Finnish Word of the Day
raha
/RA-ha/ • noun — 26th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: money; currency; funds
Examples
- Minulla ei ole rahaa.
(I don't have any money.) - Säästän rahaa uutta tietokonetta varten.
(I'm saving money for a new computer.) - Hän antoi minulle rahaa lounasta varten.
(He/She gave me money for lunch.)
Synonyms
- käteinen
- varat
- pääoma
Raha is the everyday word for money and appears in many common expressions (e.g. maksaa = to pay, säästää = to save, lainata = to lend/borrow). In Finnish you often see the partitive form rahaa (Ei ole rahaa, tarvitsen rahaa) when talking about an indefinite amount or after negation.
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