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🧠 How this works

Finnish — Finnish is built the reason-it-out way: you learn the pieces, then construct real sentences yourself. It starts with everyday, useful sentences.

The 3 rules of the method

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Learning Finnish: a practical guide

This is a written companion to the free Finnish course on LanguagePath: what the language is like, how it sounds, the phrases you will use first, how the course is structured, and what to watch out for. Everything here comes from the same lessons you can practise interactively above.

What Finnish is like

Finnish spelling is wonderfully predictable: every letter has one sound, and stress always falls on the first syllable. It is agglutinative — endings and cases tack onto the end of a word, so kahvi (coffee) becomes kahvissa (in the coffee). The vowels ä, ö and y are special, and a doubled letter (aa, tt…) is simply held for twice as long. Read it and you can say it.

Words you may already know

🌳 Not Germanic. Finnish is Uralic — a cousin of Hungarian and Estonian, not related to English, German or the other Nordic languages. Even though Finland is a Nordic country, its language stands apart from its Scandinavian neighbours, so you won't find familiar cognates — you'll be learning words fresh. 💶 Real loans. A few words were borrowed anyway and will feel familiar: kahvi (coffee), tee (tea), hotelli (hotel), taksi (taxi). And sauna has travelled from Finnish into English and around the world!

Pronunciation notes

Finnish is written almost exactly as it sounds — every letter has one value. Master the tricky ä / ö / y, the long double letters and the rolled r, and you can read any word aloud.

ä — like the "a" in "cat" — open and front, as in päivä = PIE-vaa (day) · äiti = AY-tee (mother).
ö — round your lips for "o", say "e" — like the German ö, as in yö = YUH (night) · työ = TYUH (work).
y — round your lips for "oo", say "ee" — like the German ü, as in yksi = EWK-see (1) · nyt = newt (now).
double cons — hold the consonant twice as long — it changes the word, as in muta = moo-ta (mud) · mutta = MOOT-ta (but).
double vowel — a long vowel, held twice as long, as in tuli = TOO-lee (fire) · tuuli = TOO-lee (wind).
r — rolled / trilled "r" — tap the tip of your tongue, as in raha = RAH-ha (money) · Rovaniemi.
h — always pronounced, even between vowels, as in kahvi = KAHV-ee (coffee) · raha = RAH-ha (money).
j — like "y" in "yes", as in juna = YOO-na (train) · ja = ya (and).

First phrases

The pocket phrases below are the ones learners reach for most often. Say each one out loud a few times before moving on.

Finnish	Pronunciation	Meaning
Moi	MOY	Hi / bye
Hyvää päivää	HEW-vaa PIE-vaa	Good day
Näkemiin	NAK-eh-meen	Goodbye
Mitä kuuluu?	MEE-ta KOO-loo	How are you?
Hyvää, kiitos	HEW-vaa, KEE-tos	Fine, thanks
Nimeni on Alex	NEE-meh-nee on	My name is...
Kiitos	KEE-tos	Thank you
Kiitos paljon	KEE-tos PAHL-yon	Thank you very much
Ole hyvä	OH-leh HEW-va	Please / you're welcome
Anteeksi	AHN-tehk-see	Excuse me / sorry
Kyllä	KEWL-la	Yes
Ei	AY	No
Yksi	EWK-see	1
Kaksi	KAHK-see	2
Kolme	KOL-meh	3
Neljä	NEL-ya	4
Viisi	VEE-see	5
Kymmenen	KEWM-meh-nen	10
Vesi	VEH-see	water
Leipä	LAY-pa	bread
Kahvi	KAHV-ee	coffee
Tee	tay	tea
Lasku	LAHS-koo	the bill
Missä on...?	MEES-sa on	Where is...?
Oikealle	OY-keh-al-leh	to the right
Vasemmalle	VAH-sem-mal-leh	to the left
Suoraan	SWO-raan	straight ahead
Juna-asema	YOO-na-ah-seh-ma	the train station
Vessa	VES-sa	the bathroom
Paljonko se maksaa?	PAHL-yon-ko se MAHK-saa	How much is it?

