Hätätilanteet – Finnish Emergency Situation Vocabulary
January 18, 2020
May 31, 2021
In this article you can find phrases related to emergencies. The focus is on emergencies that require immediate assistance. In Finnish, you will use the word hätätilanne (hätätilanteet) to refer to emergency situations.
You can find other articles on Uusi kielemme that deal with different types of problems:
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Basic Emergency Words
| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
| poliisi | police |
| palokunta | fire brigade |
| ambulanssi | ambulance |
| vaara | danger |
| hätä | emergency |
| hätätilanne | emergency situation |
| hätätilanteet | emergency situations |
| ensiapuasema | emergency room |
| ensiapu | first aid |
| yleinen hätänumero | general emergency number |
| varauloskäynti | emergency exit (building) |
| pelastustie | emergency exit (yard) |
| hätäpoistumistie (pic) | emergency exit (building) |
Finnish Emergency Descriptions
These phrases allow you to express what has happened in emergency situations. You can use these, for example, when you call to the hätänumero “emergency number”, which is 112 in Finland.
| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
| Apua! | Help! |
| Varas! | Thief! |
| Ottakaa varas kiinni! | Stop that thief! |
| Soittakaa poliisi! | Call the police! |
| Soittakaa ambulanssi! | Call an ambulance! |
| Kadulla tapahtui kolari. | A car crash happened on the street. |
| Ajoin kolarin. | I got into a car crash. |
| Auto törmäsi minuun. | A car ran into me. |
| Auto ajoi jalankulkijan päälle. | A car drove on a pedestrian. |
| Jouduin onnettomuuteen. | I was in an accident. |
| Kaaduin kadulla. | I fell on the street |
| Liukastuin kadulla. | I slipped on the street. |
| En pääse enää ylös. | I can’t get up anymore. |
| Olen loukkaantunut. | I’m hurt. |
| Loukkasi pääni pahasti. | I hurt my head badly. |
| Haavasta vuotaa paljon verta. | There’s a lot of blood coming from the wound. |
| Luulen, että jalkani on murtunut. | I think my leg is broken. |
| Mies sai sydänkohtauksen. | A man got a heart attack. |
| Kadulla makaa tajuton mies. | An unconscious man is laying on the street. |
| Joku sai juuri sairauskohtauksen. | Somebody just got a seizure. |
| Joku nainen juuri romahti maahan. | Some woman just collapsed to the ground |
| En tiedä, hengittääkö hän. | I don’t know if they are breathing. |
| Minua seuraa mies. | A man is following me. |
| Minua seurataan. | I’m being followed. |
| Joku hyökkäsi minun kimppuuni. | Somebody attacked me. |
| Olen eksynyt ja minua pelottaa. | I’m lost and I’m scared. |
| Naapuritalo on syttynyt tuleen. | The neighboring house caught fire. |
| Asunnossani on tulipalo. | There’s a fire in my apartment. |
| Asuntooni on murtauduttu. | My apartment has been broken into. |
| Asunnossani on joku tuntematon. | There’s a stranger in my apartment. |
| Rappukäytävällä tapellaan. | There’s fighting on the staircase. |
| Rappukäytävässä on paljon savua. | There’s a lot of smoke in the staircase. |
| Naapuristani kuuluu huutoja. | There’s shouting coming from my neighbors. |
| Kuulin laukkauksen naapurista. | I heard a shot from my neighbors. |
| Näin miehen, jolla on ase. | I saw a man with a weapon. |
| Kaksi miestä ahdistelee naista. | Two men are harassing a woman. |
| Lapseni on kadonnut. | My child has disappeared. |
| Lapseni söi lääkkeitäni. | My child ate some of my meds. |
| Lapseni sai allergisen reaktion. | My child had an allergic reaction. |
| Joku hukkuu järveen. | Somebody is drowning in the lake. |
| Ystäväni putosi jään läpi. | My friend fell through the ice. |
| Tarvitsen ambulanssin. | I need an ambulance. |
Finnish Emergency Phrases
These phrases are all questions related to hätätilanteet. I decided to include both things you could say and things that others might ask you about the emergency.
| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
| Missä on lähin poliisiasema? | Where is the police station? |
| Voisitko soittaa ambulanssin minulle? | Could you call an ambulance for me? |
| Voisitko viedä minut sairaalaan? | Could you bring me to the hospital? |
| Näitkö auton rekisterikilven? | Did you see the car’s registration plate? |
| Näitkö varkaan? | Did you see the thief? |
| Pääsikö kaikki ulos talosta? | Did everyone make it out of the house? |
| Missä ambulanssi viipyy? | What’s taking the ambulance so long? |
| Kuinka nopeasti ambulanssi tulee? | How fast will the ambulance arrive? |
| Löitkö päätäsi kun kaaduit? | Did you hit your head when you fell? |
| Vuodatteko verta? | Are you bleeding? |
| Miten tulipalo sai alkuunsa? | How did the fire start? |
| Onko paikalla loukkaantuneita? | Are there injured people there? |
| Voitko jäädä odottamaan poliisia? | Can you stay and wait for the police? |
| Oliko siellä muita silminnäkijöitä? | Were there other eyewitnesses? |
Are there any hätätilanteet that I’ve forgotten to include? Suggest some additional phrases in the comments!
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