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Abbreviations

A collection of Finnish abbreviations that are frequently encountered.

Table for the list of common everyday abbreviations.
FinnishEnglish
°C, celsius-aste
Celsius degree
°F, fahrenheit-aste
Fahrenheit degree
ALV, arvonlisävero
VAT tax
Esim, esimerkiksi
For example
Hetu, Henkilötunnus
Personal identification number
Hlö, henkilö
Person
Hra, herra
Mister, sir
Hv, hevosvoima
Horsepower
Jaa, jälkeen ajanlaskun alun
CE, before common era
Eaa, ennen ajanlaskun alkua
BCE, before common era
Jne, ja niin edelleen
Etc, and so forth
Klo, kello
O’clock
Kpl, kappale (kappaletta)
Piece, pieces
Krs, kerros
Floor (apartment building)
Nti, neiti
Miss
Oy, osakeyhtiö
LLC, limited liability company
Oyj, julkinen osakeyhtiö
PLC, public limited company
Rva, rouva
Mrs, missus
S-posti, sähköposti
E-mail
Some, sosiaalinen media
Social media
T. (terv.), terveisin
Best regards
Tri, tohtori
Doctor
Table for the list of abbreviations for the days of the week.
FinnishEnglish
Ma, maanantai
Mon, monday
Ti, tiistai
Tues, tuesday
Ke, keskiviikko
Wed, wednesday
To, torstai
Thurs, thursday
Pe, perjantai
Fri, friday
La, lauantai
Sat, saturday
Su, sunnuntai
Sun, sunday
Table for the list of time related abbreviations.
FinnishEnglish
S, sekunti
S, second
Min, minuutti
M, minute
T, tunti
H, hour
Vrk, vuorokausi
24h, 24 hour period
Vk, viikko
Wk, week
Kk, kuukausi
Mo, month
V, vuosi
Y, year
Pvm, päivämäärä
Date
Table for the list of food related abbreviations.
FinnishEnglish
Ltk, laatikko
Box
Prk, purkki
Container
Rkl, ruokalusikallinen
Tablespoonful
Tlk, tölkki
Can
Luomu, luonnonmukainen
Organic, natural food
Table for the list of city abbreviations.
FinnishEnglish
Hki, Helsinki
Helsinki
Lpr, Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta
Tku, Turku
Turku
Tre, Tampere
Tampere
Vsa, Vaasa
Vaasa
Table for the list of computing related abbreviations.
FinnishEnglish
b, bitti
b, bit
t, tavu
B, byte
kt, kilotavu
kB, kilobyte
Mt, megatavu
MB, megabyte
Gt, gigatavu
GB, gigabyte
Tt, teratavu
TB, terabyte
Khz, kilohertsi
Kilohertz
Mhz, megahertsi
Megahertz
Ghz, gigahertsi
Gigahertz
Table for the list of organisation abbreviations.
FinnishEnglish
HS, Helsingin Sanomat
Helsinki Sanomat newspaper
HUS, Helsingin ja Uudenmaan sairaanhoitopiiri
Helsinki and Uusimaa Healthcare District
IS, Ilta-Sanomat
Ilta-Sanomat newspaper
Kela, Kansaneläkelaitos
Social Insurance Institution of Finland
SPR, Suomen Punainen Risti
Finnish Red Cross
Yle, Yleisradio Oy
Finnish Broadcasting Company

Units of measurement

Table for the list of abbreviations for area related units of measurement.
FinnishEnglish
m², neliömetri
Square meter
m³, kuutiometri
Cubic meter
Table for the list of abbreviations for distance related units of measurement.
FinnishEnglish
Mm (milli), millimetri
Millimeter
Cm (sentti), senttimetri
Centimeter
M, metri
Meter
Km, kilometri
Kilometer
km/h, kilometriä tunnissa
Kilometers per hour
Table for the list of abbreviations for energy related units of measurement.
FinnishEnglish
Kcal, kilokalori
Kilocalorie
kJ, kilojoule
Kilojoule
kW, kilowatti
Kilowatt
Kwh, kilowattitunti
Kilowatt hour
Table for the list of abbreviations for volume related units of measurement.
FinnishEnglish
Cl, senttilitra
Centiliter
Dl (desi), desilitra
Deciliter
L, litra
Liter
Table for the list of abbreviations for weight related units of measurement.
FinnishEnglish
G, gramma
Gram
Kg (kilo), kilogramma
Kilogram