Learn Finnish: Vegetables – Picture-Word Match for Kids

This match brings pictures and Finnish words together. Your child sees the carrots, peas and pumpkins and, beside them, a colourful set of Finnish names still looking for their partners. They read the Finnish vocabulary, compare it with the drawings, and link each picture with the right line. In doing so your child practises connecting the written Finnish word to what it shows — a gentle bridge into the new language. Because no word has to be written, it is all reading and recognizing, with no stress at all. Let your child work at their own pace and reconsider as often as they wish. There is no timer and no score, only your child, the pictures, and the pleasure of every Finnish word matched correctly.

In this picture-word match your child links each drawing to the right Finnish word. The carrots, peas and pumpkins stand ready as pictures, with their Finnish names beside them. Your child reads, thinks, and draws a line to the right word. So they learn to connect a picture with its written Finnish name — no pressure, at their own pace, with no score. Because nothing has to be written, reading and recognizing take centre stage, and that is just what makes first steps into Finnish so light and welcome for your child. 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 hospital things and the ones with pets 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 vegetables 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!