Insects – Animals – Eläimet – Finnish Vocabulary
February 18, 2019
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This article is all about insects. First, you can find the names of some common Finnish insects and some words related to their environment, behavior and more. Lastly, I explain some Finnish sayings related to insects!
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| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
| hyönteinen | insect |
| ötökkä | bug |
| kärpänen | fly |
| hyttynen / sääski | mosquito |
| perhonen | butterfly |
| ampiainen | wasp |
| mehiläinen | bee |
| kimalainen | bumblebee |
| paarma | horsefly |
| kovakuoriainen | beetle |
| leppäkerttu | ladybug |
| sudenkorento | dragonfly |
| heinäsirkka | grasshopper |
| muurahainen | ant |
| hämähäkki | spider |
| mato | worm |
| punkki | tick |
| kirppu | flea |
| täi | louse |
| lude | bedbug |
| torakka | cockroach |
| satiainen | groin louse |
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| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
| loinen | parasite |
| syöpäläiset | vermin |
| toukka | larva |
| verkkosilmät | compound eyes |
| siipi | wing |
| pölyttäjä | pollinator |
| munia | to lay eggs |
| parvi | swarm |
| kuningatar | queen |
| kuhnuri | drone |
| siitepöly | pollen |
| tuntosarvet | antennae |
| mehiläisyhdyskunta | bee colony |
| mehiläispesä | beehive |
| hunajakenno | honeycomb |
| parveilu | swarming |
| muurahaiskeko | ant hill |
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Finnish Sayings Related to Insects
- “Hän ei tee pahaa kärpäsellekään.”
- Literally: He doesn’t do bad even to flies.
- Meaning: He’s harmless, really nice.
- “Älä tee kärpäsestä härkästä.”
- Literally: Don’t make a fly into a “härkänen” (word only used in this saying, related to “härkä” (bull))
- Meaning: Don’t make a mountain out of a mole hill.
- “Olisi ollut kiva olla kärpäsenä katossa tarkkailemassa.”
- Literally: It would have been nice to watch as a fly from the ceiling.
- Meaning: I’d have liked to look in undetected/unawares.
- “Minulla on perhosia vatsassa.”
- Literally: I have butterflies in my stomach.
- Meaning: I’m excited/scared.
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