Finnish nouns, part 74pilaristo - pillars collectivelypilasatu - humorous tale, humorous storypilasoitto - Synonym of pilapuhelupilasteri - pilasterpilaus - ruining, spoilingpiletti - ticket (admission; pass)pili - Synonym of pippeli (“pee-pee, penis”).pilkahdus - gleamingpilkahtaminen - verbal noun of pilkahtaapilkallisuus - mockingness, derisiveness, scornfulnesspilkanteko - mockery, ridiculepilke - twinkle, flicker, glimmer, shimmer (faint unsteady light)pilke - billet (short piece of firewood)pilkekone - log splitter, log splitting machinepilkintä - ice fishingpilkistys - peeking outpilkistäminen - verbal noun of pilkistääpilkka - jeer, mock, ridicule, jestpilkkaaja - mockerpilkkaaminen - verbal noun of pilkatapilkkahinta - A very cheap price, song, bargain.pilkkahuuto - jeer, hoot (derisive shout or cry)pilkkakirjoitus - A lampoon (written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution).pilkkakirves - mocker, jokesterpilkkalaulu - taunt songpilkkaruno - taunt poempilkkasiipi - velvet scoter, Melanitta fuscapilkki - The lure used in ice fishing.pilkkijä - ice fisherpilkkikalastus - ice fishingpilkkikilpailu - ice fishing competitionpilkkimies - ice fisher, a man who does ice fishingpilkkiminen - verbal noun of pilkkiäpilkkionginta - Synonym of pilkkikalastuspilkkionki - ice fishing rodpilkkoja - chopper, chipper (one who chops or chips)pilkkominen - verbal noun of pilkkoapilkkopimeys - pitch darknesspilkku - comma (punctuation mark ,)pilkkukuume - typhuspilkkumi - bowl (vessel)pilkkusilli - allis shad, Alosa alosa (formerly Clupea alosa) (migratory fish of the family Clupeidae: family of herrings, shads, sardines, hilsa, and menhadens)pilkkusääntö - comma rule (rule regarding comma usage)pilkkuvirhe - comma mistake, comma errorpilkoittaminen - verbal noun of pilkoittaapilkoitus - marking with a carved markpilkonta - chopping, chippingpilkontakone - chopping machinepilkunviilaaja - A nitpicker, hairsplitter, grammar cop, pettifoggerpilkunviilaus - hairsplitting, nitpickerypilkuttaminen - verbal noun of pilkuttaapilkutus - adding or inserting commaspilleri - pillpillerihattu - toquepillerihumala - Synonym of lääkehumala (“medicine intoxication”).pillerinpyörittäjä - scarab (beetle of the genus Scarabaeus)pillerirasia - pillboxpilleristi - one who takes pillspilli - whistle (device)pillifarkut - skinny jeans, drainpipe jeanspillihousut - skinny jeans, stovepipe trouserspillike - hemp-nettle (any plant of the genus Galeopsis)pillikinttu - thin-legged personpillimehu - juice box juicepillimies - referee (in a sport where the referee has a whistle)pillinsoitto - playing the pipe or whistlepillipiipari - pied piperpillisieni - pore funguspillisipuli - spring onion, Japanese bunching onion, scallion, green onion; Allium fistulosum.pillistö - pores of a mushroom collectivelypillittäjä - one who cries repeatedly, crybabypillittäminen - verbal noun of pillittääpillitupakka - paper cigarettepillitys - crying, shedding a tearpilliurut - pipe organpillupuhelin - bum gunpilluralli - Synonym of kortteliralli (especially to find sexual partners)pilotointi - piloting (testing, running a preliminary trial of)pilotti - aviator, pilot, airman (one who pilots an aircraft)pilottihanke - pilot projectpilottijakso - pilot episodepilottiohjelma - pilot programpilottiprojekti - pilot projectpilottitutkimus - pilot studypilppu - tipcat (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick)pilsner - pilsner (type of beer)pilsneri - Alternative form of pilsnerpilsneripullo - bottle of small beer, bottle of pils beerpilssi - bilge (the lowest inner part of a ship's hull)pilssipumppu - bilge pump (pump located in the bilge of a ship or a boat to allow emptying of the bilgewater)pilssivesi - bilgewaterpilsu - Synonym of ykkösolut.piltti - childpilttuu - A stall (compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed).pilvenhahtuva - cloudletpilvenhaituva - cloudletpilvenhattara - A cloudlet.pilvenkorkeus - cloud basepilvenlonka - A single, large cloud.pilvenpiirtäjä - skyscraperpilvenrako - a gap in a sheet of cloudspilvenreuna - the edge of a cloudpilvenveikko - a veteran pilot of the Finnish Air Forcepilves - A shaded place outdoors, where sunlight comes filtered e.g. through the leaves of trees.pilvettömyys - cloudlessnesspilvi - cloudpilvikatto - cloud ceilingpilvikerros - cloud layerpilvilaskenta - cloud computingpilvilautta - cloud layer, layer of cloudspilvilinna - pipe dream, castle in the air (plan, desire, or idea that will not likely work)pilvimetsä - cloud forestpilvimuodostelma - cloud formationpilvimuodostuma - Synonym of pilvimuodostelmapilvipalvelu - cloud servicepilvipeite - cloud coverpilvipouta - dry cloudy weatherpilvipyörre - cloud swirlpilviraja - cloud basepilvirintama - an approaching or distancing group of cloudspilvisalama - cloud-to-cloud lightning (lightning that hits from one cloud to another, or within one cloud)pilviseinämä - a wall-like formation of cloudspilvistyminen - verbal noun of pilvistyäpilvisyys - cloudinesspilvitutka - a (usually animated) map showing clouds within an areapilvivalli - eyewallpilviverho - a large uniform cloudpimahtaminen - verbal noun of pimahtaapimatsu - chick (attractive woman)pimeneminen - verbal noun of pimetäpimennys - eclipsepimennysmuuttuja - eclipsing variablepimennysverho - blackout curtainpimento - dark, darkness (place hidden from the sight)pimentyminen - verbal noun of pimentyäpimeyden ruhtinas - Prince of Darkness (Satan; the Devil)pimeys - darknesspimeä - The time of darkness.pimeä aine - dark matterpimeä verkko - Dark Web, darknetpimeähormoni - melatonin, hormone of darknesspimeäkäynnistys - black startpimeälento - night flight, flight in the darkpimeänpelko - nyctophobia, scotophobiapimeänäkö - night vision (ability to see in the dark)pimeänäkölaite - night vision device (appliance which allows the user to see even in complete darkness)pimeäreaktio - light-independent photosynthesis reaction, dark reactionpimittäminen - verbal noun of pimittääpimitys - concealing, hiding informationpimiö - darkroompimpinellaruusu - burnet rose (Rosa spinosissima, syn. Rosa pimpinellifolia)pimpparauta - trianglepimppi - vagina (female genitalia, especially of a girl)pimpsikivi - Synonym of hohkakivipimputtaminen - verbal noun of pimputtaapimputus - playing (piano) shoddilypimu - chick (young woman, especially attractive one)pin-up-tyttö - pin-up girlpinaatinlehti - spinach leafpinaatti - spinach (Spinacia oleracea)pinaattikaali - Synonym of pinaattikiinankaalipinaattikastike - spinach saucepinaattikasvi - spinach plantpinaattikeitto - spinach souppinaattikiinankaali - Synonym of paksoi (“bok choy”).pinaattilettu - spinach pancakepinaattimuhennos - spinach stewpinaattiohukainen - spinach pancakepinaattiohukas - A kind of crêpe or thin pancake that includes spinach.pineeni - pineneping-pong - Synonym of pöytätennis (ping pong).pingis - table tennis, ping-pong, ping pongpingispallo - Synonym of pöytätennispallo.pingotin - stretcherpingottaja - stretcher, tensionerpingottaminen - verbal noun of pingottaa, stretching, tensioningpingotus - stretching, tensioningpingviini - penguinpingviinilintu - sphenisciformpinja - A stone pine, Pinus pinea.pinjansiemen - A pine nut.pinkaisu - dash (short run)pinkka - pile, stackpinkki - hot pink (color)pinko - Synonym of hikipinko (“studious student”).pinkopahvi - A type of thick cardboard formerly used on interior walls and ceilings under wallpaper or other finishing material.pinkopohja - insole, inner sole (in a shoe)pinna - spoke (of a wheel, ie. in bicycle)pinnaaja - Alternative form of pinnaripinnaaminen - verbal noun of pinnatapinnakkainen - contact print of an entire roll of filmpinnakkaiskopio - Synonym of pinnakkaisvedospinnakkaisvedos - contact printpinnakkaisvedostus - contact printingpinnallisuus - superficialness, shallownesspinnanmuodostus - topography, reliefpinnanmuoto - landform, surface landformpinnari - truantpinnasänky - crib, cot (baby’s bed with high, slatted, often moveable sides)pinnatuoli - spoke chair (a light chair, often used around a table, the back of which is made of spokes)pinnaus - playing truantpinne - Any device or part that keeps something in its place through tension (as contrasted with e.g. weight or friction), such as a clamp or clip.pinni - hairpinpinnistys - pushing, strainingpinnistäminen - verbal noun of pinnistääpinnoite - coat, coating, lining (thin outer layer on the surface of something)pinnoittaminen - verbal noun of pinnoittaapinnoittaminen - verbal noun of pinnoittaapinnoitus - coating, lining (covering with a coating of some material)pino - stack, pilepino-osoitin - stack pointerpinoaminen - verbal noun of pinotapinoilu - stacking up, piling uppinojäljitys - stack tracepinokuutio - Short for pinokuutiometri (“stacked cubic metre”).pinokuutiometri - stacked cubic metre (measurement of volume for wood, timber or other solid materials; measured when stacked and organized, but with gaps)pinomotti - Synonym of pinokuutiometri (“stacked cubic metre (of wood)”)pinomuisti - stack memorypinonta - stackingpinopuutavara - stacked lumberpinosytoosi - pinocytosispinotavara - cordwoodpinous - stackingpinseri - pinscherpinsetit - tweezerspinsettiote - pinchpinssi - pin (simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener)pinta - surfacepinta-ala - areapinta-alalisä - increase in (surface) areapinta-alamassa - area densitypinta-alamitta - measure of (surface) areapinta-alus - surface vesselpintahaava - superficial wound, skin woundpintahiiva - top yeast (yeast that in the end of fermentation tends to rise to the surface of wort, used e.g. to produce ale)pintahiivakäyminen - top fermentationpintahiivaolut - top-fermented beer, alepintailmiö - surface phenomenon, surface effectpintaintegraali - surface integralpintajengi - upper crust, upper classpintajulkisuus - superficial famepintajännitys - surface tensionpintakaavio - surface diagrampintakarkaisu - case hardeningpintakasvillisuus - ground vegetationpintakelmu - cuticlepintakemia - surface chemistrypintakerros - surface layer, top layerpintakiilto - gloss (superficially or deceptively attractive appearance)pintakivilaji - extrusive (rock which has been formed through volcanic extrusion)pintakoreus - superficial cleanliness or beautypintakoristelu - surface decorationpintakudos - Synonym of epiteelikudospintakuljetus - surface transportationpintakulttuuri - superficial culturepintakuohu - surface frothpintakuvanheitin - overhead projector, episcopepintakuvio - surface patternpintakuviointi - surface texture, surface patternpintakytkin - float switchpintakäsittelijä - one who does surface finishingpintakäsittely - surface finishpintakäsittelyaine - surface treatment substancepintalauta - sapwood boardpintaliidin - Synonym of ilmatyynyaluspintaliitäjä - a shallow person who craves publicitypintaloinen - ectoparasitepintalujuus - surface strengthpintalukko - rim lockpintalämpötila - surface temperaturepintalöytö - surface findpintamaa - topsoilpintamateriaali - surface materialpintametro - overground metropintamitta - measure of areapintamuokkaus - shallow tilling, shallow tillagepintamuoti - fast fashionpintanaarmu - surface