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The 1000 Most Common Finnish Words

Finnish vocabulary, ordered by how often each word actually appears. Thanks to Zipf's law, a small set of words covers most of everyday Finnish — so learning them in frequency order is the fastest way to start understanding real Finnish.

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#FinnishTypeEnglish meaning
1olla🗣 sä oot / ooksä?verbto be / to have
2jaconjunctionand
3ei🗣 emmä tiiäverbno / not (negation verb)
4sepronounit / that
5että🗣 etconjunctionthat (conjunction)
6jokapronounwhich / who (relative)
7vuosinounyear
8hän🗣 sepronounhe / she (no gender)
9myös🗣 kansadverbalso / too
10saada🗣 sä saat / saaksä?verbto get / receive / be allowed
11mutta🗣 mutconjunctionbut
12tämä🗣 tääpronounthis
13voida🗣 sä voit / voiksä?verbcan / to be able to
14tulla🗣 sä tuut / tuuksä?verbto come / to become
15suomiproper nounFinland / Finnish (language)
16tehdä🗣 sä teet / teeksä?verbto do / to make
17kunconjunctionwhen / as / since
18pitää🗣 sä pidät / pidäksä?verbto hold / must / to like
19mukaanppaccording to / along
20uusiadjectivenew
21joadverbalready
22kuinconjunctionthan / as (comparison)
23hyväadjectivegood
24nepronounthey / those (things)
25sanoa🗣 sano (=sanoi)verbto say
26kaikkipronounall / everyone / everything
27markkanounmarkka (pre-euro currency)
28nytadverbnow
29suuriadjectivebig / great / large
30kertoaverbto tell / recount
31taiconjunctionor
32vain🗣 vaanadverbonly / just
33paljonadverba lot / much
34muupronounother / else
35vieläadverbstill / yet / even more
36niinadverbso / thus / yes
37omaadjectiveown
38sekäconjunctionas well as / both…and
39mikäpronounwhat / which
40maanouncountry / land / earth / ground
41kaksinumeraltwo
42josconjunctionif
43asianounthing / matter / issue
44yksinumeralone
45viimeadjectivelast / previous
46he🗣 nepronounthey (people)
47prosenttinounpercent
48ihminennounhuman / person
49kuitenkin🗣 kuitenkiadverbhowever / still / anyway
50jälkeenppafter
51miesnounman / husband
52kanssa🗣 kaappwith
53aikanountime / quite
54noinadverbabout / approximately / like that
55hyvinadverbwell / very
56ensimmäinennumeralfirst
57jäädä🗣 jäänverbto stay / remain / be left
58työ🗣 duuninounwork / job
59ottaa🗣 sä otat / otaksä?verbto take
60me🗣 mä… me (myö in dialects)pronounwe
61antaa🗣 sä annat / annaksä?verbto give / to let
62mielinounmind / opinion / mood
63helsinkiproper nounHelsinki (capital)
64haluta🗣 sä haluut / haluuksä?verbto want
65alkaaverbto begin / start
66euabbrev.EU (European Union)
67itsepronounself / oneself
68monipronounmany (a one)
69käydä🗣 sä käyt / käyksä?verbto visit / go / happen / work out
70kaupunkinouncity / town
71kolmenumeralthree
72miljoonanumeralmillion
73osanounpart / share
74sttabbrev.STT (Finnish News Agency)
75aluenounarea / region / zone
76eikäverband not / nor / neither
77mmabbrev.e.g. / among other things
78päästä🗣 pääsinverbto get to / reach / escape / be let
79vaikkaconjunctionalthough / even if / say
80lapsinounchild
81päivänounday
82hallitusnoungovernment / board
83toimiaverbto work / function / act
84samapronounsame
85kokoadjectivewhole / entire / size
86pieniadjectivesmall / little
87etteiverbthat … not / so that … not
88mennä🗣 sä meet / meeksä?verbto go
89ensiadjectivenext / first
90kuntanounmunicipality
91toinennumeralsecond / other / another
92silläconjunctionbecause / for (also: with it)
93joutuaverbto end up / have to / get into
94käyttääverbto use
95tampereproper nounTampere (city in Finland)
96kuulua🗣 sä kuulut / mitä kuuluu?verbto belong / to be heard / to be (news)
97mikäänpronounany / anything / (not) any
98nainennounwoman
99toinenpronounsecond / other / another
100viikkonounweek
101esimerkiksiadverbfor example
102lähteä🗣 sä lähet / läheksä?verbto leave / depart / set off
103eliconjunctioni.e. / that is / or
104tarvita🗣 sä tarttet / tartteksä?verbto need
105yliadverbover / above / across / past
106koskaconjunctionbecause / when
107venäjäproper nounRussia / Russian (language)
108turkuproper nounTurku (city in Finland)
109lukunounnumber / chapter / reading
110vanhaadjectiveold
111noustaverbto rise / get up / go up
112nähdä🗣 sä näät / nääksä?verbto see
113kertanountime / instance / occasion
114jokinpronounsome / something
115todetaverbto state / note / find
116aikanappduring
117yritysnouncompany / firm / attempt
118minä🗣 mä / määpronounI
119nämä🗣 nääpronounthese (plural of 'tämä')
120seurataverbto follow
121tärkeäadjectiveimportant
122alkunounbeginning / start
123paikkanounplace / spot / seat
124vaanconjunctionbut rather / instead
125tilannenounsituation
126presidenttinounpresident
127tietonounknowledge / information / data
128loppunounend
129tietää🗣 sä tiiät / tiiäksä?verbto know (a fact)
130tapanounway / manner / habit / custom
131maailmanounworld