How the Finnish course is structured

The course has 12 short lessons that build on each other. Each one introduces a few new pieces and then asks you to construct sentences you have never seen, before revealing the answer:

Greetings — Moi · Hyvää päivää · näkemiin
Being polite — kiitos · ole hyvä · anteeksi · kyllä
Numbers 1–10 — yksi · kaksi · kolme · kymmenen
I want" — haluan — haluan · haluaisin · (minä)
Food & drink — vesi · leipä · kahvi · tee
Getting around — Missä on? · oikealle · vasemmalle · juna-asema
Questions & "is there…?" — Mikä · Missä · Milloin · Onko
Family & people — perhe · äiti · isä · ystävä
Time, days & weather — tänään · huomenna · maanantai · sää
Your name — Nimeni on Alex · Mikä sinun nimesi on?
Health & emergency — Apua! · lääkäri · apteekki · en ymmärrä
Tying it together — a capstone scene

Inside the lessons

Here is how a few of the lessons explain the language, with worked examples and the word-by-word breakdown the course uses.

Greetings

Key pieces: Moi · Hyvää päivää · näkemiin

Start with the word you'll say all day: Moi — hi (informal) and bye. Say it out loud.

Moi (MOY) — hi / bye
Hei (HAY) — hi
Hyvää päivää (HEW-vaa PIE-vaa) — good day
Hyvää huomenta (HEW-vaa HWO-men-tah) — good morning
Hyvää iltaa (HEW-vaa EEL-tah) — good evening
Näkemiin (NAK-eh-meen) — goodbye

To say “Good day, hello” in Finnish: Hyvää päivää, moi (HEW-vaa PIE-vaa, MOY). Built from hyvää päivää = good day; moi = hi.

To ask how someone is: Mitä kuuluu? (informal). The reply is Hyvää, kiitos — fine, thanks.

Mitä kuuluu? (MEE-ta KOO-loo) — How are you?
Hyvää, kiitos (HEW-vaa, KEE-tos) — Fine, thanks
Entä sinä? (EN-ta SEE-na) — And you?

To say “Hi, how are you?” in Finnish: Moi, mitä kuuluu? (MOY, MEE-ta KOO-loo). Built from moi = hi; mitä kuuluu? = how are you?.

Being polite

Key pieces: kiitos · ole hyvä · anteeksi · kyllä

The politeness pair: kiitos (thank you) and ole hyvä (please / you're welcome). Both are everywhere.

kiitos (KEE-tos) — thank you
kiitos paljon (KEE-tos PAHL-yon) — thank you very much
ole hyvä (OH-leh HEW-va) — please / you're welcome
anteeksi (AHN-tehk-see) — excuse me / sorry
kyllä (KEWL-la) — yes
ei (AY) — no

To say “Thank you very much” in Finnish: Kiitos paljon (KEE-tos PAHL-yon). Built from kiitos = thank you; paljon = a lot.

anteeksi is your 'excuse me' and 'sorry' in one word — handy to get attention or apologise.

To say “Excuse me, please” in Finnish: Anteeksi, ole hyvä (AHN-tehk-see, OH-leh HEW-va). Built from anteeksi = excuse me; ole hyvä = please.

To say “Could I have the menu, please?” in Finnish: Saisinko ruokalistan, ole hyvä? (SAI-sin-ko RWO-ka-lees-tan, OH-leh HEW-va). Built from saisinko = could I get; ruokalistan = the menu; ole hyvä = please.

Numbers 1–10

Key pieces: yksi · kaksi · kolme · kymmenen

Numbers are the fastest win. Listen and repeat: yksi, kaksi, kolme .

yksi (EWK-see) — 1
kaksi (KAHK-see) — 2
kolme (KOL-meh) — 3
neljä (NEL-ya) — 4
viisi (VEE-see) — 5
kymmenen (KEWM-meh-nen) — 10

To say “Two coffees, please” in Finnish: Kaksi kahvia, ole hyvä (KAHK-see KAHV-ee-a, OH-leh HEW-va). Built from kaksi = two; kahvia = coffee; ole hyvä = please.

