Finnish Nature Vocabulary

Here are Finnish words for nature to start with: pilvi (cloud), ruoho (grass), lehti (leaf), lilja (lily). Below are 40 words (A1–B2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 5 themed lists.

A clear mountain lake surrounded by pine forest
Photo: ChiemSeherin

Nature Intermediate

A1
EnglishFinnishTypeLevel
cloudpilvinounA1
grassruohonounA1
leaflehtinounA1
lilyliljanounA1
mountainvuorinounA1
riverjokinounA1
seamerinounA1
seatistuinnounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Nature Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishFinnishTypeLevel
icejäänounA1
poollammikkonounA1
desertaavikkonounA2
atmosphereilmakehänounB1
climateilmastonounB1
floatkelluaverbB1
geologygeologianounB1
tropicaltrooppinenadjB1

Geology & Earth

A2–B2
EnglishFinnishTypeLevel
faultsiirrosnounA2
crystalkristallinounB1
trenchsyvänmerenhautanounB1
granitegraniittinounB2
lavalaavanounB2
quartzkvartsinounB2
stalactitetippukivipuikkonounB2
stalagmitetippukivipylväsnounB2

More from this pack waits in the app

Trees & Plants

A2–B1
EnglishFinnishTypeLevel
bushpensasnounA2
cactuskaktusnounA2
oaktamminounA2
bamboobambunounB1
birchkoivunounB1
fernsaniainennounB1
maplevaahteranounB1
willowpajunounB1

Flowers

A1–B1
EnglishFinnishTypeLevel
roseruusunounA1
sunflowerauringonkukkanounA2
cloverapilanounB1
daisypäivänkakkaranounB1
jasminejasmiininounB1
marigoldsamettikukkanounB1
poppyunikkonounB1
violetorvokkinounB1

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for nature. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Finnish words should I learn for nature?

You could start with words like pilvi (cloud), ruoho (grass), lehti (leaf), lilja (lily). This page lists 40 Finnish words for nature (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Finnish words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Finnish words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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