Finnish loanwords
Being new to Finnish, you might get overwhelmed by the strangeness of words. That's why I decided to make a list of words which or very close to English or French words. These words have been "Finnishized", but are still recognizable. All of these words end in a vowel, and for most of them it's "i".
| Finnish |
English |
| appelsiini |
orange |
| apteekki |
pharmacy |
| banaani |
banana |
| baari |
bar |
| bussi |
bus |
| elefantti |
elephant |
| energia |
energy |
| faksi |
fax |
| filmi |
film |
| galleria |
gallery |
| gangsteri |
gangster |
| geologia |
geology |
| gramma |
gram |
| grilli |
grill |
| halli |
hall |
| helikopteri |
helicopter |
| hotelli |
hotel |
| idea |
idea |
| kaakao |
cacao |
| kaaos |
chaos |
| kahvi |
coffee |
| kamera |
camera |
| kenguru |
kangaroo |
| kirahvi |
giraffe |
| kitara |
guitar |
| konjakki |
cognac |
| konsertti |
concert |
| krokotiili |
crocodile |
| lamppu |
lamp |
| meloni |
melon |
| metri |
meter |
| ministeri |
minister |
| museo |
museum |
| musiikki |
music |
| nailonit |
nylon |
| neutraali |
neutral |
| normaali |
normal |
| oliivi |
olive |
| ooppera |
opera |
| pankki |
bank |
| paperi |
paper |
| piano |
piano |
| pitsa |
pizza |
| presidentti |
president |
| professori |
professor |
| pubi |
pub |
| radio |
radio |
| salaatti |
salad |
| sampoo |
shampoo |
| siideri |
cider |
| sitruuna |
lemon |
| sohva |
sofa |
| sokeri |
sugar |
| suklaa |
chocolate |
| taksi |
taxi |
| teatteri |
theatre |
| tee |
tea |
| televisio |
television |
| tomaatti |
tomato |
| traktori |
tractor |
| trumpetti |
trumpet |
| tupakka |
tobacco |
| video |
video |
| viini |
wine |
| viski |
whiskey |
| viulu |
violin |
| turisti |
tourist |
| metro |
metro |
