People
This list contains mostly words that end in -ja/-jä. This list is NOT meant to be completely about those though. It should give you an idea of how you could call a person (such as liar, gossip, dreamer). It doesn't contain professions that end in -ja like virkailija (clerk), kuljettaja (driver) and opettaja (teacher). It doesn't contain words like jalankulkija (pedestrian) either!
| Finnish | English |
| mielistelijä | flatterer |
| perseennuolija | asskisser, asslicker |
| liehakoitsija | fawner, flatterer |
| lörpöttelijä | chatterbox |
| lavertelija | chatterbox |
| hölösuu | bigmouth |
| rääväsuu | bigmouth |
| juorukello | gossip |
| kantelija | telltale |
| kerskailija | boaster, braggard |
| optimisti | optimist |
| pessimisti | pessimist |
| valehtelija | liar |
| arkailija | coward |
| juoppo | drunk |
| flirttailija | flirt |
| keimailija | coquette, flirt |
| haihattelija | dreamer |
| hidastelija | laggard |
| hienostelija | snob |
| hulluttelija | practical joker |
| leikinlaskija | joker |
| ilkkuja | mocker |
| hurjastelija | madcap |
| ihmistuntija | (a good) judge of people |
| irstailija | dirty old man |
| huijari | cheater |
| lunttaaja | cheat |
| petkuttaja | cheat, swindler, imposter |
| kehuskelija | blusterer, swaggerer |
| huijari | swindler, cheat |
| kavaltaja | traitor |
| teeskentelijä | hypocrite |
| kitsastelija | niggard |
| kiusaaja | teaser, bully |
| kiusoittelija | tease, chaff |
| maleksija | loafer, loiterer |
| marisija | grouch, crank |
| naistenvihaaja | woman-hater |
| onnenonkija | opportunist |
| parittaja | procurer |
| pilkkaaja | scoffer, mocker |
| seikkailija | adventurer |
| kuhnuri | drone, sluggard |
| laiskuri | idler, loiterer |
| nynny | sissy |
| murehtija | worrier |
| Related vocabulary |
| Words ending in -kko : Basic adjectives : Describing people |