail (because of a disease).<br>
tarpeeton	useless, unnecessary, redundant, superfluous<br>
vapauttaminen	liberation<br>emancipation<br>
verta	(archaic) match (equal or superior in comparison); currently mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions.<br>Partitive singular form of veri.<br>
tielaitos	public roads authority, public roads administration (government body responsible for planning, construction and/or maintenance of public roads)<br>with capital initial, a former (until 2001) Finnish government authority responsible for planning, construction and maintenance of public roads<br>
tiiviisti	tightly<br>densely<br>closely<br>
jyrkästi	steeply<br>sharply<br>
naapurimaa	neighboring country<br>
ylistää	(transitive) To praise; to extol; to eulogize (in a speech); to celebrate (in a patriotic context); to commend (a subordinate, employee).<br>(transitive) To flatter, compliment.<br>
säilyminen	preservation<br>fourth infinitive of säilyä.<br>
kunnostus	refurbishment<br>
potti	pot (money in center of table in card games)<br>
vaihtelu	variation<br>fluctuation<br>
savu	Smoke.<br>
kriteeri	criterion<br>
yllättyä	(transitive) To be surprised.<br>
tämänvuotinen	This year's.<br>
ruotsinkielinen	Swedish-speaking<br>Swedish (being expressed in the Swedish language)<br>Hufvudstadsbladet on Suomen suurin ruotsinkielinen sanomalehti.<br>The Hufvudstadsbladet is the largest Swedish newspaper published in Finland.<br>
kuningatar	queen (female monarch)<br>queen (wife of a king)<br>(chess) queen<br>(playing cards) queen<br>queen (reproductive female animal in a hive)<br>
investoida	(transitive, intransitive, economics) To invest (in sth = illative).<br>
reissu	(informal) A trip (journey).<br>
apteekki	pharmacy, drugstore<br>
keltainen	yellow<br>The color yellow<br>
maahanmuuttaja	immigrant<br>
vakiintua	(intransitive) To stabilize.<br>
ylöspäin	upward, upwards<br>
pätkä	shorty, shortie<br>clip<br>snippet<br>stub<br>stump<br>
harmi	harm<br>pity!<br>what a pity<br>Harmi, että et pääse juhliimme tänään.<br>What a pity you can't attend our party tonight.<br>
rikkominen	breaking<br>
avoimesti	openly<br>
esiopetus	preschool education, pre-primary education, preschooling (early education that is given at preschool)<br>
harkinta	consideration, deliberation<br>
keski-ikäinen	middle-aged<br>
metsästys	hunting<br>
musikaali	A musical (stage performance, show or film which involves singing, dancing and musical numbers as well as acting).<br>
järistys	quake<br>
keho	A living human body.<br>
puoluesihteeri	party secretary (senior official within a political party with responsibility for the organizational and daily political work, usually second in rank to the party chairman)<br>
kovaa	Partitive singular form of kova.<br>In a manner described by the adjective kova in the senses fast and loud.<br>ajaa kovaa = to drive fast<br>huutaa kovaa = to shout loud<br>
rauhanneuvottelu	peace talks, peace negotiations<br>
ristiriitainen	contradictory<br>sisäisesti ristiriitainen<br>self-contradictory<br>conflicting<br>ambivalent (simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations)<br>
markkinatalous	market economy<br>
tanskalainen	Dane, Danish (person)<br>Danish, of or relating to Denmark.<br>Danish, related to the Danish language:<br>suomalais-tanskalainen sanakirja = a Finnish-Danish dictionary<br>
kytkeä	(transitive) To hook, hook up, connect, couple<br>(transitive) ~ irti = to switch off, decouple.<br>
myhäillä	To smile (contentedly).<br>
vääntää	(transitive) To wrench, twist.<br>
kallio	Rock, as the aggregate of solid mineral matter (stone) that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.<br>A rock, as a hill having no or just a little vegetation and consisting of solid rock.<br>(figuratively) A rock, as something that is strong, stable, and dependable.<br>
eurovaali	European election; normally used in plural, see eurovaalit.<br>
vire	A light breeze or the small, disappearing waves on top of water produced by a breeze.<br>A shed (area between upper and lower warp yarns in a loom).<br>
kangas	Cloth, fabric or textile (woven fabric).<br>Material (cloth to be made into a garment).<br>A soil type: firm, moraine ground covered with a relatively thin layer of organic topsoil called podsol; also kangasmaa.<br>A forest type growing on such soil, predominantly coniferous; boreal forest; also kangasmetsä.<br>
levottomuus	restlessness<br>anxiety<br>unrest, trouble<br>
nenä	nose<br>
ajoittain	Once in a while, from time to time, at times, occasionally, periodically.<br>
esimies	boss, manager, superior<br>
yksimielisyys	unanimity<br>
tuntemus	feeling, sensation, vibe<br>
varaus	reservation<br>(physics) charge<br>
etäisyys	distance<br>
koettaa	(transitive) To feel, touch.<br>(transitive) To try, test, check.<br>~ vaatetta = to try on a piece of clothing.<br>(transitive, auxiliary, + infinitive) To try, attempt (to do sth).<br>(transitive) To test, sample, try out.<br>~ uutta tuotetta = to try out a new product.<br>
tieten	knowingly<br>tieten tahtoen: wilfully and knowingly<br>
kallistua	(intransitive) to slope, lean, incline, tilt<br>(intransitive, of an airplane) to incline in turn, bank<br>(intransitive, of a ship) to list<br>(intransitive) to become more expensive<br><br>Kahvi on kallistunut.<br>Coffee has become more expensive.<br>
ruuhka	A jam (blockage, congestion).<br>A traffic jam.<br>
sähköposti	e-mail, electronic mail (system for transferring messages from one computer to another)<br>e-mail (message)<br>Sain sähköpostin, jossa...<br>I got an e-mail in which...<br>
kaasu	gas (state of matter)<br>gas pedal<br>
murtaa	(transitive) To break (to cause to end up in two or more pieces).<br>Aion murtaa naamiosi.<br>I am going to break your mask.<br>(transitive, medicine) Of a bone, to cause to crack under physical strain.<br>Älä yritä murtaa hänen niskaansa.<br>Don't try to break his neck.<br>Älä murra sormiasi koripallossa.<br>Don't break your fingers playing basketball.<br>(transitive, tennis) To break, usually with the word syöttö (a serve) → murtaa syöttö.<br>(transitive) To fragment (to break apart).<br>(transitive) To break (to cause a person or animal to lose his/her/its will), usually with the word tahto (will) → murtaa tahto.<br>Norsun tahto on murrettava ennen kuin sitä voi käyttää kantojuhtana.<br>You have to break an elephant before you can use it as an animal of burden.<br>Amerikka on käyttänyt monia kidutustapoja murtaakseen sotavankinsa.<br>America has used many forms of torture to break their POWs.<br>
prinssi	A prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch).<br>A woman's ideal man in the phrase 'unelmien prinssi' (Prince Charming).<br>Hän on vielä naimaton, koska hän odottaa unelmiensa prinssiä... jota ei ehkä ole olemassa.<br>She's still unmarried because she is waiting for her Prince Charming... and he may not exist.<br>
yhtiökokous	shareholders' meeting (meeting of all shareholders of a company, usually held annually)<br>
euroalue	Eurozone<br>
iho	skin of a human being<br>(anatomy) skin of a human being or an animal<br>
nostattaa	To have something lifted or raised by somebody else.<br>Selkäni kipeytyi, kun vaimoni nostatti minulla sohvan yläkertaan.<br>My back began to smart, when my wife made me lift the sofa upstairs.<br>To lift or raise something indirectly or figuratively.<br>Tuuli nostatti terävän aallokon.<br>The wind raised sharp seas.<br>Spartakus nostatti orjat kapinaan.<br>Spartacus raised the slaves into a rebellion.<br>(baking) To leaven.<br>
painostaa	(transitive) To pressure (somebody to do something).<br>
humanitaarinen	humanitarian<br>
kesäteatteri	summer theatre (theatre that performs oly in the summer, usually outdoors)<br>
kuorma-auto	truck<br>lorry<br>
hävittää	(transitive) To lose, misplace.<br>(transitive) To destroy completely, demolish, wipe out, annihilate, decimate.<br>(transitive) To kill, liquidate, rub out, bump off, put down, put to sleep (usually insects, more rarely mammals).<br>Tämän suihkeen pitäisi hävittää hyttyset talosta.<br>This spray should put down the mosquitoes from the house.<br>(transitive) To exterminate, annihilate (people).<br>Stalinin hallinnon arvellaan hävittäneen miljoonia toisinajattelijoita.<br>The Stalin government is thought to have exterminated millions of dissidents.<br>(transitive) To devastate, lay waste to, ravage.<br>Tapaninpäivän tsunami vuonna 2004 hävitti tuhansia kyliä Kaakkois-Aasian rannikolla.<br>Thousands of villages on the Southeast Asian coast were devastated by the Boxing day tsunami in 2004. (or, literally: The B. d. t. devastated...)<br>(transitive) To waste, squander, blow.<br>Yritys onnistui hävittämään miljardeja euroja virheinvestointeihin.<br>The company managed to waste billions of euros in mistaken investments.<br>
osinko	A dividend (pro rata payment of money by a company to its shareholders).<br>Instructive plural form of osa + the suffix -ko.<br>
säännöllinen	regular<br>
pako	flight<br>escape<br>hole, tear (in a fishing net, sock etc.)<br>ladder (in stocking)<br>
katolinen	Catholic<br>
kyllästyä	(intransitive, chemistry) To be saturated, be impregnated.<br>(intransitive, + illative) To get bored with, get tired of, get sick of, get fed up with.<br>
makea	sweet (taste)<br>fresh (water)<br>
laillinen	legal, lawful, legitimate (allowed by, conforming to, permitted by or recognised by law)<br>Minulla on laillinen oikeus tehdä tämä.<br>I have a legal right to do this.<br>
bensiini	gasoline (US), petrol (UK)<br>
herkästi	easily<br>sensitively<br>exquisitely, delicately<br>
alkuviikko	The beginning of a week, usually understood to include Monday and Tuesday.<br>Alkuviikko oli kiireinen, mutta nyt asiakkaita on todella vähän.<br>The beginning of the week was busy, but now there are really few customers.<br>Some cases are used adverbially to produce expressions similar to English 'early week', see alkuviikolla, alkuviikosta<br>Any of the first weeks of a longer period of time.<br>Alkuviikot olivat vaikeita, mutta sitten totuin japanilaiseen elämäntapaan.<br>The first weeks were difficult, but then I got used to the Japanese way of life.<br>
kohu	sensation, hullabaloo, brouhaha, scandal<br>
vahvistaminen	strengthening<br>confirmation<br>consolidation<br>validation<br>reinforcement<br>amplification<br>ratification<br>
vammainen	disabled, handicapped<br>disabled person, handicapped person<br>In plural, the disabled (the disabled people as a group)<br>Meidän täytyy helpottaa vammaisten kulkua museoomme.<br>We must improve the access of the disabled into our museum.<br>
varkaus	theft<br>
riippumaton	independent<br>Negative participle of riippua.<br>Genitive singular form of riippumatto.<br>
joustaa	(transitive) yield, bend<br>
käyttöönotto	commissioning (process of assuring that a project fulfils the operational requirements of the owner or final client)<br>
raunio	A ruin.<br>
yksilöllinen	individual<br>
perusteellisesti	thoroughly<br>
uskomaton	unbelievable, incredible<br>Negative participle of uskoa.<br>
puhumattakaan	without speaking<br>Mitä, pitääkö minun puhua hänen kanssaan? - Mitä muuta voit tehdä? Ei tämä ongelma puhumattakaan ratkea!<br>What, do I have to speak to him? - What else can you do? This problem will not get solved without speaking!<br>With the conjunction että + conditional, let alone, not to mention, to say nothing of.<br>En edes huomannut sitä - puhumattakaan, että välittäisin.<br>I didn't even notice it, let alone care.<br>
juutalainen	Jewish<br>A Jew.<br>
odotetusti	expectedly<br>
poro	A semi-domesticated reindeer of the subspecies Rangifer tarandus tarandus<br>Normally in plural (porot), grounds, ashes (e.g. in coffee)<br>
surkea	miserable, wretched<br>pitiful<br>lousy<br>squalid<br>
toimeentulotuki	income support, supplementary benefit<br>
vallankumous	revolution<br>
antaminen	giving; allowing; presenting, donating; issueing.<br>letting, allowing, permitting.<br>distributing, handing/passing out.<br>(colloquial) consenting to have sex.<br>fourth infinitive of antaa.<br>
kera	with<br>Kahvia maidon kera.<br>Coffee with milk.<br>
lehtori	lecturer<br>
muuttoliike	migration<br>
neliömetri	square metre<br>
islamilainen	Islamic<br>
upseeri	(military) An officer.<br>
yhteisymmärrys	Mutual understanding.<br>
bruttokansantuote	gross domestic product<br>gross national product<br>
jutella	To chat.<br>
perintö	heritage<br>inheritance<br>legacy<br>
poikanen	little boy<br>young (an animal offspring, especially one for which there's no specific term - see hyponyms below)<br>tuulen ~ : puff of wind, light breeze<br>Maissa on tyyntä, mutta merellä käy pieni tuulen poikanen.<br>It's calm on land, but there's a slight breeze on the sea.<br>
toimihenkilö	official, clerk<br>
tulija	comer<br>
hämärä	dusk, twilight, dark<br>Dim, dusky, shadowy, dark, gloomy.<br>Dim, indistinct, obscure(d).<br>Dim, vague, obscure, mysterious, unknown.<br>Shady, fishy, suspicious.<br>
palsta	lot, plot, parcel of land<br>newspaper column<br>column (vertically split text on a page)<br>
show	
tasku	pocket<br>
läsnä	present (being in the immediate vicinity).<br>Olin läsnä, kun se tapahtui.<br>I was present when it happened.<br>Olivatko kaikki läsnä kokouksessa?<br>Did everybody attend the meeting?<br>
muistomerkki	A memorial (structure intended to celebrate the memory of a person or event).<br>
ohut	thin<br>
vilja	grain, cereal<br>
kiteyttää	(transitive) To crystallize (also figuratively: to make more definite or precise).<br>
tunnus	marking<br>insignia, emblem, seal, banner<br>sign, symbol, trademark<br>motto<br>(computing) username<br>(linguistics) marker<br>
hallinto-oikeus	(in Finland) An Administrative Court.<br>Suomessa on kuusi hallinto-oikeutta.<br>There are six Administrative Courts in Finland.<br>
laituri	A pier, wharf, quay, dock, mole.<br>(ice hockey, colloquial) A winger.<br>
talouspolitiikka	economic policy<br>
aluepolitiikka	regional policy (a policy that aims to developing less developed regions of a state, usually by transferring funds from richer areas to the poorer ones)<br>
lyönti	A hit.<br>
yhtä aikaa	at the same time, simultaneously, together<br>
liikenneministeri	minister of transport<br>
selvitellä	To sort out.<br>
puhtaasti	cleanly<br>
sulkeminen	fourth infinitive of sulkea.<br>
tulokas	newcomer<br>
ylivoimaisesti	overwhelmingly<br>Kuopio voitti eilen Lahden ylivoimaisesti.<br>Kuopio won overwhelmingly over Lahti yesterday.<br>by far (to a considerably large extent, easily)<br>Pariisi on Ranskan ylivoimaisesti suurin kaupunki.<br>Paris is by far the largest city in France.<br>
anoa	(transitive) To ask, request, plead, beg, implore, entreat, petition, solicit.<br>(transitive) ~ virkaa = to apply for a post/job.<br>anoa<br>
lakimies	A jurist or a lawyer (expert in law).<br>
paavi	pope<br>
poliittisesti	politically<br>poliittisesti korrekti<br>politically correct<br>
elinkeino	livelihood, living (person's means of supporting himself)<br>trade, business<br>
riemu	joy, elation, glee<br>
järjestäytyä	(intransitive) To get organized.<br>
ratkaiseminen	solving<br>fourth infinitive of ratkaista.<br>
ulko	
kesäloma	summer vacation<br>
oiva	fine, splendid<br>oiva neuvo<br>fine advice<br>
tyhjentää	(transitive) To empty.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of tyhjentää.<br>
fani	(colloquial) fan (e.g. a soccer fan)<br>
vaalikampanja	electioneering (campaigning for elective office)<br>a campaign to maximize the number of votes for a party or a candidate<br>
käsityö	handwork<br>handcraft<br>
laboratorio	A laboratory<br>
rima	lath<br>(sports) bar. hurdle<br>
tupakointi	smoking (habit and practice of consuming tobacco by inhaling its smoke).<br>
ahkerasti	diligently, studiously<br>
keskittyminen	centralization<br>concentration, focus<br>
arvokisa	A top-level sports event such as the Olympic Games, World Championship games or national championships in some sports; no single clearly established English equivalent.<br>Vaikka NN on tehnyt tänä vuonna maailmanennätyksen, menestystä arvokisoissa ei ole tullut.<br>Although NN has made a World record this year, he has not been successful in the major competitions.<br>
market	Alternative form of marketti.<br>
annos	portion<br>serving<br>dose<br>
automaattisesti	automatically<br>
kuntoutus	rehabilitation<br>
nosto	lift<br>raise<br>cash withdrawal<br>(card games) cut<br>
ulkopuolelta	Ablative singular form of ulkopuoli.<br>Used postpositionally to signify outside of (from the outside of)<br>
alin	lowest, undermost.<br>
lähetystö	delegation<br>embassy<br>
patsas	A statue.<br>A column formed by eg. water or clouds.<br>
loppujen lopuksi	after all<br>
erottaminen	sacking, dismissal,separation<br>fourth infinitive of erottaa.<br>
kumma	odd, strange<br>Onpa kumma, että...<br>How strange that ...<br>in comparative, with negation, nasty, severe<br>Onpa hyvä, että mitään kummempaa ei sattunut!<br>How good that nothing more severe happened!<br>on earth, in the world, the dickens (used as non-profane intensifier with an interrogative pronoun)<br>Mitä kummaa täällä on tapahtunut?<br>What on earth has taken place here?<br>
sairaanhoitaja	nurse<br>
ihmeellinen	Wonderful.<br>
rikollinen	criminal<br>A criminal.<br>
helpottua	(intransitive) To ease.<br>
niin kauan kuin	as long as (for some period of time)<br>Viivy niin kauan kuin haluat.<br>Stay as long as you like.<br>(idiomatic) so long as, as long as, assuming, provided that, if (depending upon some condition or requirement)<br>Minua ei haittaa, että hän on siellä, niin kauan kuin hän siivoaa jälkensä.<br>I don't mind if he stays there, as long as he cleans up after himself when he's done.<br>
sisar	sister<br>
kontakti	contact<br>
lakata	to cease, come to an end, end, stop, finish<br>Aloin menestyä heti, kun lakkasin tekemästä kompromisseja.<br>I became successful as soon as I stopped making compromises.<br>to varnish, lacquer<br>to shellac (to coat with shellac)<br>
sikäli	as far as<br>
johtaminen	lead, conduct, governance<br>fourth infinitive of johtaa.<br>
siemen	The seed of a plant.<br>(dated) Semen.<br>A precursor.<br>
käyttäminen	use<br>fourth infinitive of käyttää.<br>
laajuus	scope, extent<br>
lahjoitus	donation<br>
äidinkieli	A mother tongue, or the native language.<br>Hän puhuu äidinkielenään englantia.<br>He is a native speaker of English.<br>
aatto	eve<br>
vastaväittäjä	(academic) examiner (person performing the oral examination of a dissertation in a thesis defense)<br>
verottaja	tax collector, taxman<br>
viulu	violin<br>
puristaa	to press; to clasp, grasp, grip, squeeze, shake, clench, flatten, squash (to apply pressure):<br>~ (kädessä) = to grasp, clasp, squeeze (in a hand).<br>~ käsiä = to squeeze, shake hands<br>~ (hampaat yhteen) = to clench (one's teeth together).<br>to flatten (to make flat by applying pressure).<br>to rub, pinch (of shoes, to be too tight).<br>to constrict (of a collar, to be too tight).<br>to wring (to obtain by force)<br>
kansantalous	national economy<br>
mennyt	Active past participle of mennä.<br>
päivittäinen	daily (that happens every day)<br>
ilman muuta	absolutely, without doubt, unhesitatingly<br>
kiriä	Partitive singular form of kiri.<br>to spurt<br>to sprint<br>Partitive singular form of kir.<br>
sopivasti	suitably<br>opportunely<br>
päämaja	base<br>headquarters<br>
raaka	raw<br>crude<br>rude, brutal<br>(nautical) yard<br>
tärkeys	importance<br>
liittoutua	(intransitive) To ally.<br>
omaksua	(intransitive) To adopt, absorb, embrace (ideas etc.)<br>
runko	trunk (of a tree)<br>hull<br>body (of a car)<br>fuselage (of an airplane)<br>
meijeri	dairy, milk processing plant.<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
oikeusasiamies	ombudsman<br>
rekisteri	A register, a formal recording.<br>
alusta lähtien	From the beginning.<br>
kehno	bad, poor (quality)<br>
tehokkuus	effectivity, effectiveness<br>
moraali	(singular, often translated into the plural form) Morals (common concepts of decency).<br>Moral (a moral practice or teaching).<br>Morale.<br>
saneeraus	(construction) A renovation.<br>A complete reorganization of a company or other organization, typically involving redundancies, outsourcing and sales of businesses and non-essential assets.<br>
avaaminen	fourth infinitive of avata.<br>
kypsä	ripe<br>mature<br>baked<br>(cooking) well done<br>(colloquial) fed up<br>
persoona	(grammar) person, grammatical person (linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he is speaking)<br>personality<br>(rare) person (human being; individual)<br>
pohjavesi	groundwater<br>
henkisesti	mentally<br>
reippaasti	briskly<br>much more/less<br>
tunneli	A tunnel.<br>
allas	pool, tank<br>tub<br>basin<br>
konsultti	A consult.<br>
hintataso	price level<br>
kritisoida	(transitive) To criticize/criticise, (find) fault (with).<br>(transitive) To attack, criticize/criticise, disparage, (find) fault (with).<br>
sokeri	sugar<br>
reipas	brisk<br>
itkeä	(intransitive) To cry, weep.<br>
armo	grace<br>mercy<br>Peli on suunniteltu lauantaiksi, mutta olemme vielä sään armoilla.<br>The ball game is scheduled for Saturday, but we're still at the mercy of the weather.<br>
salkku	briefcase, portfolio<br>
konflikti	A conflict (military; violent; verbal, between people).<br>
alakerta	A lower store; downstairs.<br>alakerrassa = on a lower store; below; downstairs<br>
esikuva	example, paragon, role model<br>
kaukalo	A trough or a manger (long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals)<br>A trough (any similarly shaped container)<br>A trough (short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates)<br>(ice hockey) A rink.<br>
kivuta	To climb, scale, shin.<br>
arkkipiispa	archbishop<br>
lause	(grammar) clause<br>(informal) sentence<br>(mathematics) theorem (mathematical statement of some importance that has been proven to be true)<br>Pythagoraan lause<br>Pythagorean theorem (US) or Pythagoras' theorem (UK)<br>
työmaa	worksite<br>
ahkera	industrious, hardworking<br>
massa	mass<br>bulk<br>
seuranta	tracking, monitoring<br>(accounting) control<br>
kitara	guitar<br>
lohi	A salmon.<br>Specifically Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).<br>
valtuus	authorization (right to give orders)<br>
kypsyä	(intransitive) To cook.<br>(intransitive) To ripen.<br>(intransitive) To mature.<br>
piikki	A spike<br>A peak<br>A tine (spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb)<br>A spindle (upright spike for holding papers)<br>
teltta	a tent<br>
vastapaino	counterweight, counterbalance<br>
laatikko	box<br>drawer<br>casserole<br>
tappara	axe, battle axe<br>
yliopistollinen	academic<br>
ärsyttää	(transitive) To irritate (mentally and physically); to bother, exasperate (mentally).<br>(transitive) To tease, harass, hector.<br>(transitive, psychology) To stimulate.<br>
kimppuun	Illative singular form of kimppu.<br>(of movement) A postposition used predominantly with verbs expressing the movement of attacking, assailing etc. sb or sth in a way or another; if the English translation uses a preposition, it is usually 'at'.<br>Hän hyökkäsi minun kimppuuni.<br>S/he attacked me.<br>Hän kävi minun kimppuuni.<br>S/he came at me.<br>Hän hyppäsi minun kimppuuni.<br>S/he jumped at me.<br>
mittaus	measurement<br>
oja	ditch, trench<br>
vähennys	decrease (in quantity)<br>subtraction, deduction<br>
kortteli	A block or city block (group of buildings in a city or town, demarcated by streets).<br>Kävelen vain korttelin ympäri.<br>I'm just going for a walk around the block.<br>A block (distance from one street to another in a city).<br>An obsolete Scandinavian unit of length, which equalled half a foot or one fourth of a kyynärä = 0.148 meters.<br>An obsolete Russian unit of length, which equalled 0.1778 meters. To distinguish it from its Scandinavian counterpart it was often called venäläinen kortteli.<br>An obsolete unit of volume, which equalled 0.32715 liters.<br>
kyseenalainen	questionable<br>in question (under dispute)<br>
pikaisesti	promptly<br>
epäonnistuminen	A failure.<br>A debacle (event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously).<br>
kanadalainen	Canadian (of or pertaining to Canada).<br>A Canadian (person from Canada).<br>
säännös	sanction (law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying a penalty, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance)<br>regulation (law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization)<br>
huipentua	(intransitive) + illative To culminate (in something).<br>Kansalaisten valvonta huipentuu uuskieleen (newspeak).<br>Surveillance of the citizens culminates in newspeak.<br>(rare) To narrow (intransitive: to get narrower).<br>
seksi	sex (sexual intercourse)<br>sexuality (sexual activity)<br>
polkupyörä	bicycle.<br>
sulaa	Partitive singular form of sula.<br>(intransitive) To melt (itself).<br>
visio	vision (goal)<br>
reaktio	A reaction.<br>
sveitsiläinen	Swiss<br>A Swiss.<br>
henkilökohtaisesti	in person, face to face, vis-à-vis<br>personally (in person)<br>Haluan luovuttaa dokumentin henkilökohtaisesti.<br>I want to deliver the document personally.<br>personally (in a personal manner)<br>Hän otti sen hyvin henkilökohtaisesti.<br>She took it very personally.<br>personally (concerning oneself)<br>Henkilökohtaisesti olen sitä mieltä, että...<br>Personally I think that...<br>
puhuttaa	to be discussed<br>Kreikka puhutti Euroopan valtiovarainministereitä.<br>Greece was discussed by the European ministers of finance.<br>
retki	trip<br>expedition<br>
sotkea	(transitive) To mess.<br>(transitive) To involve, drag into.<br>
vaalea	light, pale (of a shade of colour)<br>vaaleaksi maalattu talo<br>a house painted with light shades<br>vaaleanpunainen<br>pink<br>blond (of blond complexion), fair<br>
metsähallitus	
lahjakas	gifted<br>
lähialue	vicinity (nearby region)<br>
murhata	(transitive) To murder.<br>
vuosikate	(accounting) annual contribution margin (the net income available for a bookkeeping unit for investments and loan instalments after running costs have been covered)<br>
pianisti	pianist<br>
suurlähetystö	embassy<br>
ostos	purchase (item bought)<br>In plural also shopping (things bought)<br>Kannoin kolme kassia ostoksia portaita ylös.<br>I carried three bags of shopping up the stairs.<br>In adessive, ablative and allative plural also shopping (the event of specifically going out for shopping)<br>Missä käyt ostoksilla?<br>Where do you do your shopping?<br>Tulin juuri kotiin ostoksilta.<br>I just came home from shopping.<br>Hän lähti Marjan kanssa ostoksille.<br>She went shopping with Mary.<br>
petos	(law) fraud<br>
turvapaikka	asylum, safe haven, refuge, haven<br>
keskelle	to the middle<br>to the middle of, to the centre/center of<br>Tsaarin patsas siirrettiin torin keskelle.<br>The statue of the tsar was moved to the middle of the square.<br>to a position amid, amongst/among something<br>to a position between something<br>to the middle of, to the center of<br>Muutimme keskelle kaupunkia.<br>We moved to the center of the city.<br>Keskelle toria tuotiin tsaarin patsas.<br>A statue of the tsar was brought to the middle of the square.<br>
terveysministeriö	ministry of health<br>
perusteellinen	thorough<br>
kuin mitä	than (used to connect a main clause and a subordinate clause)<br>Risto oli puhunut Pekan kanssa useammin kuin mitä päiväkirja antaa ymmärtää.<br>Risto had been talking with Pekka more often than the diary lets one understand.<br>as (used to connect a main clause and a subordinate clause)<br>Risto oli puhunut Pekan kanssa yhtä usein kuin mitä päiväkirja antaa ymmärtää.<br>Risto had been talking with Pekka as often as the diary lets one understand.<br>
määräaika	deadline, time limit<br><br>Hakemus on palautettava määräaikaan mennessä.<br>The application must be returned before the deadline.<br>
pussi	bag, pouch, sac<br>(marsupials) pouch<br>(billiards) pocket<br>(colloquial) in plural (pussit): scrotum<br>Together with certain modifiers used to produce compound terms meaning a person who has a lot of a given characteristic.<br>äkäinen ('ill-tempered') > äkäpussi ('shrew')<br>kiukku ('anger') > kiukkupussi ('a person who is easily angered')<br>sisu ('willpower, guts') > sisupussi ('an obstinate person')<br>
varas	Thief.<br>
viiva	A line (path through two or more points).<br>A bar, in the term bar code (viivakoodi).<br>(slang) A snort (dose of drug).<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
järkyttää	To shake, take aback.<br>
säästyä	(intransitive) to be spared, saved from<br>
tilinpäätös	(accounting) financial statement (formal record of all relevant financial information of a business, person, or other entity)<br>
hyvinkääläinen	of Hyvinkää (of or pertaining to the city of Hyvinkää)<br>A person living in or originating from Hyvinkää.<br>
kauhu	Horror, terror, dread.<br>
valtiovalta	government, state (the state and its institutions understood as a whole, as juxtaposed to the citizens and their free will, excercising its powers over them)<br>
klubi	club (an association)<br>
taktiikka	tactic, tactics<br>
uimahalli	swimming pool<br>
liikemies	businessman<br>businessperson<br>
rohkeus	courage, bravery<br>
strateginen	strategic<br>
tukija	supporter<br>
luopuminen	Fourth infinitive of luopua in nominative case.<br>
äkkiä	quickly, suddenly<br>
toimija	actor, agent<br>
työstää	to machine, work, tool<br>
karjala	The Karelian language; a Finno-Ugric language spoken by about 100,000 people in Karelia. It is closely related to Finnish.<br>
rehellinen	honest<br>
syvyys	depth<br>
vaille	(temporal) to, till:<br>Kello on viisi minuuttia vaille kuusi.<br>Kello on viittä vaille kuusi.<br>It's five (minutes) to six.<br>Onko kello jo kolme? -Ei, se on viittä vaille.<br>Is it already three o'clock? -No, it's five to.<br>
kauneus	beauty (the property of being beautiful).<br>
laajentua	(intransitive) To expand, broaden, widen (out(wards)); extend; enlarge; increase.<br>(intransitive, medicine, of blood vessels) To (become) distend(ed), (of pupils) to dilate.<br>
pohjautua	(intransitive) To be based on.<br>
työttömyysaste	unemployment rate (share of unemployed in workforce, usually expressed as percentage)<br>
vetäytyminen	fourth infinitive of vetäytyä.<br>
gramma	gram<br>
kotikaupunki	hometown<br>
yksitoista	(cardinal) eleven<br>
arkinen	everyday, ordinary<br>
lukeminen	reading (act of reading)<br>reading (the material read)<br>fourth infinitive of lukea.<br>
miehittää	(transitive) To man (a boat, vessel , ship, craft etc.).<br>To staff (to supply with employees).<br>(transitive) To occupy, take possession of (a country).<br>
oikeusministeri	(where there are 'Ministers' in the Cabinet, e.g. in Finland) Minister of justice; (in the USA) attorney general (in the Cabinet).<br>
kuulustelu	an interrogation<br>
rautatie	railroad<br>
toimeentulo	A livelihood, subsistence or living (means of supporting oneself).<br>
ylilääkäri	senior physician<br>medical superintendent<br>
kioski	A kiosk (small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window).<br>A small convenience store.<br>
kuski	(colloquial) Driver.<br>
valtiollinen	state, governmental, national, public<br>valtiollinen juhlapäivä — national holiday<br>valtiolliset hautajaiset — state funeral<br>
masennus	(psychology) depression<br>
yhtäkkiä	suddenly, abruptly, all of a sudden<br>
lavastus	set (scenery for a film or play)<br>framing (making someone appear guilty)<br>
peräkkäinen	successive, consecutive, serial (taking place or coming one after another)<br>
auttaminen	fourth infinitive of auttaa.<br>
kaukainen	distant, remote, far-off<br>
leijona	A lion, Panthera leo.<br>(astrology) One born under the sign of Leo.<br>
listata	(transitive) To list; to inventory.<br>
toimivuus	operability (extent to which a system or device is operable)<br>
melu	noise<br>
ostaminen	fourth infinitive of ostaa.<br>
sisällissota	The Finnish Civil War of 1918.<br>A civil war.<br>
vaaliliitto	electoral alliance (arrangement in which two or more parties participate in an election as one bloc)<br>
joulupukki	Santa Claus<br>
korkeatasoinen	high-level (of or pertaining to people having a high status)<br>Korkeatasoinen puolalainen valtuuskunta vieraili eilen Helsingissä.<br>A high-level delegation from Poland was visiting Helsinki yesterday.<br>high-class<br>Viimeistelyssä on käytetty vain korkeatasoisia materiaaleja.<br>Only high-class materials have been used in the finishing.<br>
raportoida	(transitive) To report.<br>
tietoyhteiskunta	information society<br>
jokapäiväinen	everyday, mundane, ordinary<br>daily<br>Anna meille meidän jokapäiväinen leipämme.<br>Give us this day our daily bread.<br>
vaieta	(intransitive) To fall silent.<br>(intransitive, + elative) To keep silent, say nothing (about), hold one's tongue.<br>Raportti vaikenee suunnitelman huonoista puolista.<br>The report says nothing about the downsides of the plan.<br>
hälytys	alarm (summons to arms)<br>alarm (any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention)<br>
kohtalainen	(wind) moderate<br>
ilahduttaa	(transitive) to delight, cheer up<br>
kustannusarvio	budget (itemized summary of intended expenditure)<br>
ortodoksinen	Orthodox<br>orthodox<br>
avoimuus	sincerity<br>openness, transparency<br>
valaista	to light, illuminate<br>to shed light on, illuminate, clear, clear up, elucidate (to make clear)<br>Uudet laitteet valaisevat hieman näiden kallioiden historiaa.<br>The new instruments will shed some light on the history of these rocks.<br>Toivomme, että arkistojen avautuminen valaisee muutamia historian hämäriä kohtia.<br>We hope that the opening of the archives will shed light on some obscure episodes in history.<br>Elative plural form of valas.<br>
keittää	(transitive) To boil; to boil over.<br>~ teetä = to brew tea.<br>~ pontikkaa = to brew moonshine.<br>~ kokoon= to reduce.<br>(transitive) To cook.<br>(transitive, figuratively) To cook up.<br>(intransitive, figuratively) allative + 3rd-pers. singular = to seethe, stew.<br>Hänellä keitti.<br>He was stewing.<br>
kunnollinen	proper<br>reasonable<br>decent<br>
kurkku	cucumber (vine and vegetable)<br>pickle (pickled cucumber)<br>(anatomy) throat (gullet)<br>throat (front part of the neck)<br>throat (narrow opening)<br>kaasuttimen kurkku<br>the throat of a carburettor<br>
sunnuntai-ilta	Sunday evening<br>
säädellä	(transitive) To regulate.<br>
esittäytyä	(intransitive) To introduce oneself, present oneself.<br>
maantie	road<br>
metsätalousministeriö	
valmistuminen	graduation<br>fourth infinitive of valmistua.<br>
vuorovaikutus	interaction<br>
jatkuminen	continuation<br>
itsemurha	suicide<br>tehdä itsemurha<br>to commit suicide<br>
liittovaltio	A federation; commonwealth, union (union of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members).<br>Australian liittovaltio = Commonwealth of Australia<br>Bahaman liittovaltio = Commonwealth of the Bahamas<br>Dominican liittovaltio = Commonwealth of Dominica<br>Mikronesian liittovaltio = Federated States of Micronesia<br>Pohjois-Mariaanien liittovaltio = Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands<br>liittovaltion tila -puhe = State of the Union address<br>In attributive use often translated with the adjective federal.<br>liittovaltion hallitus = federal government<br>
yhteisövero	(law) corporate tax (tax levied on profit of corporations)<br>
selvillä	Adessive pluralnodot=1 form of selvä.  ('clear').<br>known, aware, decided, solved, found out<br>Milloin Suomen joukkue on selvillä?<br>By when will the Finnish team be decided?<br>Onko selvillä, kuka taulun varasti?<br>Is it known who stole the painting?<br>Oletko selvillä siitä, mitä kotonasi tapahtuu, kun olet töissä.?<br>Are you aware of what goes on in your home while you are at work?<br>
keksintö	invention<br>
maksaminen	fourth infinitive of maksaa.<br>
resepti	A prescription (a written order for the administration of a medicine).<br>kirjoittaa resepti = to prescribe<br>A prescription (formal description of the lens geometry needed for spectacles).<br>A recipe (instructions for making or preparing food).<br>kirjoittaa resepti = to write a recipe<br>A recipe (any mixture instructions).<br>
tarjoilla	to serve, dish out<br>
uusinta	rerun<br>renewal<br>replay<br>
törmäys	impact, crash<br>
asiallinen	matter-of-fact, proper, appropriate, businesslike<br>
muuttuminen	change, changing<br>fourth infinitive of muuttua.<br>
kohdallaan	Adessive form of kohta + the suffix -an.<br>in place (in proper position)<br>Oikeastaan useimmat asiat ovat kohdallaan.<br>Actually, most things are in place.<br>
oikeusministeriö	(referring to countries where that governmental branch is called 'Ministry', e.g. Finland) the Ministry of Justice; (referring to the USA) the Department of Justice.<br>
vauhdikas	speedy, fast, rapid<br>eventful<br>Meillä oli eilen kaupungilla vauhdikas ilta.<br>We had an eventful night in town yesterday.<br>
estäminen	prevention<br>(ice hockey) interference (illegal obstruction of an opponent)<br>fourth infinitive of estää.<br>
mielikuvitus	Imagination.<br>As a former part of compound signifying imaginary.<br>
kiihdyttää	(transitive) to accelerate<br>(transitive) kiihdyttää vähitellen = to escalate.<br>(transitive) to hasten, precipitate.<br>
polkea	(transitive) to stamp (with one's foot or feet)<br>(transitive) to pedal<br>
riehua	to rage, rampage<br>to play intensively<br>
traktori	A tractor (farm vehicle).<br>
kohtuullisen	Genitive singular form of kohtuullinen.<br>
metsätalous	forestry (art and practice of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes)<br>
nykyisellään	as things currently stand (under the current circumstances)<br>Nykyisellään hän on minulle liian kova vastustaja.<br>As things currently stand, he is too hard an opponent for me.<br>
täydellisesti	completely<br>perfectly<br>
ilman että	without (used to connect a main clause and a subordinate clause which presents something without which the action described in the main clause is or should be carried out)<br>Voiko kaivostoimintaa kehittää ilman että ympäristölle aiheutuu haittaa?<br>Is it possible to develop mining industry without causing harm to the environment?<br>
valtti	(card games) trump<br>(figuratively) trump, advantage (especially one held in reserve)<br>
viehättää	To attract, charm, allure.<br>
yksityistäminen	privatization<br>fourth infinitive of yksityistää.<br>
pysty	Indicative present connegative form of pystyä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of pystyä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of pystyä.<br>upright, vertical<br>
leviäminen	spreading<br>fourth infinitive of levitä.<br>
haastaja	challenger<br>
jumala	A god.<br>A deity (god).<br>
europarlamentti	European Parliament<br>
merkintä	marking<br>
motiivi	motive<br>
tunto	touch (sense)<br>feeling, sensation<br>
viisitoista	(cardinal) fifteen<br>
hirvittää	To horrify.<br>
mummo	A grandma<br>An old woman<br>(slang) A mummonmarkka<br>
raati	(old-fashioned) jury (body of judges in a competition)<br>(archaic) city council<br>
rauhanturvajoukko	(rare, normally plural) peacekeeping force<br>
kantaesitys	premiere (first showing)<br>
sieni	A fungus.<br>A mushroom.<br>A sponge or bath sponge, as shorter form of pesusieni.<br>A sponge (porous material).<br>(informal) A sponge (heavy drinker).<br>
hyödyntäminen	exploitation<br>fourth infinitive of hyödyntää.<br>
portaat	Plural form of porras<br>
tuttava	acquaintance<br>
dramaattinen	dramatic (striking in appearance or effect).<br>
lähettäminen	fourth infinitive of lähettää.<br>
vastikään	just, newly<br>Luulin, että he vastikään muuttivat tänne.<br>I thought they just moved here.<br>
huoltoasema	service station, gas station, petrol station, filling station<br>
kesämökki	summer cottage<br>
niellä	(transitive) To swallow (continuously or more slowly, compare nielaista and nieleskellä).<br>
paikata	(transitive) To patch, mend, sew (up) (a shirt; pants/trousers).<br>(transitive) To fix, repair (a shoe).<br>(transitive) To put in a filling (on a tooth).<br>(transitive) To fill (gaps in one's knowledge).<br>(transitive) To patch up (a relationship).<br>(transitive) To be (sb's) understudy, take (sb's) place temporarily (e.g. at work).<br>(transitive) To roll a pare (in bowling).<br>
jäähy	In sauna bathing, a cooling period between sessions in the hot room.<br>(ice hockey) In ice hockey, a penalty period.<br>istua jäähyllä<br>to serve a penalty<br>jäähyaitio<br>a penalty box<br>Joukkue otti liian monta jäähyä.<br>The team took too many penalties.<br>
haju	smell, whiff<br>Tunnen hieman savun hajua.<br>I smell a whiff of smoke.<br>(idiomatic) clue, slightest idea<br>Minulla ei ole hajuakaan, kuka sinä olet.<br>I don't have the slightest idea of who you are.<br>
ryöstö	robbery<br>
kustantaja	publisher<br>
alkuperä	origin<br>
kolmisen	about three<br>Join muistaakseni kolmisen litraa olutta.<br>As far as I can remember, I drank about three liters of beer.<br>
lakkauttaminen	abolition (act of abolishing)<br>fourth infinitive of lakkauttaa.<br>
työkalu	tool.<br>
keskusjärjestö	central organization (main body of a group of independent organizations or associations)<br>
ateria	meal<br>
sekaisin	in disorder, in confusion, upside down<br>baffled, bewildered, confused, perplexed<br>upset (of a stomach)<br>
vuosittainen	annual<br>
aukio	plaza, square<br>clearing, glade, meadow<br>
kolmekymmentä	(cardinal) thirty<br>
itsetunto	self-esteem<br>
koossa	Inessive singular form of koko.<br>together (in one place, as one whole)<br>Kuinka saan jauhelihapihvin pysymään koossa?<br>How can I make a hamburger patty to stick together?<br>Pidä ryhmäsi koossa!<br>Keep your team together!<br>
tuottaminen	fourth infinitive of tuottaa.<br>
tuollainen	that kind of<br>
varsinaisesti	actually, really<br>
viereen	Illative singular form of vieri.<br>next to, used of movement or other type of appearance next to something.<br>Oli huono ajatus rakentaa kirkon viereen huoltoasema.<br>It was a bad idea to build a gas station next to the church.<br>Saanko istua viereesi?<br>May I sit down next to you?<br>
kesto	durability<br>duration<br>As modifier in compound terms (kesto-) signifies permanent, durable.<br>kestomagneetti = permanent magnet<br>kestokulutustavarat = durables, durable goods<br>kestosuosikki = all-time favourite<br>
kuvaaja	photographer<br>cinematographer<br>(mathematics) graph, diagram, plot<br>
asiantuntemus	expertise (great knowledge in a particular field or hobby).<br>
makkara	sausage<br>
puuha	chore, work, trouble, undertaking<br>Muutaman kerran sitä testasin, mutta oli se vaan niin äärimmäisen tylsää puuhaa.<br>I tested it a couple times, but it was just such an extremely boring chore.<br>
kynttilä	candle<br>
piirros	drawing<br>
itseluottamus	self-confidence<br>
pahimmillaan	at worst<br>
vannoa	To swear, take an oath, vow.<br>Olisin voinut vannoa, että...<br>I could have sworn that...<br>~ kostoa = to vow (to get) revenge.<br>~ luopuvansa + elative = to swear off.<br>~ (+ genitive +) nimeen = to swear by sth.<br>~ uskollisuutta + allative = to pledge allegiance to.<br>~ väärä vala / ~ väärin = to perjure oneself, commit perjury.<br>
yksinomaan	exclusively, solely<br>
luistella	(intransitive) To (ice-)skate.<br>
saksa	The German language.<br>
erikoiskoe	(motor racing) special stage<br>
yhteistoiminta	cooperation (act of cooperating or being cooperative)<br>cooperation (orderly sharing of space or resources)<br>
passi	passport<br>(hunting) wait<br>olla passissa<br>to lie in wait<br>(volleyball) set (act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack)<br>(horsemanship) pace (2-beat, lateral gait of a horse)<br>
pommi-isku	bomb strike<br>
profiili	profile<br>
siivota	To clean.<br>
keula	The bow of a boat or a ship.<br>
kuvataide	visual arts<br>
sänky	bed<br>
jätevesi	sewage, wastewater<br>
luonnos	sketch, draft<br>
vastustus	resistance, opposition<br>
kiinnostua	(intransitive) To become interested, intrigued, fascinated.<br>
tuhoisa	destructive<br>
pohjoisosa	northern part<br>
syrjäyttää	(transitive) to supplant, replace, displace<br>
kriitikko	critic<br>
mahtaa	(intransitive, auxiliary + infinitive) must do, to probably (do)<br>Mahdat olla nälkäinen.<br>You must be hungry.<br>I bet you're hungry.<br>(transitive) to be able to, can do (about something = allative)<br>En mahda sille mitään.<br>There's nothing I can do about it.<br>I can't help it.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of mahtaa.<br>
kaula	(anatomy) neck<br>
sisätila	interior<br>
syli	lap (upper legs of a person)<br>A traditional measure of length equal to three cubits.<br>(nautical) fathom<br>
karkottaa	to drive away (to force someone or something to leave)<br>to banish, exile<br>
teollisuusministeriö	
manageri	manager (of a business etc.)<br>
syytös	Accusation, charge, allegation, crimination, recrimination.<br>
turma	accident<br>
tutkiminen	study, studying<br>analysis<br>exploration<br>fourth infinitive of tutkia.<br>
huoata	(intransitive) To sigh.<br>
liukas	slippery<br>
moraalinen	Moral.<br>
palveluala	service industry<br>naisvaltainen palveluala = pink-collar service industry<br>
nauru	Laughter, laugh.<br>The Nauru language.<br>
jarru	brake<br>
satanen	A hundred (digit or figure 100).<br>First-person singular potential present form of sataa.<br>
seteli	bill, banknote, note (piece of paper money)<br>In plural (setelit), paper money (cash in the form of banknotes).<br>Especially as head of a compound word, coupon (other piece of paper which has limited monetary value for example in buying a specified service or goods).<br>
vuokra-asunto	rented flat, rented apartment, rental apartment, lodgings<br>tenement<br>
vartija	guard<br>
neuvottelukunta	advisory board (body that advises the management of a branch of government, corporation or other organization; usually consisting of representatives of various stakeholders)<br>
vaihtuminen	replacement<br>fourth infinitive of vaihtua.<br>
kehä	circle, ring<br>halo<br>(mathematics) circle, circumference<br>(botany) perianth<br>