132ainaadverbalways
133määränounamount / quantity / number
134maksaaverbto cost / to pay
135vaatiaverbto demand / require
136puheenjohtajanounchairperson / chair
137löytyäverbto be found / turn up
138lähesadverbalmost / nearly
139tuodaverbto bring
140uskoa🗣 sä uskot / uskoksä?verbto believe
141esittääverbto present / perform / propose
142ennenppbefore
143tsabbrev.i.e. / that is (lit. 'to this')
144neljänumeralfour
145ouluproper nounOulu (city in northern Finland)
146useapronounseveral / many
147poliisinounpolice / police officer
148kisanouncontest / game / competition
149enääadverb(not) anymore
150sittenadverbthen / ago
151autonouncar
152odottaaverbto wait / expect
153toimintanounactivity / operation / action
154eriadjectivedifferent / various / separate
155entinenadjectiveformer / ex-
156näyttääverbto show / to seem / to look
157syntyäverbto be born / to arise
158eurooppaproper nounEurope
159tulosnounresult / outcome
160rahanounmoney
161päättääverbto decide / to end
162saattaaverbmay / might / to escort
163päätösnoundecision / conclusion
164suomalainenadjectiveFinnish / a Finn
165käyttönounuse / usage
166aloittaaverbto start (something)
167syynounreason / cause / fault
168sittenppthen / ago
169kasvaaverbto grow
170elämänounlife
171järjestääverbto organize / arrange
172johtaaverbto lead / to result in
173kilpailunouncompetition / race
174koulunounschool
175kesänounsummer
176vuotiasadjective… years old
177ongelmanounproblem
178yhtiönouncompany / corporation
179valitaverbto choose / elect
180joukkuenounteam (sports)
181viisinumeralfive
182nuorinounyoung / a youth
183vähänadverba little / a bit / few
184mahdollisuusnounpossibility / opportunity / chance
185muutamapronouna few / a couple
186kausinounseason / period / term
187ainakinadverbat least / anyway
188jatkaaverbto continue
189suomalainennounFinnish / a Finn
190jopaadverbeven / as much as
191kymmenennumeralten
192voittaaverbto win / beat / overcome
193valtionounstate / nation (as government)
194pelata🗣 sä pelaat / pelaaksä?verbto play (a game/sport)
195viedäverbto take (away) / lead
196kuvanounpicture / image
197sopiaverbto fit / suit / agree
198viimeinenadjectivelast / final
199niminounname
200puolinumeralhalf / side
201mukaanadverbaccording to / along
202nykyinenadjectivecurrent / present
203arvioidaverbto estimate / evaluate / assess
204edelleenadverbstill / further / onward
205mukanaadverbalong / with
206juuriadverbjust / exactly / root
207joukkonoungroup / crowd / troop / set
208pitkäadjectivelong / tall
209sellainenadjectivesuch / that kind of
210johtajanounleader / director / manager
211katsoa🗣 sä katot / katoksä?verbto watch / look at
212vastataverbto answer / to correspond / be responsible
213näinadverblike this / this way / (I) saw
214lisäksippin addition / besides
215riittääverbto be enough / suffice
216kansainvälinenadjectiveinternational
217ajaaverbto drive / to chase / to pursue
218kovaadjectivehard / tough / loud / harsh
219tunteaverbto feel / to know (be familiar)
220ruotsiproper nounSweden
221yhdysvallatproper nounthe United States
222puhua🗣 sä puhut / puhuksä?verbto speak / talk
223rakentaaverbto build / construct
224pystyä🗣 sä pystyt / pystyksä?verbto be able / manage
225tilanounspace / room / state / farm
226apunounhelp / aid
227lisäksiadverbin addition / besides
228vastaadverbonly just / not until / a whisk
229mitenadverbhow
230ryhmänoungroup
231hetkinounmoment / instant
232tehtävänountask / assignment / mission
233puoluenounpolitical party
234liittyäverbto join / relate to / be connected
235kosovoproper nounKosovo (country)
236tapahtuaverbto happen / occur
237tavoitenoungoal / target / objective
238voittonounvictory / win / profit
239matkanountrip / journey / distance
240kauppanounshop / store / trade / deal
241ottelunounmatch / game (sports)
242sopimusnounagreement / contract
243jatkuaverbto continue (intransitive)
244maanantainounMonday
245hintanounprice / cost
246kylläadverbyes / indeed / certainly
247lisätäverbto add / increase
248sunnuntainounSunday
249kutenconjunctionsuch as / like / as
250taasadverbagain / on the other hand
251sarjanounseries / league / set
252perjantainounFriday
253puolinounhalf / side
254lauantainounSaturday
255jättääverbto leave (behind) / to abandon
256saksaproper nounGermany
257yhteistyönouncooperation / collaboration
258jäsennounmember / limb
259laskeaverbto count / to lower / to descend / to calculate
260tutkimusnounresearch / study / investigation
261kuitenkaanadverb(not) however / (not) after all
262yrittääverbto try / attempt
263tuntuaverbto feel / to seem (sensory)
264joensuuproper nounJoensuu (city in eastern Finland)
265syksynounautumn / fall
266vaikeaadjectivedifficult / hard
267torstainounThursday
268vaikuttaaverbto affect / influence / seem
269nuoriadjectiveyoung / a youth
