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sukulaisuusterminologia
kinship terminology

The following chart shows the kinship terms for Finnish.

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Family
äiti
mother
isä
father
vanhempi (s.); vanhemmat (p.)
parent
siskotar (older s), pikkusisko (younger s), sisko (general term)
sister
velipoika (older b), pikkuveli (younger b), veli (general term)
brother
sisarus
sibling
tytär
daughter
poika
son
lapsi
child
isoäiti (f's m)
grandmother
isoisä (f's f)
grandfather
isovanhempi (s.); isovanhemmat (p.)
grandparent
isoäiti
maternal grandmother
isoisä
maternal grandfather
isoäiti (m's m)
paternal grandmother
isoisä (m's f)
paternal grandfather
tyttärenpoika
granddaughter
pojanpoika
grandson
lapsenlapsi
grandchild
täti (generally used for both maternal and paternal aunts)
maternal aunt
äidinveli (m's s), äidinveli (m's b's wife)
paternal aunt
tädinveli (f's s), tädinveli (f's b's wife)
aunt
setä (generally used for both maternal and paternal uncles)
maternal uncle
äitisisko (m's b), äitiveli (m's s's husband)
paternal uncle
enosisko (f's b), enoveli (f's s's husband)
uncle
siskon tytär (b's daughter), veljen tytär (s's daughter)
niece
veljenpoika (s's son), siskonpoika (b's son)
nephew
serkku (cousin)
female cousin
serkku (cousin)
male cousin
serkku (cousin)
cousin
vaimo
wife
aviomies
husband
puoliso
spouse
anoppi
mother-in-law
appi
father-in-law
lanko (b-in-law's wife), miniä (son's wife)
sister-in-law
lanko
brother-in-law