scratchpintanahka - grain leather, full-grain leatherpintapaino - basis weightpintapelastaja - rescue swimmerpintapoiminta - fieldwalkingpintapuoli - surface side, face sidepintapuolisuus - superficialnesspintapuu - sapwood (wood just under the bark)pintapyöriö - Synonym of hopeaseppä (“beetle”)pintaraapaisu - scratching the surface, scratch, superficial lookpintarakenne - surface structurepintaremontti - facelift (activity undertaken to renew, revamp, update, or improve the appearance of something)pintarouta - Synonym of roustepintasalama - sheet lightningpintasilaus - surface finishpintasolukko - epidermispintatieto - superficial knowledgepintavaahto - head, foam (foam that forms on top of beverages)pintavaraus - areic charge, surface electric densitypintavastus - surface resistancepintaverisuoni - superficial blood vesselpintaverkko - floating netpintavesi - surface waterpintavesimaannos - planosolpintavika - surface defectpintavirta - surface currentpintaväre - surface ripplepintaväreily - surface ripplingpinteli - a type of traditional Karelian headwearpinteli - spindlepintominen - verbal noun of pintoapintopapu - pinto beanpintti - pint (unit of volume of varying size; in Finland the imperial pint (568 ml) is sometimes used as a beer can size)pinttymä - something that has become ingrained or fixatedpioneeri - engineer, combat engineer, field engineerpioneerihenki - pioneering spirit, pioneer spiritpioneerihuivi - pioneer scarf (red scarf belonging to the outfit of a young pioneer)pioneerijoukot - troops or forces engaging in military engineeringpioneerikasvi - pioneer plantpioneerikomppania - pioneer companypioneerilaji - pioneer speciespioneerileiri - pioneer camp, youth camppioneeriohjaaja - pioneer teacherpioneerisilta - a bridge built by a (military) pioneerpioneerityö - pioneering workpioni - peonypioni - pionpipana - A small clump of material (e.g. earth).piparjuuri - horseradish (Armoracia rusticana, syn. Cochlearia armorica).piparjuurikastike - horseradish saucepiparjuuriliha - a meat dish served with horseradish saucepiparkakku - gingerbread, gingersnap, ginger biscuit (brown ginger-flavoured biscuit)piparkakku-ukko - gingerbread man (ginger-flavoured biscuit/cookie in the shape of a person)piparkakkumuotti - gingerbread cutter, gingerbread moldpiparkakkupossu - a pig-shaped gingerbreadpiparkakkutaikina - gingerbread doughpiparkakkutalo - gingerbread housepiparminttu - peppermintpiparminttukaramelli - peppermint candypiparminttupastilli - peppermint pastillepiparminttutee - peppermint teapiparminttuöljy - peppermint oilpiperatsiini - piperazinepiperidiini - piperidinepiperrys - scribbling with small handwritingpipetoiminen - verbal noun of pipetoidapipetti - pipettepipilo - towhee (bird of the genus Pipilo)pipistrelli - Synonym of piippa (“pipistrelle”).piplia - Biblepipo - knit cap, stocking cap, watch cap; bobble hat; beanie (US), toque/tuque (Canada) (knitted hat of varying shape, often woollen, and sometimes topped by a pom-pom or tassel)pipolakki - knit cap with a brimpippalot - partypippeli - pee-pee (penis)pippuri - pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae and spice prepared from the berries of this plant)pippurihapero - A brittlegill, Russula badia.pippurijuusto - pepper cheesepippurikastike - pepper saucepippurikasvi - pepper family plant (Piperaceae)pippurimylly - A pepper mill.pippuripihvi - pepper steak, steak au poivrepippurirousku - peppery milk-cap, Lactarius piperatuspippurisirotin - A pepper shaker.pippurisumute - pepper spraypippurisumutin - A hand-held self-defense spraying device containing pepper spray.piraatti - pirate (normally "one who illegally reproduces copyrighted works"; may also be used of a criminal who plunders at sea)piraattikasetti - bootleg tapepiraattikopio - pirated copy, pirated editionpiraattilevy - bootleg discpiraattipainos - pirate edition (of a book)piraattituote - pirated productpiraattiäänite - pirate recording, bootleg recordingpirahdus - briefly ringingpirahtaminen - verbal noun of pirahtaapiraija - piranhapirana - a certain thick porridge-like soup made of legumes, beans and some other ingredients, often meat and/or rutabagapiratismi - piracy (unauthorized duplication of goods, software, music etc. protected by intellectual property law)piraus - Synonym of pirahduspireuslainen - Citizen, native or inhabitant of Piraeus.piri - speed (metamphetamine)pirinä - ringingpiripolkka - fast-paced or very (perhaps overly) energetic musicpiriseminen - verbal noun of piristäpiriste - stimulantpiristyminen - verbal noun of piristyäpiristys - refreshingpiristysaine - stimulantpiristyspilleri - refreshment pillpiristysruiske - tonic, boost, injection (something that provides energy, money, etc.)piristäminen - verbal noun of piristääpirkanmaalainen - an inhabitant of Pirkanmaapirkka - Synonym of pykäläpuupirkkalainen - birkarl (member of a group of Finnic origin that controlled taxation and commerce in central Lappmarken in Sweden from the 13th to the 17th century)pirkkalalainen - a person from or living in Pirkkalapirkko - Short for leppäpirkko (“ladybird, ladybug”).pirpana - shrimp, squirt, tyke (child)pirskahdus - briefly bursting or drippingpirskahtaminen - verbal noun of pirskahtaapirske - spattering, splashingpirskeet - partypirskottaminen - verbal noun of pirskottaapirskotus - spurting, spattering, sprinklingpirssari - taxi driverpirssi - horse cab standpirssiauto - taxicabpirsta - shardpirstale - shardpirstaleisuus - shatteredness, fragmentedness, fragmentationpirstonta - shattering, smashingpirstoutuminen - verbal noun of