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If you would like to learn more about the language characteristics see the article [[Finnish Language Characteristics|Finnish Language Characteristics]].  
If you would like to learn more about the language characteristics see the article [[Finnish Language Characteristics|Finnish Language Characteristics]].  


==== Alphabetical Order ====
== Alphabetical Order ==


Written Finnish uses three letters in addition to the twenty-six letters used in the English alphabet: ä, ö, and for Swedish names, å. Finnish dictionaries and indexes, this word list, and the Locality Search of the FamilySearch CatalogLook this term up in the glossary. all use the following alphabetical order:  
Written Finnish uses three letters in addition to the twenty-six letters used in the English alphabet: ä, ö, and for Swedish names, å. Finnish dictionaries and indexes, this word list, and the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog. Look this term up in the glossary. all use the following alphabetical order:  


a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h   i   j   k   l   m   n   o   p   q   r   s   t   u   v   w   x   y   z   å   ä  ö  
a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h   i   j   k   l   m   n   o   p   q   r   s   t   u   v   w   x   y   z   å   ä ö  


The letters v and w are frequently alphabetized as the same letter.  
The letters v and w are frequently alphabetized as the same letter.
 
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==== Key Words  ====


== Key Words ==
To find and use specific types of Finnish records, you will need to know some key words in Finnish. This section gives key genealogical terms in English and the Finnish words with the same or similar meanings.  
To find and use specific types of Finnish records, you will need to know some key words in Finnish. This section gives key genealogical terms in English and the Finnish words with the same or similar meanings.  


For example, in the first column you will find the English word marriages. In the second column you will find Finnish words with meanings such as marry, marriage, wedding, wedlock, unite, legitimate, joined,and other words used in Finnish records to indicate marriage.  
For example, in the first column you will find the English word "marriages". In the second column you will find Finnish words with meanings such as marry, marriage, wedding, wedlock, unite, legitimate, joined,and other words used in Finnish records to indicate marriage.  


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! Finnish !! English
! Finnish !! English
|-
|-
| deltiseppä || tinner, tinsmith
| peltiseppä || tinner, tinsmith
|}
|}


