NB. This list is far from exhaustive.
| Long word | Truncation | English | English (literal)/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ensimmäinen | eka | first | |
| toinen | toka | second (ordinal number) | |
| mahdollisuus | mahis, mahku | possibility, opportunity | |
| tarvits- | tartt-, tarvi- | to need (conjugations) | |
| kannattaa | kantsia, kandee | had better do sth | |
| välttämättä | välttis | necessarily | |
| materiaali | matsku | material | |
| kilogramma | kilo | kilogram | |
| kilometri | kilsa | kilometer | |
| minuutti | minsa | minute (unit of time) | |
| sekunti | sekka | second (unit of time) | |
| sekuntikello | sekkari | stopwatch | second clock |
| mikrofoni | mikki | microphone | |
| ammattikorkeakoulu | amkki | vocational university | profession high school |
| tietokone | tietsikka, tietskari | computer | information machine |
| spesifikaatio | speksi | specification | |
| näppäimistö | näppis | keyboard (computer input device) | button collection |
| kovalevy | kovo, kovis | hard drive | hard disc |
| prosessori | prossu | processor | |
| software | softa | software | |
| kämmenpuhelin | kännykkä | cell phone | palm phone |
| kännykkä | känny | cell phone | |
| tekstiviesti | tekstari | text message (exclusively SMS) | |
| televisio | telkkari, telkku, telkka | television | |
| pistooli | pisla | pistol | |
| jousipyssy | jouskari | bow (weapon) | bow/spring gun |
| linja-auto | linkku | bus | line car |
| linkkuveitsi | linkkari | Swiss Army knife | handle knife |
| fysiikka | fyssa | physics (shortened only as school subject) | |
| uskonto | ussa | religion (—"—) | |
| äidinkieli | äikkä | Finnish (—"—) | native language, mother's language |
| kuvataide | kuvis | visual arts (—"—) | |
| liikunta | liikka | sports (—"—) | moving |
| jääkiekko | jäkis | ice hockey | ice puck |
| jalkapallo | jalkkis, jalis, futis | football | "futis" is short for "football", but "football" is never used |
| lentopallo | lent(t)is | volley ball | flightball |
| sulkapallo | sulk(k)is, sulis | badminton | featherball |
| matematiikka | matikka, matsku | math (not just school subject) | "matikka" is a lot more common |
| musiikki | musa | music | |
| tunnusmusiikki | tunnari | theme music | identifier music |
| volyymi | vola | volume (sound) | |
| harjoitukset | harkat | rehearsal | practisings |
| orkesteri | orkka | orchestra | |
| sinfoniaorkesteri | sinffis | symphony orchestra | |
| puhallinorkesteri | puhku | wind band | wind instrument orchestra |
| kapellimestari | kapu | conductor | cappella master |
| lyömäsoitin | lyömis | percussion instrument | hitting instrument |
| käyrätorvi | käyris | (French) horn | curve horn |
| saksofoni | foni | saxophone | |
| klarinetti | klara | clarinet | |
| ksylofoni | sylkkari | xylophone | |
| syntetisaattori | syntikka, syna | synthesizer | |
| sarjakuva | sarjis | comic book | series image |
| lännenelokuva | länkkäri | Western film (genre) | |
| fantasia | fantsu | fantasy (genre) | |
| fantastinen | fantsu | fantastic | |
| julkistustilaisuus | julkkari | publishment press conference | publishment occasion |
| sotilas | solttu | soldier | |
| luutnantti | luti | lieutenant | |
| kersantti | kessu | sergeant | |
| juniori | junnu | junior | shortening generally refers to a generic young person |
| assistentti | assari | assistent | |
| asiakaspalvelija | aspa | customer server | |
| kehitysvammainen | kehari | mentally handicapped | development handicapped |
| neekeri | nekru | nigger | |
| maahanmuuttaja | mamu | immigrant | into country mover |
| suvaitsevainen henkilö | suvakki | a tolerant person | shortening used derogatorily |
| uskovainen | uskis | believer | |
| transsukupuolinen | transu | transgendered | shortening considered a slur by many |
| narkomaani | narkkari, narkkis | drug addict | |
| kuningas | kunkku | king | shortening used for kings outside the context of real monarchies, e.g. playing cards |
| intiaani | inkkari | Indian (native American) | |
| tyttöystävä | tyttis | girlfriend | |
| poikaystävä | poikkis | boyfriend | not as established |
| syntymäpäivä | synttäri(t), synde(t) | birthday | |
| kielisuudelma | kielari | French kiss | tongue kiss |
| itsemurha | itsari | suicide | selfmurder |
| proteiini | protsku | protein | |
| valkoviini | valkkari | white wine | |
| valkosipuli | valkkari | garlic | white onion |
| punaviini | punkku | red wine | |
| kuohuviini | kuohari | sparkling whine | froth wine |
| kebab | kebu | kebab | |
| ranskanperuna | ranskis | French fry | France's potato |
| hampurilainen | hamppari | hamburger | |
| näkkileipä | näkkäri | crispbread | |
| jäätelö | jätski, jäde | ice cream | (some derivation of jäätyä "to freeze") |
| ravintola | rafla | restaurant | nutrient place |
| hedelmä & vihannes | hevi | collection of fruits and vegetable | fruit & vegetable |
| herne, maissi, paprika | hmp, hooämpee | pea, maize, paprika | |
| luonnonmukainen | luomu | natural/organic | nature-according |
| piparkakku | pipari | cookie/biscuit | pepper cake |
| hotdog | hodari | bread with hotdog | |
| lihapiirakka | lihis | bread filled with minced meat and rice | meat pie |
| lakritsi | laku | liquorice | |
| Koskenkorva | Kossu | Koskenkorva (a booze brand) | rapid's ear |
| Salmiakkikoskenkorva | Salmari | Salmiakkikoskenkorva | |
| Jaloviina | Jallu | cut brandy | noble booze |
| Coca-Cola | Kokis | Coca-Cola | |
| lumipallo | lumppari | snowball | |
| pilleri | pilsu | pill | |
| tabletti | tabu | tablet (drug) | |
| purukumi | purkka | chewing gum | biting rubber |
| keskisormi | keskari | middle finger | |
| peukalo | peukku | thumb | |
| farmarihousut | farkut | jeans | farmer trousers |
| alushousut | alkkarit | underpants | below/base trousers |
| huppupaita | huppari | hooded shirt | hood shirt |
| college-paita | kolitsi | college shirt | |
| sukkahousut | sukkikset | pantyhose | |
| paitapusero | paitis | blouse | |
| New York City | Nyk(i) | New York City | |
| Los Angeles | Los(i) | Los Angeles | |
| Helsinki | Hesa | Helsinki | |
| Jyväskylä | Jykylä | Jyväskylä | |
| Linnanmäki | Lintsi | Linnanmäki (an amusement park in Helsinki) | hill of the castle |
| Särkänniemi | Särkkä, Särkkis | Särkänniemi (an amusement park in Tampere) | sandbank peninsula |
| Hong Kong | Honkkari | Hong Kond (a Finnish department store chain) | |
| Hesburger | Hese | Hesburger (a Finnish hamburger chain) | |
| McDonald's | Mäkkäri, Mäkki | McDonald's | |
| Assembly | Assyt | Assembly (a computer festival in Finland) |