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Finnish A1 Vocabulary

Learn 255 Finnish A1 vocabulary words across 14 everyday topics, with stem changes and verb forms in the notes. Chosen by A1 topic from the Opetushallitus integration-training curriculum and the YKI basic-level topics; no official Finnish A1 word list exists. A1-oriented, not an official or complete list.

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  • Greetings and polite words

    onneksi olkoon

    congratulations

  • Numbers

    twenty

    kaksikymmentä

  • Town, shops and services

    ravintola

    restaurant

  • Body and health

    head

    pää

  • Describing words

    pieni

    small

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You start with Greetings and polite words, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: Greetings and polite words

    Start here14 cards
  2. Section 2: Pronouns and questions

    18 cards
  3. Section 3: People and family

    18 cards
  4. Section 4: Numbers

    18 cards
  5. Section 5: Days and time

    21 cards
  6. Section 6: Food and drink

    19 cards
  7. Section 7: Home and housing

    17 cards
  8. Section 8: Town, shops and services

    18 cards
  9. Section 9: Getting around

    18 cards
  10. Section 10: Work, study and forms

    18 cards
  11. Section 11: Body and health

    16 cards
  12. Section 12: Free time, weather and nature

    18 cards
  13. Section 13: Everyday verbs

    24 cards
  14. Section 14: Describing words

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In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1Greetings and polite words14 cards

hei
hi / hello
moi
hi / bye
hyvää huomenta
good morning
hyvää iltaa
good evening
näkemiin
goodbye
nähdään
see you
kiitos
thank you / please
ole hyvä
here you are / you're welcome
anteeksi
sorry / excuse me
kyllä
yes
ei
no / not
ehkä
maybe
tervetuloa
welcome
onneksi olkoon
congratulations

2Pronouns and questions18 cards

minä
I
sinä
you (one person)
hän
he / she
me
we
te
you (plural or formal)
he
they
se
it
tämä
this
mikä
what / which
kuka
who
missä
where
mistä
where from
mihin
where to
milloin
when
miksi
why
miten
how
paljonko
how much / how many
kuinka
how (with a describing word)

3People and family18 cards

ihminen
person / human being
mies
man / husband
nainen
woman
lapsi
child
poika
boy / son
tyttö
girl
perhe
family
vanhemmat
parents
äiti
mother
isä
father
veli
brother
sisko
sister
vaimo
wife
sukulainen
relative
ystävä
friend
kaveri
friend / mate
naapuri
neighbour
nimi
name

4Numbers18 cards

nolla
zero
yksi
one
kaksi
two
kolme
three
neljä
four
viisi
five
kuusi
six
seitsemän
seven
kahdeksan
eight
yhdeksän
nine
kymmenen
ten
yksitoista
eleven
kaksikymmentä
twenty
sata
hundred
tuhat
thousand
numero
number / size
ensimmäinen
first
puoli
half

5Days and time21 cards

päivä
day
viikko
week
kuukausi
month
vuosi
year
maanantai
Monday
tiistai
Tuesday
keskiviikko
Wednesday
torstai
Thursday
perjantai
Friday
lauantai
Saturday
sunnuntai
Sunday
tammikuu
January
kello
clock / o'clock
tunti
hour / lesson
minuutti
minute
aamu
morning
ilta
evening
tänään
today
huomenna
tomorrow
eilen
yesterday
viikonloppu
weekend

6Food and drink19 cards

ruoka
food / meal
aamupala
breakfast
lounas
lunch
päivällinen
dinner
vesi
water
kahvi
coffee
tee
tea
maito
milk
leipä
bread
voi
butter
juusto
cheese
kananmuna
egg
liha
meat
kala
fish
peruna
potato
keitto
soup
omena
apple
pulla
sweet bun
suola
salt

7Home and housing17 cards

koti
home
asunto
flat / apartment
kerrostalo
block of flats
omakotitalo
detached house
huone
room
keittiö
kitchen
olohuone
living room
makuuhuone
bedroom
kylpyhuone
bathroom
parveke
balcony
sauna
sauna
sänky
bed
pöytä
table
ikkuna
window
ovi
door
vuokra
rent
avain
key

8Town, shops and services18 cards

kaupunki
town / city
keskusta
town centre
katu
street
kauppa
shop
apteekki
pharmacy
pankki
bank
posti
post / post office
kirjasto
library
ravintola
restaurant
kahvila
café
tori
market square
hinta
price
euro
euro
kortti
card
käteinen
cash
kuitti
receipt
auki
open
kiinni
closed / shut

9Getting around18 cards

bussi
bus
juna
train
raitiovaunu
tram
metro
metro / underground
auto
car
pyörä
bike / wheel
lentokone
plane
asema
station
pysäkki
stop
lippu
ticket / flag
matka
trip / journey
oikealla
on the right
vasemmalla
on the left
suoraan
straight on
lähellä
near / nearby
kaukana
far away
täällä
here
siellä
there

10Work, study and forms18 cards

työ
work / job
työpaikka
workplace / job
ammatti
profession / trade
työkaveri
colleague / workmate
palkka
pay / salary
lomake
form
osoite
address
puhelinnumero
phone number
syntymäaika
date of birth
henkilötunnus
personal identity code
sähköposti
email
kurssi
course
opiskelija
student
opettaja
teacher
kieli
language / tongue
suomi
Finnish (language)
yliopisto
university
loma
holiday / time off

11Body and health16 cards

pää
head
silmä
eye
korva
ear
suu
mouth
hammas
tooth
käsi
hand / arm
jalka
leg / foot
vatsa
stomach
selkä
back
kurkku
throat / cucumber
sairas
ill / sick
kipu
pain
lääkäri
doctor
terveysasema
health centre
lääke
medicine
kuume
fever / temperature

12Free time, weather and nature18 cards

vapaa-aika
free time
harrastus
hobby
musiikki
music
elokuva
film
sää
weather
aurinko
sun
sade
rain
lumi
snow
tuuli
wind
pakkanen
frost
kevät
spring
kesä
summer
syksy
autumn
talvi
winter
luonto
nature
metsä
forest
järvi
lake
meri
sea

13Everyday verbs24 cards

olla
to be
tehdä
to do / to make
mennä
to go
tulla
to come
lähteä
to leave / to set off
käydä
to visit / to go and come back
asua
to live (somewhere)
syödä
to eat
juoda
to drink
nukkua
to sleep
opiskella
to study
puhua
to speak / to talk
sanoa
to say
ymmärtää
to understand
tietää
to know (a fact)
osata
can / to know how
haluta
to want
voida
can / to be able to
pitää
to like / must
tarvita
to need
ostaa
to buy
maksaa
to pay / to cost
lukea
to read
kirjoittaa
to write

14Describing words18 cards

iso
big
pieni
small
hyvä
good
huono
bad / poor
uusi
new
vanha
old
nuori
young
kallis
expensive
halpa
cheap
kaunis
beautiful
kylmä
cold
lämmin
warm
helppo
easy
vaikea
difficult
valmis
ready / finished
väsynyt
tired
paljon
a lot / much / many
vähän
a little / few

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Published September 28, 2026