kuve	waist<br>loins<br>
kynsi	fingernail, toenail, nail<br>claw<br>clove (any of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic)<br>talon (sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal)<br>(nautical) bill (extremity of the arm of an anchor)<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of kynsiä.<br>Indicative present connegative form of kynsiä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of kynsiä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of kynsiä.<br>
kauhea	bad, dreadful, unpleasant<br>difficult<br>
valokuvaaja	photographer<br>
alaspäin	downwards (from a high position to a lower one)<br>
puhdistus	A cleansing.<br>A purge.<br>
ulkopoliittinen	foreign policy (of or pertaining to foreign policy)<br>Tämä on ulkopoliittinen kysymys.<br>This a foreign policy issue.<br>
voimalaitos	power plant<br>
alaisuus	state of being subordinate; no direct English equivalent<br>Olen työskennellyt hänen alaisuudessaan.<br>Olen työskennellyt hänen alaisenaan.<br>I have worked as his subordinate.<br>
lammas	sheep<br>mutton (meat as food)<br>lamb (meek person)<br>
rasva	fat (tissue, substance)<br>grease (animal fat, oily or fatty matter)<br>
viimein	finally<br>
kotiseutu	home (region)<br>
maraton	(athletics) A marathon.<br>A marathon (extended or sustained activity).<br>
muslimi	A Muslim<br>As a former part of compound signifying Muslim.<br>
painottua	(intransitive) To be emphasized.<br>
tutkimuskeskus	research center<br>
liberaali	liberal<br>
painostus	(figuratively) pressure, heat<br>
pysyvästi	permanently<br>
luu	(anatomy) bone<br>bone (material)<br>bone (part of a corset)<br>
plussa	plus sign<br>
rakenteellinen	structural<br>
työnteko	working<br>
heikkous	A weakness (condition of being weak).<br>A weakness (special fondness or desire).<br>feebleness (quality or state of being feeble).<br>frailty (quality or state of being frail).<br>
kapasiteetti	capacity<br>
osuuspankki	credit union<br>cooperative bank<br>(law, Finland) A form of cooperative banking in which the customers may but are not obliged to become members of the cooperative (credit union) that runs the bank.<br>
selville	Allative plural form of selvä.<br>
eläminen	living<br>fourth infinitive of elää.<br>
muotoilu	design (the form of art)<br>
luterilainen	Lutheran<br>
sika	pig<br>Person who allegedly behaves like a pig<br>
takaa-ajo	chase, pursuit<br>
asetus	(law) decree, commandment, edict; ordinance, rule.<br>Suomessa hallitus voi antaa asetuksia itsenäisesti, mutta lait tulevat voimaan vain eduskunnan enemmistön tuella.<br>In Finland the Government can pass decrees independently, but bills take effect only by the support of the majority of Eduskunta.<br>(European Union law) regulation (self-effecting legislative act, which requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law)<br>setting, (pl.) configuration (especially of a computer program)<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of asettua + the suffix -s.<br>
ennalta	beforehand<br>Ne vaan on niin ennaltaan arvattavissa ja niissä on ihan käsittämättömän kliseisiä kohtia.<br>They're just so predictable from the beginning and they have some uncomprehendably cliché parts.<br>
ennättää	(intransitive, when in a hurry) To make it (in time), arrive (in time), reach (in time) ((to/at/in) a place = allative or illative).<br>(transitive, auxiliary, + infinitive; when in a hurry) To have/find time (to do).<br>(intransitive) To reach, get as far as, make it ((to) a place = allative or illative).<br>(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To catch up to/with, take by surprise.<br>
jännite	(physics, electronics) voltage<br>tension<br>
maksuton	free (obtainable without payment)<br>complimentary, gratuitous (free, provided at no charge)<br>free of charge<br>gratis<br>toll-free<br>
työreformi	labor reform (controversial program proposed by Finland's Centre Party in the beginning of the 1990's as a reaction to a deep economic recession, consisting of a range of measures to increase the flexibility of the labor market, or to deprive workers from their rights, depending on the point of view)<br>
navetta	A cowshed, designed and built for keeping animals, especially cows.<br>A cattle shed.<br>
malttaa	(transitive, auxiliary + infinitive) To have patience (to do sth).<br>Jotta saavuttaisi hyvän tuloksen neuvottelussa, täytyy malttaa tehdä pohjatyöt kunnolla.<br>In order to reach a good result in a negotiation, one must have the patience to do the homework well.<br>Jos vain malttaisit kuunnella hetken,...<br>I wish you had the patience to listen for one second,...<br>
matto	carpet<br>
olematon	nonexistent<br>negligible<br>Negative participle of olla.<br>
perätä	(transitive, colloquial + ablative + partitive) To ask (sb about sth), inquire (sb about sth), try to find out (about sth).<br>
isännöidä	To host.<br>To manage.<br>
ulkonäkö	look, appearance, semblance<br>
epäilys	suspicion<br>
kasvattaminen	raising<br>breeding<br>growing<br>
oivaltaa	(transitive + genitive-accusative) To realise/realize, become aware of, understand, perceive, recognise/recognize.<br>
ylläpito	upkeep<br>maintenance<br>
areena	arena<br>
kaksitoista	(cardinal) twelve<br>
läsnäolo	presence<br>Aistin hänen läsnäolonsa.<br>I sensed his presence.<br>
valmennus	coaching<br>
aika-ajo	(auto racing) qualification; often used in plural<br>
erikoissairaanhoito	special health care<br>
kerralla	without stopping<br>
kiihkeä	hectic, frenetic, feverish, frantic, harried, frenzied (very busy with activity and confusion)<br>passionate, torrid, ardent, fervent (full of intense emotions)<br><br>Olimme juoneet jo melko paljon ja päädyimme vessaan pussailemaan kiihkeästi.<br>We'd already drunk quite a lot and ended up in the bathroom making out passionately.<br>fanatic, fanatical, rabid, fervent (having an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for a specific cause)<br><br>Hän antoi kiihkeän puheen sunnuntaina voitettuaan Oscar.<br>He gave a fervent speech on Sunday after winning an Oscar.<br>heated (very agitated, angry or impassioned)<br>impetuous (characterized by sudden and violent force)<br>
kuutiometri	cubic metre<br>
uudistua	(intransitive) To be reformed, be modernised/modernized.<br>
poliisilaitos	police department (local or regional branch of a national police force)<br>A building housing a police department.<br>
sarjakuva	(comics) comics, artistic medium<br>(comics) comic strip<br>
sinfonia	symphony<br>
luettelo	catalogue<br>
pystyyn	Into an upright position.<br>
kisata	To play.<br>To compete.<br>
juoni	plot, design<br>scheme, conspiracy<br>storyline, plot<br>(geology) vein<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of juonia.<br>Indicative present connegative form of juonia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of juonia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of juonia.<br>
luvaton	unauthorized, illicit<br>
murhe	sorrow<br>
pilvi	cloud<br>(slang) marijuana<br>polttaa pilveä<br>to smoke marijuana<br>olla pilvessä<br>to be high<br>
seksuaalinen	sexual<br>
irrottaa	(transitive) to loosen, free, detach, unfasten, undo<br>Sinun täytyy irrottaa jarru.<br>You should release the brake.<br>Sinun täytyy irrottaa kytkin.<br>You should disengage the clutch.<br>Sinun täytyy irrottaa puhelin seinästä.<br>You should disconnect the telephone.<br>
keventää	(transitive) to lighten (to reduce weight)<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of keventää.<br>
kiloinen	Together with a numeral, weighing X kilograms.<br>Sain kaksikiloisen lohen.<br>I caught a two kilo salmon.<br>I caught a salmon of two kilos.<br>Olin ennen yli satakiloinen.<br>I used to weigh over one hundred kilos.<br>
ladata	(transitive, weaponry) to load<br>(transitive, energy) to charge<br>(transitive, computing) to load<br>(transitive, computing) to download<br>
lehdistötilaisuus	press conference (question and answer session with members of television, print and other media)<br>
teollinen	industrial<br>
ruusu	rose<br>(pathology) erysipelas<br>
viidenneksi	Translative form of viides.<br>
jääminen	fourth infinitive of jäädä.<br>
senttinen	Together with a numeral, being X centimeters long.<br>Sain 50-senttisen lohen.<br>I caught a 50 centimeters long salmon.<br>Together with a numeral, a coin of X cents, X-cent piece.<br>Onko sinulla 20-senttistä?<br>Do you have a 20-cent piece?<br>
sponsori	sponsor<br>
kaavoitus	zoning, town planning<br>
kunnallisvaali	municipal election; normally used in plural, see kunnallisvaalit.<br>
panostus	investment (money, time or energy invested in something)<br>Tämä yrityskauppa on panostus tulevaisuuteen.<br>This acquisition is an investment in the future.<br>loading (the act of filling with munition or raw material)<br>
selonteko	report, especially an official one given by the government to the parliament<br>puolustuspoliittinen selonteko<br>security and defence policy report<br>
tyylikäs	smart (by appearance)<br>stylish<br>elegant<br>
nimimerkki	A pen name, alias<br>
instituutio	institution<br>
torni	tower<br>spire (tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form)<br>(chess) rook<br>
siinä missä	where (while on the contrary; although; whereas)<br>Siinä missä Susyllä on vaikeuksia värittää viivojen sisällä, Johnny hallitsee jo sävytyksen.<br>Where Susy has trouble coloring inside the lines, Johnny has already mastered shading.<br>
lakiesitys	(politics) bill (draft of law)<br>
puuhata	(intransitive) To keep busy with.<br>
myöhässä	late (not in time)<br>
virittää	(transitive) To activate.<br>(transitive) To arm in the sense of preparing for action.<br>(transitive) To tune into right frequency.<br>(transitive, rare) To light (to light a fire).<br>To jury-rig<br>
laajeneminen	expansion<br>fourth infinitive of laajeta.<br>
kommunistinen	communist, communistic (of or relating to communism)<br>Communist (relating to a Communist party)<br>Kiinan kommunistinen puolue<br>the Communist Party of China<br>
piillä	Adessive singular form of pii.<br>Adessive plural form of pii.<br>Adessive plural form of piki.<br>(intransitive, figuratively) To be hidden in, lie in.<br>
indeksi	index<br>
konservatorio	conservatory (music school)<br>
metsästäjä	A hunter.<br>
periksi	Translative plural form of perä.<br>antaa periksi: to give up; (of supporting structures etc.) to give way.<br>
startti	(colloquial) start<br>
toisinaan	sometimes, occasionally<br>
luotsata	(transitive, nautical) To pilot.<br>
pikainen	quick<br><br>pikainen visiitti — quick visit<br>
velvoite	obligation, commitment<br>
viereinen	adjacent<br>
ikinä	(in question causes) ever<br>Oletko ikinä nähnyt mitään noin suurta?<br>Have you ever seen something that big?<br>(with the negation verb) never, not ... ever.<br>En ole ikinä nähnyt mitään noin suurta.<br>I have never seen anything that big.<br>Älä ikinä sano mitään tuollaista hänestä!<br>Don’t ever say anything like that about her/him again!<br>(with the negation verb) never ever (emphatic never).<br>En ole ikinä edes suudellut häntä.<br>I have never ever even kissed her.<br>Essive plural form of ikä.<br>
kaiken aikaa	all the time<br>
sävel	melody, tune<br>note<br>tone<br>
vaisu	silent, not talkative<br>bland, wan<br>
hyväksyntä	An approval.<br>A sanction (approval of an action by an authority).<br>
menestyminen	success<br>fourth infinitive of menestyä.<br>
nolla	(cardinal) zero<br>digit zero<br>good-for-nothing (person of little worth or usefulness)<br>(electricity) neutral (electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground)<br>
käsittämätön	inexplicable, incomprehensible, inscrutable, unintelligible<br>Negative participle of käsittää.<br>
punta	pound (currency)<br>
tilapäinen	temporary, provisional (limited in time)<br>occasional, casual (limited to certain occasion)<br>makeshift (made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted).<br>tilapäinen suoja<br>a makeshift shelter.<br>
touhu	bustle, hustle, fuss<br>Tässä touhussa ei ole mitään järkeä!<br>All this fussing is senseless!<br>
mainonta	advertising<br>
vihje	<br>hint<br>Anna vihje!<br>Give me a hint!<br>
kasvukeskus	center of growth (growing city or larger urban area)<br>Asuntojen hinnat nousivat kasvukeskuksissa, mutta laskivat muualla.<br>The residential prices went up in centers of growth, but sank elsewhere.<br>
pahoitella	To regret.<br>
uskottava	plausible, credible<br>Passive present participle of uskoa.<br>
keski-ikä	middle age<br>
pääsääntöisesti	as a rule<br>
siisti	clean, neat<br>(slang) cool, wicked<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of siistiä.<br>Indicative present connegative form of siistiä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of siistiä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of siistiä.<br>
toimintatapa	way of acting<br>
seurue	A group, party.<br>An entourage, retinue.<br>
vartioida	To guard.<br>
aate	An ideology.<br>
ihmiskunta	humankind, mankind<br>
toivomus	wish<br>
vaja	hut<br>
vihkiä	(transitive) To marry, wed, join in holy matrimony (to perform the ceremony of joining spouses).<br>(transitive + genitive-accusative + translative) To ordain (priest); to consecrate (bishop).<br>Hänet (= acc.) vihittiin papiksi (= transl.).<br>S/he was ordained priest.<br>(transitive) To consecrate, dedicate (a church); to open, inaugurate (sth to be used).<br>(transitive) To devote, dedicate, consecrate (one's life; to sth = allative).<br>
sen enempää	any more; used in negative sentences<br>En tiedä asiasta sen enempää kuin uutisissa kerrottiin.<br>I don't know about it any more than what was reported on the news.<br>
tarkkuus	accuracy, precision<br>exactness<br>
tilastokeskus	A national authority for collecting and compiling statistics on various fields of society and economy. The English terminology varies by country: see United States Census Bureau, Statistics Canada, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Office for National Statistics (UK). The Finnish Tilastokeskus is officially Statistics Finland in English.<br>
lievästi	slightly<br>
mietintö	report<br>
serbijoukko	
kansliapäällikkö	chief of staff<br>
leima	stamp<br>stain, taint as in tainted reputation<br>
surullinen	sad<br>
huonekalu	A piece of furniture<br>Sinulla on kivat huonekalut.<br>You have nice furniture.<br>Huoneessa oli vain muutamia huonekaluja.<br>There were only a few pieces of furniture in the room.<br>
ratkoa	To solve.<br>To rip, unpick a seam.<br>
yrittäjyys	entrepreneurship (the quality of being an entrepreneur)<br>
hidastua	(intransitive) To slow down.<br>
käytävä	A corridor.<br>An aisle.<br>Passive present participle of käydä.<br>
vähätellä	(transitive + partitive) To underrate, underestimate.<br>(transitive + partitive) To minimise/minimize, understate, downplay, play down.<br>(transitive + partitive) To belittle, ridicule, disparage, disdain, detract.<br>
koittaa	(intransitive, of a morning) to break, dawn<br>(intransitive, of a time, season or new era) to begin, come<br>
tarkastaja	inspector, supervisor, superintendent<br>revisor<br>
vuotaa	(intransitive, e.g. of water) To leak, run, trickle, flow; to ooze, seep; to drip, drop.<br>(intransitive, e.g. of information) To leak.<br>(transitive) To leak (e.g. information).<br>(intransitive) ~ verta = to bleed.<br>
itävaltalainen	Austrian, related to Austria<br>An Austrian person<br>
aviomies	A husband (a man in a marriage or marital relationship).<br>
raivata	to clear, bulldoze<br>(military) to demine; often used with an object such as miinakenttä ('minefield'), miinoja ('mines') (to remove mines)<br>
reikä	hole<br>puncture (hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object)<br>(slang, doubled, in expressions of time) zero<br>Tavataan meillä kakstoista reikä reikä.<br>See you at my place at 12:00.<br>(vulgar) cunt<br>Reikä se on rumallakin!<br>An ugly woman's got a cunt too!<br>
suunnitteilla	under planning (in the process of being planned)<br>
antautua	(intransitive) to surrender, capitulate (to give oneself up into the power of another)<br>
tarkentaa	(transitive) To focus (a camera, projector).<br>(transitive) To define, delineate, specify, particularise/particularize, itemise/itemize.<br>
aktiivisuus	activity<br>
kaupungintalo	city hall, town hall (building that houses the central administrative functions of a city)<br>
radikaali	radical<br>A radical person or one who acts radically<br>(chemistry) radical<br>
tässä tapauksessa	
veroprosentti	tax rate<br>
australialainen	An Australian.<br>Australian<br>
oleminen	Being.<br>Constituting, making up, forming.<br>(olemassa) ~ = existing, existence.<br>Behaving, acting (as if...).<br>fourth infinitive of olla.<br>
lentoyhtiö	An airline.<br>
ruokkia	Partitive singular form of ruokki.<br>(transitive) To feed (an animal).<br>
murtua	(intransitive) To break, fracture.<br>
turvallisuuspolitiikka	security politics, security policy<br>
vankeusrangaistus	A prison sentence.<br>
ääressä	Inessive singular form of ääri.<br>at<br>Hän istui pöytänsä ääressä.<br>He sat at his table.<br>
jalostaa	(transitive) To refine.<br>To selectively breed (to improve genetic qualities of the next generation)<br>
nopeuttaa	(transitive) To speed up, expedite.<br>To hasten, to precipitate.<br>
peili	A mirror.<br>
työmarkkinajärjestö	labor market organization (an organization that represents employers or employees in issues related to their labor market interests)<br>
uuni	oven<br>stove<br>
viha	anger, fury, rage, wrath, ire<br>hate, hatred, hostility, ire<br>
kuori	shale<br>skin (of an onion, potato, sausage, cooked milk etc.)<br>peel (of a fruit)<br>shell (of an egg, snail, nut etc.)<br>test (of a marine invertebrate, e.g. sea urchin)<br>husk, cod (of a seed, corn ear etc.)<br>pod, cod (of pea etc.)<br>bark (of a tree)<br>crust (of the Earth; of bread)<br>envelope<br>case, casing, cover (of a lock or some-such)<br>(mental) shell<br>(anatomy) cortex<br>Apse, chancel.<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of kuoria.<br>Indicative present connegative form of kuoria.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of kuoria.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of kuoria.<br>
noteerata	(finance) to quote (to name the current price of a financial security)<br>(colloquial) to pay attention to, notice, note (to notice with care)<br>Hän ei noteeraa minua lainkaan.<br>She doesn't notice me at all.<br>
haltija	occupant (of a position); often used as head of compound term: toimenhaltija, viranhaltija<br>(law) possessor (one who has control over, but not necessarily legal ownership of, an item of fixed or movable property)<br>elf<br>
käsky	An order, command, commandment, dictation, behest.<br>kymmenen käskyä<br>the Ten Commandments<br>
legendaarinen	legendary<br>
tuomiokirkko	cathedral (principal church of a bishop's diocese)<br>
tiedotus	advice, information, guidance<br>announcement, publicity<br>
pohdinta	deliberation, consideration, pondering<br>
terroristi	terrorist<br>
tulopoliittinen	income policy ~ (of or pertaining to tulopolitiikka - income policy)<br>tulopoliittinen sopimus<br>income policy agreement / agreement on income policy<br>
riippuvainen	dependent<br>
kansalaisjärjestö	non-governmental organization<br>
kuntaliitto	
eristää	(transitive) To isolate, seclude, sequester; to quarantine.<br>(transitive) To split up, separate, segregate.<br>(transitive) To block/rope/wall/cut off.<br>(transitive) To insulate (heat; electricity).<br>
kaatuminen	fourth infinitive of kaatua.<br>(insurance) upset (overturn of a vehicle)<br>
koski	rapid (in river)<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of koskea.<br>
oikeassa	Inessive singular form of oikea.<br>olla ~ to be right/correct, have the correct view<br>
uskollinen	faithful<br>
vitsi	A joke.<br>
aamuyö	small hours<br>
klinikka	clinic<br>
negatiivinen	negative<br>(physics) Having negative charge.<br>
peruspalvelu	Those government services which are considered to serve the basic human needs, usually understood to include health and social services.<br>
startata	(colloquial) To start (to initiate a vehicle or machine).<br>
tyytyväisyys	satisfaction (state of being satisfied or content)<br>asiakastyytyväisyys = customer satisfaction<br>complacency (feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble)<br>
hitti	(of a book, song, movie, any product, etc.) Hit, success.<br>
hiekka	sand<br>
kansallispuisto	national park<br>
vastus	resistor (electronic component)<br>resistance (the act of resisting, or the capacity to resist)<br>resistance (in physics, force that tends to oppose motion)<br>resistance (in physics, electrical resistance)<br>drag (resistance of air or other fluid to sthg moving in it)<br>opposition (opposing side in competition)<br>element (short form of heating element)<br>
byrokratia	bureaucracy<br>
nahka	leather<br>skin of an animal, colloquially also of a human being<br>
rautatieasema	railroad station, railway station<br>
tienata	(colloquial) To earn money.<br>
koripallo	basketball<br>
sipuli	any member of the genus Allium<br>onion (Allium cepa)<br>bulb-shaped root<br>
tasoitus	leveling (act or process)<br>(golf) handicap<br>trim (moderate haircut)<br>
tiedustella	to inquire<br>
vaikeasti	difficultly<br>seriously, gravely<br>
juhlistaa	(transitive + partitive) To solemnise/solemnize.<br>
perättäinen	A variant of peräkkäinen<br>
oikeudenmukainen	Just, fair.<br>
puida	(transitive) To thresh (grain).<br>(transitive + partitive) To thrash out, hash out, discuss (an issue).<br>(transitive) ~ nyrkkiä = to shake a fist.<br>
saatavilla	Adessive plural form of saatava.<br>available, procurable; negation unavailable, unprocurable<br>olla saatavilla<br>to be available<br>Hyviä palvelijoita ei täällä ole saatavilla.<br>Good servants are unprocurable here.<br>
elimistö	body (as the sum of organs)<br>system<br>
muovi	plastic<br>
peliaika	playing time<br>
tshetsheeni	Alternative spelling of tšetšeeni.<br>
valmistautuminen	Fourth infinitive of valmistautua in nominative case.<br>preparation<br>
asemakaava	A city plan or town plan, which shows in detail each lot, positioning of buildings on the lot, traffic areas etc.<br>
kukkia	Partitive plural form of kukka.<br>(intransitive) To blossom, bloom, be in flower/bloom, flower (concretely or figuratively).<br>
lähettiläs	emissary<br>(chess) bishop<br>
tuumata	to think, opine (to be of an opinion)<br>
milj	miljoona ('million')<br>
varatoimitusjohtaja	deputy managing director (UK), deputy president (US) (in a business, second in rank under the top executive)<br>
edistyä	(intransitive) To advance, proceed, make headway/strides, move/go ahead/forward, gain ground.<br>(intransitive) To progress, make progress, advance, get ahead, get on.<br>(intransitive) To develop, improve, become/get better.<br>
enkeli	angel<br>
pukea	(transitive) To dress (a person), put on (clothes); to clothe.<br>~ joku hienoksi = to dress sb up.<br>~ joku + translative = to disguise as.<br>~ vaate päälle = to put a piece of clothing on.<br>(transitive, of a piece of clothing, + partitive) To become, suit.<br>Tuo hattu pukee sinua.<br>That hat becomes you.<br>Kyyneleet eivät pue sinua.<br>Tears don't suit you.<br>
sattuma	chance, coincidence, happenstance<br>
vessa	(colloquial) toilet<br>
arkkitehtuuri	architecture<br>
hattu	hat<br>tampion (plug on top of an organ pipe)<br>háček<br>
huomautus	A comment.<br>A remark.<br>
kiusallinen	awkward, embarrassing<br>
kävely	walk (trip made by walking)<br>walk (distance walked)<br>walk (manner of walking)<br>walking (the act)<br>(athletics) racewalking or speedwalking<br>stroll (leisurely walk)<br>
kertaakaan	Used with negation verb ei, (not) even once<br>Isoäitini asuu lähellä, mutta en ole kertaakaan käynyt hänen luonaan.<br>My grandmother lives near here, but I haven't visited her even once.<br>(indefinite, in question clauses) even once<br>Oletko kertaakaan käynyt isoäitisi luona?<br>Have you visited your grandmother even once?<br>Etkö ole kertaakaan käynyt isoäitisi luona?<br>Haven't you visited your grandmother even once?<br>
kuntaliitos	municipal merger (act of amalgamating two or more municipalities into one)<br>
pikkupoika	A little boy.<br>
uusiminen	renewal<br>
vastalause	protest<br>(law) objection<br>
ikäihminen	A politically correct term for an old person.<br>
lemmikki	pet (animal kept as companion)<br>forget-me-not (flowering plants of the genus Myosotis)<br>
porkkana	Carrot.<br>(figuratively) Incentive, especially a monetary reward (used in order to make sb behave according to the wishes of the person or the government giving the reward).<br>
syrjä	edge<br>border<br>side<br>shoulder of a road<br>
kansanpuolue	(politics) people's party<br>
silminnäkijä	eyewitness<br>
komeasti	magnificently<br>handsomely<br>
komisario	The lowest officer rank in Finnish police, above ylikonstaapeli and below ylikomisario, roughly equal to lieutenant in the U.S. and inspector in the UK.<br>
muistutus	reminder, note<br>
saavuttaminen	attainment, accomplishment, satisfaction<br>
suomentaa	(transitive) To translate into Finnish.<br>(informal) To make clear, to put in plain English (in this case, Finnish), to explain.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of suomentaa.<br>
avaruus	space<br>spaciousness<br>
etäinen	remote, distant<br>
havitella	To go after.<br>
hengellinen	spiritual<br>
hermo	(anatomy) A nerve.<br>
keihäs	spear<br>javelin<br>pike<br>
koolla	Adessive singular form of koko.<br>assembled, gathered, together<br>Nyt, kun olemme kaikki koolla, haluan sanoa...<br>Now, as we are all together, I want to say...<br>
todistus	certificate<br>diploma, report card<br>(mathematics) proof<br>toisen asteen yhtälön todistus<br>proof of quadratic formula<br>
päämies	(law) client<br>
poikki	broken into two or more pieces:<br>Onko sinulla luita poikki?<br>Do you have broken bones?<br>with a verb describing the means of breaking into two or more pieces; off:<br>leikata, sahata, vääntää tai purra poikki = to cut, saw, twist or bite off<br>(colloquial) exhausted, beat, dead tired:<br>Olen aivan poikki.<br>I'm dead tired.<br>across, through<br>Pallo vieri tien poikki.<br>The ball rolled across the street.<br>
venäjä	Russian (language)<br>
ammattitaitoinen	qualified, professional<br>skilled<br>Nykyään on vaikeaa löytää ammattitaitoisia rakentajia.<br>Nowadays it's difficult to find skilled construction workers.<br>
näky	(imaginary, religious) vision<br>an impressive physical sight<br>Mikä näky!<br>What a sight!<br>
rauta	iron (metal)<br>(golf) iron club<br>In plural raudat, the shackles, irons.<br>In plural raudat, a trap (heavy metal device designed to catch animals by catching hold of part of the body).<br>In plural raudat, shortened form of hammasraudat, or braces<br>(computer slang) hardware<br>
senaatti	A senate.<br>The Senate of the United States, or any of its states.<br>Senate (similar legislative body on some other countries).<br>
tippua	(intransitive) to drop<br>Lasi tippui lattialle.<br>The glass fell to the floor.<br>
aina kun	every time<br>
blues	(music) blues<br>
virheellinen	erroneous<br>
huoneisto	apartment, flat, dwelling<br>
hämmästellä	to be amazed, astonished<br>
pohdiskella	To reflect, contemplate.<br>
romanttinen	romantic<br>
tukkia	Partitive singular form of tukki.<br>Partitive plural form of tukka.<br>(transitive) To block, bar, obstruct.<br>tukkia suu: to muzzle<br>
linjata	To align.<br>
rasti	diagonal cross (X)<br>(orienteering) checkpoint<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of rastia.<br>Indicative present connegative form of rastia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of rastia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of rastia.<br>
taidemuseo	art museum<br>
jalankulkija	Pedestrian.<br>
kilpailukykyinen	competitive (capable of competing successfully)<br>competitive (cheap, especially as compared to the quality)<br>
kymmenisen	about ten<br>Lounas maksaa siellä kymmenisen euroa.<br>A lunch costs there about ten euros.<br>
rauhanprosessi	peace process<br>Pohjois-Irlannin rauhanprosessi<br>Northern Ireland peace process<br>
risti	cross<br>(card games) club<br>(music, informal) sharp (symbol ♯in notation)<br>short of ristiselkä ('small of the back'); used especially of animals<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of ristiä.<br>Indicative present connegative form of ristiä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of ristiä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of ristiä.<br>
kuvataiteilija	visual artist<br>
osastopäällikkö	department chief<br>
eteläosa	southern part<br>
vastaanottokeskus	(Finland) A facility run by the Ministry of Interior (sisäasiainministeriö) that accommodates arriving refugees and asylum seekers, officially translated into English as reception centre.<br>
parveke	balcony<br>
taideteos	artwork, work of art<br>
sijainen	substitute (person)<br>
julki	public (that what is visible, not hidden)<br>openly<br>julkihomo<br>openly gay<br>
takki	jacket<br>coat<br>
fysiikka	physics<br>physique<br>
vasta sitten	only then (then, but not before)<br>Vasta sitten hän ymmärsi.<br>Only then did she understand.<br>
agentti	agent (person or firm authorized to perform certain action on behalf of another)<br>salainen agentti = secret agent<br>(computing) agent<br>(grammar) agent<br>
syrjäytyminen	marginalization<br>
hakkuu	logging<br>
povata	(transitive) to divine, foretell<br>
syöksyä	Partitive singular form of syöksy.<br>(intransitive) to rush, fall<br>
humala	(botany) hop (plant)<br>drunkenness, intoxication, high<br>
luja	firm<br>sound<br>fast<br>
näet	you see, you know, there you are, indeed<br>Second-person singular present indicative form of nähdä.<br>
pyöreä	round<br>
perustaja	founder<br>
rohkeasti	bravely, courageously, valiantly<br>
tiepiiri	(dated) A former regional organizational unit of Finland's Ministry of Transport and Communications, which was responsible for maintenance and construction of roads in its designated area. The term is no longer in official use as their tasks have been transferred to the ELY-keskus.<br>
hissi	elevator, lift<br>
israelilainen	Israeli.<br>An Israeli person.<br>
roikkua	(intransitive) To hang.<br>To hang around.<br>
vaurio	damage (abstract measure of something not being intact; harm)<br>
arvosana	A grade, score, rating.<br>
maatalousministeri	minister of agriculture<br>
takavarikoida	To confiscate.<br>
tätä nykyä	nowadays, currently, in this day and age<br>
ylijäämä	A surplus.<br>
jarruttaa	To brake (when driving a car etc.)<br>
musiikillinen	musical (of or relating to the music)<br>
vaalitulos	poll results, election results<br>
varttua	(intransitive) To grow up.<br>
tuleminen	coming<br>fourth infinitive of tulla.<br>
tähänastinen	Used to refer to action that has taken place from undetermined past to this day and continues; translated into English with adverbial expressions such as until now, up to now, until this day.<br>Kaikki hänen tähänastinen toimintansa tähtää tähän.<br>All his actions up to now point to this.<br>
kasata	(transitive) To pile, heap, stack.<br>(transitive) To accumulate, amass, pile up.<br>(transitive, colloquial) To assemble, put together.<br>
kertoma	(mathematics) factorial<br>Agent participle of kertoa.<br>
myrkky	poison<br>venom<br>
nappi	button<br>(idiomatic) part of the idiom mennä/osua/onnistua/sujua nappiin (often accompanied by the intensifier ihan, aivan, or täysin), which refers to successfully accomplished goals where the success is particularly “spot-on” and meets or even exceeds your highest standards or expectations.<br>Luulin, että en osaa paistaa piirakoita, mutta tämä mustikkapiirakka onnistui ihan nappiin.<br>I thought I couldn't bake pies, but this blueberry pie turned out great.<br>
tiivistyä	(intransitive) to condense<br>Kylmällä ilmalla vesihöyry tiivistyy ikkunan sisäpuolelle.<br>On cold weather the water vapor condenses on the inside of the window.<br>
itsenäisyyspäivä	Independence Day<br>
kotisivu	(Internet) home page<br>
suunnistus	orienteering<br>
symboli	A symbol.<br>
äänestysprosentti	polling percentage<br>
huolellisesti	carefully<br>Täytä kaavake huolellisesti.<br>Fill the form carefully.<br>
tietoverkko	data network<br>
pohjoismaa	A Nordic country.<br>
heikosti	weakly<br>poorly<br>
jumalanpalvelus	(religion) service, divine service, worship<br>
perin	exceedingly<br>Instructive plural form of perä.<br>First-person singular indicative present form of periä.<br>First-person singular indicative past form of periä.<br>
vanhentua	(intransitive) To become old, to grow old, age<br>(intransitive) To expire<br><br>Luottokorttini vanhentuu elokuun viimeinen päivä.<br>My credit card expires on the last day of August.<br>
kohtalokas	fateful<br>fatal<br>
täsmentää	(transitive) to clarify, define (to be more exact)<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of täsmentää.<br>
väistyä	to yield, give way<br>to retreat<br>
siinä mielessä	in the sense<br>Isoisäni on vaikuttanut maailmanhistoriaan siinä mielessä, että hän ei pidättänyt Leniniä, vaikka aihetta olisi ollut.<br>My grandfather has influenced the world history in the sense that he didn't arrest Lenin, although there were grounds to do so.<br>in that sense<br>Siinä mielessä hän on merkittävä henkilö.<br>In that sense he is a noteworthy person.<br>
ylijohtaja	director-general (title of the chief executive of certain branches of government)<br>deputy director-general (second-in-charge in certain branches of government in which the chief executive is titled pääjohtaja)<br>
artisti	artist<br>
imeä	to suck<br>to absorb<br>to pull towards<br>(medicine) to aspirate<br>
kateissa	Inessive plural form of katti.<br>Inessive plural form of kade.<br>lost<br>Kateissa on edelleen ainakin 1042 ihmistä.<br>At least 1,042 people are still missing.<br>
nauha	ribbon, band, string<br>lace (in shoes)<br>tape (recording media)<br>fret (in a guitar)<br>
parisataa	a couple hundred<br>
tarjoutua	To occur (to present or offer itself).<br>Kirjoitan, jos tilaisuus tarjoutuu.<br>I will write if the opportunity occurs.<br>tarjoutua vapaaehtoiseksi = to volunteer<br>
puutteellinen	insufficient, inadequate<br>incomplete<br>
kauppahinta	The final price at which a deal is concluded; used normally of items such as property for which the price is negotiated individually.<br>
rakennusala	construction, construction branch, construction business (trade of building structures)<br>Hän oli työskennellyt rakennusalalla koko ikänsä.<br>He had worked in construction all his life.<br>
toimitila	business premises<br>
hävittäjä	Destroyer, someone/something that destroys someone/something.<br>A destroyer ship.<br>A fighter plane.<br>
sitoutuminen	commitment<br>fourth infinitive of sitoutua.<br>
aseellinen	armed, equipped with weapons<br>
kirjain	A character, letter.<br>Aakkosten ensimmäinen kirjain on A.<br>The first letter of the alphabet is A.<br>(dated) Genitive plural form of kirja.<br>
korruptio	corruption (corrupt practices)<br>
ajella	(transitive, intransitive) to drive, motor (in a casual manner or for recreation)<br><br>Nuoret ajelevat iltaisin ympäriinsä.<br>The youth drive around at the evening.<br>(transitive) to shave<br><br>Ajelen partani.<br>I shave my beard.<br>
asutus	settlement<br>
talteen	safe, secure (into a safe place, out of the danger of theft)<br>Laitoin koruni talteen lukittuun laatikkoon.<br>I put my jewellery safe into a locked drawer.<br>
diplomaatti	diplomat<br>
edesmennä	(euphemistic) to pass away (to die)<br>
karu	unfertile, barren (e.g. land)<br>
tylsä	dull, blunt.<br>Veitsi on tylsä. 'The knife is dull.'<br>boring.<br>
viestittää	To communicate<br>
viljely	culture, cultivation<br>
loputon	Endless.<br>
punnita	(transitive) To weigh.<br>
sammuttaa	to put out, extinguish (fire)<br>to quench, extinguish (thirst)<br>to shut down, turn off<br>Muista sammuttaa kone ennen kuin lähdet.<br>Remember to shut down the machine before you leave.<br>
vastakkain	against (one against another)<br>face to face, vis-à-vis<br>
vesilaitos	water works<br>
kypärä	helmet<br>
vakinainen	permanent<br>Etsimme insinööriä vakinaiseen tehtävään.<br>We are looking for an engineer for a permanent position.<br>
akateeminen	academic<br>
muodostaminen	formation<br>
tyytymätön	discontent, frustrated, dissatisfied<br>Negative participle of tyytyä.<br>
viisaus	wisdom<br>
hämmentää	(transitive) to stir, agitate (to disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it)<br>(transitive) to roil (to render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of)<br>(transitive) to confuse, perplex, befuddle (to throw into a state of confusion)<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of hämmentää.<br>
myöntäminen	admittance<br>concession<br>acknowledgment<br>fourth infinitive of myöntää.<br>
pariin	Illative singular form of pari.<br>
satatuhatta	(cardinal) hundred thousand<br>
valtionyhtiö	state-owned company (company in which the state owns at least half of the shares)<br>
ystävyys	friendship<br>
maustaa	(transitive) To season (to flavour food with spices, herbs or salt).<br>(transitive) To spice (to add spice/spices to).<br>(transitive) To flavour/flavor (to add flavoring).<br>(transitive) To salt (to include colorful language).<br>
tarkoin	carefully<br>
asuinalue	residential area<br>neighbourhood<br>
eversti	colonel<br>
pääasia	main thing, main issue, central point<br>Mikä tässä tarinassa on pääasia?<br>What is the central point in this story?<br>
rupla	ruble (Russian monetary unit)<br>
vastaavanlainen	similar<br>
ainut	only<br>Plural form of ainu<br>The Ainu people.<br>
ajokortti	A driver's license, driving license.<br>
saman tien	as well (in addition; also)<br>Hattu ja takki yllään hän katsoi ulos ja päätti, että hän ottaisi sateenvarjon saman tien.<br>Wearing his hat and coat, he looked outside and decided he should take an umbrella, as well.<br>by the same token<br>on the spot, right away, in a jiffy (very quickly; without delay)<br>Päätös piti tehdä saman tien.<br>The decision had to be made on the spot.<br>Jos sinulle tulee ongelma, soita hänelle ja hän hoitaa sen saman tien.<br>Call her if you have any problems and she'll get it fixed in a jiffy.<br>
takuu	guarantee (anything that assures a certain outcome)<br>Voitko antaa minulle takuun, että hän tulee pelikuntoon?<br>Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?<br>Siitä ei ole mitään takuuta.<br>There's no guarantee about it.<br>guarantee (written declaration that a product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly)<br>Keittimellä on 5 vuoden takuu.<br>The cooker comes with a 5-year guarantee.<br>warranty (engagement or undertaking, that a certain fact regarding the subject of a contract is, or shall be, as it is expressly implied or promised to be)<br>usually in plural (takuut), bail bond, bail (surety or money posted as bail)<br>
jollainen	as, such as<br>
murre	dialect<br>(dialectal) dog, pooch<br>
puhelimitse	By telephone.<br>
puolivälierä	(sports) A quarterfinal.<br>
vääntö	twist, torsion (act of turning, twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction)<br>(figuratively) A tough negotiation.<br>
jonottaa	(intransitive) To queue.<br>
kansalaisopisto	A learning institution resembling a community college, providing adult education in a wide variety of topics. The programs are open for everyone, usually for a small fee.<br>
vaikute	influence<br>
kierrellä	to walk or drive around, wander<br>to avoid a subject in discussion, to mince words, to beat around the bush<br>Sinä kiertelet!<br>You're avoiding the subject!<br>En kiertele, olen alkoholisti.<br>I'm not mincing words, I'm an alcoholic.<br>
koru	A piece of jewellery.<br>A jewel (piece of jewellery).<br>
pinta-ala	area<br>
geeni	gene<br>
kosketus	A touch (act of touching)<br>(military) contact (with the enemy)<br>
käytös	Behaviour/behavior.<br>
sisarus	sibling<br>
tyhmä	stupid<br>
vireillä	Adessive plural form of vire.<br>pending (begun but not completed)<br>
käsin	Instructive plural form of käsi, translated into English as hand-, by hand, manually<br>käsin kirjoitettu = handwritten<br>käsin tehty = handmade<br>Omenat täytyy poimia käsin.<br>The apples must be picked by hand.<br>indicates source of action<br>Yritystä johdetaan Helsingistä käsin.<br>The company is led from Helsinki.<br>Vihollinen hyökkäsi etelästä käsin.<br>The enemy attacked from the south.<br>
mantere	Alternative form of manner.<br>
aikaisintaan	Not before, not earlier than, at the earliest.<br>
hajottaa	to scatter, disperse, break up, dissipate, drive off (in all directions), send scurrying<br>to spread (out), scatter, strew (about/around)<br>to dissolve, dismiss, disband<br>(rare) to tear down, knock down, demolish (a building)<br>to take apart, dismantle (a machine)<br>to break, smash<br>
ilmasto	climate<br>
niinikään	also, as well<br>
toimipiste	place of business<br>office, agency<br>outlet<br>
väsymys	exhaustion, fatigue<br>
taival	passage (part of journey)<br>
kuivuus	dryness<br>drought<br>
rahoittaja	financier<br>
tartunta	contagion<br>
teknisesti	technically<br>
valottaa	(transitive) To expose (film).<br>(transitive) To illuminate (make clear).<br>
hyvissä ajoin	in good time (before an appointed time)<br>
kaventaa	(transitive) to narrow (to reduce in width or extent)<br>
loppuminen	ending<br>fourth infinitive of loppua.<br>
kaksinkertaistua	(intransitive) To double.<br>
lähitulevaisuus	near future<br>
sopiminen	fourth infinitive of sopia.<br>
tietoisuus	consciousness<br>
erikoisuus	specialty<br>peculiarity, oddity<br>
juontaa	To compere (British), to host (to act as a host or MC in a television sitcom or other type of show).<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of juontaa.<br>
nojata	To lean or to rest (on, against = illative)<br>Harava nojaa seinään.<br>The rake is leaning against the wall.<br>Nojasin päätäni käsiini.<br>I rested my head in my hands.<br>Hänen vasen kätensä nojasi kaiteeseen.<br>His left hand rested on the bannister.<br>To recline (to put in a resting position).<br>Hän nojasi käsivartensa pöytään ja huokaisi.<br>She reclined her arms on the table and sighed.<br>To lean back.<br>
ehjä	intact<br>
hallitusneuvottelu	government formation talks (translation used by the prime minister's office)<br>
maksa	(anatomy) liver<br>Indicative present connegative form of maksaa.<br>(Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät maksa.<br>I/You/We/You/They don't / She/He doesn't pay.<br>Se ei maksa paljoa.<br>It doesn't cost a lot.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of maksaa.<br>Maksa!<br>Pay!<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of maksaa.<br>Älä maksa!<br>Don't pay!<br>
tiedostaa	(transitive, + genitive-accusative) To be aware of.<br>
vainaja	a dead person, a departed, (in compounds) mies~ = the late husband; (law) a deceased, decedent.<br>(figuratively, to some extent colloquially) a used item:<br>auto~ = the good old 'deceased' car<br>
kierrätys	rotation<br>(environmental protection) recycling<br>
kultamitali	gold medal<br>
lämmetä	(intransitive) to warm up<br>(intransitive, figuratively) to warm<br>
satunnainen	random<br>coincidental<br>(accounting) extraordinary<br>
kaivo	well (water source)<br>
taatusti	certainly<br>Eivät taatusti olleet kaupungin ainoat.<br>They certainly weren't the city's only ones.<br>
evakuoida	(transitive) To evacuate.<br>
hyödyllinen	useful, beneficial, helpful<br>
palautua	(intransitive) To recover, revert.<br>
piilo	hideout, lair<br>(in compounds) hidden<br>
varuskunta	garrison<br>
epäkohta	grievance<br>
ihmissuhde	relationship<br>
takaisku	Setback.<br>
haukkua	(intransitive, of a dog) To bark, yip, yelp, bay.<br>(transitive) To bad mouth (someone), To criticise/criticize, attack, abuse.<br>~ pystyyn/maanrakoon/pataluhaksi (haukkua + intensifier) = to tell off, slag.<br>(transitive) To call (sb) names.<br>
tervehtiä	(transitive + partitive) to greet<br>(transitive, military + partitive) to salute<br>to give the time of day, to say hello (to acknowledge somebody; to give some respect or attention)<br>Jos et ole hänen mielestään kylliksi rikas, hän ei edes tervehdi sinua.<br>If he doesn't think you are rich enough, he won't even give you the time of day.<br>Hän on alkanut taas tervehtiä minua.<br>She's began to say hello to me again.<br>
luovuus	creativity<br>
myöhäinen	late (as opposed to early)<br>
sivuun	Illative singular form of sivu.<br>aside<br>
haava	A wound.<br>
harte	
pelinjohtaja	(sports) game leader (in team sports, a person responsible for keeping the game moving and assisting players to give their best contribution to the game)<br>
jäsenvaltio	member state<br>
varuste	A piece of equipment; accessory.<br>
kaappi	cabinet<br>closet<br>locker<br>(slang) tank; very muscular and physically imposing person<br>
olennaisesti	essentially<br>
tennis	tennis<br>
voimaantulla	to come into force<br>
eksyä	(intransitive) to get lost, go astray, lose one's way.<br>Eksyin metsään.<br>I got lost in the forest.<br>
lihas	muscle<br>
mylly	mill<br>(colloquial) A fight with many participants and no apparent reason or sense<br>
pidätys	arrest, seizure<br>
semmoinen	(dialectal) Alternative form of sellainen.<br>
rajoittua	(intransitive) To abut, be limited, limit oneself, be restricted, restrict oneself.<br>
syntymäpäivä	annual birthday<br>birthdate, date of birth<br>
talouskriisi	economic crisis<br>
lähiö	suburb (urbanized area on the periphery of a city)<br>
intohimo	Passion, fervour/fervor.<br>
laukaista	(transitive) To fire (a gun).<br>(transitive) To launch (a rocket).<br>(transitive) To trigger.<br>
maila	A tool used to handle the ball in various ball games. The translation into English depends on the kind of tool used in the particular game. Examples:<br>racket in tennis, squash, badminton<br>bat in baseball, cricket<br>stick in various arts of hockey<br>club in golf<br>paddle in table tennis<br>mallet in polo, croquet<br>
päinvastainen	converse<br>reciprocal, backward, contrary<br>
