Colors in Finnish
Knowing the Finnish words for a wide range of colors will help you describe the things around you in more detail. Want to talk about a yellow sun or a blue sky? You'll need colors for that.
Below you'll find three sections of Finnish color words - the first section is for general color-related words, next is the main list of Finnish colors, then finally are some more descriptive colors like cherry red and cornflower blue. To view all the lists, either scroll down or use the quick links below to skip to the section of your choosing.
Finnish Colors:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of colors from English to Finnish.
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General Finnish Color Words
List of Finnish Colors A-Z
Descriptive Color Words in Finnish
General Finnish Color Words
Here are some general words about colors to get started.
Väri ➔ Color
Luettelo väreistä ➔ List of colors
List of Finnish Colors A-Z
Now on to the main list of Finnish colors from A to Z. (Or A-V so far!)
Akvamariini ➔ Aquamarine
Harmaa ➔ Gray
Hopea ➔ Silver
Indigonsininen ➔ Indigo
Karmosiini ➔ Crimson
Keltainen ➔ Yellow
Koralli ➔ Coral
Kulta ➔ Gold
Laventeli ➔ Lavender
Lila ➔ Lilac
Meripihka ➔ Amber
Musta ➔ Black
Norsunluu ➔ Ivory
Oranssi ➔ Orange
Punainen ➔ Red
Purppura ➔ Purple
Roosa ➔ Rose
Ruoste ➔ Rust
Ruskea ➔ Brown
Seepia ➔ Sepia
Sininen ➔ Blue
Syaani ➔ Cyan
Terrakotta ➔ Terracotta
Turkoosi ➔ Turquoise
Ultramariini ➔ Ultramarine
Valkoinen ➔ White
Vihreä ➔ Green
Violetti ➔ Violet
Descriptive Color Words in Finnish
And here are some of the more descriptive color words said in Finnish.
Kastanja ➔ Chestnut brown
Kirsikanpunainen ➔ Cherry red
Laivastonsininen ➔ Navy blue
Limenvihreä ➔ Lime green
Oliivinvihreä ➔ Olive green
Ruiskaunokin sininen ➔ Cornflower blue
Smaragdinvihreä ➔ Emerald green
Tulenpunainen ➔ Fiery red
This list of Finnish color words was first created on April 20, 2025.
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