Learn Finnish: Furniture – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Which Finnish word goes with which picture? That is what your child works out here, by joining the matching pairs. On one side stand the sofas, tables and lamps as drawings; opposite them their Finnish names, pleasantly jumbled. Your child reads the Finnish vocabulary, glances at the pictures, and then draws a line between a picture and its right word. With every connection they make, it sinks in a little more how the Finnish name of a familiar thing looks and sounds. So their Finnish vocabulary grows piece by piece, with no pressure and no rush. Let your child think and try in their own time; a line may always be drawn again. By the end, a line runs from every picture to the matching Finnish word.

Read and connect, with nothing to search for: your child sees the sofas, tables and lamps as pictures and a selection of Finnish words beside them. They read the vocabulary, decide which name belongs, and draw a line from the picture to the matching Finnish word. So they gently practise recognizing the written Finnish word. It is a quiet task — free to print or to play online. A line may always be drawn again, because here all that matters is the easy thinking with which your child builds Finnish vocabulary piece by piece. Finnish builds long words by clicking small pieces together, a bit like adding cars to a train.

Has your child had so much fun connecting? Then there is plenty more to discover! The matches about the beach things and the ones with Christmas things hold fresh pictures and new Finnish words looking for their partners. And once your child is in the swing of it, a whole free collection built around the furniture is ready to go — 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 reading, thinking, and connecting together!