Language/Finnish/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings

🤗 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

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

Sources

Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Finnish lesson. 👍

Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨

• More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/

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