Paljonko se maksaa? = how much does it cost? A key phrase for shops and the market.

To say “How much is it?” in Finnish: Paljonko se maksaa? (PAHL-yon-ko se MAHK-saa). Built from paljonko = how much; maksaa = does it cost.

To say “It's five euros” in Finnish: Viisi euroa (VEE-see EH-oo-roh-a). Built from viisi = five; euroa = euros.

I want" — haluan

Key pieces: haluan · haluaisin · (minä)

The magic phrase to order anything: haluan — I want. Say it out loud.

Kinder is haluaisin — I would like. Pair it with what you want: Haluaisin kahvia .

To say “I want a coffee” in Finnish: Haluan kahvia (HAH-loo-an KAHV-ee-a). Built from haluan = I want; kahvia = coffee.

To say “I'd like a water” in Finnish: Haluaisin vettä (HAH-loo-ai-sin VET-ta). Built from haluaisin = I would like; vettä = water.

To ask for the bill, say Saisinko laskun? — could I get the bill?

To say “Could I get the bill?” in Finnish: Saisinko laskun? (SAI-sin-ko LAHS-koon). Built from saisinko = could I get; laskun = the bill.

Food & drink

Key pieces: vesi · leipä · kahvi · tee

Eating out? Key words: vesi (water), leipä (bread), kahvi (coffee).

vesi (VEH-see) — water
leipä (LAY-pa) — bread
kahvi (KAHV-ee) — coffee Memory hook: ≈ English coffee (loan).
tee (tay) — tea Memory hook: ≈ English tea (loan).
olut (OH-loot) — beer
ruokalista (RWO-ka-lees-ta) — the menu
lasku (LAHS-koo) — the bill

To say “Water and bread, please” in Finnish: Vettä ja leipää, ole hyvä (VET-ta ya LAY-pa, OH-leh HEW-va). Built from vettä = water; ja = and; leipää = bread.

To say “I'd like a tea, please” in Finnish: Teetä, ole hyvä (TAY-ta, OH-leh HEW-va). Built from teetä = tea; ole hyvä = please.

Tosi hyvää! = really delicious. Say it and you'll make the cook smile.

To say “Delicious! Thank you!” in Finnish: Tosi hyvää! Kiitos! (TOH-see HEW-vaa, KEE-tos). Built from tosi hyvää = really delicious; kiitos = thank you.

Getting around

Key pieces: Missä on? · oikealle · vasemmalle · juna-asema

The most useful question in a new city: Missä on…? — where is…?

Missä on...? (MEES-sa on) — Where is...?
oikealle (OY-keh-al-leh) — to the right
vasemmalle (VAH-sem-mal-leh) — to the left
suoraan (SWO-raan) — straight ahead
juna-asema (YOO-na-ah-seh-ma) — the train station
vessa (VES-sa) — the bathroom
taksi (TAHK-see) — taxi Memory hook: ≈ English taxi (loan).
hotelli (hoh-TEL-lee) — the hotel Memory hook: ≈ English hotel (loan).

To say “Where is the train station?” in Finnish: Missä on juna-asema? (MEES-sa on YOO-na-ah-seh-ma). Built from missä = where; juna-asema = train station.

To say “Where is the bathroom?” in Finnish: Missä on vessa? (MEES-sa on VES-sa). Built from missä = where; vessa = bathroom.

oikealle (right) and vasemmalle (left) tell you which way. 'Straight ahead' is suoraan .

To say “Straight ahead” in Finnish: Suoraan (SWO-raan). Built from suoraan = straight ahead.

Questions & "is there…?"

Key pieces: Mikä · Missä · Milloin · Onko

Question words are short and memorable: Mikä? (what), Missä? (where), Milloin? (when).

Mikä? (MEE-ka) — what?
Missä? (MEES-sa) — where?
Milloin? (MEEL-loin) — when?
Kuka? (KOO-ka) — who?

