Finnish Weather Vocabulary

Here are Finnish words for weather to start with: pilvinen (cloudy), kylmä (cold), kuuma (hot), sade (rain). Below are 40 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 5 themed lists.

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Weather Basics

A1–A2
EnglishFinnishTypeLevel
cloudypilvinenadjA1
coldkylmäadjA1
hotkuumaadjA1
rainsadenounA1
rainysateinenadjA1
sunnyaurinkoinenadjA1
snowluminounA2
windytuulinenadjA2

The rest of this pack is in the app

Weather Intermediate

A2–B1
EnglishFinnishTypeLevel
fogsumunounA2
frontsäärintamanounA2
stormmyrskynounA2
temperaturelämpötilanounA2
forecastennustenounB1
freezingjäätäväadjB1
humidkosteaadjB1
lightningsalamanounB1

Weather Advanced

C1
EnglishFinnishTypeLevel
anticycloneantisykloninounC1
atmosphericilmakehänadjC1
cyclonesykloninounC1
humiditykosteusnounC1
inversioninversionounC1
meteorologicalmeteorologinenadjC1
monsoonmonsuuninounC1
precipitationsadantanounC1

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Extreme Weather & Natural Events

A2–B2
EnglishFinnishTypeLevel
earthquakemaanjäristysnounA2
tornadotornadonounB1
avalanchelumivyörynounB2
dust stormpölymyrskynounB2
flash floodäkkitulvanounB2
heat wavehelleaaltonounB2
landslidemaanvyörymänounB2
volcanic eruptiontulivuorenpurkausnounB2

Everyday Weather

A2–B2
EnglishFinnishTypeLevel
thunderstormukonilmanounA2
condensationkondenssivesinounB1
dewkastenounB1
evaporationhaihtuminennounB1
frosthuurrenounB1
smogsavusumunounB1
hailrakeetnounB2
sleeträntänounB2

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for weather. 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 weather?

You could start with words like pilvinen (cloudy), kylmä (cold), kuuma (hot), sade (rain). This page lists 40 Finnish words for weather (A1–C1), 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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