This is a quick cheat sheet for the sounds found in Finnish.
There are at least 4 i sounds in Finnish. In terms of all possible i sounds, there is the basic most common i sound, the secondary i sound, and the tertiary i sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| i | i | Like "ee" sound. | i |
| i5 | i$ | German i sound. | y ɨ ʏ |
| i% | i_ | Long "ee" sound. | iː |
| i%5 | i$_ | Long German i sound. | yː ɨː |
There are at least 4 e sounds in Finnish. In terms of all possible e sounds, there is the basic most common e sound, the secondary e sound, and the tertiary e sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| e | e | Like "day" sound. | e |
| e5 | e$ | Danish e sound. | ø |
| e% | e_ | Long "day" sound. | eː |
| e%5 | e$_ | Long Danish e sound. | øː |
There are at least 3 a sounds in Finnish. In terms of all possible a sounds, there is the basic most common a sound, the secondary a sound, and the tertiary a sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| a | a | Like "ah" in father sound. | a ɑ ä |
| A | A | Like "cat" or "mat" a sound. | æ |
| A% | A_ | Long "mat" a sound. | æː |
There are at least 2 o sounds in Finnish. In terms of all possible o sounds, there is the basic most common o sound, the secondary o sound, and the tertiary o sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| o | o | Like "oh" sound. | o |
| o% | o_ | Long "oh" sound. | oː |
There are at least 2 u sounds in Finnish. In terms of all possible u sounds, there is the basic most common u sound, the secondary u sound, and the tertiary u sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| u | u | Like "oo" in "you" sound. | u |
| u% | u_ | Long "oo" sound. | uː |
There is at least 1 m sound in Finnish. Notice the English m and mm have a similar shape.
| m | m | Regular m | m |
There is at least 1 n sound in Finnish. Notice the English n and nn have a similar shape.
| n | n | Regular n | n |
There is at least 1 q sound in Finnish.
| q | q | Regular ng | ŋ ɴ |
There is at least 1 g sound in Finnish.
| g | g | Regular g | ɡ ɢ |
There is at least 1 d sound in Finnish. Notice the English d and dd have a similar shape.
| d | d | Regular d | d |
There is at least 1 b sound in Finnish. Notice the English b and bb have a similar shape.
| b | b | Regular b | b |
There is at least 1 p sound in Finnish.
| p | p | Regular p | p |
There is at least 1 t sound in Finnish.
| t | t | Regular t | t |
There is at least 1 k sound in Finnish.
| k | k | Regular k | k |
There is at least 1 h sound in Finnish.
| h | h | Regular h | h |
There is at least 1 y sound in Finnish. Notice the English y and yy have a similar shape, although the Tone yy is like a Tone OO with a tail.
| y | y | Regular y | j |
There is at least 1 sh sound in Finnish.
| x | x | Regular sh | ʃ |
There is at least 1 f sound in Finnish.
| f | f | Regular f | f |
There is at least 1 l sound in Finnish.
| l | l | Regular l | l |
There is at least 1 s sound in Finnish.
| s | s | Regular s | s |