Finnish Numbers
Learning the Finnish Numbers 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 Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Finnish.
Finnish cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Finnish Numbers |
| numbers | numerot |
| one | yksi |
| two | kaksi |
| three | kolme |
| four | neljä |
| five | viisi |
| six | kuusi |
| seven | seitsemän |
| eight | kahdeksan |
| nine | yhdeksän |
| ten | kymmenen |
| eleven | yksitoista |
| twelve | kaksitoista |
| thirteen | kolmetoista |
| fourteen | neljätoista |
| fifteen | viisitoista |
| sixteen | kuusitoista |
| seventeen | seitsemäntoista |
| eighteen | kahdeksantoista |
| nineteen | yhdeksäntoista |
| twenty | kaksikymmentä |
| hundred | sata |
| one thousand | tuhat |
| million | miljoona |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Finnish has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Suomi.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Finnish
Finnish Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Finnish. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Finnish vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Finnish Numbers |
| Ordinal Numbers | järjestysluvut |
| first | ensimmäinen |
| second | toinen |
| third | kolmas |
| fourth | neljäs |
| fifth | viides |
| sixth | kuudes |
| seventh | seitsemäs |
| eighth | kahdeksas |
| ninth | yhdeksäs |
| tenth | kymmenes |
| eleventh | yhdestoista |
| twelfth | kahdestoista |
| thirteenth | kolmastoista |
| fourteenth | neljästoista |
| fifteenth | viidestoista |
| sixteenth | kuudestoista |
| seventeenth | seitsemästoista |
| eighteenth | kahdeksastoista |
| nineteenth | yhdeksästoista |
| twentieth | kahdeskymmenes |
| once | kerran |
| twice | kahdesti |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Finnish, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Suomi Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Finnish lessons here: Learn Finnish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.