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Finnish to English

Finnish is one of the official languages of Finland and an official minority language of Sweden. Ask Questions about how to translate words or sentences from Finnish to English here.

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What is the Finnish phrase 'bättre folk' in English?

It swedish and means "better people". It's used to pejoratively describe the swedofinns as being smug and feeling better than the Fins because they speak Swedish. It comes from the expression svensktallande, bättre folk (Swedishspeakers, better people)

What is the translation of the word 'unihiekkaa' in English?

Unihiekka means sleeping sand in Finnish. It is what the sandman sprinkles in the eyes of children to get them to fall asleep.

What does the Finnish word sevol mean?

Sevol is not a word in Finnish. It is most likely that you have misheard a word or thought that parts of two different words were one word. This is quite common when hearing a language you don't understand.

What language is this - Tuli?

It's a word in Finnish and its English translations are "fire", "campfire", "blaze" and "came".

What does 'ahola' mean?

Ahola is a Finnish-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:


Jarkko Ahola (born 1977), Finnish heavy metal artist

Jouko Ahola (born 1970), Finnish strongman, powerlifter and actor.

Mika Ahola (1974– 2012), Finnish enduro rider and a five-time world champion

Peter Ahola (born 1968), Finnish ice hockey player

Sylvester Ahola (1902–1995), American jazz trumpeter

Terry Ahola, American skier

Translate 'moi' in English?

moi (in French) = me (in English)

...or hi in Finnish, too

moi, moale (in Romanian) = soft (in English)

What is pulla in English?

For this finnish dessert bread, there is no direct counterpart in english, therefore it's basically pulla. However there are words close enough you can use such as baked roll, bun or plain coffeebread.

What does bof pas mal mean?

Bof ! is a interjection meaning "not that much" or "so-so"

For example : a friend tells you "what a beautiful girl !!"

if this girl is not that beautiful for you you would answer. "bof !"

"Pas mal" means : not bad

If any of you can give me the similar expression in english. Thanks.

Is it right to say Mina rakastan sinua ja kaipaan sinua?

Yes, it is grammatically correct.
But it would sound slightly more natural if you said "Minä rakastan ja kaipaan sinua.".
Either way is ok though.

What does 'lempihahmosi' mean and what language is the word?

It's Finnish and it means "your favourite character". It can also mean your favourite

avatar, shape or figure.