Action

"Action" in Finnish

käy

(signifying the start of something)

jenga

(bowling: spin)

kanne

(law: charge)

kielen korkeus

(music: distance separating the strings and the fretboard)

kierre

(bowling: spin)

koneisto

(music: set of moving mechanical parts of a keyboard instrument)

kyyti

(slang: intercourse)

liike

(way of motion or functioning)

liike

(painting and sculpture: attitude or position of the several parts of the body)

pano

(slang: intercourse)

taistelu

(military: combat)

tekeminen

(effort of performing or doing something)

teko

(something done so as to accomplish a purpose)

toimenpide

(something done so as to accomplish a purpose)

toimi

(something done so as to accomplish a purpose)

toiminta

(effort of performing or doing something)

toiminta

(fast-paced activity)

toiminta

(military: combat)

toiminta

(unfolding of the drama of events)

toiminto

(mathematics: type of mapping)

vaikutus

(physics: product of energy and time)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.