Some useful Finnish:

merirosvous:

menord:

cleverstagename:

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Snow = LUMI

Really wet snow = SOHJO

Really wet snow still in the air = RÄNTÄ

Powdery, light snow (usually -10°C or colder) = PUUTERILUMI

0°C Snow = NUOSKA

Snow ideal for snowball making (0 °C) = LUMIPALLOLUMI

Humidity turned into snow (usually over night) = KUURA

Under 0°C weather = PAKKANEN

Just barely under 0°C weather = HALLA

0°C weather = NOLLAKELI  “zero weather

Fucking cold= AIVAN VITUN KYLMÄ

Snowfall = LUMISADE

Snow storm = LUMIMYRSKY

Heavy snowfall  = LUMIPYRY

It’s snowing a lot and the wind is strong = PYRYTTÄÄ

Snow crystal, looks like a star = LUMIKIDE

Snowflake (made of snow crystals) = LUMIHIUTALE

Snowball = LUMIPALLO

Stack of snow = KINOS

Dune of snow = NIETOS

Over 20 cm high surface of snow = HANKI

Snow on top of something = LUMIPEITE “Snow blanket

Man made of snow = LUMIUKKO

Castle made of snow = LUMILINNA

Tunnel made in snow = LUMITUNNELI

Cave made in snow = LUMILUOLA

Snowball fight = LUMISOTA Snow war

Violently assaulting someone with snow by rubbing or throwing, usually in the face = LUMIPESU Snow wash

SOME DIALECT WORDS FOR LIGHT SNOW : 

auhtalumi – auhtolumi – hauhtalumi – hauhtolumi – haverinsiite –huotarinsiide – huotarinterva – härmä – höhhölumi - höhkälumi – höhölumi – hömylumi – höntylumi – höppölumi – höppöslumi – hösselölumi – hössölumi – hösylumi – hösölumi – hötelölumi – hötterölumi – höttilumi – höttyrälumi – höttölumi – höttöslumi – hötylumi – hötölumi – höyhkälumi – höyhtyvälumi – höyhtälumi – höyhtölumi – höyrylumi – höyrälumi – höytelö – höyttyrälumi – höytylumi – höytyvälumi – höytäkkä – höytälumi – höytölumi – iisakinsiite – kiitele – kiituma – kiituva – kitilumi – kitkalumi – kitkutus – kitulumi – kiuranne – kylmänkide – kytylumi – kyvenlumi – nattura – nöhtälumi – nöyhtälumi – pakkasenhiutu – pakkasenkauna – pakkasenkiide – pakkasenkiitu – pakkasenkitu – pakkasenkiuhtu – pakkasenkiukku – pakkasenkiven – pakkasenkuura –pakkasenkyven – pakkasenlumi – pakkasenruoka – pakkasensiemen – pakkasensilo – pakkasensydän – pakkasensyötti – pakkasensäen –pakkasenvihat – pakkasenvihoitus – pakkasenviti – pakkasviti – sarvenkaapitus – sarvenkaapotin – sarvenkaape – sarvenkaappu – sarvenkaapu – sarvenkaaputus – sarvenkaavitsu – sarvenkaavitus – sarvenkoputus – sarvenkraappu – sarvenkraapute – sarvenkraaputus – sarvennuuha – sarvijauho – uppura – utu – utukka – vikilumi – vitilumi

Adding a couple more to the great list!

Heavy layer of snow on tree branches = TYKKYLUMI

Wet snow on the ground = LOSKA (more or less synonymous to sohjo)

Strong snowfall which only lasts for a short while = TUISKU

Also as a sidenote, Jon Snow’s surname is actually Nietos in Finnish translations, which I think is cute. :D

Some more words

Snow strong enough that you can walk on it without sinking = KANTOHANKI

Small block of snow, like a snowball, that doesn’t break easily = KIKA/LUMIKIKA

Frost on a window, that is shaped somewhat like a flower = KUURANKUKKA

When the road is extremely fucking icy and you have to be careful when driving/walking = PÄÄKALLOKELI

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magnusti:

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minä: 🤗🤗🎄🎄❄️❄️♥️♥️🎵🎵☃️

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