270mahdollinenadjectivepossible
271tiistainounTuesday
272keskiviikkonounWednesday
273kysymysnounquestion
274ilmoittaaverbto announce / report / notify
275aivanadverbquite / completely / exactly
276löytääverbto find
277talonounhouse / building
278kuukausinounmonth
279oyabbrev.Ltd (limited company)
280pyrkiäverbto strive / aim / seek to
281tarjotaverbto offer
282kannattaaverbto be worth (doing) / to support
283kolmasnumeralthird
284ohjelmanounprogram / show / schedule
285ratkaisunounsolution / decision
286vastaanppagainst / towards
287pelinoungame
288hoitaaverbto take care of / handle / treat
289kirjanounbook
290hyväksyäverbto accept / approve
291myöntääverbto grant / to admit / to concede
292tukinounsupport / aid / subsidy
293jyväskyläproper nounJyväskylä (city in central Finland)
294poikanounboy / son
295esitysnounperformance / presentation / proposal
296muun_muassaadverbamong other things / including
297siirtyäverbto move / shift / transfer (intransitive)
298aiheuttaaverbto cause
299aikoaverbto intend / to be going to
300hakeaverbto fetch / to apply / to search
301muuttaaverbto change / to move (house)
302parinumerala pair / a couple / a few
303edustajanounrepresentative / delegate
304alanounfield / sector / area (of work)
305myydäverbto sell
306nostaaverbto lift / raise / withdraw
307yhäadverbstill / increasingly
308tienounroad / way / path
309perhenounfamily
310kestääverbto last / to endure / to take (time)
311pysyäverbto stay / remain / keep
312metrinounmeter (unit)
313muistuttaaverbto remind / to resemble
314ilmanppwithout
315korkeaadjectivehigh / tall
316jokainenpronouneveryone / each / every
317elääverbto live / be alive
318osallistuaverbto participate / take part
319liianadverbtoo (excessively)
320koskeaverbto concern / to touch / to hurt
321onnistuaverbto succeed
322oikeusnounright / justice / court
323mattiproper nounMatti (Finnish male name)
324isoadjectivebig / large
325asemanounposition / status / station
326elokuvanounmovie / film
327voimanounpower / force / strength
328tarkoitusnounpurpose / meaning / intention
329edesadverbeven (in negatives) / at least
330maalinoungoal (sport) / finish line / paint
331toivoaverbto hope / to wish
332johtonounleadership / management / wire
333muutosnounchange
334silloinadverbthen / at that time
335ehkäadverbmaybe / perhaps
336selvittääverbto clarify / find out / sort out
337pekkaproper nounPekka (Finnish male name)
338erilainenadjectivedifferent / of a different kind
339tuntinounhour / lesson / class
340tapahtumanounevent / happening
341jotenadverbso / therefore
342hankenounproject / undertaking / plan
343yhteinenadjectivecommon / shared / joint
344reutersproper nounReuters (news agency)
345kevätnounspring (season)
346pistenounpoint / dot / period
347kokousnounmeeting / assembly
348vesinounwater
349liittonoununion / alliance / federation
350tulevaisuusnounfuture
351ääninounvoice / sound / vote
352kuusinumeralsix
353palvelunounservice
354juttunounthing / story / matter (casual)
355kuntonouncondition / fitness / shape
356tasonounlevel / standard
357pääministerinounprime minister
358muuttuaverbto change (intransitive)
359useinadverboften
360tulonounincome / arrival
361keskustanouncenter / downtown / Centre Party
362jokupronounsomeone / somebody
363satanumeralhundred
364jolloinadverbat which time / when (relative)
365natoproper nounNATO (military alliance)
366näkyäverbto be visible / to show
367työntekijänounemployee / worker
368valmisadjectiveready / finished / done
369osuusnounshare / portion / part
370samallaadverbat the same time / meanwhile
371käsinounhand / arm
372kauttappthrough / via / by means of
373hetiadverbimmediately / right away
374miljardinumeralbillion
375poliittinenadjectivepolitical
376ehtiäverbto have time / make it (in time)
377asua🗣 sä asut / asuksä?verbto live / reside / dwell
378osoittaaverbto show / point / demonstrate
379lehtinounnewspaper / magazine / leaf
380sielläadverbthere (at that place)
381aiemminadverbearlier / previously
382ostaaverbto buy
383asiakasnouncustomer / client
384tällainenadjectivethis kind of / like this
385henkilönounperson / individual
386sivunounpage / side
387kirjoittaaverbto write
388klonouno'clock / at (time)
389rajanounborder / limit / boundary
390toimitusjohtajanounCEO / managing director
391musiikkinounmusic
392teosnounwork (of art/literature) / opus
393kasvunoungrowth
394talousnouneconomy / finances / household
395sotanounwar
396erityisestiadverbespecially / particularly
397kotinounhome
398perustaaverbto found / establish / base
399jakaaverbto divide / share / distribute
400kokeaverbto experience / to feel
401kilometrinounkilometer
402palataverbto return / come back
403asukasnounresident / inhabitant
404korostaaverbto emphasize / stress / highlight
405käytäntönounpractice / procedure
406pahaadjectivebad / evil / nasty