pirstoutuapirta - reedpirtakoukku - reed hookpirtanauha - a band of fabric woven with a reedpirtelö - milkshake, shake (milk and ice cream beverage)pirteys - perkiness, vivacity, livelinesspirtti - cabin, cottagepirttihirmu - battle axe, ball and chain, shrew (ill-tempered, nagging woman)pirttikalusto - a traditional set of a wooden table with two long benchespirttiviljely - having many children, having a large familypirttiviljelys - Synonym of pirttiviljelypirtu - rectified spirit (spirit that has been purified to or close to the maximum concentration obtainable by using conventional distillation processes, i.e. about 96% by volume)pirtukanisteri - moonshine canpirtupullo - bottle of rectified spiritpirturesepti - prescription for medicinal liquor or spiritspirtutrokari - bootlegger (of illegal alcohol)piruetti - pirouettepiruileminen - verbal noun of piruillapiruilu - taking the piss, teasing, mockingpirullisuus - devilishnesspirunkeuhko - Synonym of harmonikka.pirunnyrkki - burr puzzlepirunpakka - The cards in the card game huutopussi that are dealt to the center of the table at first and given to the highest bidder.pirunpelto - shingle beach, rocky beachpirunpihka - Synonym of hajupihka.pirunpolska - a particular traditional melody used for polska dancingpirunpuolukka - A regional variant of sianpuolukkapiruntatti - Devil's bolete or Satan's mushroom (Boletus satanas).piruntusina - baker's dozen (group of 13)piruparka - poor devilpiruus - malevolence, malice, wickednesspisama - frecklepisamanaama - a freckle-faced personpisara - drop (a small mass of liquid)pisara meressä - drop in the bucketpisaratartunta - droplet transmission, aerosol transmission (method of transmission of disease)pisarointi - drippingpisi - wee (urine)pisihätä - need to peepiski - pooch, mutt, mongrel, cur (small, often mixed-breed dog)pisoaari - urinalpissa - peepissaaja - pee-erpissaaminen - verbal noun of pissatapissahätä - need to peepissaleikki - watersport (sexual practice)pissaliisa - Synonym of pissis.pissapoika - windscreen washer (device to clean windscreens)pissi - peepissihätä - Synonym of pissahätäpissis - teenybopper; self-conscious teenage girl obsessed with her appearancespistaasi - pistachiopistaasimanteli - Synonym of pistaasipähkinäpistaasipähkinä - pistachio nutpistari - pop quizpistari - focus mittpiste - point, dot, full stop, periodpisteaita - Synonym of riukuaitapisteajo - points racepistearvo - point valuepistehitsaus - spot weldingpistehäviö - loss on pointspisteistö - set of pointspisteittäminen - verbal noun of pisteittää, marking with a dot or dotspisteitys - marking with dotspistejako - distribution of pointspistekaavio - scatter plotpistekirja - scorebookpistekirjoitus - braille (system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots)pistekirjoituskone - braillerpistekoko - type sizepistekota - a conical kota made of vertical but leaning wooden polespistekuorma - concentrated load (a weight or such load concentrated to a point)pistelakko - a strike or work stoppage at only one workplace or companypistelasku - scoring, giving pointspistelinko - a player that scores very many pointspisteliäisyys - sarcasticness, mordancypisteluku - score, number of pointspistely - smarting (type of pain)pistemaalaus - pointillismpistemies - scorer, someone who gets/got pointspistemusiikki - punctualismpistemutaatio - point mutationpistemäärä - score (total number of points earned by a participant in a game)pistenäyttö - refreshable display, braille terminalpistepilvi - point cloudpistepuikko - centre punchpisteputki - point streakpistepörssi - player statisticspistesaalis - point haulpistesija - a finishing position that entitles one to score a point or pointspistesilmä - simple eye (in invertebrates)pistetalo - a block of flats or an apartment building with only one stairwell (usually at the center of the building)pistetaulukko - scoreboard, score table, points tablepistetila - point modepistetilanne - score, pointspistetili - the points one has scored (especially with avata (“to open”) to mean scoring one's first point)pistetodennäköisyysfunktio - probability mass functionpistetulo - dot product, scalar productpistetuomari - judge (person that evaluates something and gives points, in a sports competition etc.)pisteviiva - dotted line (line made up of dots)pistevoitto - victory on pointspisteyttäminen - verbal noun of pisteyttääpisteytys - scoring (assigning score to)pistia - water cabbage, water-lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)pistin - stinger (of animals, e.g. wasp stinger)pistinkasvi - stinging plant (plant capable of stinging, in Finnish used especially of tropical plants in the genus Dracaena)pistiäinen - sawfly (insect of the suborder Symphyta within the order Hymenoptera)pistoaita - Synonym of riukuaita.pistohaava - puncture wound, stab (deep narrow wound caused by a pointed object)pistohyökkäys - quick, unexpected offensepistokas - cutting (leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant)pistoke - plug (connecting device)pistokehybridi - plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, PHEV (battery electric hybrid vehicle whose battery can be recharged by plugging a charging cable into an external electric power source)pistokoe - pop quiz, test or quiz without any prior announcementpistokone - shaper, slotterpistokortti - plug-in cardpistokytkin - plug connectorpistokärpänen - stable fly, Stomoxys calcitranspistolapio - shovel (with a pointy blade; used for moving earth or soil)pistoliekki - thin flame, sharp flame, jet flamepistomiekka - rapierpistooli - pistolpistooliammunta - pistol shooting (sport)pistoolikahva - pistol grip (grip shaped like that of a pistol)pistoolikotelo - pistol holsterpistoolikyykky - pistol squat (type of single-leg squat where one leg is stretched out in front of one while the other is performing the squat)pistoolilaji - pistol shooting sportpistoolinlaukaus - pistol shotpistoolitaulu - pistol targetpistoolitutka - radar gunpistopuhe - taunt, insultpistoraide - a branch of a railway that ends in a dead endpistorasia - socket, outlet, wall socket; point (UK); receptacle, wall plug (US) (opening for connecting an electric plug)pistos - twinge, pang, sting (sudden sharp pain)pistosaha - keyhole saw, drywall saw, pad saw, alligator saw (handsaw with a long, narrow blade; used for cutting small, often awkward features in various building materials)pistoskynä - injection penpistosyöttö - quick, unexpected pass past an opponentpistotulppa - plug (electric connecting device)pistukka - socket, female connectorpistäminen - verbal noun of pistää, poking, thrustingpistäytymispaikka - place to stop and visit, port of callpisu - peepisuaari - Alternative spelling of pisoaaripita - pitapitaali - Alternative spelling of spitaalipitaalinen - Alternative form of spitaalinenpitaija - pitayapitaleipä - pita bread, pitapitali - Alternative form of spitaalipitalinen - Alternative form of spitaalinenpitbull - pitbull, pit bull terrier (breed of dog)pitchi - pitchpitely - holding, handlingpitennys - Alternative form of pidennyspitentyminen - verbal noun of pitentyäpitentymä - Alternative form of pidentymäpitkikset - leggings (for women)pitkittyminen - verbal noun of pitkittyäpitkittäisaalto - longitudinal wave (wave in which the direction of disturbance is parallel to the direction of travel)pitkittäisharju - longitudinal eskerpitkittäisleikkaus - lengthwise cross-sectionpitkittäisraita - longitudinal stripepitkittäissuunta - longitudinal directionpitkittäistutkimus - longitudinal studypitkittäminen - verbal noun of pitkittääpitkitys - prolonging, drawing out, extending (making something last for more time than is necessary)pitko - An elongated loaf of pulla (“cardamom bread”), often baked in the form of a plait.pitkokset - Synonym of pitkospuutpitkospuu - duckboard, bog board, puncheon, bog bridge (a single or one of a long series of planks or boards laid as a path across wet or muddy ground)pitkulaisuus - elongatedness, oblongnesspitkä - a glass of beer, a pintpitkä kiekko - icingpitkä penni - pretty pennypitkäaaltoalue - longwave bands collectivelypitkäaikainen vastuu - long-term liabilitypitkäaikainen vieras pääoma - long-term debtpitkäaikaishoito - long-term carepitkäaikaismuisti - long-term memorypitkäaikaispotilas - long-term patient (seriously injured or chronically ill person who has to spend long periods of time in hospital care)pitkäaikaissairas - a person with a chronic or long-term disease or illnesspitkäaikaissokeri - long-term sugar (especially in blood)pitkäaikaissäilytys - long-term storage, long-term preservationpitkäaikaistyöttömyys - long-term unemploymentpitkäaikaistyötön - long-term unemployed (person who has been unemployed for an elongated period of time)pitkäaikaisuus - being long-term or chronicpitkäaikaisvaikutus - long-term effectpitkähuilu - willow flutepitkähäntähamsteri - greater long-tailed hamster, Tscherskia tritonpitkähäntäkissa - margay (Leopardus wiedii)pitkähäntämuurahaiskäpy - long-tailed pangolin, Manis tetradactyla.pitkähöylä - a woodworking plane made of a long block of woodpitkäikäisyys - longevitypitkäinen - thunderpitkäjalka - stilt (three species of bird in the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus)pitkäjousi - longbowpitkäjännitteisyys - being long-term or sustainedpitkäjänteisyys - being long-term, long-termismpitkäkalloisuus - dolichocephaly, dolichocephalism (quality or condition of having a skull that is long relative to its width)pitkäkarvainen collie - rough collie (breed of dog)pitkäkasvuisuus - having grown long or tallpitkäkaulaluuttu - tanbur (type of long-necked lute commonly used in Central and South Asian music)pitkäkirkko - a church with a rectangular plan, often such that the church is longer in the east-west directionpitkäkorva - rabbit, bunnypitkäkorvahiiru - bunny rat, Reithrodon aurituspitkämatkalainen - one who comes from far away, one who makes a long journeypitkämiekka - A longsword, greatsword, bastard sword or bastardsword.pitkämielisyys - being long-suffering; patience, forbearingnesspitkän aikavälin vastuu - long-term liabilitypitkänmatkanjuoksija - long-distance runnerpitkänomaisuus - elongatedness, longishnesspitkänurkka - a corner of a log house with logs sticking out the corner; such a corner typepitkänäköisyys - farsightednesspitkäpalko - any plant of the genus Arabispitkäpapu - Synonym of pitkäpalkopitkäperjantai - Good Fridaypitkäpiimä - A type of piimä typical for western Finland.pitkäpiimäisyys - ponderousness, dullnesspitkäpinnaisuus - patience, having an even temperpitkäpääsara - Carex elongatapitkäripainen - an Alko storepitkäsiima - longlinepitkäsoitto - LP recordpitkäsoittolevy - LP, long-playing recordpitkästyttävyys - tiresomeness, dullnesspitkät kallet - Synonym of pitkät kalsarit.pitkät kalsarit - long underpants, long johnspitkät valot - high beamspitkätakki - longcoatpitkäthousut - long trouserspitkätukka - long-haired person (man, most often)pitkätukkaisuus - having long hairpitkäunisuus - being a long sleeperpitkävene - longship (Viking naval vessel)pitkäveteisyys - dullness, tediousnesspitkäviha - the war between Sweden and Russia that