Help and emergencies in Finnish
The words you hope to never need. Play the ten Finnish words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Finnish phrases in this lesson
- Apua!A-pu-a
- Help!
- Kutsukaa lääkäriKUT-su-kaa LÄÄ-kä-ri
- Call a doctor
- PoliisiPO-lii-si
- Police
- ApteekkiAP-teek-ki
- Pharmacy
- SairaalaSAI-raa-la
- Hospital
- Olen eksynytO-len EK-sü-nüt
- I'm lost
- Minulla on paha ollaMI-nul-la ON PA-ha OL-la
- I don't feel well
- Se varastettiinSE VA-ras-tet-tiin
- It was stolen
- Tämä on hätätilanneTÄ-mä ON HÄ-tä-ti-lan-ne
- It's an emergency
- Jätä minut rauhaanJÄ-tä MI-nut RAU-haan
- Leave me alone
A call for immediate help. It has three syllables: a-pu-a. In an emergency in Finland, call 112.
A polite or plural instruction to call a doctor. For an emergency needing immediate assistance, call 112. Lääkäri has a long ää followed by a short ä.
The word for police. Call 112 if urgent police assistance is needed. Stress PO even though the ii in the next syllable is long.
Look for this word on a pharmacy sign. The plural is apteekit. Hold the ee and the double kk separately.
The word for hospital. Missä on sairaala? means where is the hospital? For immediate emergency help, call 112.
Use this when you have lost your way. Both y vowels in eksynyt are short; do not stretch them into long vowels.
Use this to say that you feel unwell or nauseous. Minulla on… is a common Finnish way to express having a feeling or condition.
A phrase for reporting something stolen. Varastettiin is a past passive form: was stolen. Hold both the double tt and the final ii.
The emergency number is 112.
Literally "leave me in peace".