407luodaverbto create
408vuoksippbecause of / for the sake of
409vaalinounelection
410kariproper nounKari (Finnish male name)
411kirkkonounchurch
412suunnitellaverbto plan / design
413hiemanadverba little / slightly
414minuuttinounminute
415keskustelunoundiscussion / conversation
416päättyäverbto end (intransitive)
417tutkiaverbto research / investigate / examine
418oikeaadjectiveright / correct / real
419tapausnouncase / incident / instance
420siisadverbso / therefore / I mean
421osata🗣 sä osaat / osaaksä?verbto know how / be able (skill)
422eduskuntanounParliament (of Finland)
423eronoundifference / separation / divorce
424lipponenproper nounLipponen (Finnish surname)
425arvonounvalue / worth / rank
426henkinounspirit / breath / life / person
427vahvaadjectivestrong
428yleensäadverbusually / in general
429tukeaverbto support
430molemmatpronounboth
431neuvottelunounnegotiation
432seuranounclub / society / company (companionship)
433vaihenounphase / stage / step
434kuullaverbto hear
435tarkoittaaverbto mean
436pankkinounbank
437tuhatnumeralthousand
438kuinkaadverbhow (degree/quantity)
439vetääverbto pull / to draw
440kukapronounwho
441juhaproper nounJuha (Finnish male name)
442koulutusnouneducation / training
443lisääadverbmore / additionally
444jottaconjunctionso that / in order to
445miljoonanounmillion
446selväadjectiveclear / obvious / OK
447puolestaanadverbfor its/his part / in turn
448tuottaaverbto produce / to yield
449nopeastiadverbquickly / fast
450ainoaadjectiveonly / sole
451myöhemminadverblater
452siltiadverbstill / nevertheless / yet
453työpaikkanounworkplace / job
454vaikkaadverbalthough / even if / say
455rakentaminennounbuilding / construction
456ymmärtää🗣 sä ymmärrät / ymmärräksä?verbto understand
457täysinadverbcompletely / fully / totally
458sen_sijaanadverbinstead / on the other hand
459sijaitaverbto be located / situated
460käsitelläverbto handle / deal with / process
461helppoadjectiveeasy
462mikaproper nounMika (Finnish male name)
463merkitäverbto mean / to mark / to signify
464suhdenounrelationship / ratio / relation
465historianounhistory
466komissionouncommission (esp. EU)
467lakinounlaw
468selvästiadverbclearly / distinctly / evidently
469pelaajanounplayer
470tänäänadverbtoday
471takiappbecause of / due to
472ratkaistaverbto solve / resolve
473kellonounclock / watch / o'clock
474muutenadverbotherwise / by the way
475ihanadverbquite / completely / totally (casual)
476näyttelynounexhibition / show
477yhteysnounconnection / contact
478todellaadverbreally / truly
479kokemusnounexperience
480ehdokasnouncandidate
481laajaadjectivebroad / wide / extensive
482kuluaverbto pass (time) / to be worn / to be spent
483asuntonounapartment / flat / dwelling
484kehitysnoundevelopment / progress
485osakenounshare / stock
486huomionounattention / notice / remark
487ranskaproper nounFrance
488äitinounmother / mom
489yleisönounaudience / public
490siksiadverbtherefore / for that reason
491etsiäverbto look for / search
492asettaaverbto set / place / put
493huonoadjectivebad / poor (quality)
494myyntinounsale / sales
495kiinniadverbclosed / shut / caught / stuck
496pohtiaverbto ponder / consider / reflect on
497hoitonouncare / treatment / nursing
498tarvenounneed / requirement
499yleinenadjectivegeneral / common / public
500ryhtyäverbto set about / start / take up
501erittäinadverbvery / extremely
502tuttuadjectivefamiliar / known
503luvataverbto promise
504ajatellaverbto think
505suuntanoundirection
506kukaanpronounno one / anyone (in negatives)
507lupanounpermission / permit
508ajatusnounthought
509tosinadverbthough / admittedly / it's true that
510hankkiaverbto acquire
511kulkea🗣 mä kuljenverbto go / walk / travel / move (along)
512kysyä🗣 sä kysyt / kysyksä?verbto ask
513tyttönoungirl
514miettiäverbto ponder
515vartenppfor / for the purpose of
516edellinenadjectiveprevious / preceding / last
517avataverbto open
518yhdessäadverbtogether
519saapua🗣 mä saavunverbto arrive
520kohdenountarget / destination / object (of attention)
521muistaa🗣 sä muistat / muistaksä?verbto remember
522smabbrev.Finnish championship (SM)
523tuotenounproduct
524konenounmachine
525välinenadjectivebetween / mutual (adjective)
526opettajanounteacher
527epäillä🗣 mä epäilenverbto suspect / doubt
528iltanounevening
529nokiaproper nounNokia (company / town)
530maakuntanounprovince / region
531markkinatnounmarket / markets (plural noun)
532timoproper nounTimo, a common Finnish male given name
533yhteensäadverbin total, altogether
534kielinounlanguage / tongue
535täälläadverbhere
536ahtisaariproper nounAhtisaari, surname of Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish president and Nobel Peace laureate
537vuosikymmennoundecade (period of ten years)
538tekijänounfactor; doer, maker, author
