finnish winter

talvi

winter

vuodenaika

season

kylmä

cold

pakkanen

frost

lumi

snow

jää

ice

pipo

winter hat

kaulaliina

scarf

lapaset

mittens

käsineet

gloves

huopatossut

felt boots

villasakut

wool socks

talvikengät

winter boots

pulkka

kids’ sled

kelkka

sled

sukset

skis

luistimet

ice skates

latu

ski trail

moottorikelkka

snow mobile

lumiukko

snowman

lumipallo

snowball

lumisota

snowball fight

talvirenkaat

winter tires

nastarenkaat

studded tires

jääraappa

ice scraper

avanto

hole in the ice

ensilumi

the first snow

hanki

blanket of snow

hankikanto

snow crust

huurre

rime

ikiruota

permafrost

jää

ice

jäähelmi

ice pearl

jääkida

ice crystal

jääkukka

pattern of frost on glass

jääpuikko

icicle

kelirikko

the time of year in spring/autumn when it warms up and everything is muddy

kelkkakeli

great weather for sledding

kuura

frost in the early morning

loska

slush

loskakeli

slushy road conditions

lumi

snow

lumihiutale

snowflake

lumikide

snow crystal

lumikinos

snowdrift

lumivaippa

thick layer of snow

lumivyöry

snow avalanche

lumimyrsky

snow storm

musta jää

black ice

nietos

piled up snow

nuoska

sticky snow

pakkanen

freezing

pakkassää

frosty weather

pyry

heavy snowfall

pälvi

a snow-free ground area in the spring

pääkallokeli

dangerously slippery weather

raekuuro

short but heavy hail storm

railo

a long crack in the ice

revontulet

northern lights

routa

frozen ground surface

räntä

sleet

sohjo

wet snow

sohjokeli

slushy road conditions

suojasää

deep winter weather above freezing

tuisku

high wind heavy snowfall

tykkilumi

artificial snow on ski slopes

tykkylumi

heavy snow that accumulates on branches

umpihanki

thick unbroken layer of snow

vitilumi

new freshly fallen snow

puuterilumi

thin fresh snow

umpijää

ice thick enough to walk on

sataa lunta

to snow

pyryttää

to snow heavily

jäätyä

to freeze water/road

huurtua

to frost over (windows)

sulaa

to melt

kiristyä

for frost to get even colder

lauhtua

for the weather to get less cold

hellittää

for the weather to ease off

routia

for the road to freeze

nietostua, kinostua

to be blown into a pile

kimmeltää

to glisten/twinkle

liukastua

to slip and fall on ice

aurata lunta

to plow the snow

rämpiä

to slosh around in snow

paleltua

to freeze plants/skin

paleltaa

for a person to feel cold

hytistä

to shiver

talvehtia

to move south for the winter

horrostaa

to hibernate

talvettaa

for plants to prepare for winter

narskua

to crunch snow under your feet

narista

to creek ice under your feet

alkutalvi

early winter

keskitalvi

mid winter

lopputalvi

late winter

sydäntalvi

the depth of winter

talvihorros

winter torpor

talviuni

hibernation

talvikalastus

winter fishing