Sports – Urheilu – Hobbies
March 27, 2019
June 1, 2021
There are a lot of sports you could be interested in. Below you can find both nouns and verbs related to sports. You should also take a look at our article about the verb harrastaa. If you like soccer, you can read more about that sport in our jalkapallo article.
| Finnish | English | Finnish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
Vesiurheilu |
Water sports |
Urheilla vedessä |
To do sports in the water |
| kalastus | fishing | kalastaa | to fish |
| moottorivenekilpailu | boat-race | osallistua moottorivenekilpailuun | to participate in a boat race |
| purjehdus | sailing | purjehtia | to sail |
| uinti | swimming | uida | to swim |
| sukellus | diving | sukeltaa | to dive |
| vesipallo | water polo | pelata vesipalloa | to play water polo |
| surffailu | surfing | surffailla | to surf |
| soutu | rowing | soutaa | to row |
Talviurheilu |
Winter sports |
Urheilla talvella |
To do sports in winter |
| hiihto | skiing | hiihtää | to ski |
| ampumahiihto | biathlon | kilpailla ampumahiihdossa | compete in a biathlon |
| luistelu | ice skating | luistella | to ice skate |
| taitoluistelu | figure-skating | harrastaa taitoluistelua | to figure-skate |
| jääkiekko | ice-hockey | pelata jääkiekkoa | to play ice-hockey |
| jäätanssi | ice dancing | tanssia jäällä | to dance on the ice |
| kelkkailu | bob sleighing | kelkkailla | to sled, to sleigh |
| laskettelu | downhill skiing | lasketella | to ski downhill |
| pujottelu | slalom skiing | harrastaa pujottelua | to do slalom skiing |
| mäkihyppy | skijumping | mäkihypätä | to skijump |
Pallopelit |
Ball sports |
Pelata pallopelejä |
To play ball sports |
| golf | golf | pelata golfia, golfata | to golf |
| jalkapallo | soccer | pelata jalkapalloa | to play soccer |
| tennis | tennis | pelata tennistä | to play tennis |
| koripallo | basketball | pelata koripalloa | to play basketball |
| käsipallo | handball | pelata käsipalloa | to play handball |
| pesäpallo | Finnish baseball | pelata pesäpalloa | to play Finnish baseball |
| kriketti | cricket | pelata krikettiä | to play cricket |
| lentopallo | volleyball | pelata lentopalloa | to play volleyball |
| salibandy | floorball | pelata salibandya | to play floorball |
| seinäpallo | squash | pelata seinäpalloa | to play squash |
| pöytätennis | table tennis | pelata pöytätennistä | to play table tennis |
| biljardi | billiards | pelata biljardia | to play billiards |
| petankki | petanque | pelata petankkia | to play petanque |
| sulkapallo | badminton | pelata sulkapalloa | to play badminton |
Juoksu |
Running |
Juosta |
To run |
| aitajuoksu | hurdling | aitoa | to run the hurdles |
| estejuoksu | steeplechase | harrastaa estejuoksua | to steeplechase |
| hölkkäys | jogging | hölkätä | to jog |
| lenkkeily | jogging | lenkkeillä | to jog |
| maastojuoksu | cross country running | harrastaa maastojuoksua | to do cross country running |
| kestävyysjuoksu | long-distance running | harrastaa kestävyysjuoksua | to do long-distance running |
| pikajuoksu | sprinting | harrastaa pikajuoksua | to sprint |
Muita lajeja |
Other sports |
Verbi |
English |
| ammunta | shooting | ampua | to shoot |
| judo | judo | harrastaa judoa | to practice judo |
| jiujitsu | jujutsu | harrastaa jiujitsua | to practice jujutsu |
| jumppa | aerobics | jumpata | to do aerobics |
| karate | karate | harrastaa karatea | to practice karate |
| kehonrakennus | bodybuilding | harrastaa kehonrakennusta | to do bodybuilding |
| keihäänheitto | javelin throwing | heittää keihästä | to throw the javelin |
| kiekonheitto | discus throwing | heittää kiekkoa | to throw the discus |
| moukarinheitto | hammer throwing | heittää moukaria | to throw the hammer |
| kolmiloikka | triple jumping | harrastaa kolmiloikkaa | to triple jump |
| korkeushyppy | high jump | hypätä korkeutta | to do high jumping |
| kymmenottelu | decathlon | osallistua kymmenotteluun | to join a decathlon |
| kädenvääntö | arm wrestling | vääntää kättä | to arm wrestle |
| kävely | walking | kävellä | to walk |
| maahockey | hockey | palata maahockeyta | to play hockey |
| maraton | marathon | juosta maraton | to run a marathon |
| metsästys | hunting | metsästää | to hunt |
| miekkailu | fencing | miekkailla | to fence |
| moottoriurheilu | motor sports | katsoa moottoriurheilua | to watch motor sports |
| nyrkkeily | boxing | nyrkkeillä | to box |
| paini | wrestling | painia | to wrestle |
| painonnosto | weight-lifting | nostaa painoja | to lift weights |
| pituushyppy | long jumping | hypätä pituutta | to do the long jump |
| pyöräily | cycling | pyöräillä | to cycle |
| seiväshyppy | pole vaulting | hypätä seivästä | to do the pole vault |
| vapaapaini | free style wrestling | harrastaa vapaapainia | to do free style wrestling |
| voimanosto | power lifting | harrastaa voimanostoa | to do power lifting |
| voimistelu | gymnastics | voimistella | to do gymnastics |
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