539tavallinenadjectiveordinary, usual, common, plain
540kansanounpeople / nation
541seitsemännumeralseven
542merkittäväadjectivesignificant, notable, remarkable
543nounnight
544sananounword
545huolimattappdespite, in spite of
546astippuntil, up to, as far as
547vaihtoehtonounalternative, option, choice
548tvabbrev.TV, television
549puuttua🗣 Spoken often 'puuttuu' as written; 'se puuttuu' = it's missing.verbto be missing/lacking; to intervene, interfere
550auttaaverbto help
551merkitysnounmeaning; significance, importance
552valmistua🗣 Spoken 'se valmistu' (final long vowel often shortens).verbto graduate; to be completed/finished
553isänounfather, dad
554runsasadjectiveabundant, plentiful, ample
555saakkappuntil, up to, as far as
556jugoslaviaproper nounYugoslavia (former country)
557jukkaproper nounJukka, a common Finnish male given name
558koskaanadverbever; (with negation) never
559ykabbrev.UN (Yhdistyneet Kansakunnat, the United Nations)
560kerätä🗣 Spoken 'mä kerään' as written; 'ne kerää' for 'they collect'.verbto collect, gather
561yhtäadverbequally, as (in comparisons)
562kuollaverbto die
563liikenounmovement; business, shop
564takaisinadverbback
565suunnitelmanounplan
566esiintyäverbto appear, perform (on stage); to occur
567vakuuttaaverbto assure, convince; to insure
568tuotantonounproduction, output
569valmentajanouncoach, trainer
570mallinounmodel
571parlamenttinounparliament
572kansalainennouncitizen
573päänounhead
574toteuttaaverbto implement, carry out, realize (a plan)
575kuvataverbto describe / film
576vanhempinounparent (also the comparative 'older')
577esitelläverbto introduce, present, showcase
578aihenountopic, subject, theme
579talvinounwinter
580vauhtinounspeed, pace, momentum
581yhteiskuntanounsociety
582kiinaproper nounChina (also the Chinese language)
583eräspronouna certain, a (some particular one)
584siirtääverbto move / transfer
585lähettääverbto send
586lukeaverbto read
587varmastiadverbsurely / certainly
588kahdeksannumeraleight
589toisaaltaadverbon the other hand; then again
590täyttää🗣 täyttääverbto fill
591menonoungoing, departure; (plural) expenses
592vahvistaaverbto confirm; to strengthen
593vaikutusnouneffect, influence, impact
594perinteinenadjectivetraditional; conventional
595kokabbrev.abbreviation for Kokoomus, Finland's National Coalition Party (also 'total, whole' in other contexts)
596hannuproper nounHannu, a common Finnish male first name
597rakennusnounbuilding; construction
598taloudellinenadjectiveeconomic; financial
599kehittääverbto develop
600poisadverbaway
601edustaaverbto represent; to stand for
602pitkäänadverbfor a long time; at length
603kylänounvillage
604kantanounstance/position; base; stock (broth); heel
605nopeaadjectivefast; quick
606opiskelijanounstudent (esp. at university)
607vaiconjunctionor (used in questions offering a choice)
608tavataverbto meet
609kannaltappfrom the point of view of; in terms of
610huomataverbto notice; to realize
611varsinadverbquite; rather; fairly
612jariproper nounJari, a common Finnish male first name
613metsänounforest
614lisääntyäverbto increase; to multiply; to reproduce
615liikennenountraffic
616työskennelläverbto work; to labor
617kovinadverbvery; awfully (often in negatives)
618hallitaverbto control; to govern; to master (a skill)
619tutkijanounresearcher; scientist
620pyytää🗣 pyytääverbto ask / request
621miksiadverbwhy
622ensinadverbfirst; at first; firstly
623lajinounspecies; kind/type; (sport) discipline
624ohjataverbto guide; to direct; to steer
625oikeinadverbcorrectly / right
626vastuunounresponsibility; liability
627kansanedustajanounmember of parliament (MP)
628roolinounrole; part
629alleadverbunder; below (of amounts and position)
630lähinnäadverbmainly; primarily; nearest
631tyytyväinenadjectivesatisfied; content
632norjaproper nounNorway
633järjestönounorganization; association
634paikallinenadjectivelocal
635kärsiäverbto suffer
636puunountree / wood
637etunounbenefit; advantage; (also) front
638liikkuaverbto move (around); to be in motion
639professorinounprofessor
640luokkanounclass; grade; category
641täytyä🗣 mun täytyyverbmust; have to; need to
642linjanounline; route; policy
643julkaistaverbto publish; to release
644istuaverbto sit
645perusteellappon the basis of; according to
646elokuunounAugust (the month)
647joskusadverbsometimes; at some point
648paavoproper nounPaavo (Finnish male first name)
649tuo🗣 toipronounthat (over there); that one
650marttiproper nounMartti (Finnish male first name)
651menettää🗣 mä menetänverbto lose (something); to forfeit
652viettää🗣 me vietetäänverbto spend (time); to celebrate/hold (an event)
653pannaverbto put
654selvitä🗣 mä selviänverbto cope, manage, get through; to become clear
655sattuaverbto happen, occur; to hurt (of pain)
656anttiproper nounAntti (Finnish male first name)