Onko…? = is there…? / do you have…? A wonderfully useful little word for travel.

To say “Is there wifi?” in Finnish: Onko wifi? (ON-ko WEE-fee). Built from onko = is there; wifi = wifi.

Lost? Voitko auttaa? = can you help me?

To say “Can you help me?” in Finnish: Voitko auttaa? (VOYT-ko OWT-taa). Built from voitko = can you; auttaa = to help.

Family & people

Key pieces: perhe · äiti · isä · ystävä

Family words: perhe (family), äiti (mother), isä (father).

perhe (PEHR-heh) — family
äiti (AY-tee) — mother
isä (EE-sa) — father
ystävä (EWS-ta-va) — friend
veli (VEH-lee) — brother
sisko (SEES-ko) — sister

To say “I have a friend” in Finnish: Minulla on ystävä (MIN-ool-la on EWS-ta-va). Built from minulla on = I have; ystävä = friend.

Minulla on… = I have… (literally 'on me is'). It's how you say what you've got.

To say “I have a family” in Finnish: Minulla on perhe (MIN-ool-la on PEHR-heh). Built from minulla on = I have; perhe = family.

Time, days & weather

Key pieces: tänään · huomenna · maanantai · sää

Today is tänään , tomorrow is huomenna .

tänään (TAN-an) — today
huomenna (HWO-men-na) — tomorrow
nyt (newt) — now
maanantai (MAH-nan-tai) — Monday
perjantai (PEHR-yan-tai) — Friday

To say “See you tomorrow” in Finnish: Nähdään huomenna (NAK-dan HWO-men-na). Built from nähdään = see you; huomenna = tomorrow.

Ask about the weather: Millainen sää on? ; 'It's raining' is sataa .

To say “It's raining” in Finnish: Sataa (SAH-taa). Built from sataa = it rains.

Your name

Key pieces: Nimeni on Alex · Mikä sinun nimesi on?

Introduce yourself: Nimeni on… = my name is…, and Hauska tavata = pleased to meet you.

To say “My name is Alex” in Finnish: Nimeni on Alex (NEE-meh-nee on Alex). Built from nimeni on = my name is; Alex = your name.

To ask someone's name: Mikä sinun nimesi on? (informal).

To say “What's your name?” in Finnish: Mikä sinun nimesi on? (MEE-ka SEE-noon NEE-meh-see on). Built from mikä = what; sinun nimesi = your name.

To say “Pleased to meet you” in Finnish: Hauska tavata (HOWS-ka TAH-va-ta). Built from hauska tavata = nice to meet you.

Health & emergency

Key pieces: Apua! · lääkäri · apteekki · en ymmärrä

The most important words if you need help: Apua! (help), lääkäri (doctor), apteekki (pharmacy).

Apua! (AH-poo-a) — help!
lääkäri (LAK-ka-ree) — the doctor
apteekki (AHP-tehk-kee) — the pharmacy
En ymmärrä (en EWM-mar-ra) — I don't understand
En puhu suomea (en POO-hoo SWO-meh-a) — I don't speak Finnish

To say “Help!” in Finnish: Apua! (AH-poo-a). Built from apua = help.

To say “I don't understand” in Finnish: En ymmärrä (en EWM-mar-ra). Built from en = I don't; ymmärrä = understand.

To say you need help: Tarvitsen apua .

To say “I need help” in Finnish: Tarvitsen apua (TAR-vit-sen AH-poo-a). Built from tarvitsen = I need; apua = help.

Tying it together

Key pieces: a capstone scene

Great — you've built a real toolbox. This capstone uses only words you've met. Build each line yourself before revealing.

To say “Hello, how are you?” in Finnish: Moi, mitä kuuluu? (MOY, MEE-ta KOO-loo). Built from moi = hi; mitä kuuluu? = how are you?.

To say “I'd like a water, please” in Finnish: Haluaisin vettä, ole hyvä (HAH-loo-ai-sin VET-ta, OH-leh HEW-va). Built from haluaisin = I would like; vettä = water; ole hyvä = please.