took place between 1570–1595pito - keeping, upkeeppitofenoni - pitofenone (an antispasmodic drug)pitoisuus - concentration, percentage (proportion of a substance in a whole)pitokokki - catererpitokytkin - hold-to-run switch, hold switchpitopaikka - venue, establishmentpitopalvelu - catering, catering servicepitopohja - grip bottom, grippy underside (especially of a type of ski)pitopohjasukset - waxless skispitopöytä - smorgasbordpitoruoka - food in a traditional feast or banquetpitot-putki - Pitot tubepitoteippi - grip tapepitovaatteet - casualwearpitovaikeus - difficulty of maintenancepitovoide - grip wax, kick wax (type of ski wax)pitovoima - downforcepitsa - Alternative form of pizzapitsamauste - Alternative form of pizzamaustepitsamyymälä - Alternative form of pizzamyymäläpitsapaikka - Alternative form of pizzapaikkapitsapohja - Alternative form of pizzapohjapitsaravintola - Alternative form of pizzaravintolapitsataksi - pizza delivery (service in which a pizzeria delivers a pizza to a customer)pitseria - Alternative form of pizzeriapitsi - lacepitsihuivi - lace scarf, lace veil, mantillapitsihuvila - lace villapitsikaulus - lace collarpitsikoriste - lace trimming, lace decorationpitsikuvio - lace patternpitsilehti - nerve plant (Fittonia albivenis)pitsiliina - doily (ornamental piece of lace)pitsimyssy - lace knit cap, lace tuque, lace beaniepitsinenäliina - lace handkerchiefpitsineule - lace knit, knitted lacepitsinnypläys - lace makingpitsinvirkkaus - lace crochetingpitsinvirkkuu - lace crochetingpitsipeite - lace blanketpitsipeitto - lace blanketpitsipuumuura - chestnut-backed antshrikepitsiröyhelö - ruffled frillpitsisukat - lace sockspitsisukka - lace stockingpitsiverho - lace curtainpitskat - matches (devices to make fire)pitta - pitta (bird of the family Pittidae)pituudenmittaus - measuring a lengthpituus - length (distance measured along the longest dimension of an object)pituusaste - longitude (angular distance east or west from the Greenwich meridian), degree of longitudepituusennätys - length recordpituusero - difference in lengthpituushyppy - long jumppituushyppykilpailu - long jump competitionpituushyppääjä - long jumper (athlete)pituuskaltevuus - gradient of a rail track or roadpituuskasvu - growth in lengthpituuskontraktio - length contraction, Lorentz-Fitzgerald contractionpituusleikkaus - slitting, cutting across the longitudinal axispituusleikkuri - roll slitterpituusmerkki - macron (diacritical mark)pituusmitta - linear measure, length measurepituuspiiri - longitude, meridianpituussuunta - the direction of length; lengthwise directionpituusyksikkö - unit of lengthpitäjä - rural municipality, parish; a regional unit or administrative division comprising multiple villagespitäjäläinen - one from a rural municipalitypitäjänhistoria - history of a rural municipality (pitäjä)pitäjänkokous - an assembly of the council of a rural municipality, historically the most powerful form of local governmentpitäjänlehti - a local newspaper (often that of a rural municipality)pitäjänmakasiini - parish granarypitäjänneuvos - an honorary title of the eighth rank granted by the President of Finland to accomplished people involved in municipal politicspitäjänpuku - folk dress from a specific rural municipalitypitäjäruoka - a dish characteristic of a particular rural municipality or townpitäminen - verbal noun of pitääpitämys - belief (something believed, particularly one that has spread through culture or word of mouth)pitämättömyys - Nominal form of pitämätön; the quality of not holding, keeping, etc.pitävyys - solidnesspiuha - turf spadepiuhoitus - Synonym of johdotus (“wiring”).piukkasara - Carex elatapiukkuus - tightness, tautness, skimpinesspiuru - Scolochloa festucaceapivo - hand, palmpivosirppi - an early type of sicklepizza - pizzapizzaleikkuri - pizza cutterpizzamauste - pizza seasoning (a blend of herbs and spices used in pizzas)pizzamyymälä - pizza shoppizzapaikka - pizza placepizzapohja - pizza crust, pizza basepizzapöytä - pizza prep table (type of work table designed for a pizza maker containing a metal surface on which the pizza can be prepared for baking and shelves and cooled drawers for the ingredients)pizzaravintola - pizza restaurantpizzatuki - pizza table (small table-like object that keeps the top of a pizza box from glueing on the pizza during transportation)pizzauuni - pizza ovenpizzeria - pizzeriapiä - headpiällysmies - Alternative form of päällysmiespjongjangilainen - Pyongyangite (person)pk-teollisuus - small and medium industry (industrial enterprises employing 10 to 250 people)pk-yrittäjä - small and medium entrepreneur (entrepreneur who employs 10 to 250 people)pk-yritys - small and medium enterprise, SME (enterprise employing 10 to 250 people)plaanari - planer boardplaaneri - Alternative form of plaanariplaani - planingplafondi - ceiling lightplagiaatti - A plagiarism.plagioija - plagiarizerplagioiminen - verbal noun of plagioidaplagiointi - plagiarizingplagioklaasi - plagioclaseplagioklaasiporfyriitti - plagioclase porphyriteplakaatti - Synonym of julisteplaketti - plaquette (small, usually square, metal tablet decorated in bas-relief, often used mark of honor by organizations)plakkari - Synonym of tasku (“pocket”).plakki - plaqueplaneetta - planetplaneettakunta - planetary systemplaneettapyörästö - planetary gearplaneettatutkimus - planetary scienceplaneettavaihteisto - planetary transmissionplanetaarinen sumu - planetary nebulaplanetaario - planetariumplanetoidi - planetoidplanetologi - planetologistplanetologia - planetologyplanimetri - planimeterplanimetria - planimetryplanisfääri - planisphereplankkaus - Alternative form of lankkaus.plankki - shoe polishplankton - planktonplanktonlevä - planktonic algaeplanssi - poster (illustration, especially one fixed on stiff base for presentation)plantaarifaskiitti - plantar fasciitisplantaasi - plantationplanttu - sapling, seedlingplari - manuscriptplasebo - placeboplasebovaikutus - Synonym of lumevaikutus (“placebo effect”).plaseeraus - seating (act of assigning seats to participant; seating order that thus results)plasma - plasmaplasmafysiikka - plasma physicsplasmaleikkaus - plasma cuttingplasmanäyttö - plasma screenplasmapallo - plasma ballplasmasolu - plasma cellplasmasuihkuhitsaus - plasma jet weldingplasmatekniikka - plasma technologyplasmidi - plasmidplasmiini - plastinplasmodesmi - plasmodesmaplasmodi - plasmodeplasmoni - plasmonplasmosyytti - plasmocyteplassi - plot (piece of land)plastidi - plastidplastiikka - plastic artplastiikkakirurgi - plastic surgeonplastiikkakirurgia - plastic surgeryplastiikki - plasticplastiliini - plasticine, plastilinaplastisuus - plasticityplataani - sycamore (tree of the genus Platanus)platformi - platform (type of shoe)platina - platinumplatinafasaani - Lady Amherst's pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiaeplatinahäät - oak wedding (celebration of the 80th anniversary of a wedding)platinakettu - platinum fox (grey, white and black color variant of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) found in foxes that are bred in captivity for their fur)platinakoru - platinum piece of jewelry, piece of platinum jewelry (piece of jewelry in which the metal part is chiefly platinum)platinalevy - platinum disc, platinum record, platinum (recording that has sold enough to reach platinum level; the actual number varies by the market and awarder, in Finland the level is currently 20,000)platinaryhmä - platinum groupplatinointi - platinizationplatonikko - Platonistplatonilaisuus - Synonym of platonismiplatoninen rakkaus - platonic loveplatonismi - Platonismplatonisti - Platonistplaty - platy (either of two species Xiphophorus maculatus and X. variatus, and their hybrids)plautdietsch - Plautdietsch, Mennonite Low Germanplayback - playback singingplayoff-peli - playoff matchplebeiji - plebeian, pleb.pleenumi - Synonym of täysistunto (plenary session).pleenumiesitelmä - plenary talk (talk given in the plenary session of a conference)pleissi - splice (junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together)pleistoseeni - Synonym of pleistoseenikausipleistoseenikausi - The Pleistocene (epoch)plejadi - Pleiadpleko - pleco (South American fishes)pleksi - Short for pleksilasi.pleksilasi - plexiglass, acrylic glass (tough transparent plastic used sometimes in lieu of glass)plektra - plectrum, pickpleku - Synonym of plektra (“plectrum, pick”).plenaariesitelmä - Synonym of pleenumiesitelmäpleomorfismi - pleomorphismpleonasmi - pleonasm (rhetorical device)plesiosaurus - Synonym of lintulisko (“plesiosaur”)pleuradreeni - chest tubepleuriitti - pleuritisplikka - girlplioseeni - The Pliocene.plioseenikausi - The Pliocene.pliseeraus - pleating (act or instance of pleating)plogging - Synonym of roskajuoksu (“plogging”).ploki - block (case with one or more sheaves/pulleys)plombi - bulla (seal made out of lead)plombittaminen - verbal noun of plombittaaplootu - A plate of copper of up to 15 kilograms in weight, used as money in Sweden in 17th century.plooturaha - Synonym of plootu (“plate of copper historically used as money”)plugari - plug-inplumpsahdus - Synonym of lumpsahdusplumpsahtaminen - verbal noun of plumpsahtaapluraali - pluralpluralismi - pluralismpluralisti - pluralistpluraliteettijärjestelmä - first past the post, simple majority voting, plurality voting (voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer)pluratiivi - plurale tantumplus-miinusmerkki - plus-minus sign (±)plusaste - Synonym of lämpöasteplusenergiatalo - energy-plus house, energy-plus buildingpluskvamperfekti - past perfect, pluperfect, pluperfect tensepluslasit - reading glasses (eyeglasses meant for correcting farsightedness, with positive (+) diopter value)pluslasku - additionplusmerkki - plus signplusnapa - positive terminal, cathode (battery pole toward which the electrons flow)pluspiste - point (in a game or test in which penalties are allowed, point that increases the score)pluspuoli - pro, plus, advantage, upside (positive aspect of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages)pluspuu - seed tree (superior tree selected for seed production for the needs of nurseries)plussa - plus signplutokraatti - plutocratplutokratia - plutocracyplutoni - plutonplutonium - plutoniumplutoniumpommi - plutonium bomb (nuclear fission bomb in which the fissile material is plutonium)plutoona - Synonym of joukkuepluumi - mantle plumepluviometri - pluviometerplyymi - plume (cluster of feathers worn as an ornament)plyyshikangas - Alternative spelling of plyysikangasplyysi - plush (textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, especially the type that's used for upholstery)plyysi-istuin - plush seatplyysihuonekalu - plush piece of furniture (piece of furniture upholstered with plush)plyysikangas - plush (textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, especially the type that's used for upholstery)plyysimatto - plush carpetplyysisohva - plush sofapläjäys - Synonym of läjäyspläkki - Alternative form of läkki (tin plate).pläkä - calm, dead calm (period of no wind)pläsi - Synonym of läsi (“blaze”).plörinä - Only used in mennä plörinäksiplörö - A drink consisting of coffee