657soittaa🗣 soittaaverbto call / play (instrument)
658politiikkanounpolitics; policy
659seutunounregion, area, district
660ahoproper nounAho (Finnish surname; also 'clearing' as a common noun)
661kiinnostaaverbto interest
662keskittyä🗣 mä keskitynverbto concentrate, focus
663oppilasnounpupil, student (at school)
664kierrosnounround, lap; tour
665kesäkuunounJune
666piirinoundistrict, circle; ring/rim
667avoinadjectiveopen
668valintanounchoice, selection
669varsinainenadjectiveactual, real, proper
670euronouneuro (currency)
671puhenounspeech; talk, talking
672kulttuurinounculture
673perustua🗣 se perustuuverbto be based on, rest on
674kaikkiaanadverbin all, altogether
675kutsua🗣 mä kutsunverbto call, invite; to summon
676uranouncareer; track/lane
677huolinounworry, concern
678jälleenadverbagain; once more
679valtuustonouncouncil (municipal)
680pohjois-karjalaproper nounNorth Karelia (region of Finland)
681kohtipptowards
682vastaanadverbagainst; opposite
683heikkiproper nounHeikki (Finnish male first name)
684arvella🗣 mä arvelenverbto reckon, suppose, guess
685viroproper nounEstonia
686julkinenadjectivepublic
687liiganounleague (sports)
688kokoomusnounthe National Coalition Party (Finnish political party)
689kehittäminennoundevelopment, developing (of something)
690pelätä🗣 mä pelkäänverbto fear, be afraid of
691tuoreadjectivefresh; recent
692hävitä🗣 me hävittiinverbto lose (a game); to disappear, vanish
693nsabbrev.so-called (abbreviation of 'niin sanottu')
694omistajanounowner
695silmänouneye
696projektinounproject
697yhdistysnounassociation, society, club
698nousunounrise, increase, ascent
699uhata🗣 se uhkaaverbto threaten
700viranomainennounauthority, official (person or body)
701kenttänounfield (open ground, sports, or area of study)
702eränounbatch, portion, round; wild (in nature)
703mennessäppby (a deadline), within (a time)
704aikaisinadverbearly
705tarinanounstory, tale
706tiukkaadjectivetight, strict, tough
707teatterinountheatre
708väkinounpeople, folk; force (personnel)
709omistaa🗣 mä omistanverbto own, to possess
710kerranadverbonce, at one time
711tekeminennoundoing, making (the act of)
712täysiadjectivefull, complete; whole
713puolestappon behalf of, for the sake of
714hyvinkääproper nounHyvinkää (a Finnish town)
715tässäadverbhere (in this place/spot)
716yllättää🗣 se yllättiverbto surprise
717huomauttaa🗣 se huomauttiverbto point out, to remark
718keskeinenadjectivecentral, key, essential
719kokonaanadverbcompletely, entirely
720yrittäjänounentrepreneur
721keskustella🗣 me keskusteltiinverbto discuss, to converse
722kotimainenadjectivedomestic, home-country (produced in Finland)
723ministerinounminister (government)
724varsinkinadverbespecially, particularly
725tietystiadverbof course, naturally
726kustannusnouncost, expense
727sairaalanounhospital
728johtua🗣 se johtuiverbto be caused by, to result from
729afpabbrev.AFP (Agence France-Presse, news agency)
730syyskuunounSeptember
731kansallinenadjectivenational
732merkkinounsign, mark, symbol; brand
733välilläppbetween, among; during (intervals)
734tuomita🗣 se tuomitsiverbto sentence, to condemn, to judge
735keskusnouncentre (place, hub, institution)
736lopettaa🗣 mä lopetinverbto stop, to quit, to end (something)
737lokakuunounOctober
738internetproper nouninternet
739markkuproper nounMarkku (Finnish male given name)
740oppia🗣 mä opin, sä opitverbto learn
741seppoproper nounSeppo (Finnish male given name)
742ylippover / above / across / past
743sekuntinounsecond (unit of time)
744lopultaadverbin the end, finally, eventually
745onninounhappiness, luck; also the name Onni
746mikäliconjunctionif, provided that
747parantaa🗣 mä parannanverbto improve, to cure, to repair
748luontonounnature
749valtanounpower, authority, dominion
750ympäristönounenvironment, surroundings
751pohjanounbottom, base, foundation
752todellinenadjectivereal, true, actual
753myötäppalong with, together with; as a result of
754kantaa🗣 mä kannanverbto carry, to bear
755toukokuunounMay (the month)
756keinonounmeans, method, way
757taiteilijanounartist
758aikaadverbtime / quite
759erkkiproper nounErkki (Finnish male given name)
760uudelleenadverbagain, anew
761sdabbrev.SDP; the Social Democratic Party (abbreviation)
762valmistaa🗣 mä valmistanverbto manufacture, to prepare, to make
763tehdasnounfactory
764mikkoproper nounMikko (Finnish male given name)
765edetä🗣 mä etenenverbto proceed, to advance
766perustella🗣 mä perustelenverbto justify, to give reasons for
767kieltää🗣 mä kiellänverbto forbid, to deny, to refuse
768suoraanadverbstraight, directly
769toimittajanounjournalist, reporter; editor
770lyhytadjectiveshort
771maaliskuunounMarch (the month)
772nykyisinadverbnowadays, currently
773estää🗣 mä estänverbto prevent, to block
774pianadverbsoon
