Finnish Articles
Learning the Finnish Articles 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 Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Finnish.
Finnish articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Finnish Articles |
| articles | artikkelit |
| the | |
| a | |
| one | yksi |
| some | joitakin |
| few | muutamat |
| the book | kirja |
| the books | kirjat |
| a book | kirja |
| one book | yksi kirja |
| some books | joitakin kirjoja |
| few books | muutamia kirjoja |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Articles in Finnish has a logical pattern. Locate the Articles above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Suomi.
List of Articles in Finnish
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Finnish. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Finnish vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Finnish Vocabulary |
| Food | ruoka |
| almonds | mantelit |
| bread | leipä |
| breakfast | aamiainen |
| butter | voi |
| candy | makeinen |
| cheese | juusto |
| chicken | kana |
| cumin | kumina |
| dessert | jälkiruoka |
| dinner | päivällinen |
| fish | kala |
| fruit | hedelmät |
| ice cream | jäätelö |
| lamb | karitsa, lammas |
| lemon | sitruuna |
| lunch | lounas |
| meal | ateria |
| meat | liha |
| oven | uuni |
| pepper | pippuri |
| plants | kasvit |
| pork | sianliha |
| salad | salaatti |
| salt | suola |
| sandwich | voileipä |
| sausage | makkara |
| soup | keitto |
| sugar | sokeri |
| supper | iltapala |
| turkey | kalkkuna |
| apple | omena |
| banana | banaani |
| oranges | appelsiinit |
| peaches | persikat |
| peanut | maapähkinä |
| pears | päärynät |
| pineapple | ananas |
| grapes | viinirypäleet |
| strawberries | mansikat |
| vegetables | vihannekset |
| carrot | porkkana |
| corn | maissi |
| cucumber | kurkku |
| garlic | valkosipuli |
| lettuce | salaatti |
| olives | oliivit |
| onions | sipulit |
| peppers | paprikat |
| potatoes | perunoita |
| pumpkin | kurpitsa |
| beans | pavut |
| tomatoes | tomaatit |
Definite and Indefinite Articles have a very important role in Finnish, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Suomi Articles, you might want to check the rest of our Finnish lessons here: Learn Finnish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.