Military terms and phrases

If you are watching Finnish war documentaries, any incarnation of Tuntematon Sotilas(Opens in new window) or playing with Finnish teammates on a game like Hell Let Loose(Opens in new window), the following words and phrases may come in handy.

Personnel and vehicles

Table for the list of personnel and vehicles.
English	Finnish
S/he, it	Hän, se
Enemy	Vihollinen, vihamies
Infantry	Jalkaväki
Rifleman	Kiväärimies
Sniper	Tarkka-ampuja
Tank	Tankki
Truck	Trukki
Supply truck	Kuorma-auto
Transport truck	Kuljetusauto

Basic directional commands

Table for the list of basic directional commands.
English	Finnish
Forward, In front, In front of you	Eteenpäin, Edessä, Sinun/sun edessä
Backward, Behind, Behind you	Taaksepäin, Takana, Sinun/sun takana
Left, To the left, on the left, To/on your left	Vasen, Vasemalle, vasemalla, Sinun/sun vasemalla
Right, To the right, on the right, To/on your right	Oikea, Oikealle, oikealla, Sinun/sun oikealla

Basic positional commands

The following commands can be used with many objects, such as a person (hän), an enemy (vihollinen, vihamies), a vehicle (auto, tankki, trukki), an all-around “it” (se), and so forth.

Table for the list of basic positional commands.
English	Finnish
Enemy nearby	Vihollinen lähellä
S/he’s over there! (Generally within sight)	Hän (on) tuolla!
It’s over there (Generally out of sight)	Se (on) siellä

Movement commands

Table for the list of movement commands.
English	Finnish
Run!	Juokse!
Walk	Kävele
Crouch	Kyykisty
Prone, Get down!	Maahan, Mene maaten!

Tactical commands

Table for the list of tactical commands.
English	Finnish
Fire!	Tulta!
Cease fire!	Tuli seis!
Throw a grenade!	Heittää kranaatti!
Go quietly	Mene hiljaa
Watch out!	Varo!
Be careful	Ole varovainen
Stay safe	Pysy turvassa
Tank incoming!	Tankki tulossa!
Go inside, Go inside! (As a command)	Mene sisään, Menkää sisään!
Come inside, Come inside! (As a command)	Tule sisään, Tulkaa sisään!

Weapons

Table for the list of weapons.
English	Finnish
Carbine	Karbiini
Machine gun	Konekivääri
Pistol	Pistooli
Revolver	Revolveri
Rifle	Kivääri
Shotgun	Haulikko
Sub machine gun	Konepistooli
Artillery	Tykistö

Explosives

Table for the list of explosives.
English	Finnish
Artillery shell	Tykistön ammus
Grenade	Kranaatti
Land mine	Maamiina
Anti-tank mine	Panssarintorjuntamiina
Anti-personnel mine	Jalkaväkimiina