775ruokanounfood
776lappiproper nounLapland (region of northern Finland)
777toistaiseksiadverbfor now, so far, for the time being
778takanappbehind
779heinäkuunounJuly (the month)
780tammikuunounJanuary (the month)
781virkanounoffice, official post, civil service position
782edellyttää🗣 mä edellytänverbto require, to presuppose
783pelkkäadjectivemere, sheer, only
784yhdistää🗣 mä yhdistänverbto combine, to connect, to join
785kriisinouncrisis
786moskovaproper nounMoscow (capital of Russia)
787mainitaverbto mention
788neljäsnumeralfourth
789varanounreserve, spare, means; provision
790varmaadjectivesure, certain; reliable
791taustanounbackground
792helpostiadverbeasily
793vasabbrev.abbreviation for vasemmistoliitto, the Left Alliance party (also 'vas.' = left)
794joulukuunounDecember
795aamulehtiproper nounAamulehti (major Finnish newspaper based in Tampere)
796kallisadjectiveexpensive; dear, precious
797yliopistonoununiversity
798selvitysnounreport, account, investigation, clarification
799yhteydessäppin connection with, in relation to (with genitive)
800vaihtaa🗣 mä vaihdan usein clips to 'mä vaihan' in fast speech.verbto change, swap, exchange, replace
801lääkärinoundoctor, physician
802vähentääverbto reduce, decrease, lessen
803kootaverbto gather, collect, assemble, put together
804dollarinoundollar
805sitenadverbthus, in that way, thereby
806turkkiproper nounTurkey (the country)
807sijanounplace / position
808mestaruusnounchampionship
809italiaproper nounItaly; also the Italian language
810marraskuunounNovember
811koko_ajanadverball the time, constantly
812saavuttaaverbto reach, achieve, attain
813sdpabbrev.SDP, the Social Democratic Party of Finland
814sijoittaaverbto place, position; to invest
815tilaisuusnounoccasion, opportunity; event
816olonounfeeling / state
817ystävänounfriend
818jalkanounfoot / leg
819palkintonounprize, award
820konserttinounconcert
821eskoproper nounEsko (Finnish male given name)
822rauhanounpeace; calm, quiet
823katsojanounviewer, spectator, member of the audience
824jormaproper nounJorma (Finnish male given name)
825pakolainennounrefugee
826ulkomaanounforeign country, abroad
827niinistöproper nounNiinistö (Finnish surname; e.g. former president Sauli Niinistö)
828palkkanounsalary, wage, pay
829keski-suomiproper nounCentral Finland (a region of Finland)
830vapaaadjectivefree
831juhlanouncelebration, party, festival
832levynoundisc, record; sheet, plate, board
833vajaaadjectiveincomplete, just under, not quite full; scanty
834järjestelmänounsystem
835toiminounjob, post, office; action, measure, function
836julkisuusnounpublicity, public attention; the public sphere
837sulkea🗣 suljen -> mä suljen (same); imperative 'sulje!'verbto close, shut; to lock; to switch off
838määrätä🗣 määrään -> mä määräänverbto order, decree; to determine, assign
839tekonounact, deed, action
840mkabbrev.mk (markka), the former Finnish currency abbreviation
841laskunounbill, invoice; calculation; (skiing) downhill run
842halonenproper nounHalonen, a Finnish surname (e.g. President Tarja Halonen)
843kysenouna matter of
844vierasnounguest, visitor; (as adj) strange, unfamiliar
845kaivata🗣 kaipaan -> mä kaipaanverbto miss, long for; to need, lack
846ennenadverbbefore
847potilasnounpatient (in a hospital)
848allappunder, below (location: static position)
849ovinoundoor
850äänestääverbto vote
851pudotaverbto fall
852budjettinounbudget
853laitosnouninstitution, establishment; plant, facility; apparatus
854varata🗣 varaan -> mä varaanverbto reserve, book; to set aside, allocate
855lyödä🗣 lyön -> mä lyönverbto hit, strike, beat
856tarkkaadjectiveexact / precise
857sijoittua🗣 sijoitun -> mä sijoitunverbto be placed, rank, end up (in a position/location)
858näytelmänounplay (theatre); drama
859israelproper nounIsrael (country)
860menestysnounsuccess
861arvionounestimate, assessment; review, evaluation
862ratanountrack, course; path; (railway) line
863kirjailijanounwriter, author
864voittajanounwinner
865kappalenounpiece; item; (music) track, song; (grammar) chapter/passage
866turvallisuusnounsecurity / safety
867nimittää🗣 nimitän -> mä nimitänverbto appoint, name (to a post); to call, term
868ilmestyäverbto appear
869lähtönoundeparture; start (of a race); leaving
870britanniaproper nounBritain (Great Britain)
871ainakaanadverbat least not, not even (in negative clauses)
872rantanounshore, beach; bank (of water)
873televisionountelevision, TV
874luopua🗣 luovun -> mä luovunverbto give up, abandon; to relinquish, quit
875ulkoministerinounforeign minister, minister for foreign affairs
876janneproper nounJanne, a Finnish male given name
877heittääverbto throw
878esimerkkinounexample; instance
879herättääverbto wake / arouse
880etenkinadverbespecially, particularly
881tekstinountext
882vakavaadjectiveserious