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| edellinen || former, preceding, previous
| edellinen || former, preceding, previous
|-
|-
| edellämainittu || above mentioned
| edellä mainittu || above mentioned
|-
|-
| edesmennyt || deceased (adjective)
| edesmennyt || deceased (adjective)
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| edessä || in front of
| edessä || in front of
|-
|-
| Eesti || Estonia
| Eesti, Viro || Estonia
|-
|-
| eestilänen || Estonian
| eestilänen || Estonian
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| eilen || yesterday
| eilen || yesterday
|-
|-
| eimitään || nothing
| ei mitään || nothing
|-
|-
| ei vielä || not yet
| ei vielä || not yet
|-
|-
| ekäkkeellä oleva || pensioned, retired
| eläkkeellä oleva || pensioned, retired
|-
|-
| eli || lived, or
| eli || lived, or
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| ent. (entinen) || former, previous
| ent. (entinen) || former, previous
|-
|-
| erikoistuomioistuimia || special court records
| erikoistuomioistuimia || special courts
|-
|-
| erilainen || various
| erilainen || various
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| historia || history
| historia || history
|-
|-
| historiakirjat || births, marriages, and deaths
| historiakirjat || births, marriages, deaths and moving in /out
|-
|-
| holhokki || minor person under legal guardianship
| holhokki || minor person under legal guardianship
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| hovioikeus || court of appeals
| hovioikeus || court of appeals
|-
|-
| huatajaiset || burial
| hautajaiset || burial
|-
|-
| huhtikuu || April
| huhtikuu || April
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| kahdeskymmenes || twentieth
| kahdeskymmenes || twentieth
|-
|-
| kahdeskymmenes-ensimmäinen || twenty-first
| kahdeskymmenesensimmäinen || twenty-first
|-
|-
| kahdeskymmenes-kahdeksas || twenty-eighth
| kahdeskymmeneskahdeksas || twenty-eighth
|-
|-
| kahdeskymmenes-kolmas || twenty-third
| kahdeskymmeneskolmas || twenty-third
|-
|-
| kahdeskymmenes-kuudes || twenty-sixth
| kahdeskymmeneskuudes || twenty-sixth
|-
|-
| kahdeskymmenes-neljäs || twenty-fourth
| kahdeskymmenesneljäs || twenty-fourth
|-
|-
| kahdeskymmenes-seitemäs || twenty-seventh
| kahdeskymmenesseitemäs || twenty-seventh
|-
|-
| kahdeskymmenes-toinen || twenty-second
| kahdeskymmenestoinen || twenty-second
|-
|-
| kahdeskymmenes-viides || twenty-fifth
| kahdeskymmenesviides || twenty-fifth
|-
|-
| kahdeskymmenes-yhdeksäs || twenty-ninth
| kahdeskymmenesyhdeksäs || twenty-ninth
|-
|-
| kahdestoista || twelfth
| kahdestoista || twelfth
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| kaksikymmentä || twenty
| kaksikymmentä || twenty
|-
|-
| kaksikymmentä-kahdeksan || twenty-eight
| kaksikymmentäkahdeksan || twenty-eight
|-
|-
| kaksikymmentä-kaksi || twenty-two
| kaksikymmentäkaksi || twenty-two
|-
|-
| kaksikymmentä-kolme || twenty-three
| kaksikymmentäkolme || twenty-three
|-
|-
| kaksikymmentä-kuusi || twenty-six
| kaksikymmentäkuusi || twenty-six
|-
|-
| kaksikymmentä-neljä || twenty-four
| kaksikymmentäneljä || twenty-four
|-
|-
| kaksikymmentä-seitsemän || twenty-seven
| kaksikymmentäseitsemän || twenty-seven
|-
|-
| kaksikymmentä-viisi || twenty-five
| kaksikymmentäviisi || twenty-five
|-
|-
| kaksikymmentä-yhdeksän || twenty-nine
| kaksikymmentäyhdeksän || twenty-nine
|-
|-
| kaksikymmentä-yksi || twenty-one
| kaksikymmentäyksi || twenty-one
|-
|-
| kaksitoista || twelve
| kaksitoista || twelve
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| kihlaus || engagement
| kihlaus || engagement
|-
|-
| kihlkeuhkotulehdus || pneumonia
| keuhkotulehdus || pneumonia
|-
|-
| kihti || gout
| kihti || gout
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| kirjaaja || register
| kirjaaja || register
|-
|-
| kirjannitoja || bookbinder
| kirjansitoja || bookbinder
|-
|-
| kirjanpitäjä || bookkeeper
| kirjanpitäjä || bookkeeper
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| kirje(et) || letter(s)
| kirje(et) || letter(s)
|-
|-
| kirjeenkantaja || mailman
| postinkantaja || mailman
|-
|-
| kirjekirjat || correspondence, letters
| kirjeenvaihto || correspondence, letters
|-
|-
| kirjuri || clerk, scribe
| kirjuri || clerk, scribe
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| kirkkoherranvirasto || office of the parish minister
| kirkkoherranvirasto || office of the parish minister
|-
|-
| kirkon asiakirjat || records regarding the church building
| kirkon asiakirjat || church records
|-
|-
| kirkonkirja || parish register
| kirkonkirja || parish register
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| kolmaskymmenes || thirtieth
| kolmaskymmenes || thirtieth
|-
|-
| kolmaskymmenes-ensimmäinen || thirty-first
| kolmaskymmenesensimmäinen || thirty-first
|-
|-
| kolmastoista || thirteenth
| kolmastoista || thirteenth
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| kolmekymmentä || thirty
| kolmekymmentä || thirty
|-
|-
| kolmekymmentä-yksi || thirty-one
| kolmekymmentäyksi || thirty-one
|-
|-
| kolmetoista || thirteen
| kolmetoista || thirteen
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| korkea ikä || old (high) age
| korkea ikä || old (high) age
|-
|-
| korkein oikeus || supreme court
| korkeinoikeus || supreme court
|-
|-
| kortisto || card index
| kortisto || card index
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| kotimaa || homeland, native land
| kotimaa || homeland, native land
|-
|-
| kotipaikka || residence
| asuinpaikka || residence
|-
|-
| kotirouva || housewife
| kotirouva || housewife
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| kramppi || cramps, convulsions
| kramppi || cramps, convulsions
|-
|-
| kreikkalaiskatolinen || (Eastern) Orthodox
