Learn Finnish: Weather – Picture Crossword for Kids

This crossword brings your child gently into contact with Finnish. The drawings show the sunshine, rain and snow, 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.

In this picture crossword your child names the sunshine, rain and snow in Finnish and spells each word into the boxes. Finnish vocabulary and spelling get a quiet workout at once, because the shared letters at the crossings have to agree. Let your child puzzle at their own pace — there is no clock and no score, only the pleasure of each Finnish word spelled correctly. Once a word is solved, it hints at the next, and the grid fills in piece by piece. That way a first taste of Finnish feels like a cheerful little puzzle your child gets to discover all by themselves. 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 space things and the ones with toys 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 weather — 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!