883lahtiproper nounLahti, a city in southern Finland (also 'lahti' = bay/gulf)
884taistelunounbattle, fight; struggle
885sujuaverbto go smoothly, flow, proceed well
886saloproper nounSalo, a Finnish town (also a common surname)
887vaatimusnoundemand, requirement
888sisältääverbto contain
889seurakuntanounparish, congregation (church community)
890kaunisadjectivebeautiful
891tekninenadjectivetechnical, technological
892kurssinouncourse (of study); exchange rate; direction/heading
893armeijanounarmy
894työryhmänounworking group, team
895vaikeusnoundifficulty, hardship
896poisppaway
897ehtonouncondition, term, prerequisite
898taidenounart
899kuopioproper nounKuopio (city in eastern Finland)
900ehdotusnounproposal, suggestion
901korvata🗣 colloquial present often clips little, but past korvasi stays; spoken 'mä korvaan' = I'll replaceverbto replace; to compensate for
902mäkinenproper nounMäkinen (common Finnish surname)
903jeltsinproper nounYeltsin (Russian surname)
904jälkinountrace, track, mark; aftermath
905katunounstreet
906ilmeisestiadverbapparently, evidently
907muotonounform / shape
908tappionounloss / defeat
909kaabbrev.abbr. of 'ka.' = keskiarvo (average), or informal 'ka' filler
910syyttääverbto accuse
911jatkonouncontinuation, sequel; extension
912hämeenlinnaproper nounHämeenlinna (city in southern Finland)
913näkemysnounview, opinion, conception
914yhdeksännumeralnine (9)
915väittääverbto claim
916mestarinounmaster / champion
917virallinenadjectiveofficial, formal
918tuskinadverbhardly, scarcely
919suhtautuaverbto relate to, to take an attitude toward
920syödä🗣 sä syöt / syöksä?verbto eat
921mahdollisimmanadverbas ... as possible
922teollisuusnounindustry
923kilonounkilo, kilogram
924käsittelynounhandling, processing, treatment
925perätiadverbas much/many as, no less than (emphatic)
926ihmetelläverbto wonder, to marvel at
927vastustaaverbto oppose, to resist
928vaimonounwife
929nauttiaverbto enjoy; to consume (food/drink)
930tunnenounfeeling, emotion, sense
931säilyäverbto be preserved, to keep, to survive
932usaproper nounUSA, the United States
933helmikuunounFebruary
934kohdataverbto meet / face
935otenoungrip, hold; extract, excerpt
936huhtikuunounApril
937verrattunappcompared to, in comparison with
938uhrinounvictim; sacrifice
939ideanounidea
940suosiaverbto favor, to prefer
941esilläadverbon display, out, present (visible)
942ohellappalongside, in addition to
943rahoitusnounfinancing, funding
944reiluadjectivefair, generous; decent (colloq. quite big)
945kertyäverbto accumulate, to build up
946viikonloppunounweekend
947liikevaihtonounturnover, revenue (of a business)
948kärkinountip, point, top, spearhead
949laulunounsong
950eläkenounpension, retirement pay
951laatunounquality
952ristoproper nounRisto (Finnish male given name)
953muodostaaverbto form, make up, constitute
954koiranoundog
955vähintäänadverbat least, at the minimum
956runsaastiadverbplenty, abundantly, a lot
957ampuaverbto shoot
958vastausnounanswer
959seurausnounconsequence, result, effect
960mukanappalong / with
961loppuaverbto run out, end, come to an end
962havaitaverbto notice, observe, detect
963ylittääverbto exceed, surpass, cross over
964joulunounChristmas
965painaaverbto press, push down, weigh (a certain amount)
966työttömyysnoununemployment
967kotimaanounhomeland
968lähtienppsince, starting from (in time)
969yksityinenadjectiveprivate, individual
970välinoungap, space, interval, distance between
971tokiadverbof course, sure, admittedly
972listanounlist
973karjalainenproper nounKarelian (person from Karelia); Karjalainen (surname)
974kehittyäverbto develop
975häkkinenproper nounHäkkinen (Finnish surname, e.g. driver Mika Häkkinen)
976iskeäverbto strike, hit, smash
977valonounlight
978jaksonounperiod, stretch, phase, episode
979kuluttuappafter (a period of time)
980välilläadverbin between, at times, occasionally
981vuosituhatnounmillennium, a thousand years
982raskasadjectiveheavy
983riittaproper nounRiitta (Finnish female given name)
984toteutuaverbto come true, be realized, materialize
985venäläinennounRussian (a Russian person)
986neuvotellaverbto negotiate, talk over
987palkitaverbto reward, award, give a prize
988vastaavaadjectivecorresponding, equivalent, similar; person in charge
989kilpaillaverbto compete
990lausuntonounstatement, opinion, expert report
991sinneadverbthere (to)
992osaltappregarding, as for, in respect of
993tiettyadjectivecertain, specific, particular
994julkistaaverbto publish, make public, release
995kaupunginhallitusnouncity board
996virhenounmistake, error
997ilkkaproper nounIlkka (Finnish male given name)
998asiantuntijanounexpert, specialist
999kuljettajanoundriver
1000eurooppalainenadjectiveEuropean (person or adjective)

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