Whether your looking to honor your Finnish culture or are just looking for Nordic baby names for girls, we want to help you weigh your options. We have curated a list of Finnish girl names and the meanings and origin of each name. Let the browsing begin.
Aila
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Bringer of light
Aila is a female given name found in several different languages. It is the Finnish equivalent of Helga or Olga, from Swedish “helig” or Old Norse “heilagr”.
Aili
Origin: Finnish, Sami, and Estonian
Meaning: Holy, or blessed
Finnish variation of the name Helga, via the Sami Áile, deriving ultimately from heilagr.
Aina
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: She who fights with the sword
Aino
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: The only one
Aino is a character created by Elias Lönnrot in his epic open the Kalevala. In the Finnish epic, the Aino drowns herself when she finds out she must marry an old man.
Airi
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Messenger, herald
Anniina
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Grace
Finnish diminutive of Anna.
Annikki
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Bitter
Finnish pet form of Anna (combined with the Finnish diminutive suffix -kki).
Ansa
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Virtue
Derived from Finnish ansio “virtue” or ansa “trap”.
Aune
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Pure or holy
Finnish form of Agnes.
Eeva
Origin: Finnish and Estonian
Meaning: Life
Finnish variant of Eva.
Eevi
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Life
Finnish variant of Eva.
Eija
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Happiness
Eijaa, a Finnish exclamation of joy
Eini
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Home ruler
Feminine of Eino
Elea
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Bright and shining light
Short form of the name Eleanor.
Eliina
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Light or bright
Finnish form of Helen.
Enni
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Who fights with the sword
Finnish feminized form of the word Enna.
Erja
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Peace, tranquility, harmony, farmer
Essi
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Star
Finnish diminutive of Esther.
Esteri
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Star-like
Finnish variant of Esther.
Fiia
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: A flickering fire
Hannele
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: God is gracious
Finnish variant of the name Johanna.
Heli
Origin: Finnish and Estonian
Meaning: Light or bright
Helka
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Holy, blessed
Derived from Old Norse helgi > heilagr.
Hellä
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Gentle, tender
Helmi
Origin: Finnish and Estonian
Meaning: Pearl or bead
Henna
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Home ruler
Hilla
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Cloudberry
Short form of any names beginning with “Hill-“
Hilma
Origin: Finnish, German, Swedish, Scandinavian
Meaning: Protective helmet
Ilma
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Air, space, weather
Ilmi
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Space, weather
Form of Ilma.
Ilta
Origin: Finnish and Scandinavian
Meaning: Evening
Inkeri
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Beautiful goddess
Juni
Origin: Finnish Scandinavian and Swedish
Meaning: June
Kaija
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Chaste, pure, or sweet girl
Finnish diminutive of Katherine.
Kaisa
Origin: Finnish and Estonian
Meaning: Pure
Finnish and Estonian diminutive of Katherine.
Katri
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Pure
Finnish diminutive of Katherine.
Kielo
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Lily of the valley
Kirsi
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Frost or cherry or a Christian
A short form of Kristiina is the Finnish version of Christina or Kirsikka which means cherry in Finnish. It also means frost in Finnish.
Lumi
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Snow
Malin
Origin: Scandinavian, Finnish, and Swedish
Meaning: High tower or woman of Magdala
Marja
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Berry
Marjukka
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Of the sea or bitter or berry
Finnish pet form of Marja.
Marketta
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Pearl
Finnish form of Margaret.
Matleena
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Woman of Magdala
Merja
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Berry
Mieluisa
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Kind
Milja
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Rival
A pet name for Emilia.
Minea
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Literary name
Invented by Finnish writer Mika Waltari for a character in his 1945 novel The Egyptian.
Neea
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Lime tree
Nea and Neea are shortened versions of Linnea which is a female given name of Swedish origin.
Oili
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Divine woman
Oili is a Finnish variant of Olga.
Päivä
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Day
Rauha
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Peace
Reeta
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Pearl
Finnish short form of Margaret.
Riika
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Peaceful ruler
Saana
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Mountain on Finland’s hand
Saija
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Princess
Diminutive of Sarah.
Sanna
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: True, truthful
Derived from Swedish sann meaning “true”.
Sari
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Princess
Finnish form of Hebrew Sarah.
Seela
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Safe; sound
Seija
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Tranquil, serene
From the Finnish word seijas.
Seilja
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Elder
Siiri
Origin: Finnish and Estonian
Meaning: Beautiful victory
Siiri is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name derived from the Old Norse name Sigríðr.
Sinikka
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Blue
It comes from Sininen, the Finnish word for blue.
Sohvi
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Wisdom
Finnish form of Sophia.
Soile
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Glow of the northern polar lights
Stiina
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Christian
Finnish form of Stina.
Suvi
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Summer, south, thaw
Tähti
Origin: Finnish and Estonian
Meaning: Star
Taika
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Magic, witchcraft
Tarja
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Who holds firm the good
Finnish variant of the name Daria.
Teija
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Gift of god
Finnish short form of Dorotea.
Terhi
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Flower, acorn, mist
Short form of Terhenetär, derived from Finnish terhen meaning “mist”. In the Finnish Poem, Kalevala, Terhenetär is a sprite associated with mist and forests.
Tuula
Origin: Finnish and Scandinavian
Meaning: Wind
Veera
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Faith; victory bringer; truth
Finnish variant of Vera.
Venla
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: To travel, to proceed
Finnish feminization of Wendell.
Vesa
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Sprout or young tree
Vilhelmiina
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: Will-helmet
Finnish feminine form of William.
