Finnish vocabulary by topic
Finnish vocabulary for housing and renting
By finnly · Havilah Works Oy · Updated
Learn Finnish words for your home, rooms, and housing. Listen to each word and use the examples to practise talking about where you live.
When you’ll use these words
Housing vocabulary helps when you read an apartment listing, describe a room, or write to a landlord about a problem. Finnish place endings matter here: compare the basic word in the table with its form in the example sentence.
This selection contains 24 words from finnly’s housing vocabulary, selected for this everyday situation. The levels are learning guides, not official YKI word lists or frequency rankings.
| Finnish | English | Русский | العربية |
|---|---|---|---|
talo Meidän talomme on sinisen värinen. Our house is blue. | house, building | дом, здание | منزل، مبنى |
koti Minulla on mukava koti Suomessa. I have a comfortable home in Finland. | home | дом | المنزل |
ovi Sulje ovi, kiitos. Close the door, please. | door | дверь | باب |
huone Minulla on oma huone asunnossa. I have my own room in the apartment. | room | комната | غرفة |
pöytä Pöytä on keittiössä. The table is in the kitchen. | table | стол | طاولة |
avain Missä on asunnon avain? Where is the apartment key? | key | ключ | مفتاح |
sänky Minulla on uusi sänky makuuhuoneessa. I have a new bed in the bedroom. | bed | кровать | سرير |
asunto Etsin uutta asuntoa Helsingistä. I am looking for a new apartment in Helsinki. | apartment, flat | квартира | شقة |
ikkuna Avaa ikkuna, täällä on kuuma. Open the window, it is hot here. | window | окно | نافذة |
seinä Kuva roikkuu seinällä olohuoneessa. The picture hangs on the wall in the living room. | wall | стена | جدار |
katto Talossa on punainen katto. The house has a red roof. | roof | крыша | سقف |
naapuri Naapuri auttoi minua kantamaan laatikot. The neighbor helped me carry the boxes. | neighbor | сосед | جار |
lukko Ovi on kiinni lukossa. The door is locked. | lock | замок | قفل |
lattia Lattia on märkä keittiössä. The floor is wet in the kitchen. | floor | пол | أرضية |
keittiö Keittiö on siisti ja valoisa. The kitchen is clean and bright. | kitchen | кухня | مطبخ |
suihku Käyn suihkussa aamuisin. I take a shower in the mornings. | shower | душ | دش |
piha Lapset leikkivät pihalla. The children play in the yard. | yard, courtyard | двор | فناء، ساحة |
tuoli Ota tuoli ja istu alas. Take a chair and sit down. | chair | стул | كرسي |
kerros Asun talon kolmannessa kerroksessa. I live on the third floor of the building. | floor, layer | этаж, слой | طابق، طبقة |
kaappi Laitan astiat kaappiin. I put the dishes in the cabinet. | cabinet; cupboard | шкаф | خزانة |
vuokra Maksoin vuokran tänään. I paid the rent today. | rent | арендная плата | إيجار |
sohva Istun sohvalla ja luen kirjaa. I sit on the sofa and read a book. | sofa, couch | диван | أَرِيكَة |
makuuhuone Makuuhuone on siisti ja valoisa. The bedroom is clean and bright. | bedroom | спальня | غرفة النوم |
hissi Asunnossa on hissi. There is an elevator in the building. | elevator, lift | лифт | مصعد |
Put the words into practice
- Pick words for objects and places in your own home.
- Describe your home in three short sentences.
- Write a message explaining one thing in your home that needs attention.