| kreikkalaiskatolinen, ortodoksi || (Eastern) Orthodox
|-
|-
| kreivi || count (earl)
| kreivi || count (earl)
|-
|-
| krenatööri || infantryman, grenadier
| krenatööri, jalkaväkimies || infantryman, grenadier
|-
|-
| kristinoppi || (knowledge of) Christian doctrine
| kristinoppi || (knowledge of) Christian doctrine
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| kuoli || died
| kuoli || died
|-
|-
| kuoli ilman perillisiä || died without issue
| kuoli ilman perillisiä || died without issue (any heir)
|-
|-
| kuolinilmoitus || obituary
| kuolinilmoitus || obituary
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| kuolinsyy || cause of death
| kuolinsyy || cause of death
|-
|-
| kuolintoclistus || death certificate
| kuolintodistus || death certificate
|-
|-
| kuolleena syntynyt || stillborn
| kuolleena syntynyt || stillborn
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| laillinen || legal, legitimate
| laillinen || legal, legitimate
|-
|-
| laiskanlukijat || list of slow readers
| laiskanlukijat || lazy readers
|-
|-
| laiva || boat
| laiva || boat
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| luterilainen || Lutheran
| luterilainen || Lutheran
|-
|-
| luumätä || caries
| luumätä || caries, bone rot
|-
|-
| lähellä || near
| lähellä || near
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| maakunta-arkisto || provincial archives
| maakunta-arkisto || provincial archives
|-
|-
| maalaiskunta || rural parish near a city
| maalaiskunta (mlk.)|| rural municipality near a city (civil administration unit) [https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maalaiskunta]
|-
|-
| maalari || painter
| maalari || painter
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|-
|-
| maanviljelijä || farmer
| maanviljelijä || farmer
|-
| maaseurakunta (msk., msrk.) || rural parish (church administration) equivalent to Swedish: ''landsförsamling'' [https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maaseurakunta]
|-
|-
| maasta muuttanut || emigrated
| maasta muuttanut || emigrated
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| me || we
| me || we
|-
|-
| meidan || our, ours
| meidän || our, ours
|-
|-
| mekaanikko || machinist
| mekaanikko || machinist
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| monenlainen || various
| monenlainen || various
|-
|-
| morsiain || bride, fiancée
| morsian || bride, fiancée
|-
|-
| morsiuspari || bridal couple
| morsiuspari || bridal couple
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|-
|-
| nikkari || carpenter
| nikkari || carpenter
|-
| nimetön || anonymous, unknown, unnamed
|-
|-
| nimi || name
| nimi || name
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| nuorimies || youth, unmarried man, bachelor
| nuorimies || youth, unmarried man, bachelor
|-
|-
| nuoripiika || maid, unmarried woman
| nuori piika || maid, unmarried woman
|-
|-
| nuoripoika || youth, unmarried man, bachelor
| nuori poika || youth, unmarried man, bachelor
|-
|-
| nuorukainen || young man
| nuorukainen || young man
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| penkkijärjestys || pew lists
| penkkijärjestys || pew lists
|-
|-
| perhe || family
| perhe (suku) || family
|-
|-
| perhehistoria || family history
| perhehistoria (sukuhistoria) || family history
|-
|-
| perheluettelo || family register
| perheluettelo (sukuluettelo) || family register
|-
|-
| perikunta || the heirs
| perikunta || the heirs
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| pyhä || holy, sacred, saint
| pyhä || holy, sacred, saint
|-
|-
| pyhäkoululapset || list of Sunday School children
| pyhäkoululapset || Sunday School children
|-
|-
| päin || toward
| päin || toward
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| seuraava || next
| seuraava || next
|-
|-
| seurakunta || parish
| seurakunta || parish (religious)
|-
|-
| seutu || region, vicinity
| seutu || region, vicinity
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| tammikuu || January
| tammikuu || January
|-
|-
| tap(po) (-ettu) || murder(ed)
| tap(paa) (-ettu) || murder(ed)
|-
|-
| tapaturma || accident
| tapaturma || accident
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| tehdas || factory
| tehdas || factory
|-
|-
| teidan || your, yours (plural)
| teidän || your, yours (plural)
|-
|-
| testamentti || will, testament
| testamentti || will, testament
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| tilikirjat || record of accounts
| tilikirjat || record of accounts
|-
|-
| titattomat || landless population
| tilattomat || landless population
|-
|-
| todistaja || witness
| todistaja || witness
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| Valtionarkisto || state archives
| Valtionarkisto || state archives
|-
|-
| valuri || foundry worker
| valuri, valimon työntekijä || foundry worker
|-
|-
| vanha || old
| vanha || old
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| varten || for the purpose of
| varten || for the purpose of
|-
|-
| vartia || warden
| vartija || warden
|-
|-
| vasen || left (direction)
| vasen || left (direction)
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| vuosi || year
| vuosi || year
|-
|-
| vuosi(päiva) (-juhla) || anniversary
| vuosi(päivä) (-juhla) || anniversary
|-
|-
| vuosikymmen || decade, decennial
| vuosikymmen || decade, decennial
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| välittömästi || immediately, direct
| välittömästi || immediately, direct
|-
|-
| värjääja || dyer
| värjääjä || dyer
|-
|-
| vävy || son-in-law
| vävy || son-in-law
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=== Months ===
== Months ==
{| class="wikitable"  
{| class="wikitable"  
! Finnish !! English
! Finnish !! English
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|}