tammi	oak<br>pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)<br>draughts, checkers<br>
analyysi	analysis<br>
mieluisa	pleasant<br>
pieli	jamb, post (vertical component forming the sides of a door frame, window frame or other opening in a wall)<br>
viitisen	about five<br>Asuin Barcelonassa viitisen vuotta.<br>I lived in Barcelona for about five years.<br>
haitallinen	Harmful, injurious, hazardous, detrimental, inimical.<br>
belgialainen	Belgian<br>A Belgian person.<br>
rauhoittua	(intransitive) To calm down, relax, unwind.<br>
tarkastelu	examination, inspection<br>
painos	edition (the whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time)<br>
vierailija	visitor<br>
pakkaus	package<br>
siunata	(transitive) To bless (also figuratively).<br>
vastuullinen	accountable, answerable<br>
alusta alkaen	(idiomatic) from the very beginning, from the outset, from the inception, from the word go, from the get-go<br>from scratch<br>
askele	Alternative form of askel.<br>
myyminen	fourth infinitive of myydä.<br>
persoonallinen	distinctive (characteristic or typical to somebody)<br>Hänellä on hyvin persoonallinen pukeutumistyyli.<br>Her style of clothing is very distinctive.<br>
saatava	Passive present participle of saada.<br>short for myyntisaatava ('receivable')<br>
asuntolaina	mortgage (loan taken to finance purchasing of residential property, in which the property acts as collateral to the loan)<br>
esite	leaflet, brochure<br>
hautajaiset	A funeral, memorial service; wake.<br>
konservatiivi	A conservative (one who favors maintenance of the status quo).<br>A member or supporter of a conservative party.<br>
potea	(transitive, + partitive) To be sick with, have, suffer from (a disease or, figuratively, a mental state).<br>~ flunssaa = to have the flu.<br>~ syyllisyyttä = to be sick with guilt.<br>
sisälle	inside (to the position inside something)<br>indoors<br>inside<br>Laatikon sisälle ei laitettu mitään.<br>Nothing was placed inside the box.<br>
teollisuusmaa	developed country<br>
naama	(colloquial) face<br>
taloyhtiö	condominium (company established to own and govern one or more buildings, which may be residential or office building)<br>
edustus	representation<br>
opetusministeri	minister of education, secretary of education<br>
ennestään	previously<br>Mies oli minulle ennestään tuntematon.<br>The man was previously unknown to me.<br>already<br>Minulla on ennestään kaksi Van Goghia seinälläni, mutta haluaisin vielä lisää.<br>I already have two Van Goghs on my wall, but I would still like to get more.<br>
pelikielto	(sports) suspension (penalty in ice hockey and other ballgames consisting of prohibiting a player to play in one or more consecutive matches or for a period of time)<br>
vaikutelma	impression<br>Sain sellaisen vaikutelman, että...<br>I got the impression that...<br>
mieltää	(intransitive) To perceive.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of mieltää.<br>
motivaatio	motivation<br>
pihapiiri	courtyard, court<br>
pikkuinen	little, tiny<br>little one<br>
suoranainen	direct, obvious, patent<br>Ehdottamasi halpa loma lokakuussa maksaisi meille 4.000 euroa - suoranainen kustannus on vain 1.000 euroa, mutta joutuisin lisäksi ottamaan palkatonta vapaata.<br>The cheap vacation in October that you propose would cost us 4,000 euros - the direct cost is only 1,000 euros, but I would additionally have to take unpaid time off from work.<br>Väitteesi ovat suoranaista roskaa.<br>Your arguments are patent nonsense.<br>
juoksija	runner<br>
käskeä	(transitive) To order, tell; to command.<br>
skandaali	scandal<br>
virkailija	clerk<br>functionary<br>
jollei	(subordinating) if ... not, unless:<br>Jollei sada, menen ulos.<br>If it does not rain, I'll go out.<br>Jollet tee mitään, menen ulos.<br>Unless you do something, I'll go out.<br>
keskiaika	The Middle Ages.<br>
keskisuuri	middle-sized, medium<br>
voittaminen	winning<br>fourth infinitive of voittaa.<br>
vuodenaika	season (quarter of year)<br>
kannalla	Adessive singular form of kanta.<br>stand, opinion<br>Presidentti on sillä kannalla, ettei lisäjoukkoja tarvita.<br>The president's stand on the issue is that no extra troops are required.<br>
kiivetä	To climb.<br>
maanosa	continent<br>
puoluehallitus	board of a party<br>
rento	Relaxed.<br>
epäilemättä	undoubtedly, indubitably, unquestionably, doubtlessly, undoubtably<br>active third infinitive in abessive of epäillä.<br>
mauste	flavoring/flavouring, seasoning, flavor/flavour (substance used to produce a taste)<br>spice (any variety of spice)<br>
työllistäminen	fourth infinitive of työllistää.<br>
aurinkoinen	sunny<br>
osakeyhtiö	limited liability company<br>
sanella	(transitive) To dictate (to order, command, control).<br>(transitive) To dictate (to speak in order for someone to write down the words).<br>
upottaa	~ (laiva, rahaa) = to sink (a boat, money)<br>to flood<br>to submerge, immerse<br>~ (kätensä + illative) to stick, dunk (one's hands into something)<br>~ (keihäs, puukko) = to plunge (a lance, knife)<br>~ (katseensa) = to drill/burn (one's eyes)<br>~ (surunsa) = to drown (one's sorrows)<br>~ (kaappi) = to build in, flush (a closet)<br>~ (naula) = to countersink (a nail)<br>to embed<br>(computing) to insert<br>~ (kivi sormukseen) = to set, mount (a gem into a ring)<br>
oleellisesti	essentially<br>
trendi	trend<br>
vaurioitua	(intransitive) to be damaged<br>
kellari	A cellar (underground space)<br>
säädös	statute<br>
yleissitovuus	(law, labour) Of a collective bargaining agreement, the quality of being universally binding, i.e. binding all employers in a given branch of economic activity.<br>
jakelu	distribution<br>
romahdus	A collapse (act of collapsing).<br>A meltdown (situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown).<br>
salata	(transitive) to conceal, keep secret, cover up, hide<br>(transitive) to encrypt, encipher<br>
tehostaminen	fourth infinitive of tehostaa.<br>
kaapata	(transitive) To capture, abduct, kidnap (a person).<br>(transitive) To hijack (a vehicle or computer).<br>
kokoomuslainen	Of or pertaining to Kokoomus, a liberal conservative political party in Finland. May be translated into English as Coalition, if the reader can be expected to be familiar with the Finnish party system. Otherwise conservative and liberal conservative are viable options.<br>A member or supporter of Kokoomus (Coalition) party.<br>
langeta	(intransitive) To sin.<br>(intransitive) To fall.<br>(intransitive) To lapse.<br>
roska	litter, trash, rubbish<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
lelu	toy<br>
puukko	A puukko.<br>A hunting knife (utensil or tool).<br>
ruma	ugly (displeasing to the eye or ear)<br>ugly (offensive to one's sensibilities or morality)<br>Hän teki meille ruman tempun.<br>He played an ugly trick on us.<br>
kerääntyä	(intransitive) To accumulate.<br>
löytö	discovery<br>tehdä löytö = to make a discovery<br>bargain (purchase with an advantageous price)<br>
olympiavoittaja	Olympic winner<br>
pankinjohtaja	bank manager<br>
ylitys	An act of going over a limit, an instance of surpassing.<br>tilinylitys = an overdraft<br>tavoitteiden ylitys = a surpassing of (one's) objectives<br>An act of crossing.<br>valtameren ylitys = a crossing of an ocean<br>
kandidaatti	candidate<br>baccalaureate, a person who has completed the Bachelor of Science<br>
läpimurto	A breakthrough (military advance).<br>A breakthrough (major progress).<br>As a modifier in a compound term, breakthrough.<br>läpimurtoteknologia<br>a breakthrough technology<br>
kaaos	chaos<br>
kate	covering, roofing<br>funds (of a check), backing, coverage (of a banknote)<br>(figuratively) reliability, trustworthiness (e.g. of a promise)<br>place setting<br>
sosiaalidemokraattinen	social democratic (of or pertaining to a Social Democrat Party of some country or its policy)<br>
vahingoittaa	to damage<br>to harm, to injure (to cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something)<br>to prejudice (to have a negative impact on someone's position, chances etc.)<br>to maul (to handle someone or something in a rough way; to savage)<br>to deface (to damage something in a visible or conspicuous manner)<br>to hit (to affect negatively)<br>(law) to damnify (to cause loss or injury)<br>(medicine) to affect (of a disease, to harm a part of the body)<br>
ennenaikainen	premature, untimely<br>viedä ennenaikaiseen hautaan = to take or send someone to an early grave<br>
kohottaa	to elevate<br>to uplift<br>to hold up<br>kohottaa malja: to toast<br>(baking) to leaven<br>
lanka	yarn<br>thread<br>wire (metal formed into a thin, even thread)<br>wire (piece of such material)<br>
talouselämä	economy<br>
tutkimustulos	finding (result of research or an investigation)<br>
vieri	side<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of vieriä.<br>Indicative present connegative form of vieriä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of vieriä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of vieriä.<br>
ensimmäiseksi	firstly<br>Translative singular form of ensimmäinen.<br>
ministerineuvosto	A council formed by ministers, especially:<br>The Council of the European Union, also referred to as 'Council of Ministers' or simply 'Council' (one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union, the other being the European Parliament).<br>The 'Nordic Council of Ministers', an intergovernmental organ working within the framework of the Nordic Council.<br>
palvelukeskus	service center (centralized organisation that produces a service or services)<br>
rahoituserä	(accounting) financial item (item on the financial statement of a bookkeeping entity which deals with financing, as opposed to the real process of producing goods and services)<br>
ratkaisevasti	crucially<br>decisively<br>
ravi	(horsemanship) trot<br>trot (rapid gait of a person)<br>
sitkeä	(of food) tough<br>resilient, hardy<br>viscous<br>
suostumus	approval, consent<br>
housut	trousers<br>
yrittäminen	trying<br>endeavoring<br>fourth infinitive of yrittää.<br>
automaatti	automaton<br>
hehkuttaa	(transitive) To blaze.<br>(transitive) To anneal.<br>
katkera	bitter, resentful<br>
pohjoispuoli	northside<br>
urheiluseura	sport club, athletic club<br>
vanheta	(intransitive) to age<br>
yläpuolella	Adessive singular form of yläpuoli.<br>See: yläpuoli<br>
ahdistaa	(transitive) To worry, distress, bother.<br>(transitive) To harass, pester, badger.<br>(transitive) To irritate, vex, annoy.<br>(transitive) To chase, pursue.<br>(transitive) To (op)press, push, pressure.<br>(transitive) To bait, heckle, hector.<br>(intransitive) To constrict, strangle, (of a shoe) pinch.<br>
suomalaisuus	Finnishness<br>
terveellinen	(of food etc.) healthy<br>
asuinpaikka	residence, place of residence, habitation, homestead (place where one lives)<br>
ekologinen	ecological<br>
kesäinen	summery<br>
äärellä	Adessive singular form of ääri.<br>
kinkku	ham<br>(military slang) weekend in the army<br>
pesäpallo	A variety of baseball developed in Finland in 1920's. There's no 'official' translation into English, but 'Finnish baseball' might be used, or simply 'baseball' in contexts where the differences between the two games are not essential.<br>The ball used in the game of pesäpallo.<br>
varsinkin kun	
aidosti	honestly, really<br>
kilpailuvirasto	competition regulator; competition authority (European Union terminology) (regulatory body overseeing competition on a market).<br>Capitalized (Kilpailuvirasto), the Finnish Competition Authority. Corresponding authorities in English-speaking countries include Competition Bureau (Canada), Competition Commission (UK, SA, India), Federal Trade Commission (US), Competition Authority (Ireland), Competition and Consumer Commission (Australia), Commerce Commission (NZ).<br>
tuotekehitys	product development, R&D<br>
suuntaus	trend<br>orientation<br>
elokuvateatteri	movie theater, cinema<br>
mansikka	strawberry<br>
terveiset	regards, wishes, greetings, compliments<br>Kerro minulta terveisiä!<br>Give her/him my regards!<br>Parhain terveisin, NN<br>With best regards, NN<br>
turkkilainen	Turkish<br>A Turk.<br>
ymmärrys	understanding<br>
alkukesä	early summer (an inexactly defined period covering the first few weeks of the summer)<br>
kaukaa	from afar<br>
biologinen	biological<br>
ensinnä	first, at first, firstly<br>
tiimi	(colloquial) team<br>
oikeudenmukaisuus	fairness, justice; rectitude.<br>
poisto	removal<br>deletion<br>(accounting) depreciation<br>(accounting) amortization (of intangible assets)<br>
intressi	interest (business or amorous involvement)<br>
kuninkaallinen	royal<br>a royal person<br>
ensisijainen	primary<br>
korkealla	Adessive singular form of korkea.<br>
tasapainoinen	balanced<br>
tuoksu	smell, odour, scent, whiff<br>fragrance, perfume<br>
uhrata	(transitive) To sacrifice.<br>
kerroin	(mathematics) coefficient<br>Instructive plural form of kerta.<br>First-person singular indicative past form of kertoa.<br>
liekki	flame<br>
pääsarja	(astronomy) main sequence<br>
tyystin	fully, completely<br>
fyysisesti	physically<br>
ennenkuin	Common misspelling of ennen kuin.<br>
lähipäivä	Any of the next few days.<br>Hän tulee kotiin lähipäivinä.<br>He will come home on one of the next few days.<br>Lähipäivät tulevat näyttämään talouden suunnan.<br>The next few days will show the direction of the economy.<br>Any of the days near a given date.<br>Hän tulee kotiin joskus joulun lähipäivinä.<br>He will come home some day near the Christmas.<br>
kide	crystal (a grain or piece of a crystalline substance, an array of atoms)<br>
kouluttaja	trainer (person who trains another)<br>instructor (one who instructs)<br>
viime kädessä	ultimately, in the end, eventually<br>Veronmaksajat joutuvat viime kädessä maksamaan pankkikriisin kustannukset.<br>The taxpayers will eventually have to shoulder the costs of the banking crisis.<br>
budjettiesitys	budget proposal (budget that has not yet been formally approved by the relevant decision-making body)<br>
mäkihyppy	ski jumping<br>
puoluejohtaja	party leader (leader of a political perty)<br>
serbia	Serbian (the Serbian language)<br>
verinen	bloody (covered in blood)<br>Onnettomuuden jälkeen hänen kädestään jäi jäljelle vain verinen tynkä.<br>All that remained of his right hand after the accident was a bloody stump.<br>bloody (characterised by bloodshed)<br>Näiden kahden heimon välillä on ollut verisiä taisteluja.<br>There have been bloody battles between the two tribes.<br>bloody (containing blood)<br>
jättäminen	Fourth infinitive of tehdä in nominative case; leaving, dumping (the act)<br>Töiden jättäminen viime tinkaan on hänelle tyypillistä.<br>Leaving the work to the last moment possible is typical of him.<br>
melkoisesti	quite a bit, considerably<br>
pystyssä	upright, erect (in an upright position)<br>
väistämättä	inexorably<br>
kaivos	mine (mining)<br>
kalenteri	A calendar (system for dividing time).<br>A calendar (means for determining date).<br>
heikkeneminen	decline<br>
mänty	pine, especially the Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris.<br>
olkapää	(anatomy) shoulder<br>
pitkäaikaistyötön	long-term unemployed (person who has been unemployed for an elongated period of time)<br>
sairasloma	sick leave<br>
ostovoima	(economics) Purchasing power, buying power.<br>
pikkuhiljaa	little by little, gradually<br>Alan pikkuhiljaa hermostua.<br>I'm gradually getting irritated.<br>
putoaminen	falling<br>
vatsa	stomach<br>
ystävällinen	friendly<br>
piitata	(intransitive) To care about, worry about, bother oneself about, trouble oneself about.<br>
tietoisesti	consciously, knowingly, volitionally (in a conscious manner)<br>
tämänhetkinen	Occurring now; current, actual.<br>
vaihtoehtoinen	alternative<br>
ylitarkastaja	superintendent<br>
kaavoittaa	(transitive) to zone (to define the property use classification of an area)<br>Tämä alue kaavoitettiin teollisuuskäyttöön.<br>This area was zoned for industrial use.<br>
parisuhde	intimate relationship<br>
rakastua	to fall in love with, enamor<br>Olen rakastumassa sinuun.<br>I am falling in love with you.<br>
sen paremmin	any better<br>En osaa englantia sen paremmin kuin Einarikaan.<br>I can't speak English any better than Einari.<br>nor<br>En osaa englantia sen paremmin kuin espanjaakaan.<br>I can't speak English nor Spanish.<br>better than that<br>En ymmärrä tätä sinun tekstiäsi. --Anteeksi, en osaa englantia sen paremmin.<br>I don't understand this text of yours. --Sorry, I can't write English better than that.<br>it better<br>Sinä teet sen paremmin kuin minä.<br>You do it better than me.<br>
tosiaan	indeed, all right<br>
työpaja	workshop<br>
novelli	short story<br>
päätösvalta	decision making power<br>
vapaaehtoisesti	voluntarily<br>
katselmus	survey, review<br>
kulttuuriministeri	minister of culture<br>
lentopallo	(uncountable) volleyball (sport or activity)<br>(countable) volleyball (ball)<br>
synnytys	The act of giving birth; childbirth, parturition.<br>
tasokas	upscale, high-class<br>qualified<br>
ajaja	driver.<br>
juusto	cheese<br>
kaari	curve<br>bow<br>arc<br>(law) code (one of the nine parts of Swedish 1734 law and the parts of law that replace it)<br>(biology, taxonomy) division<br>(graph theory, network theory) edge between two vertices<br>(nautical) rib of a boat or a ship<br>
lääketieteellinen	medical<br>
mielekäs	reasonable, sensible<br>
osakkeenomistaja	(economics) shareholder, shareowner<br>
valtakunnallisesti	nationwide<br>Hän on valtakunnallisesti tunnettu taiteilija.<br>She is known nationwide as an artist.<br>
likainen	dirty, unclean, filthy<br>dirty, unethical<br>
vahingonkorvaus	damages<br>
etumatka	lead (distance in favor of a competitor, especially at the beginning of a race or similar)<br>Annan sinulle 10 metriä etumatkaa.<br>I give you a 10 meters' lead.<br>Ehdokas B on lähes saavuttanut ehdokas A:n etumatkan.<br>Candidate B has almost regained the lead of the candidate A.<br>
kierto	rotation<br>circulation<br>
meininki	intention, event, happening<br>atmosphere<br>party<br>
paisua	To swell (to become bigger, especially due to engorging).<br>paisua ylpeydestä<br>to swell with pride<br>To expand (to increase in volume or scope).<br>Höyry paisuu turbiinissa ja osa sen lämpöenergiasta muuttuu turbiinin liike-energiaksi.<br>Steam expands in the turbine and part of its thermal energy transforms into kinetic energy of the turbine.<br>Body Shop paisui muutamassa vuodessa kotiteollisuudesta maailmanlaajuiseksi ketjuksi.<br>The Body Shop expanded from cottage industry into a worldwide chain within a few years.<br>To mushroom (to grow quickly to a large size)<br>To bilge or to bulge (swell).<br>
sammua	(intransitive, of light) To go out/off.<br>(intransitive, of fire) To go out, die (down).<br>(intransitive, of thirst) To be quenched.<br>(intransitive, of feelings, emotions) To die, fade/melt away, diminish.<br>(intransitive, colloquial) To crash, conk out (to fall asleep).<br>(intransitive) To pass out (after having drunk alcohol).<br>
äänioikeutettu	A person entitled to vote.<br>äänioikeutetut (pl) = electorate (people entitled to vote collectively)<br>
äärimmäinen	extreme, ultra, ultra-<br>
luostari	Abbey, cloister; (for monks) monastery; (for nuns) convent, nunnery.<br>
uusiutua	(intransitive, esp. of an illness) To recur (to repeat itself).<br>
käännös	A translation<br>A turn<br>(computing) A compilation.<br>
rutiini	routine<br>rutin<br>
uusivuosi	New Year<br>New Year's Eve (celebration)<br>Tänä vuonna juhlimme uuttavuotta kasinolla.<br>This year we are going to celebrate the New Year's Eve at the casino.<br>
valvoja	overseer<br>regulator<br>inspector<br>
intialainen	Indian (person from India)<br>Indian (pertaining to India)<br>
julkilausuma	communiqué, declaration, proclamation (official statement given out from a congress, meeting etc.)<br>
eteläpuoli	southside<br>
lounas	southwest<br>lunch<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
murskata	To crush, smash, shatter, pulverize.<br>To grind.<br>(figuratively) To demolish.<br>
taannoin	recently<br>
tyyppinen	of a type, of a kind, of a style; always used with a head word or as part of a compound term.<br>Minkä tyyppinen ihminen hän on?<br>What type of a person is she?<br>X on miellyttävän pehmeä, saksalaistyyppinen olut.<br>X is a German-style, pleasantly smooth beer.<br>
veturi	locomotive<br>
vuoropuhelu	dialogue (conversation or other discourse between individuals)<br>
eksoottinen	exotic<br>
heinä	hay<br>tehdä heinää = to hay, to make hay, to do hay<br>grass<br>any similar plant, such as sedge<br>Essive form of he. In most cases translated into English 'as they; if one were they, (one would do sth)' — apart from that, the occasions where this form is useful are practically quite rare:<br>Heinä minä olisin hiljaa.<br>If I were they, I would keep my mouth shut.<br>
puhuminen	Fourth infinitive of puhua; speaking, also to speak (the action).<br>Puhuminen on hopeaa.<br>To speak is silver.<br>
näkyvissä	Inessive plural form of näkyvä.<br>
ryöstää	(transitive) To rob, plunder; to loot, sack.<br>
suotuisa	favourable/favorable, propitious, advantageous<br>beneficial<br>
kokoon	Illative singular form of koko.<br>together (to one place)<br>Paljonko rahaa olemme saaneet kokoon?<br>How much money have we scraped together?<br>
vastaisuus	opposition, in compond terms often anti- (action of opposing or of being in conflict)<br>Darwinia motivoi rasismin vastaisuus.<br>Darwin was motivated by opposition to racism.<br>Tapahtuma vahvisti amerikkalaisvastaisuutta ainakin tilapäisesti.<br>The incident strengthened anti-Americanism at least temporarily.<br>future<br>Vastaisuudessa tulen pitämään huolta siitä, että...<br>In the future I will see to it that...<br>
elektroniikka	electronics<br>
etsiminen	searching<br>fourth infinitive of etsiä.<br>
kuivua	(intransitive) To dry (out/off/up).<br>
pastori	pastor<br>
tulkki	interpreter<br>
uupua	(intransitive) to get tired, get exhausted, get fatigued.<br>(intransitive) to be missing<br>
veikata	To guess, bet.<br>To bet for money.<br>Mitä veikkaat?<br>What do you think?<br>
jälkikäteen	afterwards<br>
kantelu	(law) complaint<br>tattling, taletelling<br>
summata	To add, sum.<br>
hakeminen	fourth infinitive of hakea.<br>
lupailla	To promise (not trustworthy, or tentatively).<br>
saastua	(intransitive) To become polluted.<br>
uimari	swimmer<br>
viileä	cool<br>
innokkaasti	avidly, eagerly, enthusiastically<br>
poissaolo	absence<br>
muotokuva	A portrait.<br>
tiski	desk<br>counter<br>(colloquial) dishes (dirty containers, utensils etc. to be washed after eating).<br>
erehtyä	(intransitive) To err, make a mistake.<br>Erehdyin paikasta, joten tilaisuus meni minulta ohi.<br>I mistook the place, so I lost the chance.<br>Ihmiset erehtyvät usein pitämään arkoja ja ujoja lapsia hyvin kasvatettuina.<br>People often mistakenly regard shy and quiet children as well-brought-up.<br>
kukkaro	A purse.<br>
päällimmäinen	(not comparable) topmost, uppermost (at or nearest to the top of a pile, stack or similar)<br>Jos salaatti näyttä nahistuneelta, kokeile poistaa päällimmäiset lehdet.<br>If the salad looks leathery, try to remove the topmost leaves.<br>(comparable) most urgent<br>Se ei juuri nyt ole päällimmäisin murheeni.<br>That's not my most urgent worry right now.<br>
riisua	(transitive) To undress, strip, take off.<br>
huuto	scream, cry<br>
säestää	(music, transitive, intransitive) to accompany (to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition)<br>
liikennöidä	To run or operate a (regular) traffic line.<br>S---- Line liikennöi Helsingin ja useiden Itämeren satamien välillä.<br>S---- Line operates lines between Helsinki and several Baltic ports.<br>
protesti	protest (formal objection)<br>
ratti	steering wheel<br>funnel (vessel)<br>
jokseenkin	somewhat<br>
kelkka	small sled or sledge equipped with runners<br>snowmobile (short for moottorikelkka)<br>tray (on CD drive)<br>
lukiolainen	highschooler<br>
maailmanennätys	(sports) world record<br>
ydinase	nuclear weapon<br>
keskustalainen	A member or supporter of the Centre Party of Finland.<br>Relating to the Centre Party of Finland.<br>One who or which is located centre in the political spectrum.<br>
potkia	Partitive plural form of potka.<br>(transitive) To kick (repeatedly/continuously).<br>
toimilupa	concession, franchise (permission to run a regulated business, exploit a natural resource etc.)<br>
ajokki	An animal used in transport.<br>The vehicle the animal pulls.<br>
kana	chicken (domestic fowl of species Gallus gallus aka Gallus domesticus)<br />hen (female chicken)<br />chicken (meat from this bird eaten as food)<br />(taxonomy) gallinaceous; when used as modifier in some compound terms<br />kanalintu = gallinaceous bird<br />(derogatory) hen (unintelligent, talkative woman)<br />(archaic) woman, sweetheart<br />1835,  Elias Lönnrot,  Kalevala:<br />Sanoi Pohjolan emäntä, itse lausui, noin nimesi:/ Kummallenp' on mielit mennä, kun tulevat tahtomahan/ ikuiseksi ystäväksi, kainaloiseksi kanaksi?<br />Said the mistress of Pohjola, stated herself, thus worded:/ To which one do you want to go, when they come to woo you/ to be their eternal friend, a chicken under their arm?<br />kana (Japanese syllabary)<br />
patistaa	(transitive) To push, press, urge (somebody to act).<br>
tempaus	An act of snatching, yanking or jerking<br>escapade (daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention)<br>
vankeustuomio	prison sentence<br>
hermostua	(intransitive) To get nervous.<br>
ihastella	To admire.<br>
kymmenentuhatta	(cardinal) ten thousand<br>
naapurikunta	neighbouring municipality<br>
organisoida	To organise/organize.<br>
parkkipaikka	(informal) A parking lot.<br>(informal) A parking space.<br>
tapainen	resembling, similar, like<br>Ruotsi on Suomen tapainen pieni, vientiin suuntautunut kansantalous.<br>Sweden is a small export-oriented economy like Finland.<br>Sinun tapaisesi tyyppi kuuluisi vankilaan.<br>A person like you should belong to the jail.<br>
kireä	tight, taut<br>tense (showing stress or strain)<br>
kosteus	humidity<br>
lamavuosi	(economics) depression year (a year characterized by economic depression)<br>
metsäyhtiö	forest product company (any company involved in production of pulp, paper, sawn goods and other mass-produced forest products)<br>
paheksua	(transitive + partitive) To disapprove of, reprehend; to frown (up)on.<br>(transitive + partitive) To censure, find fault with, reproach.<br>
päivystää	(intransitive) To be on call (e.g. by a phone at a workplace).<br>
valtavasti	hugely<br>enormously<br>
alkukausi	early season<br>
erilaisuus	difference (quality of being different)<br>
kristitty	A Christian.<br>Christian<br>
saatavuus	availability<br>
tuijottaa	To stare.<br>
koreografi	choreographer<br>
naurattaa	(transitive) To make someone laugh.<br>
energiayhtiö	energy company (any company involved in production, transmission and/or distribution of energy in the form of fuels, electricity or heat)<br>
psykologi	psychologist<br>
puhuja	A speaker (one who speaks).<br>
ympäristöministeri	minister of the environment<br>
kehittämishanke	development project<br>
kunnostautua	(intransitive) To distinguish oneself.<br>
pesti	hiring<br>
varikko	depot<br>(motor racing) pit<br>
viipyä	(intransitive) To stay, remain; to dwell on, linger.<br>(intransitive) To take one's time, dawdle.<br>(intransitive) To be delayed, be late.<br>
luento	A lecture, especially one given in a higher learning institution as part of the curriculum.<br>
kutistua	(intransitive) To shrink.<br>
sunnuntainen	Pertaining to Sunday.<br>
kuvanveistäjä	sculptor<br>
terrorismi	terrorism<br>
esittäjä	performer<br>presenter<br>
jyrätä	To roll (to press or level with a roller), flatten, level (with a roller).<br>To steamroller or steamroll (to flatten as with a steamroller)<br>(figuratively) To steamroller or steamroll (to proceed ruthlessly).<br>
kätkeä	to hide, conceal<br>to stash (to hide or store away for later use)<br>Hän kätki viinansa kaappiin tiskin alle.<br>He stashed his liquor in the cabinet under the bar.<br>(figuratively) to bury (e.g. the truth).<br>
raami	frame<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
vapautusarmeija	liberation army<br>
pudotus	fall (act of moving down under the effect of gravity)<br>vapaa pudotus = freefall<br>act of dropping (causing something to fall)<br>(computing) dropdown<br>
tällä haavaa	for now (at the moment; until later)<br>Tämä riittää tällä haavaa, voimme jatkaa keskustelua huomenna.<br>That's enough for now, we can continue our conversation tomorrow.<br>
kaista	lane (division of roadway)<br>band (part of radio spectrum)<br>psycho<br>
aikoihin	Illative plural form of aika.<br>(pitkiin) aikoihin = in a long time, in forever, in ages<br>Et ole puhunut minulle kunnolla aikoihin!<br>You haven't properly spoken to me in ages!<br>
jäätyä	(intransitive) To freeze.<br>Vesi jäätyi.<br>The water froze.<br>
yksityiskohtainen	detailed<br>elaborate<br>
kolumni	column (a piece or article in newspaper or magazine)<br>
kesäisin	in the summer, every summer<br>
pomo	(colloquial) boss<br>
yhteistyösopimus	cooperation agreement<br>
toistuvasti	repeatedly<br>
vihannes	vegetable<br>(colloquial) person in a vegetative state<br>
viimeaikainen	recent<br>
erotuomari	(sports) A referee, umpire.<br>
marssi	march<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of marssia.<br>Indicative present connegative form of marssia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of marssia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of marssia.<br>
netti	(colloquial) the Net, Internet<br>
sellaisenaan	as such (as should be; in its natural or original state)<br>Herkkutatti on hyvää sellaisenaan, mutta siitä saa myös maukasta keittoa.<br>Porcini is good as such, but it may also be used to make a tasty soup.<br>Kokous hyväksyi talousarvion sellaisenaan.<br>The meeting approved the budget as such.<br>
valaistus	lighting<br>
arka	tender, sore<br>sensitive<br>timid, shy, bashful<br>
kemiallinen	chemical<br>
suhteellinen	relative, proportionate<br>
terveystoimi	health services; usually as a branch of municipal government<br>Järvenpään terveystoimi organisoidaan kokonaan uudelleen.<br>The health services of Järvenpää will be entirely reorganized.<br>
valtiontalous	state finances (revenue and expenditure of a national government taken as a whole)<br>Suomen valtiontalous on suhteellisen hyvässä kunnossa.<br>Finland's state finances are in a relatively good condition.<br>
epämääräinen	vague, nonspecific, indefinite, uncertain<br>(of a person) suspicious<br>
arvoitus	riddle, puzzle, enigma (a verbal puzzle or mystery)<br>puzzle, enigma (anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of)<br>conundrum, brain-teaser (difficult question, puzzle or riddle)<br>
kitaristi	guitarist<br>
koreografia	choreography<br>
kunnioitus	respect<br>
puoliaika	half (period of a game before or after the half-time)<br>
saldo	balance of an account<br>
hukata	(transitive) To lose, misplace (sth in a manner that it is then missing).<br>Hukkasin avaimeni.<br>I lost my key(s).<br>(transitive) To waste, especially in the expression hukata aikaa (to waste time).<br>
kemia	chemistry<br>(colloquial) interpersonal relationship<br>
luottamushenkilö	shop steward<br>A person who is elected to serve as a member of a council, board, subcommittee or other decision-making organ in a municipality, association, foundation etc.<br>
purkautua	(intransitive) To be dismantled, come apart.<br>(intransitive, of a knitwear) To unravel, come undone.<br>(intransitive, of a knot etc.) To come untied/unwound.<br>(intransitive, of a deal) To be cancelled/annuled/revoked, (colloquial) fall through.<br>(intransitive, of a marriage) To break up.<br>(intransitive, of an engagement) To get broken off.<br>(intransitive, law, of a decision) To be rescinded/reversed.<br>(intransitive, of a battery) To lose its charge, run down.<br>(intransitive, of emotions) To be released/vented, burst out, erupt.<br>(intransitive, of a volcano) To erupt.<br>
tuottavuus	productivity (rate at which goods or services are produced by a standard amount of inputs)<br>productiveness (state of being productive)<br>
työnhakija	job applicant, jobseeker<br>
panttivanki	hostage<br>
ranska	French (language)<br>
tulitauko	ceasefire<br>
doping	doping (use of drugs to improve athletic performance)<br>
elinkeinokeskus	A regional or municipal board for promotion of business in its area of operation. There seems to be no uniform translation into English, but many of these boards call themselves 'Business + name of city or region', e.g. 'Business Seinäjoki' in their English communication.<br>
kyläkoulu	village school<br>
massiivinen	massive<br>
viihdyttää	To entertain.<br>
mielipidemittaus	opinion poll<br>
sekava	confused, unclear, mixed<br>
stressi	stress<br>pressure<br>strain<br>
ylläpitäminen	Same as ylläpito.<br>
aluejohtaja	regional leader<br>
ampuja	A shooter.<br>Partitive plural form of ampu.<br>
näkyvyys	visibility<br>Lumisateen vuoksi tiellä oli näkyvyyttä vain 30 metriä.<br>Due to the snowfall, there was visibility of only 30 meters on the road.<br>coverage<br>media~ media coverage<br>(nautical) ken (range of sight)<br>
valittu	Passive past participle of valita.<br>
kiintiö	A quota.<br>
kuolemantuomio	Death sentence.<br>
rasismi	racism<br>
ehkäisy	prevention<br>contraception (prevention of pregnancy)<br>When used as modifier in a compound term, often translated into English as preventive or contraceptive<br>Hän otti huolellisesti ehkäisypillerinsä samaan aikaan joka päivä.<br>She was careful to take her contraceptive pill at the same time every day.<br>
koura	A fist, hollow of the hand.<br>A grapple or grab. A mechanical device for taking hold of something.<br>
kyltti	plaque (plate)<br>
piirustus	a drawing (picture)<br>the act of drawing<br>
selostaa	To explicate, explain.<br>To cover, commentate (in radio or TV).<br>
apulaiskaupunginjohtaja	deputy mayor, vice mayor<br>
huutokauppa	auction<br>
langettaa	To give a verdict.<br>
meinata	(transitive, colloquial) To mean.<br>Mitä tämä meinaa?<br>What does this mean?<br>(transitive, colloquial, + infinitive) To plan to do, intend to do, aim to do; to be going to do, will do.<br>Ei meinaa mahtua suuhun.<br>It won't fit in my mouth.<br>(transitive, colloquial, + infinitive) To almost do.<br>Oon meinannut hukkua kaksi kertaa.<br>I've almost drowned twice.<br>
tamma	mare (adult female horse)<br>
ahdistus	anxiety<br>angst<br>
hirveä	Horrible, terrible.<br>Partitive singular form of hirvi.<br>Indicative present connegative form of hirvetä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of hirvetä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of hirvetä.<br>
itäraja	eastern border<br>
jatkuvuus	continuity<br>
joukkoliikenne	mass transportation, mass transit<br>
kielitaito	language skills<br>language proficiency<br>
kulttuurinen	cultural<br>
luonnonvara	natural resource<br>
säteily	(physics) radiation<br>
talkoot	(usually plural) bee (gathering for carrying out a major task, such as harvesting or construction)<br>Alternative term for talkootyö ('volunteering, volunteer work')<br>
itsehallinto	autonomy<br>
nimetön	nameless, innominate<br>untitled<br>anonymous<br>ring finger<br>in plural (nimettömät) panties (US), knickers (UK) (women's short underpants)<br>
onneton	unhappy<br>
sosialisti	socialist<br>
varalta	ablative singular form of vara<br>just in case<br>Otan varalta sateenvarjon.<br>I'll take an umbrella, just in case.<br>
ääreen	Illative singular form of ääri.<br>
kilpailuttaminen	bidding<br>
puolisotilaallinen	paramilitary<br>
isänmaa	fatherland<br>
valitella	to complain<br>to regret<br>
puskea	To ram, push.<br>To gore (to pierce with horns).<br>
tulovero	income tax<br>
vanhanaikainen	antiquated, old-fashioned<br>obsolete<br>
ajoittua	(intransitive) To be dated (located to certain time).<br>
aloitus	A start<br>(ice hockey) A faceoff.<br>
eliitti	elite<br>
kulkija	traveler<br>rover<br>
aktivisti	activist<br>
legenda	A legend.<br>
päätöslauselma	Resolution (a formal statement adopted by an assembly).<br>
vesioikeus	(law) water law (branch of law dealing with the ownership, control, and use of water as a resource)<br>(Finland) Until 2000, a court specialized in water law and related administration; now their tasks belong mostly to aluehallintovirasto ('regional state administrative agency').<br>
esittäminen	fourth infinitive of esittää.<br>
runous	poetry<br>
vaikutusvalta	Influence, authority, clout (of a person or organization).<br>
aistia	(transitive) To sense.<br>Partitive singular form of aisti.<br>
baari	bar (public house)<br>cafeteria (restaurant serving simple food and usually having the right to serve medium strength beer, see keskiolut)<br>bar (unit of pressure)<br>
kalastaa	To fish.<br>
kotiottelu	(sports) home game<br>
paikan päällä	(idiomatic) on the spot (in a particular place)<br>Kävin paikan päällä katsomassa.<br>I was on the spot in order to take a look.<br>Meillä on toimittaja paikan päällä Gazassa.<br>We have a reporter on the spot in Gaza.<br>
pidentää	(transitive) To lengthen.<br>(transitive) To elongate.<br>(transitive) To prolong.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of pidentää.<br>
ylinopeus	speeding<br>
hoitua	(intransitive) To be fixed, to happen in an effortless manner.<br>
katsaus	overview, review<br>survey, summary<br>
oksa	branch (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk)<br>bough (firm branch)<br>knot (a whorl left in lumber)<br>
raketti	A rocket.<br>
tyttöystävä	girlfriend<br>
liiallinen	excessive<br>
liitos	joint<br>union<br>bond<br>hinge<br>merger<br>
muka	Used to express that what follows is doubtful or untrue; supposedly, allegedly.<br>Miten voi kalliimpi olla aina muka jotenkin parempi?<br>How can more expensive supposedly always be somehow better?<br>Oletko sinä muka purjehtinut Atlantin yli?<br>Do you claim you have sailed across the Atlantic?<br>In partitive (mukaa) used in some expressions to indicate simultaneity, togetherness or causality; along, along with, together, simultaneously, in proportion, in pace with.<br>Harjoituksia kovennettiin sitä mukaa kuin Harrin kunto parani.<br>The exercise was made harder in pace with the improvement of Harri's condition.<br>
tappo	Killing or kill.<br>(law) A manslaughter.<br>(common language) Voluntary manslaughter under mitigating circumstances.<br>^ [1]<br>
asialista	agenda<br>
huvittaa	(transitive) To amuse.<br>Hänen sutkautuksensa huvittivat minua suuresti.<br>Her quips greatly amused me.<br>(transitive, monopersonal) partitive + 3rd-pers. singular = to feel (like doing), want (to do).<br>Minua ei huvita lähteä.<br>I don't want to go.<br>
siirtymä	transition<br>displacement<br>
terveysasema	medical center, municipal clinic, clinic (municipal facility for providing outpatient services for residents of a designated area)<br>
musiikkiopisto	A music school providing musical training which starts from elementary level and prepares for professional studies.<br>
määrittää	(transitive) To specify, determine, define, set.<br>(transitive) To diagnose (a disease).<br>(transitive, grammar) To qualify, modify.<br>
kosto	Revenge, vengeance.<br>
kotikenttä	homecourt, home court, home field, home stadium, home arena, home ice<br>
kunnostaminen	Fourth infinitive of kunnostaa in nominative case ('to repair, renovate, refurbish, overhaul').<br>
oikaisu	A shortcut (method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps).<br>(aeronautics) A recovery from an abnormal flight state such as stall or spin.<br>A correction.<br>
pyöräily	cycling<br>
solu	(biology, communication, computing) A cell<br>Indicative present connegative form of solua.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of solua.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of solua.<br>
hehkua	to glow<br>hehkua pimeässä — to glow in the dark<br>hehkuva hymy — a glowing smile<br>metalli hehkui punaisena — the metal glowed red<br>to radiate light and warmth<br>Partitive singular form of hehku.<br>
kelpuuttaa	(transitive) To qualify, to accept, to pass, to settle for<br>Oletko sinkku sen takia, kun kukaan ei sinua kelpuuta?<br>Are you single because nobody will settle for you?<br>
leffa	(colloquial) movie<br>(colloquial) movies (cinema)<br>Lähdetkö leffaan?<br>Would you like to go to the movies?<br>
heilua	To swing, to sway, to rock (to move backward and forward).<br>Kasvi heilui tuulessa.<br>The plant swung in the breeze.<br>To swing (to hang on the gallows).<br>To vacillate (to sway unsteadily from one side to the other).<br>To vacillate (to swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another).<br>Berliinin kaduilla Ruth ja hänen maanmiehensä heiluivat toivon ja epätoivon välillä.<br>On the streets of Berlin, Ruth and her compatriots vacillated between hope and despair.<br>To oscillate (to swing back and forth, especially with a regular rhythm).<br>Heiluri heiluu hitaammin, kun se pitenee.<br>A pendulum oscillates slower as it gets longer.<br>
maltti	patience<br>temper; in the expression menettää malttinsa, to lose one's temper<br>
pohjoiskarjalainen	North Karelian (of or pertaining to North Karelia)<br>
vuokralainen	tenant, lessee<br>
aikamoinen	quite a, quite some<br>
julma	(person) cruel<br>(weather) cruel<br>
valmistaminen	production, fabrication<br>fourth infinitive of valmistaa.<br>
ahdinko	plight, distress<br>Form of ahdin + the suffix -ko.<br>Genitive singular form of ahti + the suffix -ko.<br>
sovitus	fitting (act of trying on clothes)<br>(music) arrangement<br>atonement<br>
termi	A term (word or phrase).<br>
kakku	cake<br>pie (whole of wealth or resource)<br>(slang) bit (prison sentence)<br>
kehitysvammainen	a mentally retarded person<br>being mentally retarded<br>
moottoripyörä	motorcycle<br>
olohuone	living room<br>
paljas	naked, unaided, unprotected<br>naked, unclothed<br>bare<br>barren<br>clear, blank<br>
surra	(intransitive) To mourn, grieve (very often because of sb's death).<br>(transitive) To mourn, grieve (over sb = partitive; over a dead person).<br>
tiukentaa	(transitive) To tighten.<br>(transitive) To make stricter.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of tiukentaa.<br>
eläkeikä	retirement age, pension age (the age at which a pension can be claimed)<br>
ennakkoluulo	prejudice<br>preconception<br>
ennätyksellinen	unparalleled, record<br>
kasvatti	foster child<br>
valaa	Partitive singular form of vala.<br>(transitive) to cast, mold, infuse<br>(transitive) to cast, pour, throw<br>
englanninkielinen	An English-speaking person, Anglophone<br>Having been written or presented in English.<br>
leipoa	To bake.<br>
ojentaa	(transitive) To straighten (out), stretch (out), reach (out).<br>(transitive) To hand, give, reach, pass; to present (a price).<br>(transitive) To chastise, scold, chew out, yell at.<br>(transitive, military) To dress (troops).<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of ojentaa.<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
sisä	(archaic) The inside of something. In contemporary language sisä- serves as a prefix and the locative cases (inessive, elative, illative, adessive, ablative and allative) are used as adverbs and postpositions.<br>
hakukomitea	search committee<br>
minkä vuoksi	what for<br>
promille	per mille, permille, per mil, per mill (1/1000th part of something)<br>
puolalainen	A Pole<br>Polish<br>
rajoittaminen	fourth infinitive of rajoittaa.<br>
tekstiili	fabric, textile, cloth<br>
ennakkotieto	foreknowledge<br>
gallup	Gallup poll<br>
lepo	Rest, repose.<br>(military) At ease!<br>
pikamatka	sprint (short race at top speed)<br>
sopraano	soprano<br>
suunnistaa	(intransitive) To go orienteering.<br>
työministeri	minister of labor<br>
informaatio	information<br>
hirveän	terribly<br>Genitive singular form of hirveä.<br>Accusative singular form of hirveä.<br>
piristää	(transitive) to refresh<br>(transitive) to cheer up<br>
purjehtia	(intransitive) To sail.<br>
pääluottamusmies	A head shop steward; in a large workplace there may be several shop stewards, in which case one of them is appointed to represent them as a group towards the employer.<br>
rokote	(immunology) A vaccine<br>
toimesta	Elative singular form of toimi.<br>by, at the hands of (by the actions of).<br>
soitella	Frequentative form of the verb soittaa ('to play'); to play for fun, in a light-hearted way, without paying too much attention to playing exactly right.<br>To give a number of phone calls, either many to one person, or one to each of many people.<br>Olen soitellut ihmisille koko viikonlopun, mutta kukaan ei halua lahjoittaa koululle rahaa.<br>I've been calling up people for the whole weekend, but no one wants to donate money to the school.<br>Kun olin rakastunut, soittelin tyttöystävälleni yhtä mittaa.<br>When I was in love, I kept calling to my girlfriend all the time.<br>
luontevasti	naturally, easily<br>
metsästää	To hunt.<br>
perillä	at the destination<br>Olemme perillä.<br>We have arrived/reached our destination.<br>
päärakennus	main building<br>
pörssiyhtiö	listed company, public company, publicly traded company, quoted company (company whose shares are traded in a stock exchange)<br>
taakka	burden<br>Taakka oli yksinkertaisesti liian raskas kantaa.<br>The burden was simply too much to carry.<br>pack<br>
varapääministeri	vice premier<br>
palvelutalo	sheltered home, sheltered accommodation, assisted living building<br>
yläkerta	upper floor, upper store<br>top floor, top store<br>
iltaisin	In the evening.<br>
lentoliikenne	air traffic<br>
piipahtaa	(intransitive, colloquial) to drop by (to make a short, informal visit)<br>
valtionapu	state aid<br>
heittäytyä	(intransitive) To throw oneself.<br>
menetellä	(intransitive) To do, act, proceed.<br>(intransitive) To do, be good enough.<br>
raskaus	Heaviness, weight.<br>Seriousness, gravity.<br>Pregnancy.<br>
ammunta	shooting<br>mooing<br>
juliste	poster, placard<br>
