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A very Finnish noun to describe the "national character of a Finn" start learning sisu A kind of perseverance, stubborness, determination, sometimes even bein stupidly brave; sticking with something despite difficulties

time between November and February start learning kaamos The time when the sun doesn't come up in northern Finland; officially translated as "polar nights" but refers also to feelings during that time - longing for sunshine, lack of enthusiasm, even depression; dark days with less socializing.

The steam you get in sauna when throwing water on the stove start learning löyly

a shared sense of shame start learning myötähäpeä For example, feeling ashamed for someone when watching them make a fool of themselves

to manage, to have enough strength/energy, to have enough motivation, to be up to; to have the will power to do something start learning jaksaa mentally and/or physically

when the top layer of the snow is solid enough for people to walk on it without falling in start learning hankiainen Usually occurs in February when there's approximately a meter of snow and the sun melts the top layer which then freezes again and becomes solid so that people can walk on top of it without falling in.

"a skull weather" start learning pääkallokeli A noun used to describe a dangerously slippery weather when the ground is ice and slippery and there's a lot of "black ice" on the roads.

snow that is softer because of a milder weather start learning nuoska, suojalumi Not as watery as "sohjo" or "loska" (wet snow), but wet enough for making snowmen.

a noun; when the bearing capacity and the conditions of the roads - especially dirt roads - get worse due to weather conditions start learning kelirikko