Appendix:Finnish palindromes

This appendix lists palindromes in Finnish.

List of palindromes

Words

10+ letters

(25 letters) saippuakuppinippukauppias (“soap cup batch trader”)
(25 letters) solutomaattimittaamotulos (“the measurement laboratory result for cell tomatoes”)
(23 letters) saippuakalasalakauppias (“soapfish smuggler”). While the word is grammatically correct, soapfish (lutefisk gone bad) isn’t exactly a contraband.
(19 letters) saippuakivikauppias (“saippuakivi vendor”) (saippuakivi is a type of stone; some argue that this is the longest palindrome that is both grammatically correct and sensible, and that could possibly be used in everyday speech, even though it isn't in practice)
(16 letters) suomulottolumous (“a scale of lottery enchantment”)
(15 letters) saippuakauppias (“soap vendor”) (perhaps the best known Finnish palindrome; the longest single word palindrome in the world that is in everyday use)
(12 letters) lammassammal (“sheep moss”)
(12 letters) sammallammas (“moss sheep”)
(12 letters) taloussuolat (“household salts”)
(10 letters) tavattavat – spellables
(10 letters) tavuttuvat – syllablizables

9 letters

autioitua (“to become deserted, uninhabited, desolate”)
iskiaiksi – translative plural of iskias
seimimies (“a manger man”)
taiveviat (“joint faults”)

8 letters

avattava (“openable”)
isälläsi – on your father
isässäsi – in your father
isättäsi – without your father
naakkaan – illative singular of naakka (“jackdaw”)
niittiin – illative singular of niitti (“rivet”)
oluttulo (“beer revenue”)
syöppöys (“gluttony; excessive consumption”)
tavaavat – spellers

7 letters

naamaan – illative of naama (“face”)
suuruus (“greatness, largeness”)
sytytys (“ignition”)
isinisi (“gramps”)
ylähäly (“upper stir/noise”)

6 letters

imaami (“imam”)
isiisi – your father (isi) in allative case
isääsi – your father in partitive case
sammas (“thrush”)
tammat (“mares”)
tissit (“tits, boobs”)
tullut – become (past active participle of tulla)
tummut – you darken
tunnut – you feel
turrut – you are growing numb

5 letters

ajaja – driver
Anuna – essive of Anu, a female name
isäsi – your father
nahan – genitive of nahka (“leather”)
navan – genitive of napa (“pole, navel”)
nolon – genitive of nolo (“embarrassing”)
noron – genitive of noro (“trickle”)
nälän – genitive of nälkä (“hunger”)
Oivio (surname)
sadas (“hundredth”)
Sokos (company name)
takat – fireplaces
tavat – habits
telet – telecommunications
tikit – stitches
tilit – bank accounts
tokot – gobies
tukut – wholesalers
turut – marketplaces

4 letters

akka (“old woman, hag, crone”)
alla (“below”)
anna – imperative of antaa (give)
Anna (female name)
Ekke (male name)
emme – we don’t
enne (“omen”)
ette – you don’t
niin
Okko (male name)
otto (“taking, withdrawal (of money)”)
Otto (male name)
sees (“tranquillity”)
siis (“therefore”)
syys (“autumn”)
teet – teas, you do/make
tiit – golf tees
ämmä – crone, also phonetics for letter M

3 letters

ala (“area”)
ara (“macaw”)
ele (“gesture”)
isi (“daddy”)
olo (“feeling”)
oro (“stallion”) (poetic)
utu (“mist”)
älä – don't

2 letters

Ii (river and municipality in Pohjanmaa)
uu (“hole, cavity”, rare)

