How to say 'about' in Finnish

Sometimes Finnish is so easy. The English about is either the the adverb noin or the ending sta / stä, depending on the sentence.

About = noin

• Maitopurkki maksaa noin euron. - A carton of milk costs about one euro.
• Jyväskylästä Tampereelle on noin 150 kilometriä. - It's about 150 km from Jyväskylä to Tampere. 

You can replace noin with suunnilleen, which means approximately. 

• Maitopurkki maksaa suunnilleen euron. - A carton of milk costs approximately one euro.

However, noin requires some kind of amount. With other words, use suunnilleen:

• Tämä on suunnilleen näin. - This is approximately like this. 
• Tämä on suunnilleen oikein. - This is approximately correct.

About = the ending sta or stä

• Saanko kysyä jotain Yki-testistä? - May I ask something about the Yki exam? 
• Voidaanko vähän jutella sun rahankäytöstä? - Can we talk a little about the way you use money?

Other useful links:

• Niin, näin, noin, nain
• Finnish local endings
• Eleven useful cases
• Liking in Finnish

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