astia	A container, a vessel or a receptacle (item in which objects or materials can be stored or transported).<br>A dish (vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food)<br>A bin (container used for storage)<br>
märkä	wet<br>pus<br>
naudanliha	beef (the meat from a bovine)<br>
puolueeton	fair<br>unbiased<br>nonaligned, neutral<br>
sellu	cellulose, pulp<br>
hankaluus	difficulty, complexity<br>inconvenience<br>
hellittää	To loosen one's grip.<br>To yield.<br>To let go.<br>
rakennemuutos	restructuring<br>
tilittää	to account for, account, report (to make or render a reckoning of funds, persons, or things)<br>Virkamiehen tulee tilittää kassanhoitajalle saamansa rahat.<br>An officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received.<br>to recount, reminisce (to relate in detail, especially to tell or narrate the particulars of one's life or some painful event)<br>Hän tilitti minulle murheitaan.<br>She recounted her worries to me.<br>
sosialidemokraattinen	social democratic (of or pertaining to a Social Democrat Party of some country or its policy)<br>
otollinen	favourable/favorable, auspicious<br>
poski	cheek<br>
sisällyttää	(transitive + genitive-accusative + illative) To include (sth in sth), incorporate.<br>
talletus	A deposit (asset left to the care of someone)<br>
välikohtaus	An incident (event that causes an interruption or a crisis).<br>
laskeskella	To count.<br>
lasti	(informal) cargo<br>
päihde	intoxicant, psychoactive drug<br>
sampo	(mythology) A magical artifact in the Kalevala; it provided wealth to its owner.<br>
tallentaa	(transitive) To record (to make a record or recording).<br>(transitive) To save or to file (to store a datafile on a storage medium).<br>(transitive) To download (to transfer a file/files to removable media).<br>(transitive) To capture (to store, as in sounds or image, for later revisitation).<br>Hän tallensi (vangitsi) metroaseman ääniä nauhalle.<br>She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape.<br>
väitellä	To argue, debate.<br>
ensi kerran	
jaksaminen	Fourth infinitive of jaksaa in nominative case.<br>
julkistaminen	Fourth infinitive of julkistaa in nominative case.<br>
kotoa	From home.<br>
nukke	doll<br>puppet<br>
painoarvo	weight, importance, value (degree of importance)<br>clout ‎(political influence or effectiveness)<br>importance, noteworthiness (quality or condition of being important or worthy of note)<br>
palanen	A small piece of almost anything.<br>palasiksi = piecemeal (into pieces or parts)<br>First person singular potential present form of palaa.<br>
sinfoniaorkesteri	(music) symphony orchestra<br>
konkari	An experienced person; veteran, old hand.<br>
kuultaa	(intransitive) To be translucent.<br>(intransitive) To be dimly visible.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of kuultaa.<br>
laiminlyönti	neglect<br>omission<br>
sosiaalityöntekijä	A social worker.<br>
lukuvuosi	school year<br>academic year<br>
näyttävästi	spectacularly<br>
perä	The aft part of anything, the rear, the back, the tail end<br>(nautical) The stern of a vessel.<br>The butt of a gun.<br>(dialectal) A neighbourhood<br>In certain idioms, the truth or the foundation.<br>(colloquial) The bottom or the ass.<br>(archaic) ground. The sense still lives in compound terms, such as:<br>maaperä<br>kallioperä<br>suoperäinen<br>järkiperäinen (lit: grounded on reason) = rational<br>perätön = ungrounded<br>
pito	traction (friction)<br>
puoleinen	being on the side of something; used as head word in compound terms and postpositionally with nouns which express location<br>Runeberginkadun puoleinen julkisivu<br>the facade facing Runeberginkatu<br>Oikeanpuoleinen talo on minun.<br>The house on the right is mine.<br>somewhat, a bit, -ish (having a property, but only to a some extent)<br>Eikö tuo takki ole ole sinulle suurenpuoleinen?<br>Isnt't that jacket a bit large for you?<br>
viikonloppuisin	At weekends.<br>
alittaa	(transitive) To pass underneath, go under.<br>(transitive, sports) To beat (a time record).<br>
katua	Partitive singular form of katu.<br>(transitive, intransitive) (intransitive -> + partitive) To regret, rue.<br>(intransitive, religious) To repent.<br>
sosiaalitoimi	social security; usually as a branch of municipal government<br>Järvenpäässä sosiaalitoimen menot ovat noin neljäsosa kunnan kaikista kuluista.<br>In Järvenpää the social security expenditure makes up about one quarter of all costs of the municipality.<br>
luottamusmies	shop steward (UK), workplace steward (US)<br>(law) A shop steward whose powers are based on a collective agreement between an employers' association and employees' union, as contrasted with luottamusvaltuutettu.<br>
kaksivuotinen	biennial<br>
kummastella	to be amazed, astonished<br>
omituinen	bizarre, peculiar, strange<br>zany, wacky, kinky, oddball<br>
neuvottelija	mediator<br>
nilkka	ankle<br>
väkiluku	population<br>
kastike	sauce<br>gravy<br>dressing<br>
kauniisti	beautifully<br>
ponnistus	effort<br>takeoff (in long jump and similar sports, the act that sends the athlete in the air)<br>
rotu	breed (as in dog breed)<br>race (as in racism)<br>
hiihtoliitto	A national association of skiers.<br>short form of Suomen Hiihtoliitto (Finnish Ski Association)<br>
markkinavoima	market force (any of various forces which affect pricing in a market economy, principally supply and demand of products and factors of production)<br>
asettaminen	fourth infinitive of asettaa.<br>
huveta	(intransitive) To dwindle, decrease, shrink, vanish.<br>
tähden	because of, for the sake of<br>Herran tähden = for God's sake<br>Genitive singular form of tähti.<br>
varteenottaa	Alternative form of ottaa varteen.<br>
vuotispäivä	anniversary; used only together with a cardinal number.<br>Tänään on talvisodan päättymisen 70-vuotispäivä.<br>Today is the 70th anniversary of the end of the Winter War.<br>
ensiksi	first, at first, firstly (before secondly)<br>
pakolaisleiri	refugee camp<br>
puoleen	Illative singular form of puoli.<br>Illative singular form of puoli.<br>
saatto	escort<br>
sisko	sister<br>
tulittaa	(transitive) to fire, shoot (using a gun or other arms)<br>
tämän vuoksi	because of this<br>
peitto	blanket (part of bedding)<br>cover, coverage (generally)<br>
pääkonttori	head office (main administrative centre for a company or organisation)<br>
lohduttaa	(transitive) To comfort.<br>
omena	apple<br>
suojelualue	protectorate (autonomous territory protected against third parties by a stronger entity)<br>sanctuary, nature reserve (area set aside for protection)<br>Lintujensuojelualueella on tiukat vierailurajoitukset, jotta linnut eivät häiriintyisi.<br>The bird sanctuary has strict restrictions on visitors so the birds aren't disturbed.<br>
vetovoima	gravity<br>attraction<br>
aukioloaika	opening hours<br>
hiki	sweat, perspiration<br>
kerma	cream (dairy product)<br>(figuratively) the cream (elite)<br>
syyllisyys	guilt (both in legal contexts and elsewhere)<br>
tuloratkaisu	Another term for tulopoliittinen sopimus ('income policy agreement'), see usage notes under tulopolitiikka<br>
golf	golf<br>
hallinnollinen	administrative, administerial (of or pertaining to administering or administration)<br>Hänen hallinnolliset tehtävänsä olivat minimaaliset.<br>His administerial duties were minimal.<br>
helvetti	(religion) hell.<br>(expletive) hell, fuck, shit, devil.<br>
hiljalleen	slowly, little by little<br>
hyväksikäyttö	exploitation<br>utilization<br>seksuaalinen ~ : sexual abuse<br>luottamuksen ~ : con game<br>
läheltä	from near, from the vicinity (from a position nearby)<br>Ravintolassamme voit maistella herkkuja läheltä ja kaukaa.<br>In our restaurant you can sample delicacies from near and far.<br>from near, from the vicinity of<br>Vaasan läheltä lähti paljon nuoria miehiä Amerikkaan.<br>A lot of young men from the vicinity of Vaasa left for America.<br>
takoa	(transitive) To forge<br>(transitive) To beat, pound, hammer.<br>
asiamies	An agent (one who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him).<br>
kruunata	(transitive) To crown.<br>Uusi kuningas kruunattiin.<br>The new king was crowned.<br>Vallananastaja kruunasi itsensä.<br>The usurper crowned himself/herself.<br>
venäläisjoukko	
selviytyminen	survival<br>fourth infinitive of selviytyä.<br>
viitsiä	To bother.<br>
eturivi	front row<br>frontline; when used adjectivally in genitive<br>eturivin tiedemies<br>frontline scientist<br>
ihastua	(intransitive) To be thrilled, pleased.<br>(intransitive + illative) To fall for, become infatuated with.<br>(intransitive + illative) To fall in love with.<br>
maininta	a mention<br>
mieluiten	superlative form of mieluusti<br>Kaikista maailman ihmisistä tapaan mieluiten sinut.<br>Out of all the people in the world, I'd be most pleased meeting you.<br>Ainakin isältä ja äidiltä, mieluiten myös joltakin saarnaajalta.<br>At least from mom and dad, mostly also from some preacher.<br>
ominainen	typical, characteristic<br>
turvallisesti	safely<br>
valtuustoryhmä	parliamentary group in a council, especially a kunnanvaltuusto ('municipal council')<br>
johtoryhmä	(the) management (of a company), executive board, executive committee, operating committee, executive council, executive board, management team, executive group, management group<br>
kriisinhallinta	crisis management<br>
maksullinen	paid<br>
rivitalo	A row house.<br>
toisensa jälkeen	after another<br>toinen toisensa jälkeen<br>yksi toisensa jälkeen<br>one after another<br>Auto toisensa jälkeen suistui jokeen.<br>One car after another fell into the river.<br>
voittomaali	(sports, ballgames) A goal made by the winning team which adds the number of their goals to the final score of the losing team plus one.<br>
heijastaa	(transitive) To reflect (light).<br>(transitive, figuratively) To reflect, mirror, show, express.<br>Kieli heijastaa yhteiskunnan arvoja.<br>Language reflects the values of the society.<br>(transitive) To project (on a screen).<br>
lieventää	(transitive) to mitigate, attenuate, extenuate<br>
liikuttaa	(transitive) To move (physically or emotionally).<br>
muhkea	grand, impressive<br>
psykiatrinen	(medicine) psychiatric<br>
remontoida	To repair, refurbish (a building, room etc.).<br>
uimaranta	beach (where one can swim)<br>
kolmisenkymmentä	about thirty<br>
kunnossapito	maintenance, upkeep<br>
kylpylä	spa<br>
ori	stallion<br>
päiväkirja	A diary, especially one kept by an individual.<br>A log.<br>
keskisuomalainen	Pertaining to Central Finland.<br>A person from Central Finland.<br>
painajainen	nightmare (also figuratively)<br>
pöly	dust<br>
varallisuus	wealth (valuable material possessions)<br>
ydinkeskusta	central downtown (the most central blocks of a downtown area)<br>
arvostelija	critic, reviewer<br>
kynä	(archaic) quill (feather)<br>pencil<br>pen<br>
maineikas	renowned, celebrated<br>
nyt kun	now that (as a consequence of the fact that; since)<br>Nyt, kun sähköt ovat poikki, emme voi katsoa sitä elokuvaa.<br>Now that the electricity supply is out, we cannot watch that movie.<br>
psyykkinen	psychic<br>
väkevä	strong<br>potent<br>concentrated (not dilute)<br>
hyvinvointivaltio	welfare state<br>
katoaminen	fourth infinitive of kadota.<br>
lakisääteinen	legal (prescribed by law)<br>
luo	(of movement) to, (with a person's home or some such as an object) to ('s place):<br>Miehen luo tuli nainen.<br>A woman came to the man.<br>Menin Pekan luo. (cf. luona)<br>I went to Pekka's place.<br>Third-preson singular indicative present form of luoda.<br>Hän luo jotakin uutta.<br>S/he is creating something new.<br>Indicative present connegative form of luoda.<br>(Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät luo mitään.<br>I/You/We/You/They don't / She/He doesn't create anything.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of luoda.<br>Luo!<br>Create!<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of luoda.<br>Älä luo!<br>Don't create!<br>
mieliala	mood (emotional state)<br>
puolustusvoimat	Plural form of puolustusvoima<br>(plural only; not used in singular form) defence forces, defence force (organization)<br>armed forces<br>
pyyhkiä	(transitive) To wipe.<br>
bensa	(colloquial) gas, gasoline, petrol<br>
luokse	(of movement) to, (with a person's home or some such as an object) to ('s place):<br>Luokseni tuli nainen.<br>A woman came to me.<br>Menin Pekan luokse. (cf. luona)<br>I went to Pekka's place.<br>
tiedemies	scientist<br>
asento	A position, posture, pose, stance.<br>(military) attention (state of alertness in the standing position).<br>(military) Attention! (used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position).<br>
jahdata	(transitive) to chase, hunt<br>
karja	cattle (domesticated bovine animals); sometimes with a specifier: nautakarja, lehmikarja<br>other domesticated animals kept for food; in this sense usually with a specifier: siipikarja, porokarja etc.<br>stock, livestock (farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation collectively)<br>(rare) herd, flock<br>Sata teertä yhdessä karjassa.<br>One hundred grouses in one flock.<br>(figuratively) wild animals used for food<br>veden karja = the fish<br>metsän karja, Tapion karja = the game<br>
nimekäs	famed, renowned, famous, well-known<br>
sikäläinen	local (referring to elsewhere)<br>
asioida	(intransitive) To transact/do business.<br>(intransitive) To act as agent/on commission.<br>(intransitive) To take care of pressing matters, run errands, be busy.<br>
painia	Partitive plural form of paini.<br>(intransitive) To wrestle.<br>
puhdistamo	refinery, purification plant<br>
puhutella	to accost (to speak to first, to address), to speak to, to address<br>to speak to (to resonate with, to strike a chord in)<br>Hänen musiikkinsa todella puhuttelee minua.<br>His music really speaks to me.<br>
syvästi	deeply<br>Olen syvästi järkyttynyt.<br>I am deeply shocked.<br>
työyhteisö	work community<br>
ulosajo	driving off the road<br>
kirjava	colored, mottled, iridescent, multicolored<br>(figuratively) checkered<br>
kommunismi	communism<br>
normi	norm<br>In plural (normit), mores<br>
pääseminen	Fourth infinitive of päästä in nominative case.<br>
tehota	To affect, to have an effect on something<br>Minulla on pahalaatuinen akne, mihin eivät lääkkeet ole tehonneet.<br>I have malignant acne, upon which pills have had no effect.<br>Indicative present connegative form of tehottaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of tehottaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of tehottaa.<br>
tupa	room<br>cottage<br>
kuvitus	The illustration of a publication collectively.<br>Tämän kirjan kuvitus on kaunista.<br>The illustration of this book is beutiful.<br>
omalta osaltaan	for one's part; as far as one is concerned<br>Hiihtokausi on omalta osaltani ohi.<br>For my part the skiing season is over.<br>
rattijuoppo	drunken driver<br>
selänne	ridge<br>
sulattaa	(transitive) to melt (to cause something to melt)<br>(transitive) to thaw, to defrost<br>(transitive) to digest (food)<br>
vastarinta	Resistance.<br>
hajoaminen	decomposition (biological process)<br>(nuclear physics) fission, spallation, radioactive decay (nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons)<br>fourth infinitive of hajota.<br>
kerronta	narration<br>
tottakai	Common misspelling of totta kai.<br>
albaanipakolainen	
meteli	noise, racket<br>(obsolete) a crime of intentionally endangering public safety or making a threat of violence against a public officer<br>
muuan	a, an<br>certain<br>Accusative singular form of muutama.<br>
pormestari	mayor ('general director' of a city's or other municipality's staff and chairman of the board of the municipality)<br>
tyly	rude, harsh<br>dour<br>
isoisä	grandfather<br>
jääkiekkoilija	An ice hockey player.<br>
rahapolitiikka	monetary policy<br>
ylittyä	(intransitive) To be crossed, be surpassed, be gone over.<br>
älykäs	intelligent<br>
jäsenistö	membership (body of members)<br>
mikin	A form of mikä, same as 'mikäkin', which. Used always in connection with another interrogative pronoun.<br>Voi ei, sekoitit nimilaput! Nyt joudun päättelemään uudestaan, mikä mikin on.<br>Oh no, you messed up the nametags. Now I have to figure out again which is which.<br>Minne mikin kuuluu?<br>Which belongs where?<br>Genitive singular form of mikki.<br>
suihku	A shower (device for bathing).<br>A jet (collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas).<br>A mine (fireworks device).<br>
työtoveri	coworker, associate<br>
jonnekin	to somewhere<br>
uhkaus	threat (expression)<br>
unkari	Hungarian language<br>
ennakkosuosikki	front runner, favorite (one expected to win a contest, election etc.)<br>Median mukaan hän on tulevien vaalien ennakkosuosikki.<br>According to the media, she is the front-runner in the forthcoming election.<br>
kuivata	(transitive) To dry.<br>
käynnistäminen	starting<br>
laatiminen	fourth infinitive of laatia.<br>
suurin piirtein	roughly, approximately<br>
osa-alue	division<br>sector<br>field<br>
teollisuusministeri	A minister of industry.<br>
viisikymmentä	(cardinal) fifty<br>
järjestellä	to arrange<br>to organize<br>
sairaalahoito	hospitalization, hospital care<br>Hänen nivelreumansa vaatii sairaalahoitoa.<br>His arthritis requires hospitalization.<br>
varoitella	To warn (repeatedly).<br>
järjestyä	(intransitive) To be(come) organized.<br>
jäädyttää	(transitive) To freeze.<br>
kyseenalaistaa	(transitive) To question, doubt.<br>Minun on nyt ihan pakko hiukan kyseenalaistaa, että onko tämä oikeasti tosi juttu vai vain keksitty asia?<br>Now I really gotta doubt a tad as to whether or not this is really true or just a made up thing?<br>
moninkertainen	multiple<br>
ostotarjous	buying offer<br>
rahallinen	monetary<br>
taisto	(poetic) A fight.<br>A battle.<br>
vuokrasopimus	rental contract, lease (contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified period in exchange for a specified rent)<br>
ykkössija	first place, number one, first position in a race, election etc.<br>Hänet on rankattu maailmanlistalla ykkössijalle.<br>He has been ranked number one on the world list.<br>
heitellä	(transitive, frequentative) To throw (repeatedly).<br>(intransitive) To fluctuate.<br>
kaksipäiväinen	two-day (lasting for two days)<br>Kaksipäiväinen konferenssi käsitteli ilmastonmuutoksen torjuntaa.<br>The two-day conference discussed the prevention of the climate change.<br>
levyttää	To make a musical record.<br>
planeetta	planet<br>
valtiosihteeri	In Finnish ministries, the highest official below a minister, appointed for the term of the minister, also called määräaikainen valtiosihteeri or ministerin valtiosihteeri to separate from the permanent secretaries of state.<br>In Finnish ulkoministeriö ('Ministry for Foreign affairs') and valtiovarainministeriö ('Ministry of Finance') the highest-ranking permanently employed official of the ministry. In other ministries similar post is called kansliapäällikkö.<br>A Secretary of State in the bureaucracy of another government, with the excpetion of the United States, the Secretary of State of which is normally called ulkoministeri ('Minister for Foreign Affairs') in Finnish.<br>
väliaika	intermission (break between two performances or sessions)<br>(sports) half time (interval between two halves of a game)<br>
esitutkinta	(law) A preliminary investigation or hearing carried out by the police prior to starting the actual criminal procedure in order to find out whether a crime has been committed, what are the circumstances and who are the persons concerned.<br>
herkullinen	delicious<br>herkullinen ateria<br>delicious meal<br>
kuuluminen	fourth infinitive of kuulua.<br>
oikeisto	(politics) The right.<br>
etupäässä	Inessive form of etupää.<br>mainly, for the most part<br>Hän puhui etupäässä lapsistaan.<br>For the most part, she talked about her kids.<br>
traaginen	tragic<br>
tyytymättömyys	dissatisfaction, discontent<br>
edelle	before.<br>(of movement) before, ahead of:<br>Hän kiri heidän edelleen. (compare edellä)<br>S/he sprinted ahead of them.<br>
puolinen	(archaic) lunch (meal eaten at about midday)<br>Of location; being on a defined side of something, or closer to something; no exact English equivalent.<br>Joen puolinen talo on minun.<br>The house closer to the river is mine.<br>Ruotsissa oli ennen vasemmanpuolinen liikenne.<br>Sweden used to have left-hand traffic.<br>-sided, -faceted<br>Tuo on hyvin yksipuolinen näkemys.<br>That's a very one-sided opinion.<br>
eläinlääkäri	veterinarian<br>
hyödyttää	(transitive) To benefit, be of use to, profit.<br>
kanslia	office<br>
pienentyä	(intransitive) To grow smaller.<br>(intransitive) To diminish.<br>
kontrolli	control<br>
molemmin puolin	on both sides (instructive plural of molemmat puolet - 'both sides')<br>Talomme molemmin puolin on pysäköintialue.<br>There's a parking lot on both sides of our house.<br>mutually, reciprocally, bilaterally<br>Sopimuksemme on molemmin puolin hyödyllinen.<br>Our agreement is mutually beneficial.<br>
morsian	fiancée<br>bride<br>
selkkaus	incident, confrontation<br>
elektroninen	electronic<br>
pysyminen	staying<br>
rapu	A European crayfish, noble crayfish, broad-fingered crayfish, Astacus astacus.<br>Any other species of crayfish, especially the signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus.<br>A crab.<br>Any unspecified species of Decapoda.<br>
taas kerran	once again (once more, one more time, but probably not the last time)<br>Olemme taas kerran tässä tilanteessa - meillä on iso tilaus, mutta ei riittävästi kapasiteettia.<br>We are once again in this situation - we have a large order but not the sufficient capacity.<br>
tungos	A dense crowd of people.<br>
vaihtaminen	fourth infinitive of vaihtaa.<br>
asumistuki	housing allowance (form of social security, paid to qualifying low income tenants to support them in their reasonable housing costs, normally consisting of rent)<br>
pakote	sanction<br>
tarpeellisuus	necessity (quality or state of being necessary)<br>Asiantuntijat ovat eri mieltä ravintolisien tarpeellisuudesta.<br>The experts disagree on the necessity of dietary supplements.<br>
lujaa	Partitive singular form of luja.<br>Accusative (partitive-accusative) singular form of luja.<br>
näkö	sight<br>
rynnätä	(intransitive) To rush (to run directly somewhere).<br>(intransitive) To charge, attack.<br>
hahmottaa	To perceive.<br>
hylky	derelict (boat or ship abandoned at sea)<br>shipwreck (boat or ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy)<br>(technical) reject<br>Prosessissa syntyvä hylky kierrätetään lasivillan raaka-aineeksi.<br>The reject generated in the process is recycled as raw material for glass wool.<br>
lähtöisin	originating from<br>
sotatoimi	act of war<br>
tae	A guarantee.<br>Something made of wrought iron, a forged object.<br>
tunkea	(transitive) To cram, squeeze.<br>
vaeltaa	(intransitive) To wander, roam, travel, trek, ramble; to hike.<br>(intransitive, of nations, animals) To migrate.<br>
analyytikko	analyst<br>
kuume	(pathology) fever, temperature (also figuratively).<br>A rush, a period of feverish economic activity in expressions like gold rush.<br>
omiaan	Partitive plural form of oma + the suffix -an.<br>apt to<br>Teko on omiaan aiheuttamaan vahinkoa tai kärsimystä.<br>The act is apt to cause damage and suffering.<br>
paikkainen	having a certain number of seats; always used with a numeral or other modifier<br>kaksipaikkainen urheiluauto<br>a sportscar with two seats<br>a sportscar seating two<br>
varsinkaan	With the negative verb: especially (not).<br>eikä varsinkaan häntä — and especially not him<br>
vastuualue	area of responsibility<br>
vuositaso	annual level<br>Marraskuu ja joulukuu olivat hiljaisia, mutta vuositasolla myyntimme kasvoi 10 prosenttia.<br>November and December were quiet, but on the annual level our sales grew by 10 percent.<br>
jatkosota	Continuation War, War of Continuation (war fought between the Soviet Union and Finland in 1941-44)<br>
ässä	the letter s<br>ace (of cards)<br>ace (fighter ace etc.)<br>
diktaattori	dictator<br>
ponnistaa	(intransitive) To push; to bear down.<br>(intransitive) To push off, leap, jump.<br>(intransitive) To try hard, make a massive/great/supreme effort, put one's back into it: to struggle, strive.<br>
sanonta	proverb, phrase<br>
täsmälleen	exactly, precisely<br>
vastassa	faced with<br>Nyt on vastassasi Pahatar, prinssi, ja kaikki helvetin voimat!<br>Now you shall deal with me, fair prince, and all the powers of hell!<br>Inessive singular form of vasta.<br>
kymmenys	tithe (tax collected for clergy)<br>
poikkeuslupa	permit of exception<br>Toimivaltainen viranomainen voi myöntää poikkeusluvan, jos tietyt ehdot täyttyvät.<br>The competent authority may issue a permit of exception if certain preconditions are fulfilled.<br>
stipendi	scholarship, grant, stipend<br>
talouspoliittinen	economic policy (of or pertaining to economic policy)<br>
tekeillä	in the making (in the process of being made)<br>
tuuri	fortune, luck<br>Minulla kävi hyvä tuuri.<br>I had good luck.<br>
fakta	fact<br>
ideoida	(transitive) To generate an idea of.<br>
nopeusrajoitus	speed limit<br>
raikas	fresh<br>
turve	peat, turf (Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas)<br>
yksinäisyys	loneliness, solitude<br>
kihlakunta	(historical) hundred (administrative subdivision)<br>From 1996 to 2007 a district of the state administration below lääni ('province'), responsible for law enforcement and prosecuting in its area. Since 2008 the police departments, prosecutor's offices, attachment officers and magistrates have been separate public offices.<br>
lauantainen	Pertaining to Saturday.<br>
näyttäytyä	(intransitive) To show up, appear.<br>
tunnetusti	famously<br>
yhteistyöjärjestö	cooperation organization<br>
yleiskokous	general assembly<br>
perusasia	essential (something basic, elementary or indispensable)<br>
saapuminen	arrival<br>fourth infinitive of saapua.<br>
suosittaa	to recommend<br>
uhanalainen	endangered (facing the danger of extinction)<br>uhanalainen laji<br>endangered species<br>threatened (facing a threat)<br>
alihankkija	subcontractor<br>
kevyesti	lightly<br>
neuvonantaja	An adviser.<br>
vaikutusvaltainen	(of a person or organization) Influential, powerful.<br>
flunssa	(pathology) common cold, flu<br>
yritysjohtaja	business executive<br>
pimeys	darkness<br>
itsenäistyminen	The act of becoming independent.<br>nationhood (act of becoming an independent state).<br>emancipation (act of setting free from the power of another).<br>
kuudenneksi	Translative form of kuudes.<br>
liike-elämä	business world<br>
reservi	reserve (that which is reserved)<br>
entuudestaan	already<br>Mieshenkilö on entuudestaan poliisille tuttu.<br>The male is already known to police.<br>
joustavuus	The quality of being flexible, flexibility.<br>
jäljessä	Inessive singular form of jälki.<br>after, behind, lacking<br>
puhelinyhtiö	telephone company<br>
kuorma	load, charge, burden<br>
määräytyä	(intransitive) To be determined by.<br>
puolisko	A half.<br>hemisphere<br>
huolissaan	[While being] concerned, worried, bothered (about = elative).<br>Kävelin ympäriinsä hyvin huolissani hänestä.<br>I walked around, very worried about him/her.<br>olla ~: to be concerned, worried, bothered (about = elative).<br>Oletko huolissasi taloudellisesta tilanteestasi?<br>Are you concerned about your economical situation?<br>
unkarilainen	Hungarian<br>a Hungarian<br>
arktinen	arctic<br>
kehys	frame<br>cadre<br>
maksaja	payer<br>
perheenjäsen	family member<br>
vähittäiskauppa	retail (business of selling of goods directly to the consumer)<br>
häntä	(anatomy) a narrow tail (e.g., of most mammals)<br>Koiralla on häntä, mutta linnulla ei.<br>Dogs have a [narrow] tail, but birds do not.<br>(personal) Partitive form of hän.<br>
joukkuekilpailu	team competition<br>Tämä on joukkuekilpailu, ja jokainen joukkue koostuu kuudesta opiskelijasta.<br>This is a team competition, and each team consists of six students.<br>
kaikesta huolimatta	
kiusaaminen	bullying<br>harassment<br>
konsertoida	To hold a musical concert.<br>
kuvastaa	To mirror, reflect an image (show the mirror image of something).<br>Tyyni järven pinta kuvasti vastapäistä metsää.<br>The calm surface of the lake reflected the image of the opposite forest.<br>To reflect (to give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.).<br>Joukkueen voitto kuvastaa kapteenin kykyjä.<br>The team's victory reflects the Captain's abilities.<br>
lahjakkuus	giftedness<br>
selittyä	to be explained<br>Keskeyttäjien suuri määrä selittyy alan työllisyysnäkymien heikentymisellä.<br>The large number of dropouts is explained by the weakening of employment prospects in the branch.<br>
taitaja	whiz (someone who is remarkably skilled at something)<br>agent noun of taitaa<br>
uusimaa	
diplomi-insinööri	The academic degree granted to a person who has completed engineering studies at master's level in a Finnish university, or such person himself. Usually translated into English as Master of Science in engineering, and abbreviated as M.Sc. (Eng), or Master of Science (Technology) abbreviated as M.Sc.(Tech.). The Finnish abbreviation is DI. The word is used also to refer to corresponding foreign degrees and persons holding them.<br>Hän on suorittanut diplomi-insinöörin tutkinnon Oulun yliopistossa.<br>Hänen setänsä on konetekniikan diplomi-insinööri.<br>Diplomi-insinööri Heikkilä on nimitetty yhtiömme toimitusjohtajaksi.<br>
epäselvyys	obscurity<br>Tilanteen epäselvyys häiritsi avustustoimintaa.<br>The obscurity of the situation disrupted relief efforts.<br>(optics) blurriness<br>
kuvernööri	A governor (leader of a region or state).<br>Arnold Schwarzenegger oli Kalifornian kuvernööri.<br>Arnold Schwarzenegger was the governor of California.<br>
näkyvästi	visibly<br>
opastus	guiding, instruction<br>
rumpu	A drum (musical instrument)<br>(usually rotating) A cylinder (e.g. in washing machine)<br>An underpass built under e.g. roads to allow drainage.<br>
samainen	same<br>
sota-aika	wartime<br>
terveyspalvelu	health service<br>
toiminnallinen	functional<br>(business, accounting, finance) active<br>
epidemia	(pathology) An epidemic.<br>
treenata	(informal) To work out, exercise.<br>
filosofi	philosopher<br>
kertoja	narrator<br>storyteller<br>Partitive plural form of kerta.<br>
liioitella	to exaggerate, overstate<br>
ponnistelu	effort<br>Arvostan ponnistelujasi.<br>I appreciate your efforts.<br>
raide	track, railroad track<br>numbered track or platform at a railway station<br>
suistua	To fall, to tumble, especially accidentally and/or violently.<br>Kokematon ratsastaja suistui rotkoon hevosineen.<br>An unexperienced horseman fell into a ravine together with his horse.<br>Auto suistui tieltä jyrkässä mutkassa.<br>The car fell off the road in a sharp corner.<br>Usually with raiteilta or kiskoilta (suistua raiteilta), to derail.<br>
kapina	rebellion, uprising, revolt, mutiny, insurrection<br>Essive singular form of kapi.<br>
osakekauppa	(business) stock trade<br>Yhdistyminen toteutettiin osakekauppana.<br>The fusion was carried out as stock trade.<br>
ammattioppilaitos	vocational school, trade school<br>
elintarviketeollisuus	food industry (the part of the industrial sector which is involved in food production)<br>
irlantilainen	Irish (pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people).<br>Onko teillä irlantilaisia sanomalehtiä?<br>Do you have any Irish newspapers?<br>An Irishman or Irishwoman.<br>In plural (irlantilaiset), the Irish (Irish people).<br>
jauhaa	(transitive) to grind, mince, chew<br>(colloquial) to jabber about silly or trivial things, or to talk about the same thing<br>Jossakin vaiheessa vain huomasimme, että oli todella mukavaa jauhaa paskaa yhdessä.<br>At some point we just realised that it was really pleasant to shoot the shit together.<br>
kestävyys	endurance<br>durability<br>stamina<br>
pankkipalvelu	banking service (service typically provided by a bank)<br>
romani	a Rom, a Romani (a person, a member of the Roma community or descendant thereof)<br>Romani (language)<br>
sijoituspaikka	
yllättäjä	One who surprises.<br>sleeper (one who achieves unexpected success)<br>
hiili	Coal.<br>Charcoal (material).<br>A charcoal (carbon stick used for drawing)<br>(chemistry) Carbon.<br>
kohdalleen	
kotipaikka	residence, homestead (place where one lives)<br>residence (place where a corporation is established)<br>
neuvonta	advice, counseling<br>help desk<br>
siepata	To snatch, to catch, to nab, to grab<br>To intercept, to capture<br>To kidnap<br>(slang) To get on one's nerves, to be pissed off.<br>Minua sieppaa se, että olet aina myöhässä.<br>I'm pissed off, because you are always late.<br>
tulvia	(intransitive) To flood.<br>Partitive plural form of tulva.<br>
turvallisuuspoliittinen	Of or pertaining to security politics/security policy.<br>Tämä on turvallisuuspoliittinen kysymys.<br>This is a security political issue.<br>
huominen	tomorrow<br>tomorrow's<br>
laskeminen	fourth infinitive of laskea.<br>
lomauttaa	to lay off temporarily<br>Työntekijä voidaan lomauttaa määräajaksi tai toistaiseksi.<br>An employee may be temporarily laid off for a fixed period of time or until further notice.<br>
visuaalinen	visual<br>
väistää	to give way (to give precedence to other road users)<br>Risteyksessä autojen pitää väistää jalankulkijoita.<br>At the crossing, cars must give way to pedestrians.<br>to avoid<br>to evade<br>
aloitella	(intransitive) To start, begin (gradually, indifferently).<br>
juuttua	(intransitive) To get stuck/caught/jammed.<br>(intransitive, nautical) ~ karille = to beset, to get stuck aground.<br>(intransitive) ~ omiin ajatuksiinsa = to get lost in one's own thoughts.<br>
kettu	red fox (Vulpes vulpes)<br>fox (any member of the genus Vulpes)<br>fox (cunning person)<br>(swearword) An euphemism for vittu ('cunt').<br>
kilpailuttaa	(economics, transitive) to put out to tender, to publicly ask for bids for providing some service, or implementing a project (usually a construction project), thus causing a competition (race) for the lowest bid<br>(transitive) to race something (such as a horse, car or team) as a manager or the owner, usually without participating oneself in the actual competition event as a driver or player<br>
persoonallisuus	personality<br>
täyttäminen	filling<br>fulfilling<br>fourth infinitive of täyttää.<br>
yhteenlaskea	Alternative form of laskea yhteen.<br>
lennättää	(transitive) To fly.<br>Minä lennätän leijaa.<br>I fly a kite.<br>
luontainen	natural, without additives<br>
sisustus	interior decoration, decoration<br>
viritellä	to tune<br>Olet tainnut vähän viritellä tuota mopoasi.<br>You seem to have tuned that moped of yours a little bit.<br>to cautiously activate, to try to start, to try to get going<br>Olen yrittänyt viritellä keskustelua hänen kanssaan siinä onnistumatta.<br>I have cautiously tried to start a discussion with him, but without success.<br>
fiilis	(colloquial) vibe, feeling<br>
istutus	The act of planting.<br>
jälkeenpäin	afterwards (at a later or succeeding time)<br>
paniikki	panic<br>
paraneminen	improvement, healing, mending, recovery, recuperation, betterment<br>
pienimuotoinen	small-scale<br>
siunaus	blessing<br>
suhdanne	(economy) trend<br>
trio	trio<br>
ympyrä	circle<br>in plural (ympyrät) orb (sphere of action)<br>
asuinrakennus	residential building<br>
kolikko	coin, piece of metal money<br>
käräjät	court<br>thing, Thing (public assembly or judicial council)<br>
monimuotoisuus	diversity<br>
natsi	a Nazi<br>
oikeuskansleri	(the official full name: eduskunnan oikeuskansleri) the Attorney General:<br>(in Finland) one who enforces the law in the actions of the State authorities.<br>
sujuvasti	fluently<br>smoothly<br>
jääkaappi	refrigerator<br>
yksinään	alone, by oneself<br>
ymmärtäminen	understanding<br>fourth infinitive of ymmärtää.<br>
johdattaa	(transitive) To lead (guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection).<br>
kansalaisuus	citizenship<br>
kvartetti	(music) quartet<br>
moite	blame<br>rebuke, reproof<br>
osaaja	
parlamentaarikko	A parliamentarian (a member of parliament).<br>
yhä useammin	more and more (indicates that the statement is becoming progressively more true)<br>Yhä useammin lapset ottavat uudet teknologiat ensimmäisten joukossa käyttöön.<br>More and more, children are among the first to take up new technologies.<br>
eritoten	notably, especially<br>
myytti	myth<br>
nuorsuomalainen	A supporter of a reformist movement within the Suomalainen puolue - the Finnish Party in late 19th century and later a supporter of the Nuorsuomalainen puolue - the Young Finnish Party.<br>A supporter of the Nuorsuomalainen puolue - the Young Finns in the 1990's.<br>Of or pertaining to either of the Nuorsuomalainen puolue or the ideas they represented.<br>
rikkaus	richness<br>riches; usually in plural: rikkaudet<br>wealth<br>
etappi	leg (of a journey)<br>
koolle	Allative singular form of koko.<br>together (to one place)<br>Saitko kaikki koolle?<br>Did you manage to get everyone together?<br>kutsua koolle = to summon<br>
kunnianhimoinen	ambitious<br>
takaraja	rear boundary or limit<br>deadline<br>
avausjakso	(soccer) opening half<br>opening episode (first episode of a TV series, overall or for a season)<br>
joukkomurha	A mass murder.<br>
kyllin	enough<br>Se ei ole kyllin painava.<br>It is not heavy enough.<br>
läpäistä	(transitive) To pass (an exam; inspections).<br>(transitive, military) To pass through, infiltrate.<br>(transitive) To pierce, penetrate.<br>(transitive) To hole (especially to make a large hole).<br>
maanantainen	Pertaining to Monday.<br>
varalle	Allative singular form of vara.<br>Olen säästänyt raha pankkiin pahan päivän varalle.<br>I've kept some money in the bank for a rainy day.<br>
kehu	praise, commendation (favorable representation in words)<br>Indicative present connegative form of kehua.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of kehua.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of kehua.<br>
siivu	slice<br>
sula	molten<br>(of bodies of water) not having ice cover<br>(intensifier) pure<br>se oli sulaa hulluutta — it was pure madness<br>Molten substance.<br>kivisula — molten rock<br>voisula — molten butter<br>Indicative present connegative form of sulaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of sulaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of sulaa.<br>
ylpeys	pride<br>
kiistaton	undisputed, indisputable, undisputable, incontrovertible, irrefutable<br>Hän on suomalaisen musiikin kiistaton kuningatar.<br>She is the undisputed queen of Finnish music.<br>
seuraaminen	Fourth infinitive of seurata in nominative case.<br>
side	bandage<br>bond<br>sanitary towel<br>(anatomy) ligament<br>
siirtolainen	immigrant<br>
suurkaupunki	large city, metropolis<br>
taipumus	tendency<br>
vieminen	fourth infinitive of viedä.<br>
viite	reference<br>
jäljelle	Allative singular form of jälki.<br>left, left over, remaining<br>Kuinka monta leivosta jäi jäljelle?<br>How many cakes were left over?<br>Vain yksi jäi jäljelle.<br>Only one remains.<br>
liikenneonnettomuus	traffic accident<br>
oivallinen	excellent, outstanding<br>fine (of superior quality)<br>
osaksi	Translative singular form of osa.<br>partly<br>
partio	patrol<br>scouting<br>
perhonen	insect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth or skipper.<br>(sports) butterfly<br>
venyttää	(transitive) To stretch.<br>
äänimäärä	number of votes<br>
kahtia	in two<br>jakaa kahtia: to divide in two<br>leikata kahtia: to cut in two, to slit (to split in two parts).<br>
osallinen	involved, participating (associated with others)<br>Oletko koskaan ollut osallisena rikoksessa?<br>Have you ever been involved in a crime?<br>
pelastuslaitos	rescue department<br>
pohjois	
varatuomari	(law) A formal title granted to a lawyer who has been trained on the bench and thus gained sufficient experience to act as a judge in a court.<br>
joutuminen	Fourth infinitive of joutua in nominative case.<br>
kierrättää	(transitive) To take (sb) all over, show (sb) the sights, show (sb) around<br>(transitive) To send (sb) around, direct (sb) around (an obstacle).<br>(transitive, figuratively) To send on a wild goose chase (pointlessly).<br>(transitive) To recycle (used items for future use in order to expand their lifespan).<br>
salaatti	salad<br>
taidemaalari	painter (artist)<br>
työhuone	study (room)<br>
pataljoona	battalion<br>
työmatka	business trip<br>
kiireellinen	urgent, exigent<br>
tiedottaminen	informing, reporting<br>
vallan	quite<br>Genitive singular form of valta.<br>
yksityishenkilö	private person<br>
askarruttaa	To puzzle, perplex.<br>Minua on pitkään askarruttanut eräs asia.<br>Something has been puzzling me for a long time.<br>To occupy, keep occupied.<br>
sitä vastoin	
toimipaikka	place of business (factory, shop, office or other establishment controlled by a firm, in which it conducts its business)<br>
varovasti	carefully, cautiously<br>
yhteydenotto	contact (act of contacting)<br>
kierre	thread; worm (of a screw or nut)<br>helix<br>whirl, spiral<br>spin (rotation of an object around its own axis)<br>twist (vertical rotation of the body in gymnastics)<br>
lyhentäminen	Abbreviating, abbreviation (the act of shortening or reducing).<br>fourth infinitive of lyhentää.<br>
sivuta	(intransitive, mathematics) To be tangent to, touch.<br>Indicative present connegative form of sivuttaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of sivuttaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of sivuttaa.<br>
keskikenttä	(soccer) midfield<br>
kohentua	(intransitive) To improve.<br>
kulissit	Plural form of kulissi<br>
luukku	A hatch (opening).<br>A hatch (small door).<br>A hatch (horizontal door).<br>(colloquial) A residence (from postiluukku).<br>
löysä	soft<br>Löysä kananmuna.<br>A soft-boiled egg.<br>loose<br>Tämä ruuvi on löysällä.<br>This screw is loose.<br>slack<br>Löysä kuri.<br>A slack discipline.<br>Löysä köysi.<br>A slack rope.<br>Löysät housut.<br>Baggy pants.<br>
metrinen	metric<br>
keskusrikospoliisi	(Finland, law) National Bureau of Investigation<br>
kohokohta	highlight, high point, culmination, climax<br>
kopio	copy<br>
kuulustella	(transitive + partitive) To interrogate, question.<br>
musiikkijuhla	music festival<br>
pesu	washing (of something)<br>
ristiä	Partitive singular form of risti.<br>(transitive) to christen, baptise/baptize<br>(transitive) to cross<br>Hän risti käsivarret rinnalle ja painoi posken olkaa vasten; juuri siinä asennossa hän oli joskus keksinyt suuria aatteita.<br>He crossed his arms over his chest and pressed his cheek agains his shoulder; precisely in this posture he had sometimes devised great ideas.<br>
suurvalta	A great power (nation or state that has the ability to exert its influence on a global scale).<br>
toistamiseen	again<br>
työnjako	(economics) division of labour (separation of work into different categories or tasks)<br>division of work<br>Selkeä työnjako parantaa organisaation suorituskykyä.<br>A clear division of work improves the performance of an organization.<br>
vakuus	(banking, finance) security, collateral (something, usually an asset or guarantee, that secures the fulfillment of an obligation such as repayment of a loan or fulfilment of a contract)<br>
korottaminen	fourth infinitive of korottaa.<br>
nykytilanne	status quo<br>
sovittelu	arbitration, conciliation, mediation<br>adjustment, fitting<br>
totta kai	certainly, of course<br>
vuorineuvos	An honorary title granted for lifetime by the President of the Republic of Finland for persons with remarkable merits in industry; no meaningful English translation.<br>
aikomus	intent<br>
alustavasti	tentatively<br>
kainalo	(anatomy) armpit<br>
komentaa	(transitive) to command<br>
operaattori	operator<br>
ammentaa	(transitive) To scoop, draw, ladle.<br>(transitive) To gain benefit or influences.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of ammentaa.<br>
avauserä	opening period, opening half, opening round (first segment in a sports contest such as ice hockey or boxing which is divided in two or more segments)<br>
ensikertalainen	first timer<br>
jätehuolto	waste management<br>waste disposal, garbage disposal<br>
kateus	envy<br>
per	
pikkukaupunki	small town<br>
rohjeta	(transitive, auxiliary + infinitive) To can bring oneself (to do), dare (to do), venture (to do), have the nerve (to do).<br>En rohjennut kysyä niin henkilökohtaisia.<br>I dared not ask about so personal issues.<br>
vitamiini	(biology) vitamin<br>
hengittää	(transitive, intransitive) To breathe.<br>~ sisään to breathe in, inhale<br>~ ulos to breathe out, exhale<br>
räjäyttää	(transitive) to detonate, blow up, blast, explode<br>
sivistys	learning, scholarship, sophistication, erudition, civilization<br>
ammattiyhdistysliike	trade union movement (the trade unions collectively)<br>
maanantaiaamu	Monday morning<br>
ratsastaa	(intransitive) To ride (on a horse).<br>
tomaatti	tomato<br>
toveri	companion, comrade<br>
häpeä	shame<br>Indicative present connegative form of hävetä.<br>(Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät häpeä.<br>I am/You are/We are/You are/They are/ She/He is not ashamed.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of hävetä.<br>Häpeä!<br>Be ashamed / Shame on you!<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of hävetä.<br>Älä häpeä!<br>Don't be ashamed!<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
juhlinta	celebration<br>partying<br>
kostea	moist, wet<br>
liiaksi	Translative singular form of liika.<br>
lopputurnaus	
prosenttisesti	-percent (to a degree expressed as percentage)<br>Olet sataprosenttisesti oikeassa!<br>You are hundred percent right!<br>Rahoitin asuntoni 90-prosenttisesti lainalla.<br>I financed my apartment with 90 percent mortgage.<br>
taitavasti	skillfully (with great skill)<br>ably (with great ability)<br>
tiistainen	Pertaining to Tuesday.<br>
viivästyä	To delay, hold up.<br>
