A list of the most common Finnish words ordered by their frequency of use. You can use this list to learn words efficiently, ensuring you cover the basic vocabulary of Finnish.

1 on
1. v. third-person singular indicative present of olla
Se on tuolla. - It is there.
Se on ollut tuolla. - It has been there.
2 ei
1. interj. no! (a negating expression)
2. v. The third-person singular form of the negation verb, used also with impersonal verb forms (see the usage in passive below). The English translations include don’t, doesn’t, not (with auxiliary verbs a
3 ja
1. conj. (coordinating) and
4 se
1. pron. (demonstrative) it; (when the speaker does not point at the thing) that
2. pron. (colloquial) he, she
3. pron. (colloquial) the (see the usage notes below)