Phrases

Aasia riipii Raisaa "Asia bugs Raisa"
Aatto - saa taas ottaa "It's eve, it's time of drink again"
Aatu futaa! "Aatu kicks!" (alternatively: Aatu rocks! or Aatu kicks ass!)
Aatu osaa soutaa "Aatu can row"
Ai! Miksi akku tukka iski, Mia?: "Ouch! Why did battery hair strike me, Mia?"
Aino kaataa konia "Aino is felling the nag"
Aino, stop: otsonia ! Aino, stop - its ozone out there!"
Ajaja naisasian: naisasianajaja "The advocate of women's issue: female barrister"
Akin omi Monika "Aki was owned by Monika"
Alaoksalla mallaskoala "Malt koala on lower branch"
Alavin ei lie Nivala "Nivala (county in Pohjanmaa) isn't the most plateau-ish?"
Aleksilla kallis kela "Aleksi's fishing reel is expensive"
Alle sata satsia maista satasella "Get to taste less than 100 sets by a hundred bill"
Alli pamautti vittua mapilla "Alli slammed the cunt with a folder"
Alla kiusaa jakajaa suikalla "Alla teases the dealers with a kepi"
Allia niistät Siinailla "Sneezing Alli at Sinai"
Aloha oe, Leo Ahola (actually in Hawaiian; Leo Ahola is a Finnish name)
Aloite:: pese peti, Ola! "Initiative: cleanse the bunk, Ola!"
Amurissa hiipii Hassi ruma "Ugly Hassi stalks in Amuri" (This is a VERY politically incorrect joke - it refers to Green party Euro-MP Satu Hassi and district Amuri in Tampere, where she lives)
Ana, kanna kana: "Ana, carry the chicken"
Anna, Enok, sytytyskone, anna! "Give me the detonator, Enok, will you!"
Anna ne! En anna! "Gimme those! No, I won't!"
Anomus: oo sumona "Proposal: be a sumo"
Alpo, kasaa Asa-kopla "Alpo, get the Asa gang together!"
Aparaattia haittaa rapa "The apparatus is slowed down by mud"
Asa, Marimekko, SOK, Kemira, Masa (a list of Finnish corporations)
Atte-kumiorava, varo imuketta!: "Rubber squirrel Atte, beware the cigarette holder!"
Atte vanno: on navetta "Atte swore: it's a cowsty"
Aukustille ei lie ellit sukua? "You chicks ain't related to Aukusti, are you?"
Auta, satuta Satua "Help, hurt Satu"
Autoradalta tapatat Lada-rotua "You get the Lada-people slain at racetrack"
Avut noutaa Aatu ontuva "Limping Aatu retrieves the aides"
Ei Vääksy yskää vie: "[Visiting] Vääksy won't cure cough"
Elli, luu huulille* "Elli, get the bone on your lips"
Epävakaa, raaka Väpe "Unstable and brutal Väpe" (Note: väpe is short from vääpeli, staff sergeant).
Halla iski - miksi, Allah? "Frost struck - why, Allah?"
Hupaisa asia, Puh. "Funny thing, Pooh"
Ikävä käräjä; räkäväki "Nasty lawsuit; snotty people
Ile, makaa kameli "Go sleep with a camel, Ile"
Iloitsee ori, vapaa maapa Viro - Eesti oli "Happy is the stud, as free country again Viro (Estonia) was"
Innostunut sonni: "eager bull"
Isorikas sika sökösakissa kirosi: "A filthy rich pig cursed in a stud poker gang"
Isyys! Iloitkaamme? Emma, akti oli syysi!: "Fatherhood! Delighted to hear that? Emma, the intercourse was all your fault!"
Kas, kisaaja ajaa siksak! "See, the contestant is driving zigzag!"
Kääkättää Pete päättä: "Kääk!" "Quacks Pete without head: Quack!"
Melko siisti vitsi, iso Klem "Quite a neat joke, Big Klem"
Motellista fiksu kuski Fatsille. Tom! "Get Daddy-O a smart driver from the motel. Tom!"
Motivaatiot toi Taavi, Tom "Motivation brought by Taavi and Tom"
Naamat hohtamaan! "Let's get the faces shiny!".
Naku sika haki sukan: "Naked pig get a sock"
Napostelet sopan "You sip the soup"
Neekeriväki siivosi, ilo oli iso, viisi kävi rekeen.: "The negro folk cleaned up, there was much joy, five went into the sleigh." (Note that this might not be politically correct any more.)
Neito sotien: "The lady of the wars"
Nelli kusi sukillen "Nelli peed on her socks"
Neulo taas, saat oluen "Sew again, please - you'll get a beer"
Niiloni, Sinatra pani aina partani Sinoliin "Oh my Niilo, Sinatra dipped my beard always in Sinol"
Niilo, pirtu Tripoliin "Niilo, get the moonshine to Tripoli!"
Nipottavat tapattavat Topin "Nit-pickers will get Topi killed"
Nisumaa oli isäsi ilo aamusin "Wheatfield was your dad's joy on mornings
No, ajokkirikkoja on "Well, there are damaged vehicles"
No Allah, halla on: "Well, Allah, it's frost."
No, Oiva avioon! "Okay, let's get Oiva married"
Nunna, hyvä sinisävy Hannun "Nun, see how nice blue shade has Hannu"
Nuuka, taas Kamu maksaa takuun "Cheapskate, again your Pal will pay the bail"
Oi Dario, soi radio! "Oh Dario, hear the radio!" (alternatively "Oh Dario, plays the radio")
Olat ravista, natsivartalo "Shake your shoulders, nazi-body"
Olet isä, äläpä käpälääsi telo "You're father, so don't get your paw maimed"
Oli nunna Hannun ilo "The nun wasw Hannu's joy"
Ollako vai ei, avokallo? "To be or not, crackskull?"
Onassis, sano! "Say, Onassis!"
Risoiko Tokio, Sir ? "Did Tokyo bug you, Sir?"
Sakari-rakas "Dear Sakari"
Siestat seis ! "Quit having those siestas NOW!"
Suruasussa hassu saurus "Funny saurian in mourning dress"
Säkylän Oili on älykäs "Oili of Säkylä is intelligent"
Tanu maalasi salaa munat: "Tanu painted the eggs in secrecy"
Teetin Ellulle niteet "I had the books made for Ellu"
Teit tiet "You made the roads"
Tillikassa kapakassa killit "Lads in the Tillikka bar" (a famous restaurant in Tampere)
Tillikassa killit "Lads in Tillikka"
Timantit otit, otit namit "The diamonds you took, you took the sweets"
Tissit, tosi isot tissit: "Boobs, very big boobs"
Tunisian akka nai sinut "The Tunisian broad will marry you"
Äiti, en iske seksineitiä "Mom, I won't pick the sex-lass"

List of palindromes

Words

10+ letters

9 letters

8 letters

7 letters

6 letters

5 letters

4 letters

3 letters

2 letters

Phrases

See also