vuosi vuodelta	year by year<br>Kirja esittää mestaruussarjan tulokset vuosi vuodelta<br>The book presents the results of the champions' league, year by year.<br>every year<br>Pääsykokeet ovat tulleet vuosi vuodelta vaikeammiksi.<br>The entrance exam have become more difficult every year.<br>
aineellinen	corporeal<br>
ammattimainen	professional<br>
kansainvälistyminen	internationalization; the act of becoming international<br>fourth infinitive of kansainvälistyä.<br>
kari	rock (in water)<br>skerry (small rocky island)<br>
koordinoida	To coordinate.<br>
laivasto	navy<br>fleet<br>shipping (body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry)<br>
peto	meat-eating beast, predator<br>carnivore<br>monster<br>
prikaati	brigade<br>
ympäristölautakunta	A municipal environmental committee<br>Helsingin ympäristölautakunta ehdottaa uuden jätteenkäsittelylaitoksen rakentamista.<br>The Helsinki Environmental Committee proposes construction of a new waste treatment plant.<br>
alkuerä	(sports) qualifier, qualifying round<br>Suomi tippui jalkapallon maailmanmestaruuskisoista jo alkuerissä.<br>Finland fell from soccer's World championship games already in the qualifying rounds.<br>
sattumalta	accidentally, by chance<br>fortuitously<br>Ablative singular form of sattuma.<br>
ele	gesture, sign<br>
hoitopaikka	
toiveikas	hopeful<br>
torstainen	Pertaining to Thursday.<br>
alistaa	(transitive) to dominate, subject, subjugate, subordinate<br>
asukasluku	A population, as the count of the number of residents in a given area.<br>
levy-yhtiö	record label, label, record company<br>
myyntipäällikkö	sales manager<br>account manager<br>
oikeuslaitos	judiciary, judicial system<br>
ruokavalio	diet<br>
tämänkertainen	taking place this time<br>Tämänkertainen pääsykoe oli tavallista vaikeampi.<br>This time the entrance exam was more difficult than usually.<br>
vihjata	(intransitive) to suggest, to imply, to insinuate<br>(intransitive + elative) to hint to or towards, to allude to<br>Mies vihjaa erosta ja minä raskaana.<br>My husband is hinting towards a divorce, and here I am pregnant.<br>
alijäämä	deficit<br>
kuolonuhri	casualty, fatality (person who died as result of accident, violence, disease etc.)<br>kuolonuhrien määrä = death toll<br>
tukka	hair (covering the human head)<br>
valtiotiede	political science<br>
asianmukainen	appropriate, suitable (fitting to the situation or problem)<br>ryhtyä asianomaisiin toimenpiteisiin = to take appropriate measures<br>
erikoislääkäri	specialist (physician)<br>
lukien	active second infinitive in instructive of lukea.<br>
neste	liquid<br>fluid, in certain technical terms.<br>jarruneste = brake fluid<br>ohjausneste = power steering fluid<br>ruumiinneste = bodily fluid<br>
raiskaus	A rape.<br>
suuryritys	large company or corporation<br>In plural, big business (large corporations understood as a collective with significant economic, political, or social influence)<br>
tippa	A drop.<br>A (least) bit, in the saying ei tippaakaan, 'not a bit' or 'not the least bit'.<br>
veitsi	knife<br>
antiikki	(uncountable) The Antiquity, classical antiquity (the age between Homer and the Middle Ages).<br>(uncountable) A group noun for antiques or antiquities (old pieces of furniture or other items).<br>Olen antiikin keräilijä.<br>I'm a collector of antiquities.<br>Tämä kaappi on antiikkia.<br>This cabinet is antique.<br>(rare) antique<br>
kuuleminen	fourth infinitive of kuulla.<br>
luovuttaminen	fourth infinitive of luovuttaa.<br>
murtautua	(intransitive) To break in.<br>
suullinen	oral<br>
elintaso	standard of living<br>
muassa	along with<br>
pitkästä aikaa	long time no see; it has been a long time<br>
tase	(accounting) balance sheet<br>
välittyä	(intransitive) To be transmitted, be conveyed, be forwarded, be passed on (also figuratively).<br>Viesti välittyi minulle kirjeitse.<br>The message was forwarded to me by a letter.<br>Minusta tunteet eivät välity kirjan kautta niin vahvasti kuin siihen perustuvan elokuvan kautta.<br>I think the emotions are not conveyed as strongly through the book as through the movie based on the book.<br>
yleisradio	public broadcasting company<br>
hiiri	A mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a number of small mouse-resembling rodents mostly in the zoologic family Muridae, but also in Zapodidae and Gliridae.<br>(computing) A computer mouse.<br>
ihanne	ideal (something held up and admired as a model goal)<br>
lahko	cult, sect<br>(biology, taxonomy) order<br>
markkinointipäällikkö	marketing manager<br>
rikki	sulfur, sulphur<br>broken<br>
aluesairaala	regional hospital (in Finnish healthcare system, a hospital serving a region of typically about 100,000 people. For most demanding care, they rely on the better equipped central hospitals, or keskussairaala)<br>
noudattaminen	observance, compliance, obeying.<br>adherence, conformation, being faithful to something.<br>fourth infinitive of noudattaa.<br>
kipinä	spark<br>
kreikkalainen	Greek<br>Greco- (combining form; in Finnish kreikkalais-)<br>kreikkalais-roomalainen paini<br>Greco-Roman wrestling<br>Greek (person)<br>
puhtaus	cleanness, purity<br>
realismi	realism<br>
vihainen	Angry.<br>
kiri	spurt (sudden but not prolonged action, especially a brief increase in speed of an ongoing action)<br>Hän aloitti kirinsä liian aikaisin ja väsähti sata metriä ennen maaliviivaa.<br>He started his spurt too early and ran out of steam one hundred meters before the finish line.<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of kiriä.<br>Indicative present connegative form of kiriä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of kiriä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of kiriä.<br>
koulutusohjelma	training program/programme, training schedule<br>
nyrkki	fist<br>
vaivautua	(intransitive) To be bothered.<br>
aarre	treasure<br>
aavistus	premonition, intuition<br>
jalkapalloliiga	football league, soccer league<br>
nokka	beak, bill, rostrum (anatomical structure of birds)<br>beak (any beaklike object)<br>(pejorative) beak (human nose)<br>spout, lip (channel through which a liquid is poured from a container)<br>top, tip (the far end of many long objects); e.g. following objects may have a nokka: a pier, pole, crane, boom, stick and peninsula<br>ness (promontory, cape or headland; often used in place names)<br>Helsingin Katajanokan kaupunginosa on rakennettu 1800- ja 1900-lukujen vaihteessa jugend-tyyliin.<br>The Katajanokka area in Helsinki was built at the shift of 19th and 20th centuries in the art deco style.<br>
oivallus	idea, inspiration, realization<br>
edesauttaa	(transitive) To further, support.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of edesauttaa.<br>
murehtia	To worry.<br>
palolaitos	fire department<br>
ankkuri	anchor (tool to hook a vessel into bottom of the sea)<br>anchor (sthg that serves to provide a fixing point)<br>TV anchorman or anchorwoman<br>anchorman, anchorwoman (final runner in relay race)<br>
keisari	emperor<br>
merkillinen	peculiar<br>
perimmäinen	ultimate<br>Elämän perimmäinen kysymys<br>Life's ultimate question.<br>
saneerata	To renovate (to make extensive repairs to a building, often adding modern technology).<br>To redevelop (to convert a neighbourhood by new construction, reconstruction and/or renovation of existing buildings).<br>To rehabilitate (to restore or repair, to make habitable again).<br>
kananmuna	A hen's egg<br>
liperi	lovage<br>
pakolaisjärjestö	refugee organization<br>
täti	An aunt , as mother's or father's sister.<br>(colloquial) An aunt, as the wife of an uncle, paternal as well as maternal.<br>Setäni ja tätini tulevat viikonloppuna kylään.<br>My uncle and his wife come to see us in the coming weekend.<br>(childish) Any woman other than the close relatives.<br>(colloquial) Any older, but usually not very old woman. (The latter are referred to as mummo)<br>
yhtä lailla	similarly, by the same token<br>
jenkki	Yankee, usually refers to all inhabitants of the United States<br>Something that originates from, or relates to, the United States (when used eg. in a compound)<br>
kasvattaja	breeder<br>grower<br>educator, pedagogue<br>
loppukesä	late summer<br>
mukaan lukien	including, inclusive<br>
syvällinen	profound<br>
sangen	very<br>
siinä määrin	insofar as, inasmuch as, in that (to the extent that)<br>Teidän ehdotuksenne otetaan huomioon siinä määrin kuin mahdollista.<br>Insofar as possible, your propositions will be taken into account.<br>
tusina	dozen (twelve)<br>Saisinko tusinan munia?<br>Can I have a dozen eggs, please?<br>
jalkakäytävä	sidewalk (paved footpath at the side of a road)<br>
kuusivuotias	Six years old.<br>A six years old person.<br>
lähipiiri	inner circle (one's closest friends and family)<br>
palatsi	palace<br>
tragedia	A tragedy.<br>
kesäaika	summertime, summer time, summer (season)<br>summer time (daylight saving time)<br>daylight saving time, daylight savings time<br>
selventää	(transitive) To clarify.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of selventää.<br>
säästäminen	saving<br>fourth infinitive of säästää.<br>
voimistua	(intransitive) to grow stronger<br>
ampuminen	shooting (using a weapon)<br>Fourth infinitive of ampua in nominative case.<br>
kylvää	To sow.<br>
muualla kuin	
puinen	wooden (made of wood)<br>
aika ajoin	from time to time, periodically, at intervals<br>Tietokone aika ajoin sekoilee, jumittuu tai tarjoaa sinistä ruutua.<br>From time to time my computer screws up, gets stuck or shows a blue screen.<br>
korkotaso	interest rate level<br>
muistelma	(rare) A recollection, reminiscence.<br>
sulkeutua	(intransitive) To close oneself in, to shut oneself in<br>Sulkeudun jälleen täydellisesti omaan maailmaani.<br>I'll completely close myself off again in my own world.<br>
yo	
huonokuntoinen	seedy, rundown (in bad repair)<br>seedy, infirm (not feeling well)<br>Hän tunsi itsensä tänään erityisen huonokuntoiseksi<br>With her aching back she was feeling particularly seedy today.<br>unfit (not fit, not having a good physical demeanor)<br>Olen mennyt huonokuntoiseksi sen jälkeen, kun lakkasin pyöräilemästä kaupunkiin.<br>I've become so unfit after stopping cycling to town.<br>
menekki	consumption, sales, demand (amount or quantity consumed or sold)<br>Kuinka voin arvioida juomien menekin puutarhajuhlissa?<br>How can I estimate the consumption of beverages in a garden party?<br>Perunan menekki on Suomessa vähitellen laskenut.<br>The demand for potatoes has gradually declined in Finland.<br>Savukkeiden menekki on puolittunut vuodesta 2005.<br>The sales of cigarettes have been cut by half since the year 2005.<br>
menestyksekäs	successful<br>
mopo	A moped.<br>(military slang) A new recruit.<br>
otella	To compete.<br>
periaatepäätös	decision in principle<br>
rasitus	stress<br>
sukeltaa	(intransitive) To dive.<br>
syrjäytyä	(intransitive) To become marginalized.<br>Ilman työtä tai opiskelua nuoret syrjäytyvät.<br>Without work or study the youth will become marginalized.<br>
työläs	arduous<br>
velallinen	(law) A debtor.<br>(religion, rare) Having debt in figurative sense, as towards other people and the God due to committed sins.<br>
vilkkaasti	actively<br>
aseistaa	(transitive) To arm, supply with arms.<br>Yhdysvallat aseistaa Israelia.<br>The U.S.A. supplies Israel with arms.<br>
haikailla	(transitive) To yearn for, pine for.<br>
jätkä	(colloquial) A guy, a dude or a bloke<br>(informal, card games) A knave or a jack<br>(archaic) A lumberjack<br>(colloquial, dated) A stevedore<br>(colloquial) A delinquent man or male youngster using to spend time in the streets<br>(colloquial, offensive) A man whom the speaker wants to be considered as a scoundrel or a bastard<br>
varmistaminen	Fourth infinitive of varmistaa in nominative case.<br>
varovaisesti	carefully<br>
kaupunginvaltuutettu	member of a city council, councilman, councilor, alderman<br>
kohderyhmä	target group<br>
siinä tapauksessa	in that case, in the case (that)<br>Siinä tapauksessa minä lähden kotiin.<br>In that case I will go home.<br>Lähden kotiin siinä tapauksessa, että äiti soittaa.<br>I will go home in the case my mother calls me.<br>
tuoreeltaan	consumed fresh, freshly, unprepared<br>Mansikat ovat parhaita tuoreeltaan.<br>The strawberries are best when eaten fresh.<br>Uusi ministeri joutui tuoreeltaan lehdistön ristituleen.<br>The new minister had to go unprepared into the crossfire of the press.<br>red-handed<br>Huoltoaseman ryöstäjä jäi kiinni tuoreeltaan.<br>The gas station robber was caught red-handed.<br>
vietto	celebration<br>gradient<br>declivity<br>
vyöhyke	zone<br>
enemmän tai vähemmän	(idiomatic) more or less (approximately or almost)<br>
sovitella	(transitive) To mediate, reconcile.<br>
syrjintä	discrimination (e.g. racial or against foreigners)<br>
laitoshoito	institutional care<br>
tapella	(intransitive) To fight (to contend in physical conflict; without weapons, with fists etc.).<br>
tilaaja	subscriber<br>
yhteenliittymä	union<br>
istuin	seat<br>First-person singular indicative past form of istua.<br>
kakkossija	second place, second position in a race, election etc.<br>Hän sijoittui tiukassa kilpailussa kakkossijalle.<br>Hän tuli toiseksi tiukassa kilpailussa.<br>He became second in a tight competition.<br>
onnitella	To congratulate.<br>
painotus	stress, emphasis<br>
apuväline	ancillary; tool (something that serves an ancillary function)<br>Sain lukon auki käyttäen rautalankaa apuvälineenä.<br>I managed to open the lock by using steel wire as a tool.<br>
lyhytaikainen	brief, transient, momentary, ephemeral, short-term<br>
milli	(colloquial) A millimetre/millimeter.<br>(colloquial) A million; used of money.<br>
sunnuntaiaamu	Sunday morning<br>
horjua	(intransitive) To stagger, totter, lurch, teeter (also figuratively).<br>(intransitive, figuratively) To totter, be(come) shaky.<br>(intransitive, figuratively) To waver, falter, vacillate, shilly-shally.<br>
kohentaminen	Fourth infinitive of kohentaa in nominative case.<br>
loistavasti	perfectly, excellently<br>shiningly<br>
palopäällikkö	fire chief, fire marshal<br>
päivämäärä	A date (time reference).<br>
taittua	(intransitive) To fold.<br>(intransitive) To break (due to bending).<br>(intransitive) To refract.<br>
itsenäisesti	independently<br>
joukosta	Elative singular form of joukko.<br>
karttua	(intransitive) to accumulate<br>
kokoaminen	Fourth infinitive of koota in nominative case.<br>
päivystys	emergency duty, duty, service<br>
ryhmittymä	alliance, group<br>
suomennos	Finnish translation<br>
teknillinen	technical<br>
valkokangas	(film) screen<br>(film) silver screen<br>
avioero	A divorce<br>
ihmetyttää	To confuse, puzzle, befuddle, bewilder<br>Eräs asia ihmetyttää minua.<br>There's one thing that puzzles me.<br>
katsastaa	To inspect, checkup.<br>
löytyminen	fourth infinitive of löytyä.<br>
oppositiojohtaja	opposition leader<br>
perjantainen	Pertaining to Friday.<br>
viestiä	Partitive singular form of viesti.<br>(intransitive) To communicate.<br>
anastaa	(transitive) To take possession (of sth) without the owner's permission, seize, grab, steal, purloin, annex, usurp.<br>Sinun täytyy anastaa maata.<br>You should annex land.<br>Sinun täytyy anastaa valta<br>You should usurp power.<br>
kanne	(law) A claim.<br>
karku	flight (escape); mostly used in inessive and illative singular like an adverb, for usage see karussa, karkuun.<br>high or full speed, gallop; mostly used diomatically in the expression täyttä karkua ('at full speed').<br>
koheta	(intransitive) (to) become better<br>
leski	widow (female), widower (male)<br>
pohjustaa	to underlay, set up<br>
arveluttaa	(transitive) (+ partitive) To look dubious/questionable/suspicious/shady to.<br>(transitive) (+ partitive) To look unreliable/untrustworthy/undependable.<br>
kirjo	spectrum (range)<br>spectrum (range of colours)<br>As a modifier in a compound term signifies colorful, multicolored or colored.<br>
miehinen	manly<br>
siivittää	
taaksepäin	In the direction towards the back, backward.<br>
toimintamalli	operating model (abstract representation of how an organization operates)<br>
verilöyly	A massacre, bloodbath, carnage, bloodshed.<br>
kotka	eagle<br>golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos<br>
lisätieto	additional information<br>
niemi	cape (form of land near lake or sea), (small) peninsula<br>
selvittely	
harju	(geology) esker; in colloquial language also a terminal moraine.<br>
laitahyökkääjä	(sports) winger<br>(basketball) forward<br>iso laitahyökkääjä ― power forward<br>pieni laitahyökkääjä ― small forward<br>
lähiviikko	Any of the next or past few weeks; mostly used in plural.<br>Lähiviikot näyttävät, kuinka strategiamme onnistuu.<br>The next few weeks will reveal how our strategy works.<br>Lähiviikkoina ei tapahdu suurta muutosta.<br>There will not be any major change during the next few weeks.<br>Oletko lähiviikkoina muuttanut ruokavaliotasi?<br>Have you changed your diet during the past few weeks?<br>
muotoutua	to take shape (to take a definite form)<br>Keskusteltuamme kaksi tuntia suunnitelmamme alkoivat muotoutua.<br>After two hours of discussion, our plans began to take shape.<br>
optimistinen	optimistic<br>
kelpo	decent<br>good, fine (before noun, not inflected)<br>Hän on kelpo poika. — He is a good boy.<br>kelpo miehet — fine men<br>
me kaikki	
neljäsosa	one quarter, one fourth<br>
sotia	(intransitive) To be at war.<br>To campaign.<br>Kaarle XII soti jatkuvasti Ruotsin naapurimaita vastaan.<br>Charles XII campaigned continuously against Sweden's neighbours.<br>Partitive plural form of sota.<br>
veroton	taxfree, taxless<br>
koripalloilu	basketball (sport or activity)<br>
miina	A mine (explosive device)<br>
muinainen	ancient<br>
oloinen	appearing to be something, -like; always used with a qualifier, which is usually an adjective in genitive case.<br>Hän oli jo varsin terveen oloinen.<br>He appeared to be quite healthy already.<br>Olipas siinä insinöörin oloinen mies!<br>Boy, he sure was an engineer-like person!<br>
päivittäistavarakauppa	grocery store<br>businees of retailing groceries<br>
päätavoite	main objective<br>
siivous	cleaning<br>decency<br>
työväki	workforce, workers as a collective.<br>The genitive form of the word, työväen, is used in compound terms in the sense pertaining to the workers or working class. May be translated as labour, workers, or blue-collar.<br>
viaton	innocent<br>immaculate (having no stain or blemish, spotless, undefiled, clear, pure)<br>pure (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean)<br>
lumisade	snowfall<br>static (on TV screen)<br>
osakepääoma	The share capital of a company (total outstanding capital)<br>
pöytäkirja	minutes (records of a meeting)<br>
teoreettinen	theoretic, theoretical<br>2011, Tuomas Hyytiä, Intialaiset rakensivat supertietokoneen 2 miljoonalla eurolla, Tekniikka ja Talous<br>Uuden supertietokoneen teoreettinen laskentateho yltää 220 teraflopsiin eli 220 000 miljardiin liukulukuoperaatioon sekunnissa.<br>The new supercomputer will reach a theoretical computing power of 220 teraflops, or 220 000 billion floating point operations per second.<br>
ympäristövaikutus	environmental effect<br>
allakka	almanac<br>
lautanen	A plate (for eating).<br>A saucer.<br>lentävä lautanen = flying saucer<br>A cymbal, often in plural (lautaset).<br>ripustettu lautanen = suspended cymbal<br>A croup, in Finnish usually in plural (lautaset) (part of horse's body).<br>
kulkeutua	(intransitive) To drift.<br>
kuoria	(transitive) to peel (a potato; a fruit)<br>(transitive) to skin (an onion)<br>(transitive) to skim (milk)<br>(transitive) to shell, shale (an egg, a nut etc.)<br>(transitive) to husk (a seed, a corn ear)<br>(transitive) to strip, peel, debark (tree)<br>Partitive plural form of kuori.<br>Partitive singular form of kuori.<br>
kärjistyä	(intransitive) To culminate, to come to a head.<br>(intransitive, of conflict) To become heated, to escalate.<br>
kävelykatu	pedestrian street<br>
pelastus	A rescue (act of rescuing), used also as modifier in compound terms.<br>pelastusajoneuvo = a rescue vehicle<br>A salvation, redemption (religion: process or event of being saved).<br>Pelastusarmeija = the Salvation Army<br>
sak:lainen	
tapaturma	accident<br>
valistus	Enlightenment<br>
varjostaa	To shade (to provide shade).<br>(drawing) To shade.<br>To hatch (to shade an area in a drawing with parallel lines).<br>To follow someone, to tail<br>
väärentää	(transitive) To falsify, counterfeit, forge.<br>
alusta	platform (something that serves as a base)<br>Saab 9000, Fiat Croma, Lancia Thema and Alfa Romeo 164 suunniteltiin 1980-luvulla samalle alustalle.<br>Saab 9000, Fiat Croma, Lancia Thema and Alfa Romeo 164 were designed in the 1980's on the same platform.<br>Partitive singular form of alus.<br>He katselivat alusta.<br>They watched the ship.<br>Elative singular form of alku.<br>alusta loppuun<br>from beginning to end<br>aloittaa alusta<br>to start from the very beginning<br>Partitive singular form of alunen.<br>He katselivat alusta.<br>They watched the underlay.<br>Indicative present connegative form of alustaa.<br>Minä en/sinä et/hän ei/se ei/me emme/te ette/he eivät/ne eivät/alusta.<br>I don't/you don't/he (she) doesn't/it doesn't/we don't/you don't/they don't/format.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of alustaa.<br>Alusta!<br>Format!<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of alustaa.<br>Älä alusta!<br>Do not format!<br>
joutsen	A swan (any bird in the genus Cygnus).<br>
parisen	about two, a couple<br>Hän on minua parisen vuotta vanhempi.<br>He is a couple of years older than me.<br>
pato	dam, dike<br>
pitoisuus	percentage<br>concentration<br>
valtionpäämies	A head of state.<br>
aula	corridor, hallway, lobby<br>hall (meeting room)<br>
intiaani	Native American, Amerindian, (American) Indian<br>
suppea	concise, succinct<br>
tukku	wholesale<br>wad (of money)<br>
kastaa	To moisten.<br>To dip.<br>To baptize/baptise.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of kastaa.<br>
rakennuttaa	(transitive) to have something built, constructed<br>
samankaltainen	similar<br>homologous<br>
synti	sin<br>tehdä ~ä to (commit a) sin<br>
tolppa	post, pole, stilt (long piece of heavy timber or other material protruding out of ground)<br>bollard (post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area etc.)<br>(ballgames) short of maalitolppa ('goal post')<br>
hammaslääkäri	dentist<br>
jakaantua	(intransitive) to divide, split up (e.g. a cell, a group of people, or a group into subgroups)<br>
kärppä	stoat, ermine, Mustela erminea<br>
maajoukko	
puheenjohtajuuskausi	period of chairmanship, term of chairmanship<br>
vetäminen	Fourth infinitive of vetää in nominative case.<br>
ympäristöasia	environmental issue<br>
asuttaa	(transitive) To inhabit, people, populate, settle, colonise/colonize.<br>(transitive) To (re)locate (make sb live/reside somewhere).<br>
karkea	rough<br>coarse<br>harsh<br>
käsiala	handwriting (characteristic writing of a person)<br>
lupautua	(intransitive) to promise (to do something)<br>Lupauduin heille kuljettajaksi.<br>I promised to be their driver.<br>
tiheä	dense, thick<br>
työläinen	A worker (working man)<br>A worker (sterile social insect)<br>(political) A proletarian<br>Kaikkien maiden työläiset, liittykää yhteen! [1]<br>Proletarians of all countries, unite!<br>As a former part of compound (as the stem työläis-) signifies 'of or pertaining to workers'.<br>työläisarmeija<br>työläiskaupunginosa<br>työläiskortteli<br>^ Karl Marx: Communist Manifesto, 1848<br>
jälkeläinen	descendant<br>in plural (jälkeläiset): offspring, progeny<br>
liittokohtainen	union-specific, union-by-union (concerning each union or association individually)<br>Keskitettyjen tulopoliittisten neuvottelujen päälle käydään vielä liittokohtaiset työehtosopimusneuvottelut, joissa sovitaan soveltamisen yksityiskohdista aloittain.<br>On top of the centralized income policy negotiations, union-by-union collective bargaining will take place, in which the details of branch-wise application are agreed.<br>
pakettiauto	A delivery van<br>
setä	uncle (father's brother, paternal uncle)<br>(childish) man<br>
tiedustelu	inquiry, enquiry<br>(military) reconnaissance<br>intelligence (spying).<br>scout (act of scouting or reconnoitering).<br>
aiheuttaja	cause<br>
itsenäistyä	(intransitive) To become independent; (of a country) to gain independence.<br>
kansallisuus	nationality<br>
laantua	(intransitive) to abate, subside<br>(intransitive) to die down (to become less virulent)<br>Voimme purjehtia turvallisesti lahden yli kunhan myrsky laantuu.<br>We'll be able to sail safely across the bay once the storm dies down.<br>
majoitus	accommodation, lodging (place to sleep with any amenities belonging to it)<br>shelter (temporary lodging)<br>
varakas	wealthy, affluent, prosperous, well-heeled.<br>
kopteri	(informal) A copter, a chopper.<br>
työtehtävä	assignment, task<br>
kiitollinen	grateful, thankful<br>
liittolainen	ally<br>
maahantuoja	importer<br>
pirteä	perky, vivacious, lively<br>
tappiollinen	unprofitable<br>
vastapuoli	The opposite side<br>An opponent<br>(finance) A counterparty<br>
kuumuus	hotness<br>
matkatoimisto	travel agency<br>
sinnitellä	
esikunta	military staff<br>cadre (officers of a regiment forming the staff)<br>
jäseninen	-member (only in compounds, having a number of members)<br>Liiton päättävä elin on 45-jäseninen valtuusto.<br>The decision-making body of the union is the 45-member council.<br>-limbed (only in compounds, having certain kind of limbs)<br>Hoikkajäseninen kauris hyppi kevyesti korkeassa heinikossa.<br>The slim-limbed deer jumped easily about the tall grass.<br>
maailmanlaajuisesti	globally, worldwide<br>
maalinteko	
huuli	A lip.<br>(colloquial) A joke.<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
kuunnelma	radio play<br>
rahapula	shortage of money<br>
väitös	dissertation<br>
aprikoida	(intransitive) To think, ponder.<br>
keskiosa	middle part, central part<br>
laakso	valley<br>
poiketen	active second infinitive in instructive of poiketa.<br>
elinympäristö	habitat<br>
harvinaisuus	rarity<br>rareness<br>
jonkin aikaa	some time (period of some length)<br>Tämä voi viedä jonkin aikaa.<br>This may take some time.<br>
oikeistolainen	right-wing<br>rightwinger<br>
sointi	voice<br>clang<br>
uhkailla	To threaten.<br>
aikaansaada	(transitive, idiomatic) To accomplish, work out, achieve, get something done.<br>En ole aikaansaanut tänään mitään.<br>I have not been able to do anything today.<br>(transitive, idiomatic) To cause, generate, set off, do.<br>Katso, mitä olet aikaansaanut.<br>Look, what you have done.<br>
keinotekoinen	Artificial.<br>
palkkaaminen	hiring (act)<br>
reppu	Originally any bag, but now mostly refers to a backpack.<br>(slang, idiomatic) In plural (reput), failure in an exam.<br>Sain reput matematiikasta.<br>I flunked in the math exam.<br>
silkka	sheer, solid, pure<br>
illansuu	nightfall<br>
isoäiti	grandmother<br>
loppuviikko	The end of a week, usually understood to refer to a working week, i.e. to mean Thursday and Friday.<br>Tällä viikolla ei ole juurikaan ollut asiakkaita, toivottavasti loppuviikko on vilkkaampi.<br>This week have not had too many customers, let's hope the end of the week would be busier.<br>Some cases are used adverbially to produce expressions similar to English 'late + pronoun + week', see loppuviikolla, loppuviikosta<br>Any of the last weeks of a longer period of time.<br>Loppuviikot olivat ikäviä, kun ei enää ollut mitään tekemistä.<br>The last weeks were boring, as there was nothing left to do.<br>
nelisen	about four<br>Tämä saari on nelisen kilometriä pitkä.<br>This island is about four kilometers long.<br>
arvovalta	authority, prestige<br>
hinnoittelu	pricing (act of setting a price)<br>pricing (the level at which a price is set)<br>Heidän hinnoittelunsa on hyvin aggressiivista.<br>Their pricing is very aggressive.<br>
kuula	A (gun's) bullet.<br>A hard ball, especially one made of metal.<br>(athletics) A shot (metal ball pushed in shot put).<br>(athletics) Short form of kuulantyöntö ('shot put') (athletics event).<br>(sports) bowl (weighted ball used in the game of bowls)<br>
kävijämäärä	visitor count<br>
määritelmä	definition<br>(computing) expression (a piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value)<br>
oikeudellinen	judicial<br>forensic<br>
porvarillinen	bourgeois<br>
räätälöidä	(transitive) To tailor.<br>
syrjäinen	remote, back (far from the main area)<br>
tiistaiaamu	Tuesday morning<br>
basso	(music) bass (voice)<br>(music) bass guitar<br>
ryöstäjä	robber<br>
sopeutuminen	adaptation<br>
taimi	A sapling (young tree).<br>A seedling (any young plant grown from the seed).<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of taimia.<br>Indicative present connegative form of taimia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of taimia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of taimia.<br>
alapuolella	Adessive singular form of alapuoli.<br>
hukkaan	wasted, lost (to the state of being wasted or lost)<br>Illative singular form of hukka.<br>First person singular indicative present form of hukata.<br>
keskiaikainen	medieval<br>
koulunkäynti	studying, studies (activity of studying in a school)<br>Kuinka koulunkäyntisi sujuu?<br>How's your studying going?<br>
neuvottelupöytä	negotiating table, negotiation table<br>Olisi tärkeää saada osapuolet takaisin neuvottelupöytään.<br>It would be important to get the parties back to the negotiating table.<br>
päätoiminen	full-time (of a job, being, or expected to be the main occupation of an employee)<br>Kun lehtemme saavuttaa miljoonan euron liikevaihdon, voimme palkata päätoimisen päätoimittajan.<br>When the turnover of our magazin reaches one million euros, we will be able to hire a full-time editor-in-chief.<br>Olen päätoiminen valaiden tarkkailija.<br>I'm a full-time whale watcher.<br>
tilintarkastaja	An auditor (one who audits bookkeeping accounts).<br>
kattila	A pot or kettle (cooking vessel).<br>A boiler or steam boiler (apparatus for producing steam or hot water for heating or industrial use).<br>(geology) A kettle or kettle hole (fluvioglacial landform).<br>(geology) As a short form of kattilavajoama, a caldera (crater formed by collapse of the cone of a volcano).<br>
konsti	(colloquial) gimmick, trick, way, manner<br>Konstit on monet, sanoi eukko, kun kissalla pöytää pyyhki.<br>There are many tricks, said the old hag when she wiped the table with a cat.<br>
paja	smithy, forge<br>workshop<br>(slang) workplace<br>Olin pajalla koko viikonlopun.<br>I spent the whole weekend at work.<br>
pujottelu	slalom<br>
vihata	(transitive, + partitive) To hate.<br>
yläpuolelle	Allative singular form of yläpuoli.<br>See: yläpuoli<br>
järeä	sturdy, heavy<br>
kirjanpito	Bookkeeping, accounting.<br>Books (records of the accounts of a business).<br>
komento	command<br>
laitteisto	hardware, apparatus, equipment<br>
sivuuttaa	to skip, bypass<br>
teollisuusalue	industrial area, industrial region<br>industrial park, industry park<br>
terveydenhoito	health care<br>
tokaista	(intransitive, colloquial) to blurt, to blurt out<br>
tämmöinen	(dialectal) this kind of<br>
erehdys	mistake<br>error, oversight<br>
kansanmusiikki	(music) folk music<br>
kylätoimikunta	village committee (in Finland, a committee formed by volunteering residents of a village, usually with the aim to organize some sort of community activity; in some municipalities the committees receive modest financing from the municipality)<br>
murros	
perussuomalainen	true Finn; member of the Finnish political party Perussuomalaiset, known in English as 'True Finns'.<br>
puolustaminen	fourth infinitive of puolustaa.<br>
rauhanomainen	peaceful, non-violent, peaceable, inoffensive<br>
sosialismi	socialism<br>
ambulanssi	ambulance<br>
mehu	juice (liquid from a plant)<br>juice (beverage made of plant liquids)<br>
psykologinen	psychological<br>
hakijamaa	applicant country (country that applies for membership in an international organization, notably the European Union)<br>Liittyäkseen Euroopan Unioniin hakijamaan tulee sitoutua EU:n perusperiaatteisiin, jotka ovat: vapaus, demokratia, ihmisoikeuksien ja perusvapauksien kunnioittaminen sekä laillisuusperiaate.<br>In order to join the European Union, the applicant country must adhere to the principles on which the EU is based: freedom, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law.<br>
hylkääminen	abandonment<br>disqualification<br>rejection, renunciation<br>fourth infinitive of hylätä.<br>fourth infinitive of hyljätä.<br>
kasvis	vegetable<br>
kolmivuotinen	triennial (lasting for three years)<br>
maanmies	compatriot<br>
paheta	(intransitive) To worsen.<br>(intransitive) To relapse.<br>
syöminen	eating<br>food<br>fourth infinitive of syödä.<br>
elämäntyö	lifework, life's work (main occupation or vocation of a person's life)<br>
hallintojohtaja	administrative director<br>
näkymätön	invisible<br>Negative participle of näkyä.<br>
pelkistää	(transitive, chemistry) To reduce<br>
pesiä	To nest.<br>
päiväsakko	day-fine, day fine, unit fine<br>
rahoittaminen	financing, funding<br>
ravistella	(transitive) To shake (cause to move; indifferently and/or repeatedly).<br><br>Ravista ennen käyttöä. = Shake before using.<br>Jatkuvat maanjäristykset ravistelivat rakennuksia. = Continuous earthquakes shook the buildings.<br>
kipeästi	painfully, hurtfully<br>urgently<br>
lauta	A board (long, wide and thin piece of sawn timber).<br>An element in many compound words, where the English equivalent is 'board' (The Finnish equivalent for 'board' may also be taulu or levy). These compounds can be shortened to plain lauta, if there is no danger of confusion.<br>shakkilauta<br>chessboard<br>silityslauta<br>ironing board<br>lainelauta<br>surfboard<br>lumilauta<br>snowboard<br>ponnahduslauta<br>springboard<br>(colloquial) A woman who has small breasts.<br>
ankarasti	harshly, hardly, strictly<br>
huvila	villa<br>
ihanteellinen	ideal<br>
kehitystyö	
kerääminen	Fourth infinitive of kerätä in nominative case.<br>
palkkaus	
tutustuminen	becoming acquainted<br>fourth infinitive of tutustua.<br>
työvoimapula	(economics) labor shortage (condition in which there are insufficient qualified candidates to fill the demand for labor)<br>
varvas	toe<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
välistä	Elative singular form of väli.<br>From between.<br>occasionally<br>
välittäminen	Fourth infinitive of välittää in nominative case.<br>
arvonimi	honorific (word that conveys esteem or respect when used in addressing or referring to a person)<br>title of a person (prefix or suffix added to a person's name to signify veneration, position or qualification)<br>
fiksu	(colloquial) clever, smart, sharp, bright<br>
hivenen	Genitive singular form of hiven.<br>
jänis	hare (in general).<br>mountain hare.<br>A stowaway.<br>In a running competition or similar, a rabbit.<br>coward<br>
lampi	pond (inland body of standing water, usually natural, that is smaller than a lake)<br>
puutalo	wooden house<br>
utelias	curious, inquisitive<br>
edistys	progress<br>
hiippakunta	A diocese, bishopric, see.<br>
konepaja	workshop<br>Dv12-veturit saneerattiin Hyvinkään konepajassa.<br>
kristinusko	Christianity, the religion<br>
luottavainen	trustful, confident<br>
sara	sedge<br>
sisältä	from inside (from a position inside something)<br>from indoors<br>from inside<br>Laatikon sisältä ei otettu mitään.<br>Nothing was taken from inside the box.<br>
tarha	corral (enclosure for livestock)<br>yard (enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, e.g. on farms)<br>Short for lastentarha ('kindergarten').<br>
avustusjärjestö	aid organization, humanitarian organization<br>
jossain määrin	to some extent<br>
merkkipäivä	red letter day, special day (any day of special significance)<br>
satakunta	Around a hundred.<br>Se maksaa satakunta euroa.<br>It costs around a hundred euros.<br>
toimeksianto	assignment (act of assigning, or an assigned task)<br>
tämä kaikki	
elvyttää	(transitive) to resuscitate, revive, bring back to life, restore to life<br>Ensiapukurssin käynyt nainen elvytti sydänkohtauksen saaneen vanhuksen.<br>The woman, who had attended a first-aid course, resuscitated the elderly person who had got a heart attack.<br>(transitive, figuratively) to revive, revitalize, resuscitate, infuse new life into, refresh, freshen, renew, enliven, improve, quicken<br>Hallitus yrittää elvyttää taloutta.<br>The government is trying to revive the economy.<br>
etuus	benefit<br>
kirjakauppa	bookshop, bookstore, bookseller<br>
liikkuvuus	mobility<br>
tavalla tai toisella	one way or another, one way or the other<br>
diplomaattinen	diplomatic<br>
elektroniikkateollisuus	electronics industry<br>
nurmi	lawn, grass<br>
pyörätie	cycleway (bicycle path or bicycle lane)<br>bicycle path, cycle path (path segregated for bicycles)<br>
alaikäinen	underage.<br>Suomessa kaikki alle 18-vuotiaat ovat laillisesti alaikäisiä.<br>In Finland, everyone under the age of 18 is judicially considered underage.<br>A minor, an underage person.<br>
enin	the most.<br>
hyppääjä	jumper, one who jumps<br>
laiha	lean<br>thin<br>
maalintekijä	scorer (one who scores, or makes a goal)<br>
miehitys	manning (of a boat, ship, vessel, craft etc.).<br>occupation (of a country).<br>
paikoilleen	to where they belong<br>Laita tavarasi paikoilleen!<br>Please put your things to where they belong!<br>panna ~ : to put up, put away<br>Pane työkalut paikoilleen, kun lopetat.<br>Be sure to put up the tools when you finish.<br>Please put away the tools when you are finished.<br>Panin vatteet paikoilleen siistiäkseni huonetta.<br>I put the clothes away so as to neaten the room.<br>
ripustaa	(transitive) To hang, hang up (e.g. clothes)<br>
talouskehitys	
toivoton	hopeless<br>desperate<br>futile<br>
baletti	ballet<br>
ennen pitkää	before long<br>
harha	Illusion, delusion, hallucination, chimera, mirage.<br>Misconception, false belief, false idea, fallacy.<br>
julkkis	(colloquial) celebrity, public figure<br>
kuopiolainen	A person from, or an inhabitant of, Kuopio<br>Of or pertaining to the city of Kuopio or its citizens.<br>
pilkkoa	(transitive) To chop, chip.<br>
välttäminen	avoidance<br>fourth infinitive of välttää.<br>
paikalleen	Into his/her/its place/location.<br>asettaa paikalleen = to seat<br>asettua paikalleen = to settle down<br>
pitkäjänteinen	long-term (extending over a relatively long time period)<br>Onnistuminen edellyttää pitkäjänteistä sitoutumista.<br>A long-term commitment is required in order to succeed.<br>
kaikua	(intransitive) To reverberate, echo.<br>
kanto	The stump of a tree.<br>carrying (e.g. of taxes)<br>
pentu	cub, puppy<br>(derogatory) kid<br>
sinivalkoinen	Referring to the combination of the blue and white colours.<br>Finnish (derived from the colours of the Finnish national flag).<br>sinivalkoinen joukkue = the blue and white (or Finnish) team<br>
todennäköisyys	Probability, likelihood, odds.<br>
turvallisuusjoukko	peacekeeping force<br>(rare, normally plural) security forces<br>
horjuttaa	(transitive) To destabilize.<br>(transitive) To reel.<br>
leikkaaminen	fourth infinitive in participle singular of leikata.<br>
valmiste	product, preparation<br>
alhaalla	(static) down below, below<br>(static) down there/here<br>(static) downstairs<br>(static) at the bottom<br>
kadottaa	(transitive) To lose (to cause to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances/events/reasons).<br>Kadotin avaimeni johonkin baariin.<br>I lost my keys in some bar.<br>(transitive) To lose, make vanish (to voluntarily make something disappear).<br>Yritin kadottaa hänet metsään.<br>I tried to lose him/her in the woods.<br>
nuorisotyö	youth work<br>
pensas	A bush (woody plant)<br>A shrub<br>
romuttaa	to scrap<br>to wreck<br>to debunk (to discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something)<br>Maailmanympäripurjehdus romutti teorian Maan litteydestä.<br>Sailing round the world debunked the theory that the Earth was flat.<br>
rumpali	drummer<br>
vaikeutua	(intransitive) to get/become more difficult<br>
koristella	to decorate<br>
käväistä	(intransitive, colloquial) To make a short visit.<br>
logiikka	logic<br>(electronics) programmable logic controller<br>
vartalo	body, torso (main structure of a human or animal frame excluding the extremities)<br>(grammar) stem<br>'Kukka' -sanan vartalo on 'kuk-'.<br>The stem of the word 'kukka' is 'kuk-'.<br>(botany) style<br>
huvi	amusement, pleasure<br>
hyytyä	to congeal, coagulate, clot<br>to coagulate, clot (of blood)<br>(colloquial) to lose power, to get tired etc.<br>
ideologia	ideology<br>
julmuus	cruelty, brutality, atrocity<br>
kauppakeskus	shopping mall, shopping centre<br>
keskiviikkoinen	Pertaining to Wednesday.<br>
kirves	axe<br>
poistuma	
sekaantua	(intransitive) To get mixed up.<br>(intransitive) To get involved.<br>
suomalaisyritys	
urakoitsija	contractor, independent contractor<br>
brasilialainen	Brazilian, related to Brazil<br>Brazilian person<br>
hahmotella	to sketch<br>
syventää	(transitive) To deepen; to make deeper.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of syventää.<br>
tarkistus	inspection, revision<br>
vala	oath<br>Indicative present connegative form of valaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of valaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of valaa.<br>
ylle	to above, over<br>
amfetamiini	amphetamine<br>A common-language term used of methamphetamine, especially when used as (illegal) drug.<br>
halutessaan	active second infinitive in inessive of haluta + the suffix -an.<br>
jalkapalloilija	(soccer) A footballer, soccer player, football player.<br>(American football) A football player<br>
monipuolisesti	versatilely, diversely<br>
museovirasto	(government) usually capitalized: Museovirasto (the Finnish National Board of Antiquities)<br>A similar authority in another country.<br>
pukki	A male goat, billygoat; a buck.<br>A lecherous man.<br>A sawhorse.<br>A check or checkmark.<br>
riippuvuus	dependence<br>addiction<br>riippuvuutta aiheuttava = addictive<br>
terveysministeri	minister of health, secretary of health<br>
hämmästyä	(intransitive) To be surprised, be amazed, be astonished.<br>
juhlasali	ballroom (large room for dancing, banquets and other festivities)<br>
keskittäminen	Fourth infinitive of keskittää in nominative case.<br>
mekaaninen	mechanical<br>
suurelta osin	mostly<br>
turvapaikanhakija	asylum seeker<br>
julkaiseminen	publishing<br>fourth infinitive of julkaista.<br>
kolminkertainen	triple, threefold<br>
markkina-arvo	market value<br>
sairastuminen	fourth infinitive of sairastua.<br>
sinilevä	blue-green alga<br>
taittaa	(transitive) To fold (e.g. paper).<br>~ sivun kulma = to dogear a page (in a book).<br>(transitive) To break (e.g. one's leg).<br>(transitive, physics) To refract (light; to cause light to change direction).<br>(transitive) To lay out (a page of a newspaper).<br>(transitive) ~ matka = to do/cover a trip.<br>
tutkimustyö	research as work or career<br>Tutkimustyö on mielenkiintoista.<br>Research is an interesting career.<br>
vaalitaistelu	election campaign<br>
juontaja	compere, speaker, host, presenter, anchorman (main host of a television or radio program, except of news)<br>
kuuluttaa	(transitive) To announce.<br>
näköpiiri	sphere of vision (that which is visible to a viewer)<br>Ollessani vankeudessa näköpiirini rajoittui pieneen kappaleeseen taivasta.<br>When I was imprisoned, my sphere of vision was limited to a small piece of sky.<br>
oppikirja	A textbook<br>
sinällään	as such, in itself (considered alone; used often to hint that there's something else which makes matters worse when combined with the thing or circumstance mentioned)<br>Lumisade ei sinällään ole vaarallista, mutta minulla ei ollut riittävästi ylläni.<br>Snowing is not dangerous in itself but I wasn't properly clothed.<br>
aggressiivinen	aggressive<br>
epäilyttää	(transitive + partitive) To look suspicious/dubious/shady/fishy to.<br>
lailla	Adessive plural form of laki.<br>Adessive singular form of laki.<br>lailla kielletty<br>forbidden by law<br>way, manner<br>samalla lailla: in the same way<br>sillä lailla: in that way<br>aika lailla: quite a bit, not a little<br>
myöhästyä	(intransitive) To be late.<br>(intransitive) To be delayed.<br>(intransitive, + elative or ablative) To miss (a buss, train, etc.)<br>
rehu	fodder<br>
tuotantolaitos	production plant, production facility<br>
vastakkainen	opposite, contrary<br>
heiluttaa	(transitive) To wave, sway, wag.<br>Heilutan kättäni.<br>I wave my arm.<br>
instrumentti	instrument<br>
koetus	
lähtijä	leaver<br>
metsäkeskus	
pelastustoimi	emergency service, rescue service<br>
umpeen	Illative singular form of umpi.<br>sealed, closed, shut<br>Haluan että telkeät tämän portin umpeen.<br>I want you to bar this gate shut.<br>
kansainvälisyys	internationality<br>
kilpailukielto	(law) non-compete term (ban, usually based on a written contract that prevents a person or company from competing with another, especially with a former employer or partner)<br>
kurja	poor<br>miserable<br>wretched<br>
rakennushanke	construction project, development project<br>
sähköyhtiö	electricity company<br>
talousalue	economic region (often vaguely defined geographic region within which economic actors are interdependent on each other; often centered by a major city)<br>Hän laati uutta pitkän tähtäyksen ennustetta Pittsburghin talousalueelle.<br>He worked to develop a new long-range forecast for the Pittsburgh economic region.<br>
kanssakäyminen	interaction<br>
kokonaismäärä	total amount<br>
käsiksi	Translative plural form of käsi.<br>
ratas	cogwheel<br>
saati	let alone, not to mention<br>Eihän meillä ole rahaa miltei mihinkään saati lapsen elättämiseen.<br>We don't have money for almost anything, let alone for raising a child.<br>
skotti	Scot (person)<br>Scots, Lallans (Germanic language based on Middle English, spoken in Southern parts of Scotland, the Lowlands)<br>
taidetoimikunta	
teräs	steel<br>
