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Basic Finnish Travel Phrases: Greetings

Writer: Roxy Fleming
Roxy Fleming
Oct 27
3 min read

Spoken in: Finland; also Sweden.Ā 

Language known locally as:Ā Suomi or Suomen Kieli.Ā 

Alphabet: Latin.


Travelling to a Finnish speaking country and don't know a word of Finnish?


No problem!


Travel With Confidence has you covered!!!


I'm Roxy, a veteran solo traveler who has been on the road since 2008. Every time I visited a new country, I found I needed to know a certain set of phrases to win the smiles of the locals 😃 After a while I realised I had created a master list of travel phrases; and I knew that if I had these phrases translated before landing in my new destination, then I would leave there with more than just photos and memories, I’d leave knowing I’d connected with the people who made each place special.Ā You see I learnt that you don’t need to be fluent in a language to make a big difference; sometimes, just a few simple phrases can turn a stranger into a friend.



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I began buying travel phrasebooks but soon realised they were full of unnecessary phrases which were simply added in to fill pages! All that meant was carrying around dead weight. šŸ‘ŽšŸ¼ No thank you!


That's why I decided to create my own phrasebook!


What began as a personal project, evolved into a mission to help fellow travelers worldwide. With the help of native speakers I met along my way, I began translating my list of phrases into 114 languages. Why 114 you ask? There are over 7,000 languages worldwide, but I determined that all you would need is 114 languages to communicate in every single country. 😮


I have now published my translations in a book called Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook; which is available to download or purchase from Amazon.


In the meantime, here are my basic Finnish travel phrases, for free šŸ¤‘


Basic Finnish Travel Phrases

Finnish Greetings


English

Finnish

Pronunciation

Hello

Hei / Moi

hay / moy

Good morning

HyvƤƤ huomenta

hu-vah hoa-men-tah

Good afternoon

HyvƤƤ iltapƤivƤƤ

hu-vah il-tah-pai-vah

Good evening

HyvƤƤ iltaa

hu-vah il-tah

Goodnight

HyvƤƤ yƶtƤ

hu-vah oo-eh-tah

Goodbye

NƤkemiin

nah-keh-meen

Have a nice day

MukavƤƤ pƤivƤƤ

moo-ka-vah pai-vah

How are you?

MitƤ kuuluu?

mee-tah ku-lu?

I’m good, and you?

HyvƤƤ, entƤ sinulle?

hu-vah, en-tah see-noo-leh?

Please

Ole hyvƤ

oh-leh hoo-vah

Thank you

Kiitos

kee-tos

You’re welcome

Ole hyvƤ

oh-leh hoo-vah

Enjoy your meal

HyvƤƤ ruokahalua

hoo-vah roo-oh-kah-hah-loo-ah

I love you

Rakastan sinua

rah-kah-stan see-noo-ah

What’s your name?

MikƤ sinun nimesi on?

mee-kah see-noon nee-meh-see on?

My name is ____

Minun nimeni on ____

mee-noon nee-meh-nee on ____

Nice to meet you

Hauska tutustua

hows-kah too-toos-too-ah

Where are you from?

MistƤ olet kotoisin?

mee-stah oh-let koh-toy-sin?

I’m from ____

Olen ____ sta / stƤ

oh-len ____-stah

I’m ____

Olen ____

oh-len ____

Cheers!

Kippis!

Kip-piss!


Now you've got all the Finnish Greetings travel phrases nailed, search through my other blogs to find:


  • Finnish Travel Basics Travel Phrases

  • Finnish Food & Dining Travel Phrases

  • Finnish Days & Numbers Travel Phrases


I'm busy uploading my entire book onto this website, so you can have it all for free. Why? Because I know that not everyone can afford to buy everything they want. I was a poor traveler for MANY years myself, so I know the struggle!


Therefore these blogs are my gift to travelers worldwide šŸŽ


However, if you don't want to spend all day searching through blogs and want your very own copy of my book to have at hand, when and where you need it, then head over to Amazon now and grab a copy.


The best thing about having your very own copy is:


You won't ever have to rely on wifi or data to communicate what you need!


From my many years of travel, this is without a doubt THE BEST REASON TO OWN MY BOOK!


You may think that everywhere has wifi or signal these days because that's the world you are used to. But when you land in a third world country or you trek out into remote locations, you quickly realise that your phone is absolutely useless in your new environment!


So make sure you're prepared for all eventualities and don't get caught out!



Want to look inside the book?


Download a sample version here šŸ‘‡šŸ½


Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook

The Perfect Travel Companion!


Don't shop on Amazon? Send me an email at travelwithconfidence.world@gmail.comĀ and I'll arrange a personal copy direct to you!


Stay safe and happy travels,

Roxy.

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