The Finnish language has lent few loanwords to the English language; Finnish is rather a net importer of words from English.
However the following words of Finnish origin are some examples:
Widespread The most commonly used Finnish word in English is sauna, which has also been loaned to many other languages.
Specialized Words derived from Finnish used in more specialized fields: aapa mire - a marsh type, in biology palsa - low, often oval, frost heaves occurring in polar and subpolar climates pulk - a type of toboggan (derivative of word pulkka) puukko - traditional Finnish sheath knife rapakivi granite - a granite rock in petrology taimen - a species of salmon living in Siberia
Cultural In English, Finnish words used with reference to the Finnish culture, but not nativized in English and not used in other contexts: sisu - the Finnish state of mind about strong character and 'grim forbearance,' has been documented in English since at least 1940. kantele - a Finnish zither in the box zither family motti - a Finnish military tactic salmiakki - a salty liquorice and popular Finnish candy Kilju - a homemade alcoholic beverage
See also List of English words of Sami origin Finnish name Finglish Finnish exonyms
External links
English-Finnish-English Online Dictionary The Finnish Language: a list of resources Univie: SUOMALAIS homepage - in Finnish