In this post, you will learn how to say ‘how are you?’ in Finnish. You’ll also learn common responses so you can respond if you’re asked this question. This can be really useful if you’re speaking with someone from Finland or if you’re travelling there.
Finnish is a Uralic language spoken primarily in the Scandanavian country of Finland. There are approximately 5.8 million speakers of Finnish worldwide with 5.4 million of those residing in Finland. Other speakers of Finnish mostly reside in Sweden.
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How To Say ‘How Are You?’ In Finnish
There are a few different ways to ask ‘how are you?’.
The most common way to say ‘how are you?’ in Finnish is:
| How are you? | Mitä kuuluu? |
There are a few other ways to say ‘how are you?’ that you may hear:
| How are you? | Miten voit? |
| How are you? (informal) | Kuinka voit? |
| How are you? (formal) | Kuinka voitte? |
Check out the below video to hear the pronunciation of ‘how are you?’:
How To Respond To ‘How Are You?’ In Finnish
There are many different ways that you can reply to this question. Below are the most common responses to this question. I’ve also included how to say ‘thank you’ as it’s polite to thank someone if they ask how you are.
Most words are said how they are spelt in Finnish but for some tricker words that sound different, I’ve put the pronunciation in brackets.
| Thank you | Kiitos |
| I’m fine/good | Hyvää (hoo-vaa) |
| I’m fine | Voin hyvin (voyn hoo-vin) |
| I’m very well | Oikein hyvää (oi-kein hoo-vaa) |
| I don’t feel well | Voin huonosti |
| I’m tired/sleepy | Olen uninen |
| I’m great | Voin hienosti |
| I’m not bad | En kovin huonosti |
| I’m okay | Olen OK (olen oh-koh) |
| Not good | Ei hyvää (ei hoo-vaa) |
| I’m sick | Olen kipeä |
It’s also useful to know how to say ‘and you?’ or ‘what about you?’ to find out how someone else is if they ask you.
| And you? (formal) | Entä teille? |
| And you? (informal) | Entä sinulle? |
Example Conversation:
Person 1: Mitä kuuluu? (How are you?)
Person 2: Hyvää, kiitos. Entä sinulle? (I’m fine, thanks. And you?)
Person 1: Hyvää (I’m fine)
Thanks for reading this post.
You should now know how to say ‘how are you?’ in Finnish and you should also be able to respond if you’re asked!
You can’t go wrong with these simple phrases.
If you found this post useful, you may also want to learn how to say I love you in Finnish.
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