Finnish words with no English equivalent

All Finnish words that have run in Comparle, with their meaning and story.

• löyly12 Oct 2026the wave of wet heat that comes off the stones when the water goes onlöyly
• myötähäpeä11 Sept 2026embarrassment on someone else's behalf — pure cringemyötähäpeä
• jokamiehenoikeuspractice wordeveryone's right to walk, camp and forage on land they do not own — the right to roamjokamiehenoikeus
• kalsarikännitblind worddrinking at home in your underwear, with no plan to go out — päntsdrunkkalsarikännit
• poronkusemablind wordan old Lapland measure: how far a reindeer goes before it stops to peeporonkusema
• sisupractice wordstubborn courage past the point of reason — gritsisu

Play today's word ›