vajota	(intransitive) To sink.<br>
järjetön	senseless, crazy<br>mindless, preposterous<br>
kaluste	piece of furniture, fitment<br>
kihlakunnansyyttäjä	(law, in Finland) District prosecutor.<br>
luottamustehtävä	position of responsibility<br>
monopoli	monopoly<br>(physics) monopole<br>monopole (antenna)<br>
niittää	(transitive) To mow, cut, scythe, reap (crops).<br>Mitä ihminen kylvää, sitä hän myös niittää. (Bible. Epistle to the Galatians, ch. 6, v.7)<br>As ye sow, so shall ye reap. / For whatever a man is sowing, this he will also reap.<br>(transitive, figuratively) To win, achieve.<br>
sohva	sofa, couch<br>
suhteuttaa	
kulttuurikeskus	cultural centre<br>
vuosikokous	annual meeting<br>
näyttelytila	exhibition space<br>
rakennuslupa	(zoning) construction permit, building permit<br>
torjuminen	refusal, denial<br>
tuhlata	to squander, waste<br>
väljä	loose (not fitting tightly)<br>
elinikäinen	lifetime<br>
herua	To trickle, ooze.<br>(figuratively) To give or cede, especially as a response to someone's efforts.<br>Häneltä ei heru enempää tietoa.<br>He does not give any further information.<br>We cannot squeeze any more information out of him.<br>Häneltä herui kokonainen miljoona yliopistomme tutkimusrahastoon.<br>He donated a full million to the research fund of our university.<br>
hormoni	(physiology) hormone<br>
kokonaisvaltainen	All-encompassing, comprehensive, integrated, holistic.<br>
murto	A burglary.<br>The act of breaking.<br>As a defining part in compound words, refers to breaking in many different ways.<br>
palautus	refund (An amount of money returned)<br>return (item that is returned)<br>return (the act of returning something)<br>
perusturva	basic social security (the minimum level of social security to which the poorest people are entitled)<br>
supistus	reduction, cutback, cut<br>contraction (medicine, biology)<br>
tempo	
toimikausi	
väärinkäyttö	abuse, misuse (improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose)<br>huumaavien aineiden väärinkäyttö<br>substance abuse<br>
äänioikeus	right to vote, franchise, suffrage, voting right<br>Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution:<br>Älköön Yhdysvallat tai yksikään osavaltio kieltäkö rodun, värin tai aikaisemman palvelusvelvollisuuden perusteella Yhdysvaltain kansalaiselta äänioikeutta tai sitä rajoittako.<br>The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.<br>
iloisesti	happily, merrily, gaily<br>
kieltäminen	fourth infinitive of kieltää.<br>
kokki	A cook.<br>(microbiology) coccus<br>
puntaroida	(intransitive) To weight, consider.<br>
kuulu	Indicative present connegative form of kuulua.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of kuulua.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of kuulua.<br>
rajallinen	Limited, restricted.<br>
yhtenäisyys	cohesion, unity<br>uniformity<br>
akatemia	An academy (a society of learned men united for the advancement of the arts and sciences).<br>An academy (a school or place of training in which some special art is taught; as, a military academy)<br>An academy, as any high-quality place of learning.<br>Kakolan vankilaa pidettiin rikollisten akatemiana.<br>The prison of Kakola was regarded as an academy for criminals.<br>
hävetä	(transitive, intransitive) To be ashamed (of = partitive).<br>(transitive) To be afraid/ashamed (of sth = partitive, to do sth = infinitive).<br>Indicative present connegative form of hävettää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of hävettää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of hävettää.<br>
käsikirjoittaja	scriptwriter; screenwriter (film and TV)<br>
pörssikurssi	share price (the price of a share as quoted in a stock exchange)<br>
risteily	cruise<br>
saatavissa	Passive present participle of saada in inessive plural.<br>
sotarikos	A war crime.<br>
tarjouskilpailu	bidding competition (process in which suppliers file competing bids to a purchaser who consequently chooses the most suitable as winner)<br>
tasavertainen	equal<br>
liikennelaitos	A municipal or regional authority responsible for providing public transportation in its area of operation. There's an ample supply of English equivalents, such as transit authority (New York), transit commission (Toronto), public transport authority (Western Australia).<br>
oikeusturva	due process, protection under the law<br>
pinna	spoke (of a wheel, ie. in bicycle)<br>(nautical) tiller<br>(colloquial) point (unit of scoring in a game or competition)<br>(colloquial) temper, nerve (in the sense of loosing one's temper)<br>Marian pinna paloi.<br>Maria lost her temper.<br>
rasite	burden<br>(law) encumbrance<br>
rotta	rat<br>
sakka	dregs<br>lees (in wine and other beverages)<br>
valuuttarahasto	(uncountable) Short for Kansainvälinen valuuttarahasto - the International Monetary Fund (IMF).<br>(finance, countable) currency fund (investment fund which invests mainly in currencies)<br>
elättää	To maintain; to support (living of), provide for.<br>Elättää itsensä<br>To make one's own living<br>To feed, provide food for.<br>
keskushyökkääjä	In many ballgames, the forward that plays in the centre of the line; a centre.<br>
liioin	nor<br>Lasse ei liioin tiennyt, mikä olisi Anteron tapa reagoida.<br>Nor did Lasse know how Antero would react.<br>
mafia	mafia<br>
haja-asutusalue	area of dispersed settlement<br>
häviäjä	loser<br>
ikäraja	age limit<br>
jalkapalloliitto	A national football (sense: soccer, association football) association, especially the Football Association of Finland.<br>
pyörätuoli	wheelchair<br>
tilikausi	(accounting) accounting period (the period with reference to which accounting books of an entity are prepared); usually synonymous to fiscal year<br>
arpoa	To draw lots, to raffle, to cast lots.<br>(intransitive, colloquial) To hesitate, vacillate, shilly-shally.<br>
haista	(intransitive) To smell (like = ablative), to have a smell/scent/odor; to stink.<br>Nämä kukat haisevat hyviltä.<br>These flowers smell good.<br>Hyi, miten tämä huone haisee (pahalta)!<br>Yuck, this room stinks!<br>(figuratively) To smell like, stink, reek of.<br>Täällä haisee raha.<br>This place reeks of money.<br>Indicative present connegative form of haistaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of haistaa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of haistaa.<br>Elative singular form of hai.<br>Elative plural form of hai.<br>
huom	huomautus: comment, remark<br>huomaa: please note, see, notice (imperative)<br>
jengi	gang (as in street gang)<br>
mullistaa	(transitive) to revolutionize, to devastate<br>
ohikulkija	passer-by<br>
opetushallitus	National Board of Education (an agency subordinate to the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, responsible for all government business concerning education from pre-primary to secondary level)<br>A similar agency in another country.<br>
pääesikunta	(military) (main, supreme etc.) headquarters (central command centre of a military organization)<br>
riesa	nuisance, annoyance, peeve<br>pain in the ass, pain in the neck<br>
viritä	Indicative present connegative form of virittää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of virittää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of virittää.<br>
kantaja	A bearer, carrier (person who bears or carries something, in general).<br>A bellhop, porter, skycap.<br>(law) A plaintiff, complainant, claimant.<br>A short form of postinkantaja ('postman, mailman, letter carrier')<br>A bearer, short form of arkunkantaja ('pallbearer').<br>(historical) A short form of veronkantaja ('tax collector').<br>(mathematics) A support.<br>
keskeneräinen	incomplete<br>uncompleted<br>in progress<br>keskeneräinen työ = work in progress<br>
kärkipaikka	
miljöö	milieu (social setting or environment)<br>
missään nimessä	by no means, not by any means (certainly not; definitely not)<br>En missään nimessä tarkoita, että eutanasia pitäisi kieltää.<br>By no means am I suggesting that euthanasia should be outlawed.<br>Missään nimessä sinun ei pidä...<br>By no means you should...<br>Älkää missään nimessä tehkö sitä!<br>Don't by any means do that!<br>
sauma	seam<br>
terä	blade, edge<br>miekan terä<br>blade of sword<br>veitsenterällä<br>on knife's edge<br>head (of an axe)<br>Kirveen terä tippui jokeen.<br>The head of the axe fell into the river.<br>the degree of sharpness of a cutting tool<br>Kirves on hyvässä terässä.<br>The blade of the ax is sharp.<br>
traditio	tradition<br>
ankea	dismal, dreary<br>
ensiapu	(medicine) first aid<br>
ikääntyminen	aging<br>fourth infinitive of ikääntyä.<br>
itku	cry (shedding of tears)<br>
jäsenyysneuvottelu	membership negotiation<br>
kotihoito	home care (health care provided in the patient's home)<br>
tilalla	
työttömyysturva	unemployment benefit (money paid to the unemployed)<br>
ajanjakso	timespan, period of time<br>
alakohtainen	sectoral, sector-wise, sectorwise (of or pertaining to a sector)<br>
asuintalo	building of residence<br>
iskelmä	schlager, hit song, adult pop song<br>
kilpakumppani	fellow competitor<br>
kummasti	strangely<br>
luoja	creator<br>
luoti	bullet<br>
myrkyllinen	toxic, poisonous<br>
parras	A brink, verge or edge.<br>tuhon partaalla<br>on the brink of destruction<br>olla haudan partaalla<br>to have one foot in the grave<br>to be on one's last legs<br>When used to express being very close to do something, about.<br>Hän oli itkun partaalla.<br>She was about to cry.<br>(nautical) A rail.<br>
pelastaja	savior<br>
riidellä	(intransitive) To quarrel.<br>
takaus	guarantee, guaranty (undertaking to answer for the payment of a debt, or the performance of a contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform)<br>
tupakoida	(intransitive) to smoke (to consume tobacco products)<br>
vähän aikaa	awhile, for a while (for some time; for a short time)<br>Istu kanssani vähän aikaa.<br>Sit with me awhile.<br>Tulisitko luokseni vähäksi aikaa?<br>Would you come to me for a while?<br>
etusija	
omaperäinen	original (fresh, different)<br>
piilottaa	(transitive) to hide, conceal<br>
taistelija	A fighter (someone who fights)<br>A warrior<br>A combatant<br>
autonomia	autonomy<br>
itää	Partitive singular form of itä.<br>(intransitive, agriculture) to germinate, sprout<br>(intransitive, figuratively) to develop, grow, take shape<br>
sovinto	A reconciliation, atonement.<br>tehdä sovinto: To reconcile, expiate.<br>
säästöpankki	savings bank<br>
torstaiaamu	Thursday morning<br>
vaihdos	
äkillinen	sudden, abrupt (happening quickly and with little or no warning)<br>
fantasia	fantasy<br>
jokunen	some, a few<br>
lautta	raft<br>ferry<br>
liukua	(intransitive) to slide<br>
puhelinnumero	A telephone number.<br>
sosialistinen	socialistic, socialist<br>
vaalivoitto	election victory<br>
maakaasu	natural gas<br>
tukialue	
akku	An accumulator, rechargeable battery.<br>
allekirjoitus	signature<br>autograph<br>
houkuttaa	to tempt; to be drawn, attracted or allured<br>Sen kiiltävä pinta houkutti minua.<br>Its glossy skin tempted me.<br>Hän houkutti minua.<br>I was drawn to her.<br>
ripeästi	promptly<br>
sympaattinen	sympathetic<br>
taikina	dough, paste<br>batter<br>
tiedotuspäällikkö	communications manager<br>
ympäristönsuojelu	environmental protection, conservation of the environment<br>
foorumi	forum<br>
hei	hi<br>bye (often repeated twice for goodbye: 'hei hei')<br>hey<br>
keppi	A stick, cane.<br>
lamppu	lamp<br>light bulb<br>
automaattinen	automatic<br>
hiihtokeskus	ski resort<br>
masentaa	(transitive) To depress (mentally).<br>
puolikas	half (one of two equal parts into which anything may be divided)<br>half (half of a standard measure)<br>
suomi-yhtiö	
täkäläinen	local (referring to here)<br>
veikkaus	
koitos	fight<br>
maa-alue	land area<br>
rikoskomisario	A detective rank in Finnish police, equal in seniority to komisario.<br>
solidaarisuus	solidarity<br>
työtaistelu	industrial action (UK), job action (US)<br>
viranhaltija	
ynnä	plus<br>yksi ynnä kaksi<br>one plus two<br>and<br>kissat ynnä koirat<br>cats and dogs<br>ynnä muuta (ym.): et cetera<br>ynnä muut: et al.<br>
korvaaminen	Fourth infinitive of korvata in nominative case.<br>
piakkoin	In the near future, soon.<br>
rikosilmoitus	report of an offence<br>
epätodennäköinen	unlikely, improbable<br>
etiikka	(philosophy) ethics<br>
keskeytys	interruption<br>pause<br>suspension<br>abort<br>
mikä vain	whatever<br>
multa	mould (soil)<br>(colloquial) Ablative form of mä.<br>
pankkitili	bank account<br>
saalistaa	(transitive, esp. of an animal) To prey, hunt.<br>
salama	A lightning or a bolt.<br>A flash (device used in photography).<br>
tarvike	A minor utensil.<br>An accessory (supplementary part).<br>matkapuhelimen tarvikkeet = the accessories of a mobile phone<br>An article (object).<br>sotilastarvikkeet = military articles<br>In plural (tarvikkeet), the gear.<br>Onko sinulla mukanasi kaikki uintitarvikkeet? = Do you have all the swimming gear with you?<br>
tipahtaa	to drop (once)<br>to drop off<br>
yksipuolinen	one-sided<br>unilateral<br>
iskulause	slogan, catchphrase<br>
konstaapeli	constable<br>
koriste	decoration, ornament<br>
kuha	zander (Sander lucioperca, formerly Stizostedion lucioperca).<br>pike-perch (any fish in the genus Sander).<br>
kuten esimerkiksi	
levoton	restless, anxious<br>
mittakaava	scale (ratio of distances)<br>
noutaa	To fetch, retrieve.<br>
talvinen	wintry<br>
yhtään mikään	With ei ('no'), (nothing) at all<br>Mikä tuo on? ―Ei yhtään mikään!<br>What is that? ―Nothing at all!<br>
aiheellinen	justifiable<br>
haastateltu	interviewee (someone who has been interviewed in the past)<br>Passive present participle of haastatella.<br>
ilkivalta	mischief<br>(insurance) vandalism<br>
onnettomuuspaikka	accident site, site of the accident<br>
raja-asema	border station<br>
avohoito	non-institutional care<br>outpatient care<br>
hauki	pike (British), northern pike, Esox lucius.<br>pike (any fish in the genus Esox).<br>ged (representation of a pike in heraldry).<br>
kotiutua	to nest, settle (to settle into a home)<br>Pidimme uudesta talosta ja kotiuduimme kahdessa päivässä!<br>We loved the new house and were nesting there in two days!<br>to return home after a long absence, such as from military service<br>to acculture (to familiarize oneself with, and adopt a new culture)<br>
laajalti	widely<br>
nippu	bundle, bunch<br>
palvelupiste	service point<br>Meillä on palvelupiste kaikissa suurissa kaupungeissa.<br>We have service points in all major cities.<br>
pankkikriisi	banking crisis<br>
jättämä	
paperiteollisuus	paper industry<br>
sinetöidä	(transitive) To seal.<br>
ulottaa	(transitive) To extend.<br>
vanhuus	age (the stage of life)<br>
hoidella	(transitive) To see to, take care (continuously and/or indifferently).<br>(transitive, slang + genitive-accusative) To do, have sex with.<br>
maankäyttö	land use<br>maankäyttöasetus<br>land use act<br>
mielenterveys	mental health<br>
määrittely	specification<br>
neljäkymmentä	(cardinal) forty<br>
oikeudenkäyntikulu	legal cost (all costs caused by a judicial process)<br>
oppositiopuolue	opposition party<br>
ulkoa	from outside<br>by heart<br>opetella ~ = to memorize<br>
verovapaa	tax-free<br>tax-exempt<br>
hirveästi	terribly<br>Minua pelottaa hirveästi.<br>I am terribly scared.<br>
kummi	A godparent, godfather or godmother.<br>
leppoisa	mild, placid<br>jovial<br>
loppusumma	grand total (entire or final sum)<br>Laskun loppusumma oli 2560 $.<br>The bill came to a grand total of $2560<br>
uhkakuva	threat<br>
vastaanottaja	receiver, recipient<br>
laukku	A bag (soft).<br>A case (hard).<br>
virkistää	(transitive) To refresh.<br>(transitive) To reinvigorate.<br>
keskiviikkoaamu	Wednesday morning<br>
kiitää	(intransitive) to race, speed, fly, dash, scud<br>Autot kiisivät ohi.<br>The cars raced by.<br>Lokki kiitää lähellä pintaa.<br>The gull flies near the surface.<br>
kukkula	A hill<br>A hillock (small hill)<br>
seikkailla	To adventure.<br>
taannoinen	recent<br>
voimakkuus	strength<br>magnitude<br>
autokauppa	
kaipuu	longing<br>
kehittäjä	developer<br>
siihen asti	theretofore, until then, until that time, before that<br>
kotiyleisö	(sports) home audience (audience a team's or sportsman's home arena)<br>
matkustaminen	travelling<br>fourth infinitive of matkustaa.<br>
neito	maiden, maid<br>
rattijuopumus	drunk driving<br>
ruokailu	eating (the act of eating food)<br>
alistua	(intransitive) To submit, give in, yield, surrender (to a person).<br>(intransitive) To accommodate oneself, (reluctantly) resign oneself (to give up one's views etc. by adjusting them to other views), defer, acquiesce.<br>
arvailla	(transitive) To guess (repeatedly, continuously and/or indifferently).<br>Voi vain arvailla, miksi hänet valittiin presidentiksi.<br>One can only guess why he was elected President.<br>
asiakaspalvelu	customer service<br>Stuertin työhön kuuluu paljon asiakaspalvelua.<br>
korjaustyö	repair, reparation<br>
lahjus	bribe<br>
mellakka	A riot.<br>
oikaista	(transitive) To straighten, correct, rectify, amend, revise.<br>(intransitive) To take a shortcut.<br>
peitellä	To cover.<br>
perustuslakivaliokunta	(in the Finnish Parliament) The Constitutional Law Committee.<br>Perustuslakivaliokunta päättää, onko lakiesitys sopusoinnussa perustuslain kanssa.<br>The Constitutional Law Committee judges whether a bill harmonizes with the Constitution.<br>
konkreettisesti	concretely<br>
lauantaiaamu	Saturday morning<br>
otos	(statistics) sample<br>(movies) take<br>(photography) snap, photo<br>
terassi	A terrace.<br>A beer garden.<br>
valkea	white<br>fire<br>campfire<br>
alentua	to stoop, condescend, lower oneself<br>Miten voit alentua tälle tasolle!<br>How could you stoop to this level!<br>to lower<br>Järven pinta on alentunut viikossa 20 senttimetriä.<br>The surface of the lake has lowered by 20 centimeters within a week.<br>to descend, come/go down, move downwards.<br>
isäntämaa	host country<br>
kassi	bag, satchel<br>(colloquial) In plural (kassit), scrotum<br>
pyörähtää	to twirl (to spin round elegantly)<br>to turn around; often with ympäri ('around') (to physically rotate horizontally 360 degrees)<br>Pyörähdä pari kertaa ympäri, jotta näen uuden pukusi.<br>Turn around once or twice so I can see your new dress.<br>
talousjohtaja	financial director<br>
toimiminen	fourth infinitive of toimia.<br>
vilkastua	
budjettiriihi	A workshop to finalize a budget; used especially of an annual few days' workshop in which the state budget is balanced.<br>
globaali	global<br>(mathematics) global<br>
jauho	flour, milled grain or cereal.<br>
koneisto	machinery<br>mechanism<br>works<br>
koristaa	To decorate, to adorn, to embellish (to furnish with decorations).<br>To festoon (to decorate with festoons).<br>To garnish (decorate with ornamental appendages).<br>To deck (out) (to clothe with more than ordinary elegance).<br>
pätevyys	competence<br>
pääomatulo	(taxation) unearned income<br>
sello	cello<br>
pakki	A short form of työkalupakki, which is a box designed to serve as a portable tool storage, a tool box.<br>(colloquial) Reverse, in the sense of reverse gear.<br>laittaa pakki päälle = to put the reverse on<br>(nautical) If a sailing vessel or any of its sails is in such position relative to the wind that the wind blows from the wrong side of a sail, the sail is said to be pakilla (adessive case of the noun pakki).<br>(military) A metal container belonging to a soldier's field equipment. The container serves as a cooking vessel and the top doubles as a cup.<br>(colloquial) A defending player in various ballgames; a defenceman; a defender.<br>(colloquial) The event of getting rejected, especially by the opposite sex when approaching her/him. Normally used in plural, pakit.<br>Hain kolmasti Liisaa tanssimaan, mutta sain / hän antoi pakit joka kerta.<br>I asked Liisa three times to dance, but I was rejected / she rejected me every time.<br>(colloquial, rare) The head of a person.<br>
tuulettaa	(transitive) to air, ventilate, fan<br>
urut	organ (musical instrument)<br>
yhteisesti	jointly<br>
kohtuullisesti	moderately<br>reasonably<br>
kukoistaa	(intransitive) to thrive, boom, blossom<br>
puoluevaltuusto	party council (in political parties, a body elected by the party congress which, between the party congresses, decides the most important and far-reaching line issues, whereas the party board makes the operative decisions)<br>
puristus	press, squeeze<br>
salaa	In secret, secretly.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of salata.<br>Indicative present connegative form of salata.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of salata.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of salata.<br>
sankka	dense<br>
sitoumus	commitment, covenant (promise or agreement to do something in the future)<br>obligation (legal agreement stipulating a specified payment or action; the document containing such agreement)<br>
eri tavoin	
itsestäänselvyys	something considered self-evident<br>something taken for granted<br>Vähitellen hänen miehensä alkoi pitää häntä itsestäänselvyytenä.<br>Little by little, her husband began to take her for granted.<br>
kansakoulu	Formerly in the Finnish school system, a four- to eight-year elementary school or primary school.<br>
siirtymäkausi	period of transition<br>
tasata	(transitive) to divide into equal parts<br>(transitive) to level<br>
viihtyisä	cosy/cozy<br>
allergia	allergy<br>
evakko	evacuee (person)<br>
happi	The gaseous element oxygen, symbol O.<br>
katukuva	
olympiapaikka	Olympic site, Olympic venue (sports facility for Olympic games)<br>
onnekas	With good luck; fortunate.<br>
aikaansaaminen	Fourth infinitive of saada aikaan in nominative case.<br>
huolettaa	(transitive) to worry<br>
jupakka	altercation (controversy; wrangle; wordy contest)<br>
suomalaisittain	in Finnish way<br>
suvi	(literary, poetic) summer<br>
toisinajattelija	dissident<br>
epätoivoinen	desperate<br>
kaikki tämä	
käyttökelpoinen	usable, useful<br>
maailmantalous	world economy<br>
metalliteollisuus	metal industry<br>
syke	pulse, heartbeat<br>
väläyttää	To flash.<br>
ylioppilaskunta	student association<br>
yläraja	upper boundary, limit<br>
hieroa	(transitive) To massage.<br>To rub.<br>
pätkätyö	odd job, temporary work<br>
signaali	signal<br>
tahallaan	intentionally, on purpose, purposely<br>Tuon teit ihan tahallasi!<br>You did that (quite) on purpose!<br>
toimintakyky	performance (ability to function)<br>
herkkyys	sensitivity<br>
kilpailutilanne	
metsäpalo	forest fire<br>
paikalta	Ablative singular form of paikka.<br>
toisaalla	elsewhere<br>
afrikkalainen	African<br>An African.<br>
bonus	A bonus (something extra)<br>A bonus (extra payment to an employee)<br>
maailmanlista	(sports) A ranking list of World's best athletes in a given event.<br>Nieminen nousi tenniksen maailmanlistalla neljänneksikymmenenneksi.<br>
osakeanti	share issue<br>float (offering of shares to the public)<br>
republikaani	A republican (someone who favors republic over other forms of government).<br>A Republican (supporter of a Republican party of the United States).<br>
tyylikkäästi	stylishly, classily<br>
ukko	old man, gaffer<br>adult male wood grouse or black grouse<br>player character in video games<br>
kiivaasti	furiously<br>
kirkollinen	ecclesiastical<br>
konservatiivinen	conservative<br>
leipomo	bakery<br>
luovutus	extradition (a formal process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government)<br>donation (of blood or organs)<br>release, surrender (of property)<br>(accounting) disposition, disposal<br>
puheenaihe	talking point, theme<br>
talkootyö	work performed in the form of talkoot ('bee')<br>volunteering, volunteer work (work done by volunteers)<br>Yhdistyksen toiminta perustuu kokonaisuudessaan talkootyöhön.<br>The activities of the association are entirely based on volunteer work.<br>
yksiselitteinen	unambiguous<br>
keskitaso	average level, middle range; may often be translated into English with an adjective e.g. average, ordinary, middle-range<br>Asteikko on mitoitettu siten, että keskitason oppilas saa arvosanaksi C:n.<br>The scale has been designed so that an average student gets the grade C.<br>
perjantaiaamu	Friday morning<br>
puukauppa	(uncountable) timber trade (forest owners' business of selling raw wood to the forest industry)<br>(countable) timber sale (instance of selling raw wood)<br>
satelliitti	satellite (especially artificial)<br>
selvitystyö	
sivistyä	(intransitive) To be civilized.<br>
vaikuttaminen	fourth infinitive of vaikuttaa.<br>
valtuuttaa	To authorize.<br>To empower.<br>To mandate.<br>
villa	wool<br>(rare) villa<br>
yhdistellä	(transitive) To combine.<br>
juristi	A jurist (expert in law)<br>
katsastus	A routine inspection or checkup, especially an (annual) obligatory inspection of a car.<br>
liikenneturvallisuus	traffic safety<br>
passari	
sotku	A mess<br>A tangle<br>A snafu<br>
teline	scaffold<br>rack, stand<br>
ammattikoulu	(informal) A vocational school.<br>
halukkuus	willingness (state of being willing)<br>
monikansallinen	multinational<br>multiethnic<br>
otsa	forehead<br>
peruskorjata	to renovate, restore (especially of a building or a piece of machinery, to bring back to a previous or better condition or state)<br>
sateinen	Rainy.<br>
säteillä	(transitive) To radiate.<br>
testamentti	will (a legal document stating who is to receive a person's estate and assets after his/her death)<br>(Christianity) testament<br>Vanha Testamentti = The Old Testament.<br>Uusi Testamentti = The New Testament.<br>
tyyni	calm, tranquil; serene<br>(nautical, meteorology) A calm, with wind speed at 0.2 m/s or less; Force 0 wind strength on the Beaufort scale.<br>
aseistautua	(intransitive) To arm oneself, supply oneself with arms:<br><br>Israel aseistautuu Yhdysvaltain tuella.<br>Israel arms itself with the U.S. support.<br>
nojalla	Adessive singular form of noja.<br>on grounds<br>
ohjastaa	(transitive) To rein; to direct a horse.<br>
perusoikeus	fundamental right, basic right (right regarded as belonging without presumption to all human beings under a given jurisdiction, or universally)<br>
valikoida	(transitive) To select.<br>
aihepiiri	
demokraatti	democrat<br>(politics) Democrat (a member, ally or MP of a Democratic Party in some country)<br>
elämäntilanne	
häipyä	(intransitive) To disappear, vanish (visibly); to fade out/away (audibly).<br>(intransitive) To be forgotten, fade.<br>(intransitive, of brakes) To fade.<br>(intransitive) To leave, take off, clear out, take to one's heels, make tracks, skedaddle.<br>
kevättalvi	Late winter or early spring; the time between actual winter and spring.<br>
taipale	Alternative form of taival.<br>
armoton	ruthless, unrelenting, pitiless<br>
elintärkeä	vitally important, essential, indispensable, absolutely necessary, crucial<br>elintärkeä asia = a matter of life and death<br>
heroiini	heroin<br>
hymähtää	to smile shortly, especially with a short 'hm' sound<br>to scorn, often with ivallisesti ('mockingly') (to raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn)<br>
kasvatustiede	pedagogics<br>
kokonaiskustannus	total cost<br>
pohjata	
rikkoutua	(intransitive) to break, break up, fall apart<br>
vastedes	In the future, henceforth, hereafter<br>
ilotulitus	fireworks<br>
maallinen	secular<br>worldly<br>
muikku	vendace, Coregonus albula (Eurasian species of fish in the Salmonidae family)<br>Used also of some closely related North-American Coregonus species called cisco, usually as part of a compound term as in amerikanmuikku ('Coregonus artedi').<br>
pub	pub<br>
teloittaa	to execute (to kill as a punishment for capital crimes)<br>to electrocute (to execute by electric shock, as in an electric chair)<br>
ylipäänsä	Alternative form of ylipäätään.<br>
ammattijärjestö	trade union<br>
julkisivu	facade, façade<br>
koveta	(intransitive) To harden.<br>
muodollinen	formal<br>
äänite	A recording (reproduction of sound).<br>
ennakkoäänestys	early voting (US), pre-poll voting (Australia), advance polling (Canada), special voting (NZ) (procedure that allows the electors to vote prior to the actual election day)<br>
jalo	noble<br>fine<br>
jokin aika sitten	some time ago<br>Sain jokin aika sitten häneltä lahjaksi käsin tehdyt kalvosinnapit.<br>Some time ago I got hand-made cufflinks from him as present.<br>
juhlapuhe	oration (formal ceremonial speech)<br>
nurin	over, inside out, upside down (wrong way round)<br>Kaikki toiminnot nurin.<br>All functions not working.<br>
pestata	to hire<br>
toimintaedellytys	
vakiinnuttaa	to establish, solidify, settle (to get one's position, power, economy etc. on a solid basis from the state of uncertainty or turmoil)<br>
budjetoida	To budget.<br>
farssi	farce<br>
jäsenmäärä	membership count (number of members in an organization)<br>
metsuri	lumberjack, lumberman, timberjack, logger<br>
pienyritys	small enterprise<br>
puolikymmentä	About five.<br>
sirkus	circus<br>
tervehdys	A greeting.<br>A salute, salutation.<br>
kuulo	The sense of hearing.<br>
loppuvaihe	final stage<br>
pappila	rectory, vicarage; manse (Scots) (residence of a priest)<br>
pyöritellä	
kiitettävästi	excellently, laudably<br>
kädenvääntö	arm wrestling<br>
lohtu	Comfort, consolation, solace.<br>
lähetä	(intransitive) To become closer.<br>Indicative present connegative form of lähettää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of lähettää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of lähettää.<br>
omistusosuus	share of ownership<br>
pääty	end (of a bed etc.)<br>Indicative present connegative form of päättyä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of päättyä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of päättyä.<br>
vuoristo	A mountain range.<br>Especially in proper names also mountains/Mountains.<br>Atlas-vuoristo = Atlas Mountains<br>
ampumahiihto	(sports) biathlon (winter sport)<br>
eno	An uncle (mother's brother, maternal uncle).<br>(dialectal) A large river, used in names of rivers.<br>For example in Lätäseno, a river in Finland.<br>
harkinnanvarainen	discretionary (depending on someone's judgment)<br>Useimmat osavaltioiden myöntämät yritystuet ovat harkinnanvaraisia.<br>Most subsidies that are given to corporations by state governments are discretionary.<br>
huoltaa	(transitive) To maintain, support, upkeep.<br>To service (to perform maintenance).<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of huoltaa.<br>
maakuntajohtaja	The executive director of a maakunnan liitto ('regional council').<br>
savolainen	Savonian<br>A Savonian person.<br>
standardi	standard<br>
henkilöllisyys	identity<br>
hienoinen	(figuratively) Slight.<br>
kantautua	(intransitive, of sound or noise) To carry, be carried, reach, emanate, (also figuratively of knowledge or information).<br>Mistä ääni kantautui?<br>Where did the sound emanate from?<br>Sieltä kantautui uutinen, että voitimme.<br>News reached from there that we have won.<br>(intransitive) To drift, wash (up) (due to the action water); to be tracked.<br>
kylmyys	coldness<br>
maatalouspolitiikka	agricultural policy (a policy that aims to developing agriculture)<br>
nurmikko	lawn<br>
rikkomus	
tuhoaminen	destruction, annihilation<br>
tuloero	income difference, difference in income<br>
umpikuja	blind alley, dead-end, dead end, cul-de-sac<br>
äänivalta	voice (right to vote)<br>
etujärjestö	interest group<br>
haastateltava	interviewee (someone being interviewed currently or in the future)<br>Passive present participle of haastatella.<br>
paratiisi	paradise<br>
pienehkö	quite small, smallish<br>
potentiaalinen	potential<br>
tietämys	knowledge<br>
turvatoimi	security measure (any measure taken to improve security)<br>
ulospäin	outward<br>
yhteishenki	esprit de corps<br>
majuri	(military) A major<br>
piirittää	(transitive, + partitive) To circle, surround.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To (be)siege, lay siege to, blockade.<br>
sijoittuminen	Fourth infinitive of sijoittua in nominative case.<br>
sähkölaitos	electric utility (company that engages in distribution and often also in generation and transmission of electricity)<br>
hovi	court (of a king or nobleman)<br>
järkyttyä	(intransitive) To become distraught, upset.<br>
kariutua	(intransitive) To go on the rocks, founder (concretely and abstractly):<br>Hanke kariutui naapurien vastustukseen.<br>The project foundered due to the opposition of the neighbours.<br>
kotikunta	municipality of residence (the municipality in which one has his residence)<br>
maakuntahallitus	regional board (executive board of a maakunnan liitto, regional council)<br>
paperitehdas	A paper mill.<br>
porilainen	A person living in, or originating from the city of Pori.<br>A hamburger -style snack, where the beef is replaced with a thick slice of sausage. No English translation known but 'sausage burger' might be understood, at least with an explanation.<br>Of or pertainig to the city of Pori or its people.<br>
pukeutuminen	dressing<br>
rakennusmestari	
taidenäyttely	art exhibition<br>
toimittaminen	fourth infinitive of toimittaa.<br>
toissa	Denotes the period before last.<br>toissapäivänä<br>the day before yesterday<br>toissa vuonna<br>the year before last<br>
avainasema	key position (crucial or decisive position)<br>Kouluhoitajat ovat avainasemassa kiusaamisen torjumisessa.<br>The school nurses are in key position to combat bullying.<br>
innoittaa	(transitive) to inspire (to act as a source for inspiration)<br>
jäykkä	stiff, rigid<br>
ministerivaliokunta	(government) A committee named from the ministers of a government for discussion and limited decision-making on a specified field, such as economic or security policy. Such committees within the government of Finland are called 'Cabinet Committee' in English.<br>
päällystää	(transitive) To coat, overlay, pave.<br>
tasapuolisesti	evenhandedly<br>
ajattelutapa	way of thinking<br>
avausmaali	opening goal<br>
kantti	(colloquial) edge<br>(colloquial) chutzpah; the guts, balls, nerve or audacity to go through with something<br>Harvalla meistä on kanttia tehdä se.<br>Few of us have the guts to do it.<br>
kunnallispolitiikka	municipal politics (politics at municipal level)<br>
laiminlyödä	(transitive) To neglect, be neglectful/negligent, (~ velvollisuutensa) to shirk one's responsibility.<br>(transitive) To fail (to do sth, when it is possible), miss out (on a chance).<br>(transitive, law, economics) To default on.<br>
oikealla	On the right.<br>
rasistinen	racist<br>
selvitysmies	
suolata	To salt (to add salt to).<br>To preserve in salt.<br>To spread salt on the ground (esp. on a road surface to prevent it from freezing in the winter).<br>(colloquial) To smoke (to kill, especially with a gun).<br>Jengi suolas' sen.<br>He got smoked by the mob.<br>
valehdella	To lie, tell untruths.<br>
kehotus	A request.<br>
kontrolloida	To control.<br>
onnistuneesti	successfully<br>
psykologia	psychology<br>Partitive singular form of psykologi.<br>
ratkaisija	solver<br>
riemuita	(intransitive) to rejoice<br>
ripeä	rapid, prompt<br>
romantiikka	(art) Romanticism<br>Musiikissa romantiikan vaikutus ilmeni hieman myöhemmin ja jatkui lähes koko 1800-luvun ajan.<br>The impact of Romanticism on music was evident a little later and persisted throughout almost the entire 19th century.<br>romanticism<br>romance<br>Kirjan tyylilaji on romantiikka.<br>This novel is of the romance genre.<br>
velkoja	creditor<br>Partitive plural form of velka.<br>
yltyä	(intransitive, of wind) To rise.<br>(intransitive, of speed) To increase.<br>(intransitive, of pain, ache, bullying; of war) To get worse, intensify.<br>(intransitive, of war, violence) To escalate.<br>
ääri	verge<br>end<br>
asianomainen	relevant, concerned, proper<br>
maanalainen	underground (below the ground)<br>underground (hidden, furtive, secret)<br>subterranean (below the ground)<br>An underground, a subway, a Tube or a metro (underground railway).<br>
metsänhoitoyhdistys	forest management association<br>
mieto	mild<br>
sotaveteraani	war veteran<br>
sysätä	to push, thrust<br>~ syy: to scapegoat (to blame someone for an error of someone else)<br>Älä sysää minulle syytä virheestäsi.<br>Don't scapegoat me for your mistake.<br>
ydinjäte	nuclear waste<br>
heimo	tribe<br>(taxonomy) family<br>
juomavesi	drinking water<br>
puoluejohto	(politics) The leadership of a party.<br>
suhteellisesti	relatively<br>
ties	God knows<br>Ties mitä otsikot sanovat presidentin tuoreiden kommenttien jälkeen.<br>God knows what the headlines will say after the president's recent comments.<br>
täyte	filling<br>
vapaaehtoistyö	volunteering, volunteer work<br>
alasajo	
dialogi	dialogue/dialog<br>
hellitä	(intransitive) To make it (in time), arrive (in time), reach (in time) ((to/at/in) a place = allative or illative).<br>(intransitive) To come loose/free/off.<br>(intransitive, monopersonal) ablative + 3rd-pers. singular + nominative/partitive = to consent to give, have the generosity to give.<br>Häneltä ei hellinnyt penniäkään.<br>S/he didn't have the generosity to give a red cent.<br>Indicative present connegative form of hellittää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of hellittää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of hellittää.<br>Impersonal indicative present connegative form of helliä.<br>
rakennuslaki	(law) building act (law regulating construction and maintenance of buildings)<br>A similar law in another jurisdiction.<br>
ravata	(intransitive, of a horse) To trot.<br>(intransitive, of a person) To run or trot.<br>(intransitive, colloquial) To visit (too) frequently, go (too) frequently.<br>Jaska ravaa joka ikinen ilta elokuvissa.<br>Jaska goes to the movies every single night.<br>
tuloveroprosentti	income tax rate<br>
erikoistutkija	
kauppakamari	chamber of commerce<br>
kirkkovaltuusto	
lompakko	wallet<br>
antibiootti	antibiotic<br>
keventäminen	Fourth infinitive of keventää in nominative case.<br>
lukematon	countless, uncountable<br>unread<br>Negative participle of lukea.<br>
menettäminen	Fourth infinitive of menettää in nominative case.<br>
nauta	A cow or bull.<br>
nykytaide	contemporary art<br>
työkyky	professional skills<br>working ability<br>
maja	hut<br>
osittainen	partial (as opposed to total)<br>
rokottaa	(transitive) To vaccinate, inoculate.<br>
ruskea	brown<br>A brown color.<br>
siihen aikaan	
sukka	sock.<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
tappelu	A fight, as a heated verbal or physical dispute between two or more parties; an altercation; a wrangle.<br>
valioliiga	
vuodesta toiseen	year in, year out<br>
yksityisyys	privacy<br>
elanto	livelihood, bread<br>
elpyä	(intransitive) To recover, revive, recuperate, return to strength/health/good condition.<br>(intransitive) To pick up, look up, catch/take fire, (start to) take off, get livelier, improve.<br>(intransitive) To (begin to) flourish/prosper/thrive (again).<br>
kartoitus	mapping<br>survey<br>
kuumentaa	(transitive) to heat (up)<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of kuumentaa.<br>
liigajoukkue	
ministerikokous	
saattaminen	Fourth infinitive of saattaa in nominative case.<br>
sesonki	season (especially in shopping)<br>
solmu	knot (looping)<br>knot (tangled clump)<br>knot (maze-like pattern)<br>knot, deadlock (difficult situation)<br>Neuvottelut ovat pahasti solmussa<br>The negotiations are in a deadlock.<br>knot (nautical unit of speed)<br>(graph theory) vertex<br>(computing) node (computer attached to a high speed computing network or cluster)<br>
taite	turn (e.g. vuosisadan taitteessa, at the turn of the century)<br>fold<br>
tuloverotus	income taxation<br>
tunturi	A fell (mountain)<br>
haalia	To scrape together.<br>To rustle up.<br>Voisitko haalia meille vähän polttopuuta?<br>Could you rustle up some firewood for us?<br>To drum up.<br>Ehdokas piti puheita, kätteli ja suuteli lapsia yrittäessään haalia kannatusta ennen vaaleja.<br>The candidate gave speeches, shook hands, and kissed babies in an effort to drum up support before the election.<br>
menettelytapa	
osa-aikainen	part-time<br>
palaveri	A meeting.<br>
pelastua	(intransitive) To be saved, rescued.<br>
suojatti	protege<br>
taksa	fee<br>
vaaratilanne	
viestin	A medium (format for communicating or presenting information).<br>First-person singular indicative present form of viestiä.<br>First-person singular indicative past form of viestiä.<br>Genitive singular form of viesti.<br>
altis	exposed, endangered, vulnerable<br>altis vaaralle<br>exposed to danger, endangered<br>ready, inclined, disposed, prone to (having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition).<br>sensitive (responsive to stimuli).<br>susceptible (likely to be affected by something).<br>Hän oli alttiina vähäisille sairauksille.<br>He was susceptible to minor ailments.<br>
kookas	bulky<br>
saamelainen	Sami (member of nomadic people of Lapland)<br>
taimen	brown trout (Salmo trutta)<br>Genitive singular form of taimi.<br>
yrtti	herb<br>
ekonomisti	economist<br>
graafinen	graphic (drawn, pictorial).<br>graphical (of or relating to graphics).<br>
imu	suction<br>
riisi	rice (plant and seeds)<br>ream (quantity of 500 sheets of paper)<br>(pathology) rickets<br>
siimes	shade (shaded place in outdoors)<br>
suorittaminen	Fourth infinitive of suorittaa in nominative case.<br>
viimeistely	finishing<br>
kapitalismi	capitalism<br>
periaatteellinen	principled<br>of principle<br>Hän on periaatteellinen ihminen = He is a man of principle.<br>
saastuttaa	To pollute.<br>To contaminate.<br>
vakaasti	steadily, constantly<br>
vaurioittaa	(transitive) To damage (to make something less intact or even destroy it; to harm or cause destruction).<br>
vähintään yhtä	
erillään	(static) apart, separate, separated, separately.<br>
hautakivi	gravestone, tombstone, headstone<br>
hunaja	honey<br>
hyväkuntoinen	healthy<br>sound<br>
kokonaistuotanto	total production<br>
syyteharkinta	(law) consideration of charges (step in the judicial process in which the prosecutor assesses whether there is sufficient cause for bringing a charge for a suspected offence)<br>Syyteharkinta johtaa joko syytteen nostamiseen tai syyttämättäjättämispäätökseen.<br>The consideration of charges results either in a prosecution or in a decision not to prosecute.<br>
vanhustenhuolto	
yöpyä	(intransitive) To stay overnight, stay the night (at sb's place = genitive + luona).<br>
hurmata	(transitive) To charm.<br>
isi	(familiar) dad, father<br>
kansanvalta	Democracy.<br>
kärsivällisyys	patience.<br>
liputtaa	To fly a flag.<br>To register a ship to (a foreign) state.<br>
alkusyksy	early autumn<br>
ikävuosi	year of age<br>Huolimatta 80 ikävuodestaan kuningas takertui valtaansa.<br>Despite his 80 years of age the king clung into his throne.<br>
juhlaviikko	
kehaista	(intransitive) To praise (shortly).<br>
kriittisesti	critically<br>
kuilu	shaft (of mine, elevator)<br>abyss, chasm<br>ravine<br>(figuratively) gap<br>
opiskelupaikka	university place, student place, college place, place [at <university's name>]<br>
porvari	(historical) A merchant or shopowner.<br>(politics, leftist terminology) A capitalist.<br>(politics) A person having bourgeois opinions.<br>As a determiner in compound terms (porvari-), right-wing, non-socialist, conservative.<br>
ylityö	overtime work<br>tehdä ylityötä: to work overtime<br>
aikakauslehti	periodical, magazine (publication that appears at fixed intervals)<br>
banaani	(fruit) banana<br>(Internet slang) a ban<br>
huumausaine	illegal drug, narcotic<br>
ilmakehä	(meteorology) atmosphere<br>
kielteisesti	negatively<br>
luonnonsuojelu	conservation of nature<br>
päihittää	to outsmart, outdo<br>to beat, vanquish, best<br>
umpeutua	to close up<br>to expire<br>
aikuiskoulutuskeskus	
huoltamo	service station<br>
kuntosali	gym<br>
loppukausi	late season<br>
lähtöpaikka	
ponsi	(botany) anther (pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower)<br>(politics) motion (parliamentary action to propose something)<br>
soittaminen	fourth infinitive of soittaa.<br>
irviä	To mock, joke.<br>To grimace.<br>
kauppahalli	market hall, indoor market<br>
levypallo	In basketball, a rebound<br>
mäkiviikko	(sports) Four Hills Tournament<br>
nousukausi	
pahiten	most badly, in the worst way or manner<br>
rikospoliisi	detective police, criminal police<br>
terveydenhoitaja	public health nurse, community health nurse<br>
vapautuminen	liberation (state of being liberated).<br>emancipation (act of getting free from the power of another).<br>release (the act of being released or let go).<br>The process of feeling more relaxed, e.g. when being in the company of previously unknown people.<br>fourth infinitive of vapautua.<br>
virsi	A religious hymn or chant.<br>
voimistelu	gymnastics<br>calisthenics<br>
ikäryhmä	age group<br>
kuntatalous	municipal economy<br>
määrätietoinen	intent (unwavering in a course of action)<br>purposeful (having a purpose in mind)<br>set (intent, determined)<br>determined<br>purposive (determined, resolute)<br>
ongelmajäte	special waste; dangerous waste that can not be dumped in a normal dump<br>
sopimaton	unsuitable<br>disagreeable<br>unfit, out of line<br>improper<br>unbecoming (not in keeping with the expected standards of one's position)<br>Häntä syytettiin upseerille ja herrasmiehelle sopimattomasta käytöksestä.<br>He was accused of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.<br>Negative participle of sopia.<br>
veronalennus	tax cut (lowering of a tax rate)<br>
edelläkävijä	A forerunner or pioneer (one who goes ahead, preparing the way for others to follow).<br>Christiaan Barnard oli sydänsiirtojen edelläkävijä.<br>Christiaan Barnard was a pioneer of heart transplants.<br>In plural (edelläkävijät), a vanguard (people at the forefront of any group or movement).<br>
entisellään	Adessive singular form of entinen + the suffix -än.<br>unchanged, unaltered<br>
erämaa	wilderness<br>
ilmastointi	air conditioning<br>
kaarre	bend, curve (in road)<br>
kuoliaaksi	(used with a verb signifying abstract or concrete change) dead, to death<br>ampua ~ to shoot dead<br>jäätyä ~ to freeze to death<br>
