Learn Finnish: Spring – Picture Crossword for Kids

This crossword brings your child gently into contact with Finnish. The drawings show the flowers, raindrops and kites, and your child says the Finnish word to themselves before setting each letter into the grid. In doing so they practise turning a remembered Finnish word into its correct written form — a lovely warm-up for anyone just starting to learn Finnish. At the crossing points the words meet on a shared letter, and that is exactly where small moments of "oh, it fits!" appear. Take your time, because this puzzle wants to be solved slowly. There is no timer and no score, only your child, the pictures, and the satisfaction of every Finnish word spelled correctly into place, box after careful box.

Look, think in Finnish, and write: your child finds the Finnish word for the pictured spring things and spells it into the crossword. Each word is joined to another at a crossing, so your child attends to every single letter. That practises Finnish spelling and firms up vocabulary. It is a feel-good puzzle — no haste, no contest, just one new word per picture. You can print it for free or open it online to play together, as often as the urge to puzzle returns and a few more Finnish words feel worth meeting. Finnish builds long words by clicking small pieces together, a bit like adding cars to a train.

Has your child caught the joy of naming and spelling in Finnish? Then keep going! The crosswords about the hospital things and the ones with post hold fresh pictures, new Finnish words, and new crossings to puzzle over. And once your child is really in the swing of it, there is a whole free collection built around the spring things — free to print or simply to play online. That way learning Finnish stays varied and gives a little fresh pleasure each day, all at your child’s own pace. Have fun discovering, writing, and puzzling together!