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🤗 Finnish Greetings for Everyday Life

Hi Finnish learners! 😃

Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Finnish?

Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.

If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Finnish, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.

Let’s get started! 🤗

Greetings[edit | edit source]

English Finnish
general greeting Terve
general greeting Päivää
morning greeting Huomenta
evening greeting Iltaa
informal greeting Moi
informal greeting Hei
informal greeting Moikka
informal greeting Heippä
formal greeting Hyvää päivää
formal morning greeting Hyvää huomenta
formal evening greeting Hyvää iltaa
nighttime greeting Hyvää yötä
 afternoon greeting (rarely used) Iltapäivää
formal afternoon greeting (rarely used) Hyvää iltapäivää
how are you? Mitä kuuluu?
how are you? formal Kuinka voitte?
how are you? informal Kuinka voit?
reply to Mitä kuuluu, Kuinka voitte, and Kuinka voit Hyvää
reply to Mitä kuuluu, Kuinka voitte, and Kuinka voit Kiitos hyvää
how are you? informal Miten menee?
reply to Miten menee Hyvin
reply to Miten menee Kiitos, hyvin
reply to Miten menee spoken in the Oulu dialect [fin-ham] Kiitti, hyvin
welcome greeting Tervetuloa
morning greeting spoken in the Lahti dialect [fin-ham] Huomentapäiviä
morning greeting spoken in the Hämeenlinna dialect [fin-ham] Huamenta
formal morning greeting spoken in the Hämeenlinna dialect [fin-ham] Hyvvää huamenta
formal greeting spoken in the Oulu dialect [fin-ham] Hyvvää päivää
formal morning greeting spoken in the Oulu dialect [fin-ham] Hyvvää huomenta
formal evening greeting spoken in the Oulu dialect [fin-ham] Hyvvää iltaa
nighttime greeting spoken in the Oulu dialect [fin-ham] Hyvvää yötä
informal greeting spoken in the Oulu dialect [fin-ham] Moro
morning greeting spoken in the Tampere dialect [fin-ham] Huomentapäivää
morning greeting in the Keski-Uusimaa dialect [fin-sou] Huomenet
morning greeting in the Keski-Uusimaa dialect [fin-sou] Hyvät huomenet
morning greeting spoken in the Pori dialect [fin-sou] and Turku dialect [fin-sou] Huament
morning greeting spoken in the Pori dialect [fin-sou] Hyvvää huament
morning greeting in the Salo dialect [fin-sou] Huoment
morning greeting in the Salo dialect [fin-sou] Hyvä huoment
morning greeting in the Turku dialect [fin-sou] Hyvä huament
morning greeting spoken in the Rauma dialect [fin-sou] Hyvä huamend
daytime greeting spoken in the Rauma dialect [fin-sou] Hyvä päevä
reply to Hyvä päevä in the Rauma dialect [fin-sou] Jumal andakko
evening greeting spoken in the Rauma dialect [fin-sou] Hyvä ehtot
nighttime greeting spoken in the Rauma dialect [fin-sou] Hyvä yät
how are you? spoken in the Rauma dialect [fin-sou] Mitä kuulu?
how are you? spoken in the Rauma dialect [fin-sou] Mitäs tiädä?
welcome greeting spoken in the Rauma dialect [fin-sou] Tervtulo
morning greeting spoken in the Lohja dialect [fin-sou] Huament vaa
informal greeting spoken in the Ylä-Savo dialect [fin-sav] Päevee päevee
informal greeting spoken in the Ylä-Savo dialect [fin-sav] Hyvvee päevee
informal morning greeting spoken in the Ylä-Savo dialect [fin-sav] Hyvvee huomenta
informal evening greeting spoken in the Ylä-Savo dialect [fin-sav] Hyvvee iltoo
how are you? spoken in the Ylä-Savo dialect [fin-sav] Mitteepä kuulluu?
morning greeting spoken in the Kainuu dialect [fin-sav] Huomentapäevvee

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