Learn Finnish for Free! 🇫🇮 Module 1 - Lesson 1: Master Finnish Alphabets & Pronunciation

🇫🇮 Learn Finnish Alphabets: Your First Step to Speaking Finnish. Learn Finnish like immigrants, Learn to speak, no grammar hassle

The Finnish alphabet has 29 letters — including the unique ä, ö, and å. Each letter always sounds the same, making pronunciation easier to master! Below you'll find pronunciation, emojis, and example words. 🎧 Check the YouTube audio link for pronunciation practice.

Don’t be afraid of pronunciation! When learning a language that isn’t your mother tongue, it’s normal not to sound perfect. What matters most is being understood — not sounding native. So speak with confidence, keep practicing, and focus on communication instead of perfection. Every word you say takes you one step closer to fluency!

✅ Pronunciation

📖 Reading

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🎧 YouTube Audio

A

🍎

ah – “car”

🇫🇮 Auto (car), 🇫🇮 Apina (monkey), 🇫🇮 Aurinko (sun)

B

🍌

beh – “bay”

🇫🇮 Banaani (banana), 🇫🇮 Bussi (bus), 🇫🇮 Broileri (broiler)

C

☕

seh – “say”

🇫🇮 Cappuccino (cappuccino), 🇫🇮 Cinema (cinema), 🇫🇮 Centti (cent)

D

🦕

deh – “day”

🇫🇮 Dinosaurus (dinosaur), 🇫🇮 Demo (demo), 🇫🇮 Delfiini (dolphin)

E

🎬

eh – “bet”

🇫🇮 Elokuva (movie), 🇫🇮 Enkeli (angel), 🇫🇮 Että (that)

F

📚

ef – “effort”

🇫🇮 Fakta (fact), 🇫🇮 Farmari (farmer), 🇫🇮 Filosofia (philosophy)

G

🦍

geh – “gate”

🇫🇮 Gorilla (gorilla), 🇫🇮 Gluteeni (Gluten), 🇫🇮 Golf (golf)

H

😄

hoh – “hope”

🇫🇮 Hauska (fun), 🇫🇮 Hiiri (mouse), 🇫🇮 Hedelmä (fruit)

I

👁️

ee – “see”

🇫🇮 Ilma (air), 🇫🇮 Ihminen (human), 🇫🇮 Iso (big)

J

🎺

yot – “yes”

🇫🇮 Joki (river), 🇫🇮 Juusto (cheese), 🇫🇮 Joulu (Christmas)

K

🐶

koh – “cold”

🇫🇮 Koira (dog), 🇫🇮 Kissa (cat), 🇫🇮 Kukka (flower)

L

🐦

el – “love”

🇫🇮 Lintu (bird), 🇫🇮 Lamppu (lamp), 🇫🇮 Lumi (snow)

M

🌙

em – “moon”

🇫🇮 Maito (milk), 🇫🇮 Meri (sea), 🇫🇮 Matto (carpet)

N

👱

en – “nice”

🇫🇮 Nainen (woman), 🇫🇮 Numero (number), 🇫🇮 Nuori (young)

O

🍊

oh – “or”

🇫🇮 Onni (happiness), 🇫🇮 Omena (apple), 🇫🇮 Olut (beer)

P

🪑

peh – “pen”

🇫🇮 Pöytä (table), 🇫🇮 Pallo (ball), 🇫🇮 Päivä (day)

Q

❓

kuu – rare

🇫🇮 Qatar (Qatar), 🇫🇮 Quota (quota), 🇫🇮 Qwerty (keyboard)

R

🔁

err – rolled

🇫🇮 Rakkaus (love), 🇫🇮 Ruoho (grass), 🇫🇮 Ranne (wrist)

S

🌞

es – “sun”

🇫🇮 Sade (rain), 🇫🇮 Suomi (Finland), 🇫🇮 Sieni (mushroom)

T

🏠

teh – “top”

🇫🇮 Taivas (sky), 🇫🇮 Talo (house), 🇫🇮 Tyttö (girl)

U

💤

oo – “boot”

🇫🇮 Uusi (new), 🇫🇮 Ulkomaalainen (foreigner), 🇫🇮 Uni (dream)

V

💧

veh – “vet”

🇫🇮 Vesi (water), 🇫🇮 Vuori (mountain), 🇫🇮 Väri (color)

W

🔗

tupla-veh – “double v”

🇫🇮 WC (toilet), 🇫🇮 Whisky (whisky), 🇫🇮 Web (web)

X

✖️

eks – loanwords

🇫🇮 Xylitol (xylitol), 🇫🇮 X-ray (x-ray), 🇫🇮 Xenon (xenon)

Y

🫧

ü – “über”

🇫🇮 Yksi (one), 🇫🇮 Ystävä (friend), 🇫🇮 Yö (night)

Z

🦓

tset – loanwords

🇫🇮 Zebra (zebra), 🇫🇮 Zirkoni (zircon), 🇫🇮 Zoomata (zoom)

Å

🏝️

oah – Swedish origin

🇫🇮 Åland (Åland Islands), 🇫🇮 Åbo (Turku)

Ä

🧑‍🍼

æh – “cat”

🇫🇮 Äiti (mother), 🇫🇮 Ääni (voice), 🇫🇮 Älykäs (smart)

Ö

🪲

eu – “schön”

🇫🇮 Öljy (oil), 🇫🇮 Ötökkä (bug), 🇫🇮 Öinen (nightly)

Finnish Vowels: Back vowels → A, O, U | Front vowels → E, I, Y, Ä, Ö
💡 Tip: Finnish words follow vowel harmony! Practice aloud to get the feel.

Practice Questions 🎯

1. Write your name and place where you reading from?

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