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We wish you a merry christmas sidenotes6/14/2023 ![]() To get a small taste of this course and jumpstart your Finnish learning, enroll in my FREE Finnish class – Spark Your Finnish.Īfter taking this class, you’ll learn that Finnish isn’t as scary as they say. With my Conversational Finnish for Beginners Course, you’ll learn the easiest methods to start speaking Finnish right away. If you’re curious about learning Finnish, here’s your chance to discover the Finnish language. You got this!Īre You Interested in Learning More Finnish? Quick Pronunciation Tutorial – How to Say Merry Christmas in FinnishĬheck out this quick video and repeat after me in Finnish. #5 Räiskyvää uutta vuotta! = Sparking New Year! Refers to the New Year fireworks all around Finland. #3 Iloista uutta vuotta! = Happy, cheerful New Year! #2 Menestyksekästä uutta vuotta = Successful New Year! #1 Onnellista uutta vuotta! = Happy New Year! Holiday season includes both Christmas and New Year. Right after Christmas, we wish Happy New Year in Finland. Hyvää vuodenvaihdetta ja onnellista uutta vuotta! = Good turn of the year and happy New Year! Five Happy New Year Wishes in Finnish This phrase is versatile and also works well for New Year’s wishes. However, if you are writing a card, you could put separately: ![]() In Finnish, a great sentence would be Hyvää vuodenvaihdetta! (which means word to word: Good turn of the year!) What if you want to say your holiday greetings but not talk about Christmas? ![]() This phrase is often used when Finnish companies say their holiday greetings to their customers and partners. In Finnish business life, we sometimes write Hyvää joulua ja kiitos kuluneesta vuodesta!(Good Christmas and thank you for the past year!). Hands down, the most popular, traditional phrase on a Finnish Christmas card is Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta! (Good Christmas and happy New Year!) You can also substitute joulua (Christmas) with joulunaikaa (Christmas time).įor example, Leppoisaa joulunaikaa! or Ihanaa joulunaikaa!īy the way, did you notice that, in Finnish, the word ‘Christmas’ is always written with small letters? Greetings in Finnish Christmas Cards What was your favorite out of the ten greetings? #9 Kiireetöntä joulua = Unrushed, relaxing Christmas! #6 Tunnelmallista joulua! = Atmospheric Christmas! Refers to the coziness of Christmas. #5 Leppoisaa joulua!= Jovial, cozy, relaxing Christmas! #3 Hauskaa joulua = Merry, fun Christmas! #2 Iloista joulua = Happy, cheerful Christmas! #1 Rauhallista joulua = Peaceful Christmas! That’s why I sometimes write few adjectives so that you can interpret the tone of the Finnish adjective more correctly. Sidenote, I struggled to find exactly same meaning adjectives in English. In Finland, we have a charming selection of Christmas greetings you can use instead of Hyvää joulua! When it comes to greeting family, messaging friends or writing a Facebook update for the holidays, I try to be more innovative. ![]() Like, How are you? Read more about that here. There are things that are too personal to say to a random person in Finland. This saying is always appropriate and never too personal. Hyvää joulua! is a courteous, warm wish to sprinkle around like Christmas candy. Personally, I think this phrase is at its best spoken when you are out and about. The Finnish greeting you’ll see and hear most often during the Christmas season is Hyvää joulua! (Good Christmas!)
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