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Finnish Baby Names for Girls

To the American ear, Finnish baby names sound much quirkier than the Scandinavian baby names of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. While there is a lot of crossover between Finnish and Scandinavian names, many Finnish names are closely related to Baltic names, particularly those from Estonia.

The most popular Finnish names for girls in Finland include Eevi, Venla, Aino, Aada, and Helmi. You may be familiar with Finnish girl names such as Lotta, Hanna, Anneli, Ulla, Minna, and Lumi, which is a rising name in the US and popular on our website.

Rarer Finnish names for girls that deserve your attention include Auri, Suvi, Ailana, Elvi, Ilta, and Kesia. Here are some of the most accessible baby names to the English speaker, though not all are popular in Finland itself.

Finnish Girl Names

Peura

Meaning: deer

Origin:Finnish
11254
Matleena

Meaning: high tower; woman from Magdala

Origin:Variation of Magdaleena, Finnish
11688
Kylli

Meaning: abundance

Origin:Diminutive of Kyllikki, Finnish
12176
Juljana

Meaning: youthful

Origin:Finnish and Albanian variation of Juliana, Latin
12685
Elsu

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Finnish diminutive of Elsa, German
13849
Airi

Meaning: lover of jasmine; lover of pears

Origin:Japanese
5486
Arja

Meaning: peace

Origin:Variation of Irja, Finnish
5491
Enni The name Enni is of Finnish origin. The word...
Origin:Finnish
5590
Minttu

Meaning: mint

Origin:Finnish
5621
Peppi

Meaning: lover of horses; Jehovah increases

Origin:Finnish variation of Pippi and Pepa, Swedish, Spanish
5826
Pihla

Meaning: rowan tree

Origin:Finnish
5921
Maikki Maikki is of Finnish origin and is the varia...
Origin:Finnish variation of Mary
6119
Mirja Mirja is pronounced MEER-yah and is predomin...
Origin:Finnish form of Miriam
6130
Aamu

Meaning: morning

Origin:Finnish
6287
Kesia

Meaning: cassia tree

Origin:Nordic variation of Keziah, Hebrew
6346
Kata

Meaning: pure

Origin:Diminutive of Katariina, Finnish, and Katalin, Hungarian
6455
Omena

Meaning: apple

Origin:Finnish
7128
Vesa

Meaning: sapling, sprout

Origin:Finnish
7305
Veera The name Veera is considered a variant of Ve...
Origin:Indian
7319
Euli

Meaning: sweetly speaking

Origin:Diminutive of Eulaalia, Finnish from Greek
7396