Finnish places ending with 'la'

Quite many Finnish places end with la or lä. Do you know these ones?

1. anoppila
2. asuntola
3. kahvila
4. kanala
5. kauneushoitola
6. kylpylä
7. käymälä 
8. mummola
9. myymälä
10. neuvola
11. pesula
12. ravintola
13. ruokala
14. räkälä
15. sairaala
16. sikala
17. vankila

Here are the translations:

1. anoppila = mother-in-law's place (anoppi = mother-in-law)
2. asuntola = dormitory (asunto = an apartment)
3. kahvila = a café (kahvi = coffee)
4. kanala = a henhouse (kana = a chicken)
5. kauneushoitola = a beauty salon (hoito = a care, a treatment)
6. kylpylä = a spa (kylpy = a bath)
7. käymälä = a (public) toilet, a restroom (käydä = to visit)
8. mummola = grandmother's place (mummo = grandmother)
9. myymälä = a shop, a store (myydä = to sell)
10. neuvola = a child health center (neuvo = an advice)
11. pesula = laundromat (pestä = to wash)
12. ravintola = restaurant (ravinto = nutrition)
13. ruokala = a cafeteria, usually in schools and work places (ruoka = food)
14. räkälä = an untidy and unpleasant pub (räkä = snot)
15. sairaala = a hospital (sairas = sick, ill)
16. sikala = a piggery (sika = a pig)
17. vankila = a prison (vanki = a prisoner)

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