Finnish Nouns
Learning the Finnish Nouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Finnish language. But first we need to know what the role of Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in Finnish.
Finnish nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:
| English Nouns | Finnish Nouns |
| nouns | substantiivit |
| my car | autoni |
| green car | vihreä auto |
| three cars | kolme autoa |
| car garage | autotalli |
| outside the car | auton ulkopuolella |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Nouns in Finnish has a logical pattern. Locate the Nouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Suomi.
List of Nouns in Finnish
Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Finnish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Finnish vocabulary.
| English Nouns | Finnish Nouns |
| arm | käsi |
| back | selkä |
| cheeks | posket |
| chest | rinta |
| chin | leuka |
| ear | korva |
| elbow | kyynärpää |
| eye | silmä |
| face | kasvot |
| finger | sormi |
| fingers | sormet |
| foot | jalkaterä |
| hair | tukka |
| hand | käsi |
| head | pää |
| heart | sydän |
| knee | polvi |
| leg | jalka |
| lip | huuli |
| mouth | suu |
| neck | kaula |
| nose | nenä |
| shoulder | olkapää |
| stomach | vatsa |
| teeth | hampaat |
| thigh | reisi |
| throat | kurkku |
| thumb | peukalo |
| toe | varvas |
| tongue | kieli |
| tooth | hammas |
Nouns and Words have a very important role in Finnish, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Suomi Nouns, you might want to check the rest of our Finnish lessons here: Learn Finnish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.