To say “Where is the train station?” in Finnish: Missä on juna-asema? (MEES-sa on YOO-na-ah-seh-ma). Built from missä on = where is; juna-asema = train station.

To say “How much is it?” in Finnish: Paljonko se maksaa? (PAHL-yon-ko se MAHK-saa). Built from paljonko se maksaa? = how much is it?.

Culture and etiquette

Sauna is a national ritual

Finland has more saunas than cars. It's a place to relax, not just to sweat — often followed by a cool dip or a roll in the snow. In homes and hotels alike, it's a warm, welcoming ritual. The word sauna itself comes from Finnish.

Sisu — the Finnish spirit

Sisu can't be translated in one word: it's grit, courage and stubborn resilience through hardship. It's a national character trait. When things get hard, Finns lean on sisu.

A Uralic island

Finland is a Nordic country, but its language is Uralic — a cousin of Hungarian and Estonian, with no links to the Germanic or Slavic tongues around it. You won't find familiar cognates, so learn words on their own terms.

Coffee is life

Finns are among the world's biggest coffee drinkers per person. The short break at work is called a kahvitauko (coffee break) — coffee and a cinnamon-bun-like pulla are part of the daily rhythm.

The right to roam

Finland's jokamiehenoikeus (everyman's right) lets you walk, camp and pick berries and mushrooms freely on most land — a deep respect for nature that everyone shares and preserves.

A little Suomi goes far

Finns are famously delighted when a visitor tries the language. A single Moi or kiitos can light up a whole shop or café — the effort means more than perfect pronunciation.

Example dialogues

At a café

You: Hei! Yksi kahvi, ole hyvä. (HAY, EWK-see KAHV-ee, OH-leh HEW-va) — Hi! One coffee, please.

Barista: Tähän vai mukaan? (TA-han vai MOO-kan) — For here or to go?

You: Mukaan, kiitos. (MOO-kan, KEE-tos) — To go, thanks.

Barista: Ole hyvä. Se maksaa neljä euroa. (OH-leh HEW-va, se MAHK-saa NEL-ya EH-oo-roh-a) — Here you are. That's four euros.

You: Kiitos paljon! (KEE-tos PAHL-yon) — Thanks a lot!

Bus & train

You: Anteeksi, missä on juna-asema? (AHN-tehk-see, MEES-sa on YOO-na-ah-seh-ma) — Excuse me, where's the train station?

Local: Se on tuolla, oikealla. (se on TYOL-la, OY-keh-al-la) — It's over there, on the right.

You: Kiitos. Yksi lippu Helsinkiin, ole hyvä. (KEE-tos, EWK-see LEEP-poo HEL-seen-keen, OH-leh HEW-va) — Thanks. One ticket to Helsinki, please.

Ticket: Viisi euroa. Juna lähtee kello yhdeksän. (VEE-see EH-oo-roh-a, YOO-na LAK-tee KEL-lo EWH-dek-san) — Five euros. The train leaves at nine.

At a restaurant

Waiter: Hyvää iltaa! Onko teillä varaus? (HEW-vaa EEL-tah, ON-ko TAYL-la VAH-rows) — Good evening! Do you have a reservation?

You: Kyllä, kahdelle. (KEWL-la, KAHD-deh-leh) — Yes, for two.

You: Ruokalista, ole hyvä. (RWO-ka-lees-ta, OH-leh HEW-va) — The menu, please.

You: Haluaisin lohta ja perunoita. (HAH-loo-ai-sin LOH-ta ya PEH-roo-noy-ta) — I'd like the salmon and potatoes.

Waiter: Hyvä valinta! Hyvää ruokahalua. (HEW-va VAH-lin-ta, HEW-vaa RWO-ka-HA-loo-a) — Good choice! Enjoy your meal.

Written by the LanguagePath editorial team from our own course material. Pronunciation guides are approximate English respellings; tap any phrase in the app above to hear it. Native-speaker review of every course is ongoing — tell us if you spot an error.