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languages/🇫🇮finnish

Finnish swear words

total words76

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Severity Level1 — 5
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Finnish
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High Severity22%
insult48
sexual19
4 / 5insult

hintti

/ˈhint.ti/

A homosexual man.

4 / 5insult

hinttari

/ˈhint.tɑ.ri/

An extended version of 'hintti', equally offensive.

3 / 5body part, insult

persreikä

/ˈpersˌrei.kæ/

Anus. Used precisely like 'asshole' in English to describe a horrible person or place.

4 / 5body part, insult

kyrpänaama

/ˈkyr.pæˌnɑː.mɑ/

Someone with a face that resembles, or has the qualities of, a penis.

3 / 5insult

hevonvittu

/ˈhe.ʋonˌvit.tu/

Used to describe a place that is extremely remote, desolate, or terrible.

4 / 5exclamation, religious

perkele

/ˈper.ke.le/

The ultimate, most iconic Finnish swear word. Originally the name of the pagan god of thunder, later co-opted by Christians to mean the devil.

4 / 5body part, exclamation

vittu

/ˈvit.tu/

Female genitalia. The most commonly used swear word in modern Finland.

4 / 5religious, exclamation

saatana

/ˈsɑː.tɑ.nɑ/

Satan. The second most powerful religious swear word after short perkele.

2 / 5scatological

paska

/ˈpɑs.kɑ/

Feces or something of terrible quality.

3 / 5religious, exclamation

helvetti

/ˈhel.vet.ti/

Hell. An everyday curse of frustration.

3 / 5religious, exclamation

jumalauta

/ˈju.mɑ.lɑu.tɑ/

A contraction of 'Jumala auta' (God help me).

3 / 5body part, insult

kusipää

/ˈku.siˌpæː/

Someone with piss in their head instead of brains. An arrogant, annoying, or cruel person.

4 / 5body part, insult

vittupää

/ˈvit.tuˌpæː/

A harsher, more vulgar version of kusipää.

3 / 5body part, insult

mulkku

/ˈmulk.ku/

Male genitalia. Mostly used entirely as an insult towards a person.

4 / 5body part, insult

kyrpä

/ˈkyr.pæ/

A more vulgar, anatomical word for a penis than mulkku.

4 / 5insult, sexual

huora

/ˈhuo.rɑ/

Prostitute. A heavy insult generally directed at women but also used broadly to demean.

2 / 5body part

perse

/ˈper.se/

The buttocks. Often used to describe something going wrong ('Meni perseelleen' = It went on its ass / It failed).

3 / 5body part, sexual

kulli

/ˈkul.li/

Another word for the male member. Slightly more comedic or boisterous than 'kyrpä'.