nyrkkeily	(sports) boxing<br>
parhaimmisto	elite (group with higher status)<br>
virkakausi	tenure, incumbency<br>
vuosineljännes	quarter (three months)<br>
huolehtiminen	fourth infinitive of huolehtia.<br>
kristillisdemokraatti	a Christian Democrat (a member, ally or MP of a Christian Democratic Party in some country).<br>
mustavalkoinen	black and white<br>
toisin sanoen	that is, that is to say<br>in other words<br>
täysosuma	A bullseye, direct hit.<br>
kehittely	
keväinen	springlike<br>
lähempänä	closer, nearer (in a position that is nearer than another)<br>Tule takaisin lähempänä viikonloppua.<br>Come back closer to the weekend.<br>Turku on lähempänä kuin Helsinki.<br>Turku is nearer than Helsinki.<br>
päätöserä	
tukeutua	
öisin	in the night, at night<br>
antoisa	(figuratively) fruitful<br>
lähimmäinen	
rakennelma	A structure, any sort of physical construction.<br>
seurakuntayhtymä	
ennen kokematon	
haulikko	shotgun<br>
käsikirjoittaa	to write a manuscript (to produce a single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc.)<br>
myyntivoitto	
salakuljetus	The act of smuggling (illegal import or export).<br>
sunnuntaisin	Sundays, on Sundays<br>
tietynlainen	
ahneus	greed, greediness<br>
asianomistaja	(law) Injured party (complainant in a crime case).<br>
epäonni	misfortune<br>
hääriä	(intransitive) To busy.<br>
edunvalvonta	
huvipuisto	amusement park<br>
karttaa	Partitive singular form of kartta.<br>(transitive) To avoid, stay away, shun, steer clear of.<br>Hän karttoi julkisia paikkoja.<br>S/he avoided public places.<br>(transitive) To despise, scorn.<br>
koulutuskeskus	
sanottaa	Common misspelling of sanoittaa.<br>
vapaapäivä	A holiday (a day off from work)<br>A day off<br>
alkuaika	starting time<br>
eläinaktivisti	animal rights activist<br>
emoyhtiö	parent company<br>
jäljittää	(transitive) To track, trace (follow tracks).<br>(transitive) To track (discover location).<br>(transitive) To track down.<br>
luistin	ice skate, skate<br>First-person singular indicative past form of luistaa.<br>
mystinen	mystical, enigmatic<br>
nelisenkymmentä	About forty.<br>
paalupaikka	pole position<br>
sekoitus	admixture<br>
uskaltautua	(intransitive) To venture.<br>
viulisti	violinist (person who plays violin)<br>
vuoto	leak<br>
väliaikaisesti	temporarily, transitorily<br>
alkulohko	
elämäkerta	biography<br>
hillitty	restrained, controlled, composed<br>muted (e.g. color)<br>Passive past participle of hillitä.<br>
jatke	extension<br>prolongation<br>continuation<br>
johtopaikka	
kehkeytyä	to become, develop, emerge<br>Italiassa kehkeytyi poliittinen kiista kuolinavusta.<br>A political quarrel about euthanasia developed in Italy.<br><br>Sunnuntaina huipentuvista eduskuntavaaleista on kehkeytymässä jännittävä poliittinen näytelmä.<br>The parliamentary elections culminating on Sunday are becoming an exciting political spectacle.<br>
peräänkuuluttaa	
pyöräillä	(intransitive) To ride a cycle.<br>
senaattori	senator<br>
sivuinen	
verho	curtain<br>window blind<br>
vyö	belt, girdle<br>(physics) band<br>zone (belt worn by priests in the Greek Orthodox church)<br>
kiintoisa	interesting, intriguing<br>
liittokierros	
lumivyöry	snow avalanche<br>
oppitunti	lesson<br>
saatella	To escort.<br>
kapakka	pub, bar, tavern, inn (premises where alcoholic drinks are sold for immediate consumption)<br>
kieliä	Partitive plural form of kieli.<br>(intransitive, figuratively + elative) To indicate, suggest.<br>(intransitive) To inform, snitch.<br>
lähestymiskielto	(law) Restraining order, peace bond.<br>
maailmankuva	world view, worldview<br>
mieleinen	agreeable<br>cozy<br>
nuotti	(music) note<br>
nyttemmin	now, nowadays (as opposed to before)<br>
oleskella	To stay, linger<br>To stay, sojourn, live, reside (temporarily).<br>
pahentaa	(transitive) To worsen.<br>(transitive) To exacerbate, aggravate.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of pahentaa.<br>
riittämätön	Insufficient, deficient, inadequate.<br>Negative participle of riittää.<br>
selvyys	
valistaa	(transitive) To enlighten (to increase the knowledge of).<br>
ehkäiseminen	prevention<br>fourth infinitive of ehkäistä.<br>
huijata	(transitive, + partitive) To con, swindle, cheat, trick, deceive, hoax.<br>
hyötykäyttö	
ko	
niin myös	
parlamentaarinen	parliamentary<br>
pidellä	(transitive) To hold, to handle<br>pidellä pahasti = to manhandle<br>
postimerkki	A stamp or postage stamp.<br>
puutavara	lumber, timber, wood<br>
tietojärjestelmä	information system<br>
varmuuden vuoksi	for good measure<br>
varustamo	shipping company<br>
epäluulo	suspicion<br>
johtoasema	lead (precedence; advance position)<br>
lisäaika	extra time<br>
lämmitys	heating<br>
otto	taking<br>intake<br>withdrawal<br>(as prefix) adopted<br>
rinnastaa	to contrast<br>
tietenkään	of course not<br>
varjella	To protect.<br>
värittää	(transitive) To colour/color.<br>(transitive) To embellish, embroider (to add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable).<br>
kelvollinen	fit<br>suitable<br>eligible<br>(computing) compatible<br>
kohdalle	
muistio	memorandum, memo<br>
ilmailulaitos	
koditon	homeless<br>
rauhansuunnitelma	peace plan<br>
tapahtumapaikka	Venue, scene.<br>
urheilullinen	sporty<br>
hallitsija	ruler (one who rules)<br>
itsestään selvä	self-evident<br>taken for granted (assumed to be true without verification or proof)<br>
kolmesti	Alternative form of kolmasti.<br>
kurssilainen	
laukata	(intransitive) to gallop; (slow) to canter, lope<br>(figuratively) to gallop<br>laukkaava' inflaatio<br>galloping inflation<br>
luotettavuus	reliability<br>
pelastaminen	rescue (act of rescuing)<br>
turvavyö	safety belt, seat belt<br>
valtaisa	Huge, hulking, enormous, impressive, tremendous<br>
yrityskauppa	A transaction, usually an acquisition or a merger, in which a business changes ownership.<br>Olemme yrityskauppoihin erikoistunut asianajotoimisto.<br>We are a law firm specialized in mergers and acquisitions.<br>
nautinto	pleasure, enjoyment<br>Vinkit vappunautintoon<br>Tips for enjoying May Day (Iltalehti, 28/04/2012)<br>
öljy-yhtiö	An oil company.<br>
kansanmurha	A genocide, holocaust.<br>
nöyrä	humble<br>meek<br>
opetussuunnitelma	
pelipaikka	
salaperäinen	mysterious<br>
tarkkailu	monitoring<br>watching, specifically in terms like lintujen tarkkailu ('birdwatching'), valaiden tarkkailu ('whale watching')<br>
valtaus	seizing, occupation, act of occupying sth, act of taking over sth<br>
ylikuumeneminen	Action noun of the verb ylikuumeta ('to overheat'), overheating (becoming excessively hot)<br>Kiinan taloutta uhkaa ylikuumeneminen.<br>Chinese economy risks overheating.<br>Fourth infinitive of ylikuumeta in nominative case.<br>
ennätysmäärä	
hanki	snow blanket<br>Indicative present connegative form of hankkia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of hankkia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of hankkia.<br>
hassu	funny<br>Minulle sattui tänään hassu juttu.<br>A funny thing happened to me today.<br>silly (playful)<br>weird (strange)<br>
kiinnittyä	(intransitive + illative) To stick, become attached to, adhere to.<br>
kouluikäinen	school aged<br>
maallikko	layman (non-professional)<br>
sitkeästi	resiliently<br>
taloustilanne	economic situation<br>
työsopimus	employment contract<br>
viive	lag, delay<br>
ahven	European perch, Perca fluviatilis.<br>A perch (any fish in the genus Perca)<br>In plural (ahvenet), Percidae, a taxonomic family in the order Perciformes.<br>(colloquial) Various species of bass (fish) may sometimes be called ahven.<br>
ilmatila	airspace<br>
katko	A cut, break, pause<br>Huoltotyöt aiheuttavat katkon keskiviikkona.<br>Maintenance will cause a break in service on Wednesday.<br>Indicative present connegative form of katkoa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of katkoa.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of katkoa.<br>
keskipiste	centre/center point, midpoint<br>
kärjistää	(transitive) To exaggerate by generalising/generalizing.<br>
leirintäalue	campsite, camp site, camping site, camping area, campground, camping park<br>
liittäminen	Fourth infinitive of liittää in nominative case.<br>
lähiympäristö	
savuke	A cigarette<br>
tee	(uncountable) tea<br>(countable) one cup of tea<br>Any hot drink made by soaking dried (usually) or fresh leaves of plants in hot water<br>yrttitee = herb tea<br>The name of the Latin script letter T/t.<br>Present indicative connegative form of tehdä.<br>Second-person singular imperative form of tehdä.<br>Second-person singular imperative connegative form of tehdä.<br>
tykki	gun with a calibre of more than 20 millimeters<br>(colloquial) any gun, such as a pistol or rifle<br>Usually as head word in a compound term, something that may be compared to a gun by e.g. form, function or effectiveness.<br>maalitykki, lumitykki, myyntitykki, soppatykki, videotykki<br>
jatkopaikka	
järjestyssääntö	
linkki	link<br>(computing) hyperlink<br>(colloquial) bus, coach<br>
monin paikoin	
monipuolisuus	
mummu	(familiar) grandma<br>
pysäkki	A stop (place where line buses or trams halt).<br>
rukous	A prayer (act of praying).<br>A rogation (deeply serious and somber prayer).<br>
tiuha	dense (e.g. forest)<br>frequent<br>
valtaoikeus	
hiljentää	(transitive) To silence, mute, muffle.<br>(transitive) To slow (driving speed).<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of hiljentää.<br>
juhlapäivä	holiday (A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.)<br>
juominen	drinking<br>kahvin juominen<br>coffee drinking<br>fourth infinitive of juoda.<br>
kartuttaa	to accumulate<br>Kartutan vähitellen eläkettäni maksamalla kuukausittain vaihtelevan summan ps-tililleni.<br>I accumulate my pension little by little by paying each month a varying amount to my IRA account.<br>
koukku	hook (rod bent into a curved shape)<br>hook (fishhook)<br>hook (boxing punch)<br>(typography) cedilla, hook (loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters)<br>(slang) police<br>
kätevä	handy, useful<br>dexterous (skillful with one's hands)<br>convenient (making life easy)<br>On kätevää asua aseman vieressä.<br>It's convenient to live next door to a railway station.<br>
pahoinpidellä	(transitive) To maul, manhandle, assault, beat (up) (a person); to batter, be physically abusive of (one's spouse); to abuse (a child).<br>(transitive) To abuse, mistreat, maltreat (an animal, machine, piece of furniture etc.).<br>
päänsärky	headache (pain or ache in the head)<br>(figuratively) headache (nuisance or unpleasant problem)<br>
ratkaiseva	crucial, pivotal<br>decisive<br>Active present participle of ratkaista.<br>
suunnaton	enormous, immense<br>aimless<br>
temmata	(transitive) To snatch, grab, jerk, pull, tear.<br>Hän tempasi kirveen ja iski sen seinään.<br>S/he grabbed the axe and hammered it on the wall.<br>
terveysala	
tynnyri	barrel<br>keg<br>
työharjoittelu	practical training (for later occupation at work)<br>work experience (short unpaid period of time at a workplace, to gain experience of a working environment)<br>
huolia	Partitive plural form of huoli.<br>To accept (a present etc.)<br>Poika näytti heikolta, mutta ei huolinut mitään syötävää.<br>The boy looked weak, but did not accept anything to eat.<br>To care about<br>En huoli sinusta.<br>I don't care about you.<br>To mind<br>Kuulin, että lähdet kalaan. Huolisitko minut mukaan?<br>I heard you are going fishing. Do you mind if I come with you?<br>
kuljettaminen	transportation<br>fourth infinitive of kuljettaa.<br>
upeasti	wonderfully, magnificently<br>
vartti	A quarter.<br>A quarter of an hour.<br>Varttia yli seitsemän nousen unisena ylös.<br>I get sleepily up at a quarter past seven.<br>A quart; used especially in American Finnish and by car mechanics as measure of motor oil quantity.<br>
vetonaula	attraction (of visitors etc.)<br>
arkielämä	
kampanjoida	To campaign.<br>
lappu	A small piece of paper, textile etc.<br>A tag, label.<br>
mitätön	puny<br>negligible<br>insignificant<br>trivial<br>void<br>diminutive<br>paltry<br>Apurahat ovat nykyään mitättömiä, ja monien opiskelijoiden on otettava lainaa.<br>Student grants these days are paltry, and many students have to take out loans.<br>
motivoida	(transitive) To motivate.<br>
paremmuus	superiority<br>
työpanos	
vierellä	Adessive singular form of vieri.<br>
viro	The Estonian language; compare eesti.<br>
ylikonstaapeli	police sergeant<br>chief constable<br>
kasvuvauhti	growth rate<br>
kuormitus	strain, load, stress.<br>
kyteä	(intransitive) To smoulder/smolder.<br>
päivälehti	daily paper<br>
pääjuhla	
radioasema	radio station<br>
uljas	brave, valiant, gallant<br>
valkosipuli	garlic<br>
ekonomi	A graduate in economics and business administration.<br>
illallinen	dinner; in formal occasions often used in plural (illalliset)<br>
isänmaallinen	patriotic<br>
jottei	jotta + ei; 3rd person singular and passive form of 'in order not to'.<br>Hän laittoi paidan päällensä, jottei polttaisi ihoaan.<br>He put a shirt on in order not to burn his skin.<br>On parasta laittaa paita päällensä, jottei polttaisi ihoaan.<br>It's best to put a shirt on in order not to burn one's skin.<br>
koostumus	composition, constitution<br>
kuvittaa	(transitive) To illustrate (adding illustrations to a publication).<br>
muhia	(intransitive) to brew<br>
tämänkaltainen	
uudisrakennus	
kemikaali	chemical<br>
laulaminen	fourth infinitive of laulaa.<br>
sairaanhoito	health care (prevention, treatment, and management of illnesses)<br>
salibandy	floorball.<br>
ammus	bullet, projectile<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of ampua + the suffix -s.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of ammua + the suffix -s.<br>
häkki	cage<br>(colloquial) goal (e.g. in ice hockey)<br>
joutaa	(intransitive) To make it (in time), arrive (in time), reach (in time) ((to/at/in) a place = allative or illative).<br>(transitive) (+ infinitive) To have/find time (to do).<br>(intransitive) To be ready/fit (for a place (that is considered negative) = illative), ought to be (somewhere = illative).<br>Tuo pöytä joutaa kaatopaikalle.<br>That table is ready for the dump.<br>
laueta	(intransitive) To go off (explosion, gun, trap etc.).<br>(intransitive) To relax (tense situation).<br>To ejaculate.<br>
lauma	herd, flock<br>crowd, mob<br>
neuvottelukierros	A negotiation round (set of linked negotiations)<br>
suojeleminen	protection<br>
vasemmistopuolue	left-wing party (a political party that is regarded as being on the left)<br>Suomessa on kaksi merkittävää vasemmistopuoluetta, sosiaalidemokraatit ja vasemmistoliitto.<br>There are two left-wing parties of importance in Finland, the social democrats and the leftist union.<br>
espoolainen	A person from, or an inhabitant of, Espoo<br>Of or pertaining to the city of Espoo or its citizens.<br>
isännöitsijä	building manager, administrator of a condominium, deputy landlord<br>
karsiutua	(intransitive) To be eliminated (from a contest etc.).<br>
kasvaminen	growing<br>fourth infinitive of kasvaa.<br>
kurjuus	misery<br>
pelimies	(slang) womanizer, player, sport, gambler<br>
pumpata	(transitive) To pump.<br>
puuhamies	
viitta	(road) sign<br>cape, cloak<br>
alkoholijuoma	alcoholic beverage<br>
ennemmin	comparative form of ennen<br>
epäröidä	to hesitate<br>
puhti	energy, vigor, vitality, vim, zip<br>
tarpeen mukaan	
elokuvajuhla	film festival<br>
etätyö	telecommuting<br>
hyvitys	rebate, refund<br>atonement<br>
jälleenrakennus	reconstruction<br>
kuitti	receipt (written acknowledgment)<br>(radio) received! roger!<br>
laskettaa	(transitive) To have (sth) calculated (by sb = adessive), make (sb = allative) calculate (sth).<br>
mitoittaa	
avara	spacious, roomy<br>
epätavallinen	unusual<br>
journalismi	journalism<br>
levytys	
lukkari	(sports) A pitcher (in pesäpallo).<br>A church officer, similar to a sexton.<br>
maalari	Any person that paints, a painter.<br>One who makes paintings, an artist.<br>
miekka	sword<br>
muodikas	fashionable<br>
pop	pop (popular)<br>pop (popular music)<br>
toipuminen	fourth infinitive of toipua.<br>convalescence (gradual healing after illness or injury).<br>
vierastaa	(transitive, + partitive) To be shy of.<br>Lapset usein vierastavat outoja ihmisiä.<br>Children are often shy of strange people.<br>
volyymi	volume (a book in a multi-book publication)<br>strength of sound<br>quantity<br>
kastella	(transitive) to wet (to cover or impregnate with liquid)<br>(transitive) to wet (to urinate accidentally in or on)<br>(transitive) to irrigate (to supply farmland with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.)<br>(transitive) to water (plants, flowers)<br>
maukas	tasty<br>
moottorikelkka	snowmobile, snowscooter<br>
paikallisesti	locally<br>
peura	A reindeer or a caribou, a general term used to refer to the deer species Rangifer tarandus and its twelve sub-species.<br>A short form of metsäpeura, the Finnish forest reindeer, Rangifer tarandus fennicus.<br>Any medium-sized deer of unspecified species.<br>
puolustuspeli	(sports) defensive play<br>
pääkirjasto	main library<br>
totinen	grave, serious<br>
ylikansallinen	supranational<br>
esikoinen	firstborn<br>
kunnianosoitus	A homage.<br>An honour.<br>A salute.<br>
luokanopettaja	class teacher (a teacher who teaches all or a majority of subjects to a class)<br>
pikkutyttö	little girl<br>
sianliha	pork (the meat of a pig)<br>
tasapainottaa	to balance, to stabilize<br>
home	mildew, mould<br>
huoltaja	(law) A guardian of a minor.<br>
jäljellä oleva	remaining (which remains, especially after something else has been removed)<br>Saanko ainoan jäljellä olevan leivoksen?<br>May I have the only remaining cake?<br>Kuusikymmentävuotiaan keskimääräinen jäljellä oleva elinikä on 25 vuotta.<br>The average remaining lifetime of a sixty-year-old is 25 years.<br>
mestaruuskilpailu	(sports) championship (competition)<br>
tuotemerkki	brand<br>trademark<br>
basisti	bassist<br>
myötätuuli	(nautical) A tailwind or fair wind.<br>
plus	plus<br>
produktio	production (esp. of a piece in a theatre)<br>Tämä näytelmä on Sofi Oksasen uusin produktio.<br>This piece is the newest production by Sofi Oksanen.<br>
tarkoituksenmukainen	appropriate (fitting to the purpose)<br>
tavoittelu	action noun of the verb tavoitella<br>
yhteisyritys	joint venture (business partnership)<br>
ennustus	divination<br>prediction, forecast<br>
hajauttaa	(transitive) To decentralize.<br>
kautta aikojen	
käärme	snake<br>
lajike	(botany) cultivar<br>
melodia	(music) melody, tune<br>
piru	The Devil (Satan).<br>A devil.<br>(vulgar) An intensifier; used in genitive singular form (pirun).<br>Se oli pirun hyvää (it was damn good)<br>
purkki	can<br>canister (lightweight container)<br>
rahastaa	to collect money, as e.g. at the entrance of something<br>to cash in (to profit from)<br>
siika	European whitefish, common whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus), or any of its subspecies.<br>Any fish in the genus Coregonus with the exception of muikku (Coregonus albula)<br>
vuode	bed<br>
yhteydenpito	communication<br>liaison<br>
frangi	franc<br>
jälleenrakentaminen	reconstruction<br>
kesätyö	summer job<br>
kevennys	
kiehua	(intransitive) To boil.<br>(intransitive) To stew (to be in a state of elevated anxiety or consideration).<br>
kisapaikka	
myötäillä	To conform.<br>
sitaatti	quotation<br>
valtionsyyttäjä	(law, in Finland) State prosecutor.<br>
verohelpotus	tax relief (lowering of a tax through special provisions other than general cut of tax rate)<br>
yleisömäärä	
akuutti	acute<br>
häviö	defeat<br>
lukuinen	
ontua	(intransitive) to limp<br>
pihamaa	
seitsemänneksi	Translative form of seitsemäs.<br>
asuntotuotanto	residential construction (the total amount of residential construction in a given area within a given period of time)<br>Tänä vuonna Helsingin asuntotuotanto tippuu 50 % viime vuodesta.<br>This year the residential construction in Helsinki will fall 50% from last year.<br>
keskushallinto	central government<br>
sauva	A wand, staff, stick, rod<br>A ski pole, short for suksisauva.<br>A rod cell, short for sauvasolu.<br>
tulitus	firing (action of firing)<br>fire (in-flight bullets or other projectiles shot from a gun)<br>Vihollisen tulitus esti meitä hyökkkäämästä.<br>The fire from the enemy guns kept us from attacking.<br>
työväentalo	
akateemikko	An academician (member of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature).<br>An Academian (follower of Plato's filosofy, a Platonist).<br>(rare in current usage) An academic or academian (member or student of an academy, college, or university).<br>
lataus	charge<br>download<br>
maistella	(transitive) To taste (to test different tastes).<br>
murhaaja	A murderer; (when sure that perpetrator is female but not necessarily saying it) a murderess.<br>
protestoida	(intransitive) To protest.<br>
samantyyppinen	
seistä	To stand.<br>To be at a halt.<br>Tehdas on seissyt kolme viikkoa.<br>The factory has been at a halt for three weeks.<br>(colloquial) adessive + 3rd-pers. singular = to have an erection.<br>Hänellä ei seissyt.<br>He didn't have an erection.<br>Elative singular form of sei.<br>Elative plural form of sei.<br>
tasoinen	
valtiopäivä	Common misconstruction of valtiopäivät.<br>
eritellä	(transitive) To analyse/analyze.<br>(transitive) To classify, categorise/categorize.<br>(transitive) To specify, itemise/itemize.<br>
everstiluutnantti	(military) A lieutenant colonel.<br>
finalisti	finalist<br>
hulluus	madness<br>
isovanhempi	grandparent<br>
kehdata	(transitive, auxiliary + infinitive) To be able to bring oneself to do something, dare, venture, have the nerve.<br>En kehdannut kysyä niin henkilökohtaisia.<br>I could not bring myself to ask about such personal issues.<br>(transitive, auxiliary + infinitive) To not be ashamed, be proud, not be embarrassed.<br>En kehdannut mennä saunaan alasti.<br>I was too ashamed to go naked into the sauna.<br>(transitive, auxiliary + infinitive) To have the impudence or nerve, dare, be able.<br>Miten hän kehtasi olla niin törkeä?<br>How did he have the impudence to be so boorish?<br>(transitive, auxiliary, dialectal + infinitive) To feel like doing something.<br>En minä kesällä kehtaa tehdä töitä.<br>I don't feel like working during the summer.<br>
saapas	boot (shoe)<br>
seos	mixture, mix<br>
siirtymäaika	transition time<br>
tutkailla	
typerä	stupid, dumb<br>lame<br>silly<br>
yhteiskuntatiede	social science<br>
arkku	chest (box)<br>coffin<br>
astella	To step, pace.<br>
astma	(pathology) The chronic respiratory disease Asthma.<br>
asuntoalue	residential area<br>
maistaa	(transitive + partitive) To taste (try/sample by tasting).<br>Maista sitä!<br>Taste it!<br>(transitive + accusative) To taste (sense by taste).<br>Maistoin sen.<br>I tasted it. / I sensed it by taste.<br>
marketti	(informal) supermarket or hypermarket<br>
viidakko	thicket<br>jungle<br>
estradi	dais<br>
johtajuus	leadership<br>
luomus	A creation<br>
palkkalista	
pelotella	(transitive + partitive) To intimidate; to browbeat, bully.<br>
puukottaa	(transitive, + partitive) To stab; to knife (to use a knife to kill or injure).<br>
päiväraha	per diem (daily stipend)<br>
tenori	
tutkimusryhmä	research group<br>
verotoimisto	tax office (branch office of the national tax authority)<br>
viisivuotias	five-year-old<br>five-year-old<br>
asianosainen	(law) A party.<br>
häikäistä	(transitive) To blind, dazzle.<br>
keitto	soup<br>Koristele keitto tuoreella tillillä.<br>Decorate the soup with some fresh dill.<br>boiling (method, process)<br>Punamultamaalin keitto kestää tunnin.<br>Boiling Falu red paint takes an hour.<br>(slang) alcoholic beverage<br>Otetaan keittoa!<br>Let's drink some booze!<br>As a modifier in compound terms signifies 'of or relating to cooking' and may be translated e.g. as cook, cook-, cooked, cooking (see Compounds-section below).<br>
leijua	(intransitive) To hover, float in air.<br>
murtuma	A fracture.<br>
päärooli	leading role<br>
terveydentila	
työikäinen	working-age (being of the age in which one may be expected to work)<br>Kun suuret ikäluokat täyttävät 65 vuotta, Suomen työikäinen väestö supistuu 10.000:lla vuosittain.<br>When the baby-boomers reach the age of 65, Finland's working-age population will decrease by 10,000 heads a year.<br>
ympäriajo	The act of driving around something, often in the form of a race.<br>Ranskan ympäriajo on ehkä Maailman tunnetuin pyöräilykilpailu.<br>The Tour de France is probably the best known bicycle race in the World.<br>
ajoitus	timing (regulation of the pace, especially that of the occurrence of a series of events.).<br>timing (time when something happens).<br>timing (synchronization of the spark plugs).<br>dating (measurement of age)<br>
huipputaso	top quality<br>top level<br>
maahanmuutto	immigration<br>
millimetri	millimetre (unit of measure)<br>
nöyryyttää	To humiliate.<br>
osuuspankkiryhmä	
paljastus	A revelation, a disclosure, an exposure (act of revealing).<br>An unveiling (ceremony for the first public showing of something, especially a statue).<br>An anecdote (previously untold, secret account of an incident).<br>
sijoitusrahasto	
säiliö	vessel, container, tank, cistern<br>
valtakunnansovittelija	conciliator general<br>
vastustaminen	Fourth infinitive of vastustaa in nominative case.<br>
verenpaine	blood pressure<br>
viimeiseksi	Translative singular form of viimeinen.<br>lastly, finally, ultimately (indicating the last item)<br>Ensiksi, ... Toiseksi, ... Viimeiseksi, ...<br>Firstly, ... Secondly, ... Ultimately, ...<br>
asteittain	gradually<br>
aukiolo	
biologia	biology<br>Partitive singular form of biologi.<br>
kaksonen	A twin.<br>When used as modifier in compound terms appears in the form kaksois- and its English equivalents are adjectives twin, double, binary and dual.<br>
kamala	horrible, terrible<br>se oli kamalaa (it was horrible)<br>(colloquial) terribly, an intensifier<br>se oli kamalan hyvää (it was terribly good)<br>
kohdentaa	(transitive) To target.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of kohdentaa.<br>
lomake	form (document)<br>
mikä hyvänsä	any, -ever, either; for usage see the entry for tahansa with which hyvänsä is interchangeable<br>
näkökohta	point (opinion which adds to the discussion)<br>
nälkäinen	hungry, peckish<br>
propaganda	propaganda<br>
sananvapaus	freedom of speech<br>
toimenkuva	
turismi	tourism<br>
vahtia	(transitive) To guard, watch.<br>
vakuuttavasti	convincingly<br>
vääryys	injustice, wrong<br>
eläkevakuutus	pension insurance<br>
kanttori	cantor<br>
keskeytyä	(intransitive) To be interrupted<br>(intransitive) To abort.<br>
levittäytyä	(intransitive) To spread out, radiate.<br>
luonnonsuojelualue	conservation area, protected area<br>
mielelläni	Adessive singular form of mieli + the suffix -ni (1st person singular possessive suffix)<br>Form of mielellään.<br>
päivänvalo	daylight<br>light (in certain idiomatic expressions)<br>tuoda päivänvaloon = to bring to light<br>tulla päivänvaloon = to come to light<br>
sadasosa	one-hundredth<br>
säde	radius<br>beam of light<br>ray of radiation<br>
viheltää	(transitive, intransitive) To whistle.<br>Third-person singular indicative present form of viheltää.<br>(military) Shouted when the 'whistling' sound of a grenade is heard, used to command infantry to get down in order to shield their body against the explosion.<br>
harras	pious, devout, heartfelt, earnest<br>
hinnoitella	To price (determine or put a price on something).<br>
ikivanha	ancient, primeval<br>very old<br>
kokonaiskilpailu	
kolmio	triangle<br>three-room apartment<br>
lupaava	promising<br>Active present participle of luvata.<br>
opinahjo	(figuratively) school<br>
piippu	pipe (smoking gear)<br>barrel (a metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged)<br>A common short form of savupiippu, meaning chimney.<br>
raskaasti	heavily<br>
sekoittua	(intransitive) To (get) mix(ed).<br>Kerma sekoittui kahviin.<br>Cream mixed in coffee.<br>
äänestyspaikka	polling station, place<br>
asustaa	(intransitive) to dwell, reside<br>
kamarimusiikki	chamber music<br>
kääntäjä	translator<br>(computing) compiler<br>
lähemmäs	nearer, closer (to a position that is nearer to something than the current one)<br>Tule lähemmäs!<br>Come closer!<br>
reaktori	reactor<br>
single	
sopupeli	fixed match (match played to a completely or partially pre-determined result)<br>
syrjiä	Partitive plural form of syrjä.<br>(transitive + partitive) To discriminate against.<br>
vähyys	scarcity<br>
aktivoida	(transitive) To activate.<br>
eritä	(intransitive, + elative) To differ from.<br>Indicative present connegative form of erittää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of erittää.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of erittää.<br>
hiljetä	(intransitive) To become silent.<br>(intransitive) To shut up.<br>
hyönteinen	An insect.<br>
jousto	The act of being flexible, flex<br>As a term of economics, the elasticity<br>
kaivaus	excavation (archaeological or mine exploration site)<br>
kotoinen	homely<br>
rutkasti	(colloquial) a lot, plentifully<br>
apulaisjohtaja	deputy director<br>
hajanainen	scattered, dispersed<br>sporadic<br>incoherent<br>
joskaan	even though ... not, although ... not<br>
kuluttajahinta	consumer price<br>
noita	A witch.<br>(demonstrative) Partitive plural form of nuo.<br>
osavuosikatsaus	
pikataipale	
puusto	The trees of an area collectively; the forest cover.<br>
räjähde	explosive (explosive device)<br>explosive (explosive substance)<br>
samantapainen	similar, suchlike<br>
seksuaalisuus	sexuality<br>
suomenhevonen	Finnish horse, Finnhorse<br>
työväenopisto	A learning institution resembling a community college, providing adult education in a wide variety of topics. The programs are open for everyone, usually for a small fee.<br>
asiakaskunta	clientele, patronage, customer base (body of clients of a professional or a business)<br>
kertainen	
käsivarsi	arm<br>(geography) (idiomatic) The area of Enontekiö muncipality between Norway and Sweden (from the human-figure shape of Finland as a whole)<br>
mittelö	
muuttaja	mover<br>transformer<br>
pidetä	(intransitive) To grow longer; to lengthen.<br>Impersonal indicative present connegative form of pitää.<br>
rehellisyys	honesty, sincerity<br>integrity<br>
rentoutua	to relax<br>
suorituskyky	performance<br>
tehopiste	
varamies	
viemäri	sewer<br>
jäätelö	ice cream (frozen dessert)<br>
luistelu	ice skating<br>
nähtävyys	An attraction (something which attracts).<br>
operoida	To operate.<br>
puhdistaminen	Fourth infinitive of puhdistaa in nominative case.<br>
täysistunto	A plenary session.<br>
alahuone	lower house of a parliament<br>
avauspäivä	
joulukuusi	Christmas tree<br>
kansaneläke	
keskihinta	average price<br>
kirjeenvaihtaja	correspondent (journalist)<br>
kirpputori	A flea market.<br>
laajamittainen	widescale<br>
lukuisia	Partitive plural form of lukuisa.<br>
nukketeatteri	puppetry (art of performing with puppets)<br>puppet show (theatrical performance, in which the parts are played by puppets)<br>puppet theatre (establishment or a portable stage in which puppetry is practised)<br>
pistepörssi	
puro	stream<br>brook<br>
rehellisesti	honestly<br>
totella	To obey (to do as ordered).<br>
turvattomuus	
vahvistuminen	strengthening (becoming stronger)<br>fourth infinitive of vahvistua.<br>
keksijä	inventor<br>
naispuolinen	female<br>
pyynti	hunting<br>fishing<br>
silakka	A Baltic herring, Clupea harengus membras.<br>(nautical, military slang) A nickname for a drafted navy soldier.<br>
tuoksua	(intransitive, + ablative) To smell (pleasant).<br>Ruusut tuoksuvat hyvältä.<br>Roses smell good.<br>
valtakirja	power of attorney (document authorising of one person to act as the agent of another)<br>
veroinen	comparable , equal, match<br>
ikuisesti	eternally<br>Olen ikuisesti kiitollinen sinulle.<br>I am eternally thankful to you.<br>
kiinteistöveroprosentti	property tax rate<br>
ohjaaminen	steering<br>diversion<br>instructing<br>fourth infinitive of ohjata.<br>
osuuskauppa	cooperative shop<br>
syyskausi	
sääliä	to pity<br>Säälin häntä.<br>I pity her.<br>
täsmällinen	exact, precise, accurate<br>explicit, strict<br>detailed<br>punctual<br>
varapresidentti	vice president<br>
ajoittaa	(transitive) To time.<br>(transitive) To date (to determine the age of).<br>
elpyminen	recovery, resurgence<br>
kaksoisvoitto	(sports) double victory (instance of same team or country winning gold and silver in a single sports event)<br>
kirjaimellisesti	literally, word for word<br>
loppuunmyydä	Alternative form of myydä loppuun.<br>
lujasti	firmly<br>
perusteeton	gratuitous, unjustified, uncalled-for, unfounded (not called for by the circumstances; without reason, cause, or proof)<br>
pitkällä	Adessive singular form of pitkä.<br>
päivitellä	to bemoan, complain, regret; to dismay or worry about something<br>Hän päivitteli kuivuutta, mutta kasteli kuitenkin nurmikkonsa.<br>He bemoaned the drought but went on watering his lawn.<br>Mummo päivitteli nuorison turmeltuneisuutta.<br>Grandmother complained about the decadence of the young people.<br>to wonder or admire, with plentiful words<br>(computing) to update, in a leisurely manner<br>Pitäisi päivitellä kotisivua.<br>I should do some updates on my homepage.<br>
sitäpaitsi	Common misspelling of sitä paitsi.<br>
tehoton	ineffective, powerless<br>
teurastamo	slaughterhouse, abattoir<br>
työrauha	industrial peace (state of abstention from industrial action such as strikes or lock-outs)<br>
työväline	tool, utensil<br>
vasemmistolainen	left-wing<br>leftwinger<br>
esitelmä	An oral presentation or a lecture, especially one given at a learning institution to demonstrate the level of knowledge of the speaker.<br>
huippu-urheilu	competitive sports at the highest level<br>
hätäkeskus	A public-safety answering point, PSAP (telephone center responsible for answering public emergency calls)<br>
jättäytyä	(intransitive) To resign oneself, surrender.<br>(intransitive) To deliberately lag behind.<br>
kaavailu	
keikkua	(intransitive) To rock.<br>
liikennevalo	(usually plural) traffic light<br>
turhautua	(intransitive) To get frustrated<br>turhautua johonkin (illative case) = to get frustrated with something<br>
urakoida	To labour/labor, work.<br>To do contract work.<br>
vakavuus	severity<br>
finaalipaikka	
infrastruktuuri	infrastructure<br>
poistuminen	The act of leaving.<br>fourth infinitive of poistua.<br>
puolustautua	(intransitive) To defend oneself.<br>
rakennustyömaa	construction site<br>
ruuna	A gelding.<br>
säästellä	
vastaisku	A counterblow or counterpunch.<br>A return/retaliatory blow<br>A counterattack.<br>
faksi	fax, fax machine (machine)<br>fax (document)<br>
moninainen	diverse<br>
oikeuskäsittely	
parikymppinen	around twenty years old (about twenty years old)<br>Hän on parikymppinen.<br>He's around twenty years old<br>
pysäköidä	(transitive) To park (a vehicle).<br>
rikastua	To get rich.<br>To get enriched (eg. In a process).<br>
saaste	pollution (used sometimes in plural)<br>pollutant<br>
taju	consciousness<br>Hän menetti tajunsa.<br>He lost his consciousness.<br>olla tajuissaan = to be conscious (sense: alert, awake)<br>tulla tajuihinsa = to become conscious<br>sense<br>Hänellä on hyvä huumorintaju.<br>She has a good sense of humour.<br>
vakoilu	espionage, spying<br>
vastakohta	A contrast (difference between two objects, people or concepts).<br>Israel on monien vastakohtien maa.<br>Israel is a country of many contrasts.<br>An antonym (word which has the opposite meaning to another)<br>An opposite (something opposite or contrary to another)<br>An antithesis (proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition)<br>
hallituspohja	
huippuluokka	state of the art, highest quality; often translated into English with expressions involving adjectives first-class, top-quality, top-notch<br>Tieteellinen ja tekninen osaamisemme ovat huippuluokkaa.<br>Our scientific and technical know-how are top-notch.<br>Haluamme luoda Otaniemeen huippuluokan kansainvälisen tutkimusyhteisön.<br>We want to create a top-quality international research community in Otaniemi.<br>
joo	(colloquial) yeah, yes<br>(colloquial) yeah! (expressing agreement)<br>
kasarmi	barracks<br>
koppi	small hut or cell, compare koirankoppi (kennel, doghouse)<br>doghouse (small shelter for humans)<br>catch (the act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball)<br>
kääriä	(transitive) To wrap, roll.<br>
lähikunta	
passiivinen	passive<br>
peluri	gambler, player<br>
taika	magic<br>spell, enchantment<br>
teologia	theology<br>
arkisin	on weekdays<br>
edellä mainittu	aforesaid, above-mentioned<br>
edistyminen	Fourth infinitive of edistyä in nominative case.<br>
evätä	(transitive) To deny somebody (= ablative) something, refuse to give something to somebody; take something away from somebody.<br>Hän epäsi minulta pääsyn huoneeseen.<br>He denied me access to the room.<br>Hakemuksenne on evätty.<br>Your application has been rejected.<br>To withhold or retain; to keep back; not to grant.<br>
hiertää	(transitive) to abrade, chafe<br>(transitive, figuratively, + partitive) to gnaw at, nag at, bother, gall<br>Häviö hiertää häntä vieläkin.<br>The defeat is still bothering him/her.<br>Asia hiertää maitten välejä.<br>The issue is gnawing at the relations between the countries.<br>
kunnallisjärjestö	
lempeä	lenient<br>balmy<br>indulgent<br>Partitive singular form of lempi.<br>
oppiaine	study subject<br>
riistanhoitopiiri	
tunnusmerkki	feature, characteristic<br>
viisumi	A visa (permit to enter a country).<br>
arvomaailma	values (the set of values that directs the actions of an individual or a group of individuals)<br>
hotellihuone	hotel room<br>
kopioida	(transitive) To copy.<br>
lääkitys	medication (all the medicines regularly taken by a patient)<br>
nelikko	A quartet, group of four.<br>
nimike	label, title, tag, designation, heading<br>A term of classification.<br>
ylioppilaskirjoitus	
jo ennestään	
laatta	A slab, as a flat, broad piece of a relatively stiff material.<br>A (ceramic) tile.<br>A flagstone.<br>A washer, as a flat support ring under the head of a screw etc.<br>(colloquial, slang) A vomit.<br>
lyseo	lyceum (school)<br>
mestaruussarja	(sports) championship league (in many sports the national top division within which the national championship is competed of)<br>Suomessa jalkapallon mestaruussarja on nimetty pääsponsorin mukaan Veikkausliigaksi.<br>In Finland the championship league in football is called Veikkausliiga according to the main sponsor.<br>
talvikisa	in plural, Winter Olympics<br>(rare) Any sports- or other competitive event held in winter.<br>Osallistu talvikisaamme ja voita auto!<br>Participate in our winter sweepstakes and win a car!<br>
varapuhemies	
yksityistää	(transitive) to privatize<br>
havahtua	(intransitive) To awake.<br>(intransitive) To become aware of something, to sit up and take notice.<br>
joka kertaa	
journalisti	journalist<br>
kotimatka	
kunnallistekniikka	municipal engineering<br>Opiskelen kunnallistekniikkaa ammattikorkeakoulussa.<br>I'm studying municipal engineering in a polytechnic.<br>municipal infrastructure<br>Kaupunkimme kunnallistekniikka on hälyttävässä kunnossa.<br>The municipal infrastructure of our city is in an alarming condition.<br>
kuutioinen	
laittomasti	illegally<br>
nauhoittaa	(transitive) To record (on audiotape or videotape).<br>(transitive) To lace (a shoe).<br>
oikeusjuttu	lawsuit, suit, case<br>
omakotitontti	
parivaljakko	pair of horses<br>(figuratively) two friends<br>
alati	(dated) always<br>
alppihiihto	(sports) alpine skiing, downhill skiing<br>
karsiminen	fourth infinitive of karsia.<br>
laiska	lazy<br>
metso	wood grouse, capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus (large, black bird of grouse family)<br>
motivoitua	(intransitive) To be(come) motivated.<br>
mrd	miljardi (billion, 109)<br>
muotoinen	Of a form, -formed, -shaped. Used always with a modifier which, if it is a noun or pronoun, is in genitive and determines the kind of form. The modifier and muotoinen are written as one or two words without a clear rule when to use which way of spelling. If the modifier is an adjective, it is always in nominative and the resulting word is written as one word.<br>kävynmuotoinen = pineal<br>koukun muotoinen = unciform<br>minkä muotoinen? = of what shape?<br>suorakaiteen muotoinen = rectangular<br>kaunismuotoinen = beautifully shaped, handsome<br>
muutostyö	
pitkään aikaan	
uskomus	belief<br>
viisikymppinen	fiftysomething, in his/her fifties<br>viisikymppinen mies = a man in his fifties<br>fiftysomething<br>
yleiskaava	(zoning) zoning plan, zoning scheme (a plan which outlines the land use for different purposes such as residential, industrial and agricultural, main traffic routes etc.)<br>
aviopari	A married couple.<br>
hyvinvointiyhteiskunta	welfare society<br>
siteerata	to cite<br>
veneilijä	boater<br>
viitisenkymmentä	about fifty<br>Olemme olleet naimisissa viitisenkymmentä vuotta.<br>We have been married for about fifty years.<br>
divari	(colloquial) antiquarian bookshop<br>
ehdottoman	Genitive singular form of ehdoton.<br>ehdottoman varma = absolutely sure<br>
hämmennys	confusion, bafflement<br>
iltapäivälehti	tabloid (a newspaper that favours stories of sensational nature)<br>
itämainen	oriental<br>
jäinen	icy<br>
keihäänheitto	(athletics) javelin throw<br>
kiltti	kind, nice<br>kilt (Scottish men's skirt)<br>
komeilla	
sävyttää	dye (to colour with dye)<br>tint<br>
talonmies	A janitor, caretaker (someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a building).<br>
kappeli	A chapel<br>
kiilata	To wedge.<br>To cut in (to a line or queue).<br>
kolmetoista	(cardinal) thirteen<br>
ommella	(transitive) to sew<br>(transitive) to suture<br>
pikkuveli	little brother<br>
puvustus	costumes<br>
talousvaikeus	economic or financial difficulty / problem / trouble<br>
viidesosa	one fifth (fifth part)<br>
välinpitämättömyys	indifference, disregard<br>
herätellä	(transitive) To awaken (repeatedly).<br>Olen yrittänyt herätellä sinua koko aamun!<br>I have tried to awaken you all the morning!<br>(transitive) To stir up (continuously, gradually).<br>Hän herätteli yleisön mielenkiintoa...<br>He stirred up the audience's interest...<br>
intiimi	intimate<br>
kansallisooppera	national opera<br>
nelostie	the Finnish national road number 4<br>
työnjohtaja	A foreman (leader of a work crew).<br>
vaellus	hike<br>peregrination<br>migration<br>
vyöryä	to billow (to surge or roll in billows)<br>to swarm (to move as a swarm)<br>to avalanche (to descend like an avalanche)<br>
yksityiselämä	
alueellisesti	regionally<br>
ammattimies	
ansiotulo	(usually plural) earned income<br>
huumausainerikos	drug crime (a crime directly connected with illicit trade, use or production of drugs)<br>
hämeenlinnalainen	A person from, or an inhabitant of, Hämeenlinna<br>Of or pertaining to the city of Hämeenlinna or its citizens.<br>
integraatio	integration<br>(mathematics) integration<br>
kokonaisratkaisu	Any comprehensive solution, which takes into account a large number of often contradictory interests.<br>(income policy) income policy agreement<br>
käännyttää	
ruokapöytä	dinner table<br>
siivooja	cleaner, janitor<br>
kurdijohtaja	
kärkipää	
omatunto	conscience<br>Hänellä on huono omatunto siitä, mitä hän teki.<br>S/he has bad conscience for what s/he did.<br>
pulla	cardamom bread (sweet, leavened baked good made of wheat and flavored with crushed cardamom, resembles very soft bread in consistency)<br>ball; as headword in names of some foodstuffs, e.g lihapulla ('meatball'), falafel-pulla ('falafel ball')<br>
suklaa	chocolate<br>
urheilukenttä	sports field<br>
vireä	active, animate<br>
yleishyödyllinen	
agenda	An agenda<br>
hallituskausi	A reign, the period of rule.<br>
kiekkoilu	(sports) ice hockey (the sport of ice hockey, short of jääkiekkoilu)<br>
kisko	bar<br>rail<br>
mikä kaikki	
pääkirjoitus	editorial, leader (principal article in a publication giving the opinion of its editors)<br>
sahata	(transitive) To saw.<br>
uhmata	(transitive, + partitive) To defy.<br>Hän uhmasi kuolemaa vaarallisilla tempuillaan.<br>S/he defied death with his/her dangerous stunts.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To defy, oppose (or be opposed to), resist.<br>
vahtimestari	porter, doorkeeper, doorman<br>janitor (doorman)<br>attendant<br>
varustautua	
veroratkaisu	
hallinnoida	To administer, manage, supervise.<br>
käyttötarkoitus	
lapsenlapsi	grandchild (child of someone’s child)<br>
liittokokous	
naaras	female (of animals)<br>
pronssimitali	bronze medal<br>
siihen mennessä	theretofore, until then, until that time, before that<br>
soppa	(dialectal) soup<br>(informal) mess (messy situation)<br>Oman soppansa joutuu lusikoimaan ennemmin tai myöhemmin joka tapauksessa.<br>You'll end up eating your own soup (i.e. the messy situation you've created) sooner or later in any case.<br>
sulautua	(intransitive) to merge<br>(intransitive) to become one with something<br>Minä sulauduin maailmankaikkeuteen ja kuolin aivosyöpään.<br>I became one with the universe and died of a brain cancer.<br>(intransitive) to blend in something<br>
terapia	therapy<br>
ulkoasu	outfit, appearance<br>
hankaloittaa	(transitive) To complicate.<br>
kalja	(colloquial) beer<br>A traditional fermented, home-made, weak table drink made of malt and sugar; closely resembling kvass.<br>kvass<br>
levittäminen	spreading<br>fourth infinitive of levittää.<br>
länsiosa	western part<br>
maavoima	
neuvola	child health centre<br>
normaalimatka	
säikähtää	(intransitive) To be startled/frightened/scared, take fright.<br>
terveyslautakunta	
ajallaan	
häämöttää	(intransitive) To loom, come into view,<br>
ihmisyys	humanity, manhood<br>
juridinen	juridical<br>
libero	
margariini	margarine<br>
muodollisesti	formally<br>
soveltaminen	application<br>
tuttavuus	
aikalisä	(ice hockey) A time-out.<br>
alkupuolisko	first half of anything, like of a period of time, semester, holiday, trip etc.<br>(sports, informal) first half (period of a game before the half-time)<br>