and a shot of hard liquor, often vodka.pmy - CFU; initialism of pesäkkeen muodostava yksikkö (“colony-forming unit”).pneumaattinen sireeni - pneumatic sirenpneumatiikka - pneumaticspneumokokki - pneumococcus (bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia)pneumonia - pneumoniapodcast - podcastpodsoli - podzol, podsolpoeetta - Synonym of runoilijapoetiikka - poeticspogosta - pogostpogostantauti - Pogosta diseasepogromi - pogrompohatta - tycoonpohdin - winnowing basket (flat-bottomed vessel used for separating grain from husks and chaff)pohdinta - deliberation, consideration, ponderingpohdiskelija - reflector, contemplator, pondererpohdiskelu - reflecting, contemplatingpohdittava - food for thought (information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation)pohja - bottom (lowest part of anything, especially of a container)pohja-aika - fastest time, fastest stage timepohja-ala - base area, ground area, groundpohjaaminen - verbal noun of pohjata, basing onpohjaeliöstö - benthospohjaeläimistö - benthic faunapohjaeläin - benthic animal, benthic faunapohjagneissikompleksi - basal gneiss complexpohjahiekka - riverbed sand, lakebed sand, sand at the bottom of a body of waterpohjahiiva - bottom yeast (yeast that in the end of fermentation tends to sink to the bottom of wort, used e.g. to produce lager beer)pohjahiivakäyminen - bottom fermentationpohjahiivaolut - bottom-fermented beer, lagerpohjahinta - reserve price (price set by a seller in an auction, below which the lot or item cannot be sold)pohjainflaatio - core inflationpohjajää - anchor ice (submerged ice anchored to the bottom of a river etc.)pohjakala - demersal fish, bottom fish, groundfishpohjakasvillisuus - phytobenthospohjakerros - ground floor (floor of a building closest to ground level)pohjakonglomeraatti - basal conglomeratepohjakosketus - grounding, an instance of hitting the bottom of a body of waterpohjakoulutus - initial trainingpohjakudos - bottom fabricpohjakunto - Synonym of peruskuntopohjalainen - Ostrobothnian (person from Ostrobothnia)pohjalaismurre - Ostrobothnian dialectpohjalaistalo - Ostrobothnian housepohjalaisuus - Ostrobothniannesspohjalasti - Synonym of painolastipohjalauta - bottom boardpohjalehtinen - isoetid (rosette plant that completes its entire life cycle submerged)pohjalevy - platformpohjalieju - silt at the bottom of a body of waterpohjaliete - bottom sludgepohjallinen - insolepohjalukema - The lowest value in a set of observations, the rock bottom, a minimum.pohjamaa - subgradepohjamaalaus - priming, undercoatingpohjamaali - primer (type of paint used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting; a layer of such substance)pohjamajakka - caisson lighthousepohjamateriaali - base material, substrate, backing materialpohjamuta - the mud or silt at the bottom of a body of waterpohjanharjus - Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) (Arctic freshwater fish native to Siberia and North America, having a large dorsal fin)pohjanhopeatäplä - Polaris fritillary (Boloria polaris)pohjanhorsma - Hornemann's willowherb (Epilobium hornemannii)pohjanhyytelöjäkälä - Collema curtisporum (a lichen)pohjanisohylje - northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostri)pohjankatkarapu - deep-sea prawn, Pandalus borealis (species of shrimp found in cold parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans)pohjankiisla - thick-billed murre, Brunnich’s guillemot, Uria lomviapohjanleinikki - arctic buttercup, Ranunculus hyperboreus (a flowering plant in the genus Ranunculus)pohjanlepakko - northern bat, Eptesicus nilssoniipohjanlumme - Nymphaea alba subsp. candidapohjanmaalainen - Synonym of pohjalainenpohjanmerikarhu - Synonym of beringinhylje (“northern fur seal”).pohjanoteeraus - low point, all-time low, rock bottom, the worstpohjanpeltomyyrä - A subspecies of field vole (Microtus agrestis agrestis).pohjanpika - northern pika, Ochotona hyperboreapohjanpystykorva - Norrbottenspets, Nordic spitzpohjanrousku - A milk-cap, Lactarius subcircellatus.pohjanrölli - Agrostis mertensii; northern bent grass, Arctic bentpohjansirkku - rustic bunting (Emberiza rustica)pohjansorsimo - pendant grass (Arctophila fulva)pohjantamandua - northern tamandua (Tamandua mexicana)pohjantervajaiset - The celebration held when the excavation of a tunnel or another underground structure reaches its deepest point (implying completion), in which it is ceremonially tarred (originally to protect against moisture).pohjantikka - Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)pohjanuotta - dragnet, demersal seinepohjaompelu - pulled thread work, pulled thread embroiderypohjaonginta - bottom angling, bottom fishingpohjaonki - bottom rig, bottom fishing rigpohjapaine - bottom pressurepohjapalkka - base wage, base salary (such as minimum of what is considered acceptable)pohjapaperi - base paperpohjapato - underwater dam; weirpohjapiimä - Synonym of aluspiimä.pohjapiirros - floor plan, blueprint, layoutpohjapiirustus - floor plan, schematicpohjarakenne - supporting structure, foundationpohjarakennus - foundation work, foundation construction workpohjarakentaminen - foundation construction, foundation workpohjaratkaisu - layout designpohjasakka - dreg, dregs (sediment in a liquid)pohjasävel - root (fundamental tone of chord)pohjasävy - undertonepohjatiedot - prerequisite or underlying information or knowledgepohjaton kaivo - bottomless pit (endless resource or supply; entity or problem which consumes endless resources)pohjatroolari - demersal trawlerpohjatroolaus - bottom trawlingpohjatrooli - A dragnet<-- -->