Finnish vocabulary by topic
Finnish transport and travel vocabulary
By finnly · Havilah Works Oy · Updated
Learn Finnish words for transport, travel, and getting around. Practise pronunciation and read example sentences with English translations.
When you’ll use these words
Use transport vocabulary to talk about a journey, understand travel information, and explain how you get to work or school. Pay attention to words for movement and the place endings used with them.
This selection contains 24 words from finnly’s transport vocabulary, selected for this everyday situation. The levels are learning guides, not official YKI word lists or frequency rankings.
| Finnish | English | Русский | العربية |
|---|---|---|---|
auto Auto on pysäköity kadulle. The car is parked on the street. | car | машина | سيارة |
bussi Bussi tulee kello kahdelta. The bus arrives at two o'clock. | bus | автобус | حافلة |
juna Juna lähtee asemalta kello kahdeksan. The train leaves the station at eight o'clock. | train | поезд | قطار |
taksi Otamme taksin asemalta. We take a taxi from the station. | taxi | такси | سيارة أجرة |
pyörä Ostin uuden pyörän kaupunkiin. I bought a new bicycle for the city. | wheel, bicycle | колесо, велосипед | عجلة، دراجة هوائية |
laiva Laiva saapui satamaan myöhään illalla. The ship arrived at the harbor late in the evening. | ship, boat | корабль, судно | سفينة، قارب |
lentokone Lentokone laskeutui kentälle ajoissa. The airplane landed on the field on time. | airplane | самолёт | طائرة |
asema Juna lähtee asemalta. The train leaves from the station. | station, position | станция, позиция | محطة، موقع |
lentokenttä Lentokenttä on kaupunkimme ulkopuolella. The airport is outside our city. | airport | аэропорт | مطار |
lippu Ostin junalipun Helsinkiin. I bought a train ticket to Helsinki. | ticket, flag | билет, флаг | تذكرة، علم |
aikataulu Bussin aikataulu on netissä. The bus schedule is online. | schedule, timetable | расписание | جدول زمني |
reitti Tämä on nopein reitti keskustaan. This is the fastest route to the city center. | route, path | маршрут, путь | مسار، طريق |
katu Asun tässä kadulla lähellä kauppaa. I live on this street near the store. | street | улица | شارع |
tie Tämä tie johtaa keskustaan. This road leads to the city center. | road, way | дорога, путь | طريق |
matka Matka Helsinkiin kestää kaksi tuntia. The trip to Helsinki takes two hours. | trip, journey | поездка, путешествие | رحلة |
matkustaja Juna on täynnä matkustajia. The train is full of passengers. | passenger | пассажир | راكب |
kuljettaja Kuljettaja ajoi bussia. The driver drove the bus. | driver | водитель | سائق |
lähtö Bussin lähtö on kello kahdeksan. The bus departure is at 8 o'clock. | The bus departure is at 8 o'clock. | Отправление автобуса в 8 часов. | مغادرة الحافلة في الساعة الثامنة. |
paluu Paluu kotiin oli iloinen hetki. The return home was a happy moment. | return | возвращение | عودة |
nopeus Auto ajoi suurella nopeudella. The car drove at high speed. | speed | скорость | سرعة |
ajaa Minä ajan autoa joka päivä. I drive a car every day. | to drive, to ride | водить, ехать | يقود، يركب |
matkustaa Haluamme matkustaa Suomeen ensi kesänä. We want to travel to Finland next summer. | to travel | путешествовать | يسافر |
odottaa Odotan bussia pysäkillä. I am waiting for the bus at the stop. | to wait | ждать | ينتظر |
pysähtyä Bussi pysähtyy tässä. The bus stops here. | to stop | останавливаться | يتوقف |
Put the words into practice
- Select words you use on your usual journey.
- Describe how you get from home to work or school.
- Practise explaining a change to your travel plans.