=== Additional Resources ===
== Additional Resources ==
 
This word list includes only the words most commonly found in genealogical sources. For more help, use a Finnish-English dictionary. Several such dictionaries are available at the Family History LibraryLook this term up in the glossary. in the Scandinavia collection. Their call numbers begin with 494.541321. The following dictionary is also available on microfilmLook this term up in the glossary. for use in Family History CentersLook this term up in the glossary.:


Alanne, V. S. Suomalais-englantilainen suursanakirja [Great Finnish-English Dictionary]. 3rd ed. Porvoo: Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, 1968. (FHL film 1224706 item 3.)
This word list includes only the words most commonly found in genealogical sources. For more help, use a Finnish-English dictionary. Several such dictionaries are available at the FamilySearch LibraryLook this term up in the glossary. in the Scandinavia collection. Their call numbers begin with 494.541321. The following dictionary is also available on microfilmLook this term up in the glossary. for use in FamilySearch CentersLook this term up in the glossary.  


Additional dictionaries are listed in the Subject Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under FINNISH LANGUAGE - DICTIONARIES or in the Locality Search under FINLAND - LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES - DICTIONARIES.<br>
Alanne, V. S. {{FSC|226548|item|disp=''Suomalais-englantilainen suursanakirja'' (Great Finnish-English Dictionary)]. 3rd ed. Porvoo: Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, 1968}}. FS Library film [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSDM-L9YQ-C?i=74&cat=226548 1224706 item 3].  


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Additional dictionaries are listed in the Subject Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under FINNISH LANGUAGE - DICTIONARIES or in the Locality Search under FINLAND - LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES - DICTIONARIES.
=== Online Resources ===
'''Historismi.net'''
*[https://historismi.net/tools1.html Lyhenteitä ja termejä (Abbreviations and terms)]
*[https://historismi.net/tools2.html Ammatit A-K (Professions, A-K)]
*[https://historismi.net/tools3.html Ammatit L-Ö (Professions, L-Ö)]
*[https://historismi.net/tools4.html Kuolinsyyt (Causes of death)]


=== References ===
== References ==


Family History Department. <u>Genealogical Word List: Finnish</u>. by the Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, 1997  
Family History Department. ''Genealogical Word List: Finnish''. by the Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, 1997  


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