Summer is “kesä” in Finnish. Summer is clearly one of Finns’ favorite seasons, as the word kesä appears in several Finnish compound words. Here are 45 Finnish summer compound words.
45 Finnish Summer Compound Words
Kesäaamu
= summer morning
Kesäpäivä
= summer day
Kesäilta
=summer evening
Kesäaika
= summer time, daylight saving time
Alkukesä
= early summer
Keskikesä
= midsummer
Loppukesä
= late summer
Kesäsää
= summer weather
Kesäkeli
= summer(y) weather
Kesähelle
= hot weather in summer
Kesäsade
= summer rain
Intiaanikesä
= Indian summer. Intiaanikesä is an unusually warm weather period occurring in late autumn.
Kesäretki
= summer trip
Kesäleiri
= summer camp
Kesälukio
= summer high school. Kesälukio makes it possible for students to study high school courses in the summer.
Kesäyliopisto
= summer university. Some Finnish universities have summer courses.
Kesähaaste
= summer challenge
Kesälaji
=summer sport
Kesäkisat
= sports competition in summer
Kesäteatteri
= summer theater. Kesäteatteri is usually an open air theatre
Kesäjuhlat
= summer party
Kesähäät
= summer wedding. In Finland summer is the most popular time to get married.
Kesätapahtuma
= summer event
Kesätori
= summer market
Kesäkonsertti
= summer concert
Kesäkiertue
= summer tour
Kesätanssit
= summer dance. Kesätanssit usually means open air dancing in the summer.
Kesämuoti
= summer fashion
Kesämekko
= summer dress
Kesähame
= summer skirt
Kesähattu
= summer hat
Kesäale
= summer sale
Kesäparta
= summer beard. Kesäparta is a beard that is allowed to grow in the summer (on vacation), and is (usually) shaved when summer is over.
Kesäloma
= summer vacation
Kesätyö
= summer job
Kesäapulainen
= summer help (summer job)
Kesämökki
= summer cottage
Kesäasukas
= summer resident. For example a person who is staying on a summer cottage is a “kesäasukas”.
Kesäleski
= summer widow. If your spouse goes on vacation with the kids while you’ll stay home alone, you are called a “kesäleski” in Finland.
Kesäkahvila
= summer cafe. Coffeehouse that is open during summer.
Kesäterassi
= summer terrace. Kesäterassi is restaurant’s outdoor seating.
Kesäkeitto
= summer soup. Soup made of fresh vegetables, including carrot, potato and cauliflower.
Kesäheila
= summer dating partner. Kesäheila is a dating partner in a casual summer relationship.
Kesäauto
= summer car. A car that is driven only in the summer. Kesäauto can be a classic car, a brand new sports car, or (and usually is) an inexpensive old vehicle that is bought just for the summer trips.
Kesärenkaat
= summer tires