aluepoliittinen	regional policy (of or pertaining to regional policy)<br>Tämä on aluepoliittinen kysymys.<br>This a regional policy issue.<br>
kaukolämpö	district heating<br>
metsätalousministeri	Minister of Forestry, a former minister position in the Finnish government.<br>
opintotuki	student allowance<br>
perheyritys	family business<br>
tällä erää	for now (at the moment; until later)<br>Tämä riittää tällä erää, voimme jatkaa keskusteluamme huomenna.<br>That's enough for now, we can continue our conversation tomorrow.<br>
varastoida	To store.<br>
voimasuhde	
yksinhuoltaja	single parent (person with offspring but without a spouse)<br>
huolellinen	careful<br>thorough, meticulous<br>painstaking, diligent<br>
riistää	(transitive, concretely + genitive-accusative) To take, rip, wrench, snatch.<br>(transitive, figuratively) To deprive, bereave (sb = ablative, of sth = genitive-accusative).<br>(transitive + partitive) To oppress, exploit.<br>
syrjäseutu	periphery (region)<br>
taikka	or<br>
tuskailla	To agonise/agonize.<br>
vesialue	
värvätä	To recruit.<br>To enroll, enlist.<br>
yleistyminen	Fourth infinitive of yleistyä in nominative case.<br>
asiallisesti	properly, appropriately<br>
helpottaminen	Fourth infinitive of helpottaa in nominative case.<br>
kuuntelija	listener<br>
romahtaminen	Fourth infinitive of romahtaa in nominative case.<br>
tasapuolinen	evenhanded (fair and having no partiality).<br>
uskomattoman	Genitive singular form of uskomaton.<br>Accusative singular form of uskomaton.<br>
varovaisuus	caution, concern, care (state of being cautious)<br>
edullisesti	inexpensively<br>
edustusto	representation<br>
eläkepäivä	A day of being retired; mostly used in plural (see: eläkepäivät) to denote retirement.<br>Miten ensimmäinen eläkepäiväsi sujui?<br>How was your first day of retirement?<br>
koulukiusaaminen	school bullying<br>
käytännöllinen	practical<br>
liika	excess<br>As modifier in compound adjectives, excessively<br>liikalihava = excessively fat, obese<br>
liiketila	
loppukiri	final spurt (increased effort towards the end of an action)<br>kick (an increase in speed in the final part of a running race)<br>Hän aloitti loppukirinsä liian aikaisin ja väsähti sata metriä ennen maaliviivaa.<br>He started his final spurt too early and ran out of steam one hundred meters before the finish line.<br>
länsipuoli	westside<br>
sisäistää	(transitive) To assimilate (incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind).<br>
särkyä	Partitive singular form of särky.<br>to break (to separate into pieces, to fracture or crack)<br>Jos maljakko putoaa lattialle, se voi särkyä.<br>If the vase falls to the floor, it might break.<br>to break down (to fail or cease to function)<br>Pelkään, että tietokoneeni 'särkyy, jos käytän sitä saunassa.<br>I am afraid my computer will break down if I use it in the sauna.<br>
vaalityö	
vauras	well-to-do, substantial<br>
halki	through:<br>Venäjän halki 30 päivässä.<br>Through Russia in 30 days.<br>across:<br>Ratsastamme halki Töölön (From Ismo Alanko's 'Piste' song).<br>We are riding horsees across the Töölö.<br>to be broken in two (elative)<br>Lyödä halki<br>To break in two<br>
hanska	(informal) A glove.<br>
jaosto	division<br>
kutakuinkin	just about, more or less<br>
loppusarja	(sports) finals (series of last rounds, games or matches in a contest, after which the winner is determined)<br>Loppusarja pelataan kahdeksan runkosarjassa parhaiten menestyneen joukkueen kesken.<br>The finals are played between the eight teams that have performed best during the regular season.<br>
olemassaoleva	existing<br>
pesäpalloilu	The sport and practice of playing pesäpallo.<br>
reviiri	(zoology) territory (area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against its conspecifics)<br>(psychology) personal space (area which a person regards as private or otherwise belonging to him)<br>
autoilu	motoring (act of driving car)<br>Useimmissa Suomen kaupungeissa autoilu on pääliikennemuoto.<br>
euromaa	euro country (individual country that uses euro as currency)<br>Suomi ja Viro ovat euromaita, mutta Ruotsi ei.<br>Finland and Estonia are euro countries, but Sweden isn't.<br>(finance, jargon) Euroland, euroland (euro countries collectively)<br>
hirmumyrsky	a hurricane<br>More precisely, any storm of the level 12 in the Beaufort scale.<br>
kaikkea muuta kuin	anything but<br>
karsintaottelu	
kymmenesosa	tenth<br>
liigaottelu	
lomailla	(intransitive) To (go on) vacation, holiday.<br>
minimi	minimum<br>
ohitse	by, past (when one goes through the space that is next to something):<br>Pallo pyöri tuolin ohitse ja ovesta ulos.<br>The ball rolled by the chair and out of the door.<br>
palvelutaso	
prostituutio	prostitution<br>
rankkasade	rainstorm, cloudburst<br>
ritari	knight<br>
suomenruotsalainen	Swedish Finn<br>Swedish-Finnish<br>
tallikaveri	
vastapäätä	opposite, vis-à-vis, across<br>Hän istuu minua vastapäätä.<br>He is sitting opposite me.<br>He istuivat toisiaan vastapäätä.<br>They were sitting vis-à-vis each other.<br>Asun tuossa vastapäätä.<br>I live just across the road.<br>
haka	hook, clasp (type of fastener)<br>corral (enclosure for livestock)<br>olla haka jossakin: to be good at something<br>
kerta kaikkiaan	completely, utterly<br>Olen kerta kaikkiaan kyllästynyt kuuntelemaan tuota valitusta.<br>I'm completely fed up with listening to these complaints.<br>
lajiliitto	
otaksua	To presume, suppose, assume.<br>
toimivalta	jurisdiction (the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law)<br>
tuhka	ash (residue after burning)<br>
vastoinkäyminen	adversity<br>myötä- ja vastoinkäymisessä — for better or worse<br>misfortune<br>hardship<br>
vesihuolto	water supply (provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavours or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes)<br>
välimatka	distance (between two points)<br>
yhteenveto	summary or synopsis<br>tehdä ~ to sum up<br>
hallintokunta	
harjoittelija	intern, trainee, apprentice, student<br>
kilpailuviranomainen	
kolhu	Minor damage; chip, knock, dimple, ding, dent.<br>
koulutoimi	
käsityöläinen	artisan<br>craftsman<br>
selitellä	(transitive, + partitive) To make excuses for, (try to) explain away.<br>
taktinen	tactical<br>
juhlija	celebrator<br>partier<br>
naru	cord, line, rope<br>
panimo	brewery<br>
valjastaa	(transitive) To harness (both in concrete and figurative manner).<br>
vastaisesti	against<br>
värinen	An adjective indicating that something is of the colour of something else. Värinen is always used together with a noun or a pronoun (e.g. minkä, tämän, tuon, sen). If the colour described is well-established the two words may be compounded, otherwise they should be written separate.<br>sinapinvärinen = mustard (colour)<br>kypsän kirsikan värinen = of the colour of a ripe cherry<br>Minkä värinen se on? = Of which colour is it?<br>
ideologinen	ideological<br>
juhlava	festive<br>
lahtelainen	A person from, or an inhabitant of, Lahti<br>Of or pertaining to the city of Lahti or its citizens.<br>
lajitella	to sort (separate according to certain criteria)<br>to classify, categorize (to identify by or divide into classes)<br>to size (to classify or arrange by size)<br>
leveys	The width or breadth of an object.<br>The beam, as the maximum width of a ship. If one wants to refer to the width at some other point, one needs to define the point.<br>leveys maston kohdalla = the width at the level of the mast<br>latitude (angular distance north or south of the equator)<br>Sijaintimme on 21 astetta itäistä pituutta, 60 astetta pohjoista leveyttä.<br>Our longitude is 21 degrees east and latitude 60 degrees north.<br>
psykiatri	(medicine) psychiatrist<br>
tuulla	(intransitive, of wind) to blow<br>
työväenyhdistys	A workers' association founded by and working for the benefit of workers in its area of operation.<br>
väkijoukko	mob<br>
antaja	giver<br>
asetella	(transitive) To set (to arrange type).<br>
ennaltaehkäistä	(transitive) to prevent from occurring<br>
kauhistella	
kaunotar	A beauty (beautiful woman).<br>
latvialainen	A Lett or Latvian.<br>Lettish or Latvian, of or relating to Latvia.<br>Lettish or Latvian, relating to the Latvian/Lettish language, Lett:<br>suomalais-latvialainen sanakirja = a Finnish-Latvian/Lettish dictionary<br>
liikennemerkki	traffic sign<br>
mietiskellä	to meditate, ponder, ruminate, contemplate<br>Mietiskelin ehdotustasi.<br>I have been pondering about your suggestion.<br>
nostalgia	nostalgia<br>
näkyviin	Illative plural form of näkyvä.<br>(of movement) out (of hiding), in the open, into sight.<br>
ruokakauppa	grocery, grocer's, grocery store<br>
samppanja	champagne (sparkling wine produced in Champagne).<br>champagne (a glass of champagne).<br>(informal, increasingly rare) champagne (sparkling wine)<br>
tukahduttaa	To smother.<br>To quell, stifle.<br>To suppress, repress.<br>
tulehdus	(medicine) An inflammation.<br>
uumoilla	To suspect.<br>
vakuutella	To reassure.<br>
yleisurheiluliitto	
aavistaa	(transitive) To anticipate; to have a feeling that..., have a premonition of.<br>
jo jonkin aikaa	
liikelaitos	
meikäläinen	one of us<br>Onko hän meikäläisiä?<br>Is he one of us?<br>(informal) I; used sometimes in speech to express modesty or helplessness.<br>Minkäpä sille meikäläinen voi?<br>What can I do about it?<br>
määrätietoisesti	determinedly<br>
nuorisoseura	
suojatie	crosswalk, pedestrian crossing<br>
uurna	An urn, casket.<br>
vapautus	liberation<br>
abstrakti	Abstract (free from representational qualities).<br>Abstract (apart from practice or reality; not concrete; ideal; vague; theoretical; impersonal).<br>Abstract (difficult to understand; abstruse).<br>
jälkikasvu	offspring, progeny ‎ (descendants of a person colllectively)<br>
jäsenmaksu	membership fee, dues, subscription<br>
keskeltä	(rare) from the middle<br>from the middle of, from the centre/center of<br>Torin keskeltä katosi tsaarin patsas.<br>The statue of the tsar disappeared from the middle of the square.<br>from amid, amongst/among<br>from between<br>from the middle of, from the center of<br>Muutimme keskeltä kaupunkia maaseudun rauhaan.<br>We moved from the center of the city to the peace of the countryside.<br>Keskeltä toria katosi tsaarin patsas.<br>The statue of the tsar disappeared from the middle of the square.<br>
mukaantulo	
näennäinen	apparent, ostensible<br>
pienoismalli	miniature, model<br>microcosm<br>
suuttua	(intransitive) To get angry.<br>
väärässä	Inessive singular form of väärä.<br>olla ~ to be wrong/incorrect, have the incorrect view<br>
erinomaisen	Genitive singular form of erinomainen.<br>
haikea	sad, melancholic<br>
kaksipeli	
konsepti	concept<br>
langaton	wireless<br>
opettaminen	teaching<br>
päältä	Ablative singular form of pää.<br>(of movement) From top of.<br>Otin maljakon kaapin päältä.<br>I took the vase from top of the cupboard.<br>
ruis	rye<br>
samoihin aikoihin	at about the same time (almost simultaneously)<br>
valhe	(dialectal, dated) lie, fabrication<br>
arvailu	act of guessing<br>guesswork<br>
asiantunteva	expert<br>
livahtaa	
osaamiskeskus	
rako	slit, slot<br>crack<br>olla raollaan: to be ajar<br>jättää raolleen: to leave ajar<br>
ranne	wrist<br>Kirjoittaminen saa ranteeni särkemään.<br>Writing makes my wrists ache.<br>
suvaitsevaisuus	tolerance (ability to tolerate beliefs etc.)<br>
tuottajahinta	producer price (the price a producer gets for his product)<br>Rukiin tuottajahinta oli lokakuussa noin 18 senttiä kilolta.<br>The producer price for rye was about 18 cents per kilogram in October.<br>
uusnatsi	A Neo-Nazi.<br>
vitsailla	To joke, jest (do for humourous amusement)<br>
yksinkertaistaa	(transitive) To simplify, to water down.<br>
ylähuone	(politics) upper house, upper chamber; House of Lords (UK)<br>
autourheilu	autosport<br>
ekaluokkalainen	(colloquial) first-grader<br>
esiintymä	deposit<br>
haavoittaa	(transitive) To wound, injure, hurt (physically).<br>
kaato	felling<br>(hunting) killing<br>(bowling) strike<br>The slope of the floor which makes the water flow towards the floor drain in a bathroom<br>
kaksinkertaistaa	(transitive) To double.<br>
kauppatori	marketplace<br>
kodinkone	household appliance, home appliance, domestic appliance<br>
matkustajamäärä	number of passengers<br>
näkeminen	seeing<br>Fourth infinitive of nähdä in nominative case.<br>
revetä	(intransitive) To rupture.<br>(slang) to burst out laughing<br>
taulukko	table, matrix, grid (of data)<br>(computing) array (arrangement of memory elements)<br>
televisiokanava	television channel (radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television)<br>television channel (station or broadcaster using the band)<br>
työmäärä	
vaania	(transitive) To stalk, lurk, prowl.<br>
ei ihme	(idiomatic) no wonder<br>
humalainen	Drunk, inebriate.<br>A drunk.<br>
huuma	ecstasy, agony (display of keen emotion)<br>
hämmentyä	(intransitive) To be confused.<br>
innovaatio	innovation<br>
kiristäminen	Fourth infinitive of kiristää in nominative case.<br>
pelastustyö	rescue work<br>
raueta	(intransitive) to abort, to lapse<br>
rauhoitella	(transitive) To pacify, appease, reassure, calm (down), quiet (down) (in an continuous or indifferent manner).<br>
salmi	inlet, sound<br>
veronkevennys	tax cut (an act of lowering taxes)<br>
välikysymys	(politics) interpellation<br>
ansiokas	meritorious<br>
avausottelu	
hoitokoti	nursing home<br>
johdonmukainen	logical<br>coherent; consistent<br>Todistaja antoi johdonmukaisen kuvauksen illan tapahtumista.<br>The witness gave a coherent description of the events on that evening.<br>Lastenkasvatuksessa on tärkeätä olla johdonmukainen.<br>You must be consistent when raising children<br>
kilpi	shield, protective armor<br>(transport) shield with route number<br>(geology) shield<br>number plate, license plate<br>
kolesteroli	(biochemistry) cholesterol<br>
käyttöaste	utilization rate<br>
maaginen	magical<br>
olento	being<br>creature<br>(grammar, rarely used) essive<br>
peru	heritage<br>origin<br>Indicative present connegative form of perua.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of perua.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of perua.<br>
presidenttiehdokkuus	
päättäminen	fourth infinitive of päättää.<br>
sodanjälkeinen	post-war<br>
sotainvalidi	war invalid<br>
tuolla	Adessive singular form of tuo.<br>at that, on that (when the speaker points at something).<br>Istuin tuolla tuolilla.<br>I sat on that chair.<br>Jäin tuolla bussipysäkillä.<br>I got off at that bus stop.<br>with that (when using something; when the speaker points at something).<br>Tuolla autolla emme aja minnekään.<br>We don't drive anywhere with that car.<br>(static) there or over there (when the speaker points at the place).<br>Me olimme tuolla. (cf. tuonne)<br>We were there.<br>
hasis	hashish<br>
jouluaatto	Christmas Eve<br>
keskustapuolue	a former name of the Finnish political party Suomen Keskusta, in English officially called the Centre Party<br>a centre party, a party that is politically in the 'middle', i.e. between the 'right' and the 'left'.<br>
kirkastua	(intransitive) To grow brighter or clearer.<br>
kiusa	nuisance, bother (minor annoyance or inconvenience)<br>annoyance, vexation, peeve, grievance (that which annoys or vexes)<br>
luistaa	To slide.<br>To go, run smoothly or successfully (of business etc.)<br>
nk	
omakohtainen	
tallella	
tarjoilija	waiter (a server in a restaurant or similar)<br>
tiedosto	(computing) file<br>
tuhti	heavy, substantial<br>
tupata	(transitive) to cram, pack, stuff<br>(colloquial) to tend (to do = active 3rd infinitive in illative, -maan/-mään)<br>Vapaapäivinä tuppaa satamaan vettä.<br>It tends to rain on my days off.<br>
tykistö	(military) The artillery (unit of the army).<br>
ukrainalainen	Ukrainian<br>A Ukrainian person.<br>
anomus	an application, a plea, a requisition<br>
emu	emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae, the only extant species in its genus)<br>
haarukka	A fork (utensil)<br>
ikoni	icon (religious painting)<br>icon (person)<br>(computing) icon<br>
laimea	dilute, diluted<br>lukewarm, tepid; not very enthusiastic<br>
laukka	(horsemanship) canter (three-beat gait).<br>(horsemanship) canter (ride).<br>(horsemanship) gallop (four-beat gait).<br>onion (any plant of the genus Allium)<br>
mullistus	
oikeustiede	jurisprudence, law<br>
pankkikortti	bankcard, bank card<br>
paraikaa	Alternative form of parastaikaa.<br>
pietarilainen	A person from, or an inhabitant of, Saint Petersburg<br>Of or pertaining to the city of Saint Petersburg or its citizens.<br>
tajunta	consciousness<br>
työvaliokunta	
uhkailu	threatening (the act of making threats)<br>
vilkaista	(intransitive) To glance.<br>
heti perään	
jäsenkunta	membership (body of members)<br>
lihava	fat<br>
linja-autoasema	bus station (hub of bus lines, usually also providing services to both passengers and drivers).<br>
lisärakentaminen	
lisätila	
mallikkaasti	exemplarily<br>
näköala	view, sight, vista<br>
oitis	at once, right now, immediately<br>Hän tippui oitis lattialle ja ilmeisesti pyörtyi tai jotain.<br>She dropped at once to the floor and apparently passed out or something.<br>
pulittaa	(colloquial) cough up (to pay money)<br>
suuntaviiva	guideline (non-specific rule, principle or explanation that provides direction to action or behaviour)<br>
touhuta	(intransitive) to bustle, flit, hustle, scamper, scurry, run around, run about<br>
täten	thus<br>
vitonen	(dialectal) Alternative form of viitonen.<br>
henkiä	Partitive plural form of henki.<br>(transitive + partitive) To exude, radiate, bubble with, sparkle with, overflow with.<br>Mainos henkii nykyaikaa.<br>The commercial exudes modern times.<br>
hipoa	To touch (barely), to verge on.<br>Jelena Isinbajeva hipoi maailmanennätystä Lontoossa.<br>Yelena Isinbayeva came close to a world record in London.<br>
katselija	spectator, watcher<br>
kiristys	extortion, blackmail (act or practice of extorting money or other property by the use of threats)<br>
kirjelmä	
kolmipäiväinen	three-day (lasting three days)<br>
korvausvaatimus	A claim (demand for compensation).<br>
laskuttaa	To bill, invoice.<br>
rajaton	boundless, limitless, unlimited<br>
ympäristöjärjestö	environmental organization<br>
äänestäminen	fourth infinitive of äänestää.<br>
auditorio	auditorium<br>
islam	Islam (religion)<br>
kuoppa	A pit.<br>A pothole (hole in a road’s surface, especially one caused by erosion or traffic use).<br>
lentopalloilu	volleyball (sport or activity)<br>Lentopalloilu on hauskaa.<br>Volleyball is fun.<br>
liittohallitus	
ihmisoikeusjärjestö	human rights organization<br>
kahdeksanneksi	Translative form of kahdeksas.<br>
pääomistaja	main owner, largest owner<br>Yhdysvaltalaiset eläkerahastot ovat Nokian pääomistajia.<br>American pension funds are the main owners of Nokia.<br>
sävelmä	melody, tune<br>
tuotos	yield, output, return<br>
vilpitön	sincere, bona fide (done in good faith)<br>
hoitotyö	
huimasti	hugely<br>
irakilainen	an Iraqi<br>Iraqi<br>
jättimäinen	gigantic<br>
kutoa	To weave.<br>(regional) To knit.<br>
lohkaista	(transitive) To split, chip off.<br>
päätöspäivä	
romu	scrap, junk, especially one that consists of metal objects.<br>wreck<br>
uhota	(intransitive) To bluster (to talk pompously or violently).<br>
vakavaraisuus	(finance) financial solidity (ratio of total assets to total liabilities)<br>
virtaus	current (of e.g. water)<br>
alkajaiset	
eläintarha	zoo<br>
haihtua	To evaporate.<br>To fade away.<br>
masentua	(intransitive) To become/get depressed.<br>
meneillään oleva	
nauttiminen	Fourth infinitive of nauttia in nominative case.<br>
panssarivaunu	(military) A tank.<br>
pappa	(colloquial) grandpa, grandfather<br>
perussopimus	
rakennuspaikka	building site (place where a building is located, is currently under construction, or shall be constructed)<br>(archaeology) building site (site of a former structure)<br>
ripaus	pinch (small amount)<br>
roimasti	a great deal more<br>
sosiaaliala	
suojelija	protector<br>
tepsiä	(colloquial) to do the trick, to work okay<br>Mulle tepsi lääkkeiden lopettaminen.<br>What did the trick for me was to stop taking pills.<br>
tunnistaminen	Fourth infinitive of tunnistaa in nominative case.<br>
työväenliike	labor movement<br>
vastaehdokas	rival candidate e.g. in an election<br>
biojäte	biodegradable waste, organic waste<br>
diesel	
itäosa	eastern part<br>
kovuus	hardness<br>
kuppi	cup (vessel for warm drinks)<br>A funnel used for pouring oil or other liquids<br>
kurkistaa	To peek.<br>
rakennusliike	
treeni	training<br>
vuokraus	renting<br>
ammattiosasto	A local chapter of a trade union; lodge (US)<br>
häirintä	interference<br>harassment<br>
järkytys	shock, jolt (surprise)<br>
kiiltää	(intransitive) to shine, glitter (to reflect light because of shiny surface)<br>
kymmenvuotias	a ten-year old<br>being ten years old<br>
lajittelu	sorting<br>
menestyjä	
murto-osa	fraction<br>
pienyrittäjä	A small entrepreneur (owner of a small business)<br>
purku	demolition (of a building)<br>cancellation (of a contract)<br>
talvikausi	winter season<br>
argentiinalainen	Argentinian<br>An Argentinian person.<br>
boikotti	boycott<br>
ilahtua	(intransitive) To be(come) delighted, be(come) pleased.<br>
jäänne	relic, remain<br>
kunniamerkki	decoration (mark of honor to be worn upon the person)<br>
kämppä	(colloquial) residence, place, apartment, flat (place where one lives)<br>Minulla on kämppä Helsingissä ja New Yorkissa.<br>I have a residence in Helsinki and in New York.<br>hut, cabin (modest log house in the woods for temporary living)<br>Jokaisella partiolippukunnalla pitäisi olla oma kämppä.<br>Every Scout Group should have a forest cabin of its own.<br>
loppiainen	Epiphany<br>
luennoida	To lecture.<br>
luonnontiede	natural science<br>
paluumuuttaja	An ex-pat who is returning home to live in their birth country.<br>
pääsylippu	A ticket (pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc.).<br>
rakennerahasto	A financial tool set up to implement the Regional policy of the European Union with the aim of reducing regional disparities in terms of income, wealth and opportunities.<br>
remonttiryhmä	
toimielin	
vanhemmuus	parenthood<br>
viisikko	A group of five.<br>
dekkari	(informal) A whodunit, detective story<br>
huumeongelma	drug problem<br>
hyvää vauhtia	(idiomatic) at a good pace, at a good speed, fast<br>Lähestymme hyvää vauhtia Kotkaa.<br>We are approaching Kotka at a good speed.<br>
ilmentää	to express<br>
kirkkaasti	brightly<br>
kotipalvelu	home help service<br>
laaja-alainen	all-round (having a wide scope)<br>
lukita	(transitive) to lock (to fasten with a lock or as if with a lock)<br><br>Muista lukita ovi lähtiessäsi<br>Remember to lock the door when leaving.<br><br>Kiila lukitsee potkurin akseliin.<br>A wedge locks the propeller into the shaft.<br>
mielipidetiedustelu	An opinion poll.<br>
munkki	monk<br>doughnut, donut<br>(slang) luck<br>(slang) woman's breast<br>
osallisuus	participation, share<br>complicity<br>
paraati	parade<br>
sympatia	sympathy<br>
viihtyvyys	
ensimmäisten joukossa	
kohtuus	moderation<br>reasonableness, fairness<br>
oppilasmäärä	
pari kolme	
peruskoulutus	
rosvo	A robber, bandit, brigand.<br>
seppä	smith, blacksmith<br>Kalevala, Kahdeskymmenes runo<br>Osmotar, oluen seppä, Kapo, kaljojen tekijä, / otti ohrasen jyviä, kuusi ohrasen jyveä, / seitsemän humalan päätä, vettä kauhoa kaheksan;<br>(insects) click beetle<br>
virike	stimulus<br>incentive<br>
välttämättömyys	necessity<br>essentialness<br>
arvovaltainen	prestigious<br>
joukkohauta	mass grave<br>
kiinteistöyhtiö	
kiskoa	(transitive) to pull, wrench, tug, tear (in a continuous manner)<br>(transitive) to drag, lug, haul (in a continuous manner)<br>(transitive) ~ ylihintaa = to overcharge (sb = ablative; for sth = elative).<br>Kauppias yritti kiskoa minulta ylihintaa tästä autosta.<br>The trader tried to overcharge me for this car.<br>(transitive) ~ rahaa = to stiff, shylock, loanshark, fleece (money)<br>Partitive singular form of kisko.<br>
konsertto	concerto<br>
kyläkauppa	
kyynel	tear<br>
kärkisija	
köysi	rope<br>
makuuhuone	bedroom<br>
palkkaratkaisu	
pilleri	pill<br>
säestys	(music) accompaniment<br>
tietoliikenne	telecommunication<br>
valssi	(dance, music) waltz<br>roll (metal press)<br>
filosofinen	philosophical<br>
kalastuskunta	A kind of cooperative entrusted with powers to regulate fishing and sell fishing licenses in a stipulated hydrological area. The members are typically the owners of the fishing rights. No established English translation, fishery board might be close.<br>
kalatalous	fishing, fishery, fishing industry (fishing as a branch of economy, like agriculture or forestry)<br>
kaupunkikuva	cityscape (the looks of a city as a whole)<br>Eiffel-torni hallitsee Pariisin kaupunkikuvaa.<br>The Eiffel Tower dominates the cityscape of Paris.<br>
laata	(literary) To cease.<br>
luonnonmukainen	natural<br>unrefined<br>
metro	An underground, a subway, a Tube or a metro.<br>
monimuotoinen	diverse<br>
nuotio	campfire, fire<br>
pääomavero	Short for pääomatulovero ('capital income tax')<br>
radioaktiivinen	radioactive<br>
ratifioida	(transitive, law) To ratify.<br>
hahmottua	(intransitive) To take shape.<br>
hintainen	Having a certain price, used always with a determiner or as head of a compound term; no direct English equivalent.<br>Minkä hintainen tämä tontti on?<br>How much does this lot cost?<br>What is the price of this lot?<br>Viiden euron hintaiselta viiniltä ei pidä odottaa liikoja.<br>One should not expect too much from a wine priced at five euros.<br>Jaguar on minulle sopivan hintainen auto.<br>Jaguar is a suitably priced car for me.<br>
hoiva	care<br>
häätää	to evict<br>to drive away (force someone or something to leave)<br>to unhouse<br>
laulukilpailu	singing contest<br>
liehua	(intransitive) To flutter.<br>
rassata	
talouspäällikkö	financial manager<br>
voittoaika	winning time (shortest time to cover a distance in a race)<br>
henkirikos	(dated, law) A homicide (hypernym for crimes by which a person is caused to die unnaturally by another person).<br>(common) A homicide.<br>
lehtimies	A journalist.<br>
rajanylityspaikka	border crossing<br>
testaus	testing<br>
tuotekehittely	product development (process of bringing a new product or product improvement from idea to market)<br>
työllistyminen	The act of becoming employed.<br>fourth infinitive of työllistyä.<br>
veropetos	tax fraud<br>
baritoni	baritone (male voice)<br>
dramatiikka	dramatics<br>1977, Aarne Kinnunen, Syvä nauru: tutkimus Paavo Haavikon dramatiikasta, Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura, Page 7<br>Totta puhuen yli viisitoista vuotta Haavikon dramatiikka on minua askarruttanut, vuosi vuodelta enemmän ja enemmän.<br>
edustusjoukkue	
kokenut	experienced<br>Active past participle of kokea.<br>
kokoontuminen	gathering get-together, party (informal occasion of a number of people meeting with each other, usually around a theme)<br>Tapasin hänet insinöörien ja tieteentekijöiden vuosittaisessa kokoontumisessa.<br>I met her at an annual gathering of engineers and scientists.<br>
kommunistipuolue	communist party<br>
kroaatti	Croat (person)<br>Croat (language)<br>
kunnioittaminen	respect, veneration<br>
kysymysmerkki	Question mark, interrogation mark, interrogation point.<br>(figuratively) An issue whose state is unclear, or a scenario whose probability is unclear.<br>Se, tuleeko kolmas maailmansota, on iso kysymysmerkki.<br>It is a big question, whether there will be a World War Three.<br>
loimu	blaze<br>
luola	A cave (underground cavity big enough to enter, natural or man-made)<br>A cavern (large cave)<br>A grotto (small cave)<br>
luottotappio	(business, accounting) bad debt, credit loss (debt which cannot be recovered from the debtor)<br>
peruskirja	charter (document issued by an authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges)<br>charter (similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.)<br>
pimetä	(intransitive) To darken (to lose light).<br>
suunnistaja	(sports) orienteer (someone who competes in the sport of orienteering)<br>Hän on erinomainen suunnistaja.<br>She is an expert orienteer.<br>
työkaveri	
allekirjoittaja	signer<br>
entisaika	old time<br>
joululahja	Christmas present<br>
katkeruus	bitterness<br>
kustos	(academic) thesis supervisor (the primary supervisor of doctoral thesis work)<br>
maailmanloppu	end of the world, apocalypse<br>
miliisi	militia<br>
mukanaolo	
periytyä	(intransitive) to be inherited<br>
raiskata	(transitive) To rape (to force sexual intercourse).<br>(transitive) To rape (to abuse an object in an extreme manner).<br>(transitive, figuratively) To ruin, damage, spoil, not do justice to.<br>Minusta tämä cover-versio raiskasi alkuperäisen kappaleen.<br>I think this cover version didn't do justice to the original song.<br>
selkäranka	(anatomy) A backbone, spine or spinal column.<br>A backbone (fundamental support or infrastructure).<br>backbone or spine (courage, strength).<br>
tavaramerkki	(law) trademark<br>
tältä osin	
vaaraton	harmless<br>
ammattikunta	A profession (practitioners of an occupation collectively, especially of one requiring great knowledge and skill).<br>
huokua	(intransitive) To exhale.<br>(intransitive, figuratively) To exude, emanate, radiate.<br>
hyppiä	(intransitive) To jump (repeatedly), hop.<br>hyppiä yli: To skip.<br>
konkurssipesä	A bankruptcy estate or, more shortly, estate.<br>
ohjautua	(intransitive) To move into (unwanted) direction; to drift.<br>
samansuuntainen	
taltioida	To record.<br>
tutkijaryhmä	research group<br>
valtakausi	reign (period of time)<br>
yhteiskoulu	co-ed school (school that teaches both girls and boys)<br>
ykköstila	
enimmillään	
kerto	(grammar) parallelism<br>
kostautua	(intransitive, figuratively) To backfire.<br>
käsillä	Adessive plural form of käsi.<br>at hand<br>Minulla ei ole sitä tietoa käsillä, mutta voin etsiä sen.<br>I don't have the information at hand, but I can look it up.<br>Käsillä oleva ongelma on hyvin vaikea.<br>The problem at hand is a very difficult one.<br>Käsillä olevalla ongelmalla ei ole helppoa ratkaisua.<br>There is no easy solution to the problem at hand.<br>He tiesivät, että takaa-ajo oli käsillä.<br>They knew that a chase was at hand.<br>
lastata	(transitive) To load, lade.<br>
oppilainen	
peikko	(folklore) goblin, hobgoblin, gnome, gremlin (mythical man-like creature, often depicted hairy, tailed and mischievous)<br>troll (in modern children's literature often a good-natured forest-dwelling humanoid)<br>hobgoblin (cause of dread, fear or apprehension)<br>
perhe-elämä	family life<br>
syksyinen	autumnal<br>autumn<br>syksyinen maisema = autumn landscape<br>
valitseminen	Fourth infinitive of valita in nominative case.<br>
varajäsen	A deputy member<br>
yksiselitteisesti	unequivocally, unambiguously<br>
abortti	(medicine) abortion, induced abortion (procedure that terminates pregnancy by removing the fetus)<br>
ilmoittautuminen	enrolment, registration, entrance<br>
näppi	The tips of the thumb and another finger or fingers pressed together.<br>Hän piti korua näpissään.<br>He held the jewel between his fingertips.<br>In plural only, fingertips, see: näpit.<br>
näytteleminen	fourth infinitive of näytellä.<br>
orava	squirrel<br>The European red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris.<br>
paini	(sports) wrestling<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of painia.<br>Indicative present connegative form of painia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of painia.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of painia.<br>
perinteikäs	traditional<br>
raivo	Fury, rage.<br>(anatomy, rare) Back of the head.<br>
syytön	innocent (bearing no responsibility for a crime).<br>clear (free of guilt, or suspicion).<br>(law) not guilty.<br>
tilauskanta	order backlog (orders for goods or services that are waiting to be fulfilled)<br>
toimeenpano	implementation<br>execution (act of executing a decision or the state of being executed).<br>execution (process of carrying a court decision, contract, will etc. into effect).<br>
veropaketti	tax package (political decision combining a number of tax-related issues, supposedly coordinated and balancing each other)<br>
ansioitua	(intransitive) To merit.<br>
artikla	article (section of a legal document)<br>
asuntokauppa	
hikinen	sweaty<br>
jopa niin	
kulttuuritoimi	
lastentarhanopettaja	kindergarten teacher<br>
lietsoa	To blow air into a fire or embers to make them burn better or in a higher temperature.<br>(transitive, + partitive) To agitate, stir up, ferment, provoke, wage, instigate.<br>lietsoa ongelmia = to stir up trouble<br>
myyntihinta	
myötätunto	sympathy<br>
passittaa	
puolustusliitto	defence accord (political agreement of mutual military assistance in case on of the parties is attacked)<br>
rakennusoikeus	(zoning) the maximum total constructed floor area allowed on a given lot; equal to the product of floor area ratio and the area of the lot.<br>
aika lailla	(idiomatic) quite a bit, considerably (of a considerable amount)<br>
auktoriteetti	authority<br>
fiktio	fiction<br>
kaikkialle	(expressing motion) everywhere:<br>Ihmiset menivät kaikkialle. (compare kaikkialla)<br>The people went everywhere.<br>
kotityö	domestic work<br>
kranaatti	(military) grenade<br>(military) shell, round<br>
lähteminen	leaving<br>fourth infinitive of lähteä.<br>
pellava	(botany) flax<br>linen<br>
rekisteröinti	registration<br>
riista	game (animals that are hunted)<br>
rinnakkain	side by side (close to each other)<br>Uudet talot rakennettiin rinnakkain järven rantaan.<br>The new houses were built side by side, facing the lake.<br>
tuskallinen	painful<br>
venähtää	To bolt (grow quickly).<br>To strain (injure).<br>
elokuvaohjaaja	film director<br>
kahmia	(transitive) To hoard, mass, amass.<br>
kulkue	procession (group of people or thing moving along in an orderly manner, especially if doing so slowly and formally)<br>
kuroa	To gather (to bring together in folds or plaits, as a garment; also, to draw together, as a piece of cloth by a thread).<br>To plait, to fold, to double in narrow folds, to pleat.<br>kuroa röyhelö = to plait a ruffle<br>
kuuluisuus	A celebrity.<br>Prestige, fame.<br>
megawatti	megawatt<br>
rehevä	lush, exuberant<br>(water bodies) eutrophic<br>
sovellus	application<br>
betoni	concrete (material)<br>
disko	disco, discotheque<br>
kehittämiskeskus	
kooste	compilation<br>collage<br>
liemi	broth<br>stock<br>pickle (liquid prepared for preserving food)<br>
lähiseutu	neighbourhood<br>
maantieteellinen	geographic<br>
poliisipäällikkö	chief constable (UK: chief of territorial police force)<br>
pureutua	(intransitive + illative) To bite into, seize/grab with one's teeth.<br>(intransitive + illative) To grab onto, seize, cling to.<br>(intransitive + illative) To sink into, cut into, bite into, take hold in.<br>
rapistua	To deteriorate.<br>
ruotia	(transitive) To debone (a fish).<br>
taantuma	(economics) A recession, depression, economic downturn.<br>
tarkistaminen	Fourth infinitive of tarkistaa in nominative case.<br>
tuumailla	To think, ponder.<br>
varsinais	
älytön	witless<br>(colloquial) terribly<br>Jäätelö on älyttömän hyvää.<br>Ice cream is terribly good.<br>
epäoikeudenmukainen	unjust<br>
huolenaihe	
hätkähdyttää	(transitive) Alternative form of hätkäyttää, to startle.<br>
kenialainen	a Kenyan<br>Kenyan<br>
psykiatria	(medicine) psychiatry<br>
soutaa	(transitive, intransitive) to row<br>
status	
taka-ala	A background, mainly as a physical place.<br>
takapiha	backyard<br>
tarjoaminen	Fourth infinitive of tarjota in nominative case.<br>
tieliikenne	road traffic<br>
tiima	(archaic) A moment.<br>(archaic) An hour.<br>
aerobic	aerobics<br>
hartia	(anatomy) shoulder<br>
kouluttaminen	Fourth infinitive of kouluttaa in nominative case.<br>schooling, training (act or process)<br>
levä	alga<br>seaweed<br>
lähennellä	
pistäytyä	(intransitive + inessive) To drop by<br>Laskeuduttuamme takaisin maanpinnalle päätimme pistäytyä talon pikkuisessa myymälässä.<br>After we had landed back on the surface, we decided to drop by the house's tiny shop.<br>
sukeltaja	diver<br>
tappaminen	killing.<br>fourth infinitive of tappaa.<br>
tarjoaja	
tiedonanto	notification, announcement, notice (formal act of informing or a document delivering the information)<br>
alkuilta	early evening<br>
esteettinen	aesthetic<br>
eteinen	outer hall(way), entry(way), vestibule (when entering a house)<br>hall, corridor, aisle, passage(way) (when entering a house)<br>(anatomy) atrium, auricle (in the heart); a vestibule (in the throat)<br>When used as modifier in compound terms, appears in the form eteis-. The corresponding English term may be any of the translations above or an adjective derived thereof, e.g. vestibular.<br>
huumekauppa	illegal drug trade<br>
höystää	to season, flavour/flavor<br>to salt (to include colourful language)<br>(rare) to punctuate (to vary, interrupt, give structure)<br>
kärkimies	
laskenta	computation, calculation<br>calculus<br>differentiaalilaskenta = differential calculus<br>
lämpimästi	warmly<br>
peilata	(transitive) To mirror.<br>
ponnistella	(intransitive) To struggle, strive.<br>
pääpaino	
sellutehdas	pulp mill<br>
aatteellinen	Ideological; adhering to an ideology.<br>
alapuolelle	Allative singular form of alapuoli.<br>
eläytyä	To empathise/empathize.<br>
haasteellinen	challenging<br>
itäpuoli	eastside<br>
jatkaja	One who continues.<br>
kansanedustajaehdokas	
kerä	A ball of string.<br>
keveä	lightweight<br>
kidutus	torture<br>
olemassa oleva	existing<br>
optimismi	optimism<br>
palkintolautakunta	jury<br>
päivätä	to date (to note the time of)<br>
räikeä	glaring, blatant<br>garish, loud<br>
seassa	
vaihteeksi	for a change<br>Teille tekee hyvää olla vaihteeksi kotona.<br>It'd do you some good to be home for a change.<br>
vaje	deficit<br>
veistää	(transitive) To carve, cut.<br>(transitive) To sculpture, sculpt, hew.<br>
velloa	to churn, swirl about, mill (to move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion)<br>Olin niin hermostunut, että vatsani velloi.<br>I was so nervous my stomach was churning.<br>Aatteet, joita en voi luovuttaa, vellovat rinnassain.<br>Ideas that I cannot surrender churn about in my breast.<br>
ympäristökunta	
ironia	irony<br>
kuihtua	(intransitive) To wilt.<br>(intransitive, of a sick person) To decay, waste.<br>
kyynele	Alternative form of kyynel.<br>
liepeillä	Adessive plural form of lieve.<br>Used to indicate an approximate location or point in time; somewhere around, about.<br>Kettu hiiviskelee kanalan liepeillä.<br>A fox is sneaking about the henhouse.<br>Tulen kymmenen liepeillä.<br>I'll be coming somewhere around ten o'clock.<br>
niukkuus	paucity<br>
pientalo	
poikkeuksellisesti	exceptionally<br>
samalla tavoin	
sokea	blind (unable to see)<br>A blind person.<br>
sonnustautua	to don clothing<br>
suurpujottelu	(sports) giant slalom<br>
terminaali	terminal<br>
tätä kautta	
yhteensovittaminen	
ajorata	(roads) carriageway<br>
asuntomessu	housing fair (A trade fair with main focus on residential construction and home decoration)<br>
houkutus	temptation (something attractive, tempting or seductive)<br>suurkaupungin houkutukset<br>the temptations of the big city<br>
ihastuttaa	(transitive) To delight, fascinate, thrill.<br>
kolkka	corner (edge or extremity; any distant quarter or part)<br>Hän asui kaupungin kolkassa, jossa en normaalisti koskaan käynyt.<br>He lived in a corner of town, which I normally never visited.<br>bolt (blunt-headed arrow used in hunting small fur animals to knock them out instead of killing so as not to damage the valuable fur)<br>A club or mallet used for similar purpose.<br>A boy whose task was to assist in hunting by carrying and searching the bolts as well as the prey.<br>(by extension, scouting, dated) The denomination of a Cub Scout used from 1940's to 1970's.<br>
kunniamaininta	
loihtia	To conjure.<br>
luotsi	(nautical) A pilot.<br>
maistraatti	registrar, register office<br>notary public<br>
martta	A female member of the Martha organisation.<br>
mieletön	mindless, preposterous<br>mad<br>(informal) Especially together with fortifier ihan ('totally'), fabulous, superb, great<br>Sun laulua kuunnellessa tuli ihan mieletön fiilis.<br>Your singing was great.<br>
osanotto	participation<br>sympathy, condolence<br>
tilastoida	To compile statistics<br>
työllistyä	(intransitive) to become employed<br>
elinolo	
kansalaisliike	
markkinointijohtaja	marketing director, director of marketing<br>
myyntitulo	sales revenue, revenue from sales<br>
paljo	voluminous, much, plenty<br>
sääli	pity.<br>mercy (compassion, especially toward those less fortunate).<br>to have mercy = sääliä<br>Säälikää köyhiä ja auttakaa heitä, jos voitte.<br>Have mercy on the poor and assist them if you can.<br>what a pity.<br>Sääli, että auto hajosi.<br>What a pity that the car broke down.<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of sääliä.<br>Indicative present connegative form of sääliä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present form of sääliä.<br>Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of sääliä.<br>^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.<br>
talvisin	during winters<br>superlative form of talvinen<br>Instrctive plural form of talvinen.<br>
tiivistäminen	Fourth infinitive of tiivistää in nominative case.<br>
uhkaaja	threatener<br>2011, IS: Uhkaaja vaanii Jaakonsaarta tekstiviestein, MTV3<br>Jaakonsaari kertoo myös ottaneensa yhteyttä uhkaajaansa, mutta yhteydenotto ei tuottanut tulosta.<br>
vauhdikkaasti	fast<br>
harjoittaminen	Fourth infinitive of harjoittaa in nominative case.<br>
influenssa	(pathology) influenza.<br>
jalostus	selective breeding, cross-breeding and other techniques for developing improved (usually from the point of view of human needs) varieties or cultivars of plants and animals<br>refinement<br>
kamariorkesteri	A chamber orchestra.<br>
kiireesti	hastily<br>
kulloinkin	
lähestymistapa	The manner of an approach.<br>
maalipaikka	(sports) An opportunity to score (situation in a game, in which a player has good chances to make a goal; it may or may not lead to a goal).<br>
parannella	(transitive) To revamp, polish.<br>To improve, incrementally, in small steps.<br>
pysäköinti	parking (action)<br>
tuntuinen	-feeling<br>karheantuntuinen pinta<br>rough-feeling surface<br>
voidella	(transitive) To grease, oil, lubricate.<br>(transitive) To anoint.<br>(transitive, figuratively) To grease someone's palm, bribe.<br>
akseli	axle, axis, shaft<br>
jätevedenpuhdistamo	wastewater treatment plant<br>
kaksisataa	(cardinal) two hundred<br>
kuohua	to roil<br>
lisärakennus	annex (addition or extension to a building)<br>
palkintopalli	(sports) podium (steepled platform, standing on which the medalists in a sports event receive their medals and/or other trophies)<br>(sports) podium (result amongst the best three)<br>
palovaroitin	A fire alarm (device).<br>
puoliyö	midnight<br>
sopeuttaa	
tämän takia	
tämäntyyppinen	this type of, this kind of<br>Tein tämäntyyppisen ehdotuksen jo kuukausi sitten.<br>I made this kind of proposal already a month ago.<br>
vaikutusmahdollisuus	
epätoivo	despair, desperation<br>
isoveli	A big brother.<br>Also with capital initial, the Big Brother (government surveillance).<br>
ja niin edelleen	(idiomatic) et cetera, and so on, and so forth<br>
muovinen	plastic<br>
pistooli	pistol<br>
pitkäsoitto	
poikaystävä	boyfriend<br>
porvarihallitus	
seuraamus	(law) Sanction.<br>rikosoikeudellinen ~ = criminal sanction.<br>
tukala	hard, tricky (situation)<br>
tunnustautua	
aisa	shaft (one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle)<br>pole (of a cart or wagon)<br>
esikoulu	preschool, nursery school<br>
karmea	horrible, terrible, ghastly<br>
kollektiivinen	collective<br>
markkina-alue	market sector<br>
notkahdus	bend (Action of the verb notkahtaa ('to bend under a weight'))<br>
nyrkkeilijä	boxer, pugilist<br>
paperikone	paper machine<br>
puolueettomuus	impartiality<br>neutrality<br>
raakaöljy	crude oil<br>
silmäkulma	the corner of the eye<br>
supistaminen	Fourth infinitive of supistaa in nominative case.<br>
tyhjillään	empty<br>vacated, abandoned, without occupants, unoccupied<br>Se talo on ollut tyhjillään jo kolme vuotta.<br>That house has been unoccupied already for three years.<br>
valittaja	Moaner, groaner (one who moans/groans).<br>Complainer, grouser, gripper, whiner (one who complains/grouses/grips/whines about sth).<br>(law) Appellant.<br>
vastaanottaminen	Fourth infinitive of vastaanottaa in nominative case.<br>
virkaveli	colleague (fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other, primarily public service or government organization)<br>
ajanlasku	chronology (science)<br>Common Era<br>Tämä tapahtui vuonna 1753 jälkeen ajanlaskun alun.<br>This happened in the year 1753 of the Common Era.<br>
apina	monkey<br>ape<br>
auttaja	A helper; one who helps.<br>
kerrostaloasunto	An apartment in an apartment building.<br>
kotieläin	domestic animal, domesticated animal (animal that has been tamed by man and is used for food production, beast of burden, pleasure etc.)<br>
luokitus	rating<br>
riitti	A rite.<br>Third-person singular indicative past form of riittää.<br>
ripotella	To sprinkle.<br>
ryhtyminen	Fourth infinitive of ryhtyä in nominative case.<br>
sisäpiiri	insiders (people that have special knowledge of the inner workings of an organization collectively)<br>(business) insiders (individuals with potential access to non-public information about the company)<br>
tuliaiset	Plural form of tuliainen<br>
valtiovierailu	state visit (formal visit by a foreign head of state or a minister to another nation)<br>
viikottain	Alternative form of viikoittain.<br>
ympärivuotinen	year-round (operating or continuing throughout the year)<br>Tämä on ympärivuotista toimintaa, eikä meillä ole varaa lomiin.<br>This is a year-round business, so we can't afford holidays.<br>