Introductory Finnish - Self-study

There are four very different seasons in Finland. Seasons' changes bring a natural cycle in life,
where for example leisure activities change along with seasonal changes.
Finns tend to speak about the weather and it is a common small talk topic.

If you add –lla or -llä at the end of the of the season word e.g. syksy fall syksyllä you get a new meaning which is in the fall.

kevät - keväällä spring - in the spring
Note that in kevät  the final -t is dropped and extra -ä is added when the ending is added. The stem is kevää-

syksy - syksyllä fall - in the fall

kesä - kesällä summer - in the summer

talvi - talvella winter - in the winter
Note that in talvi the final -i changes to -e when the ending is added. The stem is talve-

Weather

Sataa vettä.
It's raining.

Aurinko paistaa, on aurinkoista.
Sun is shining, it's sunny.


Sataa lunta.
It's snowing.


Tuulee.
It's windy.

On kylmä.
It's cold.

On kuuma.
It's hot.