Block

"Block" in Finnish

asuinkerrostalo

(residential building consisting of flats)

blokkaus

(sports: action to interfere)

boltsi

(slang: human head)

este

(something that prevents passing)

estäminen

(sports: action to interfere)

halko

(section of split log used as fuel)

hattutukki

(mould on which headgear is shaped)

järkäle

(substantial often approximately cuboid piece)

kimpale

(substantial often approximately cuboid piece)

klapi

(section of split log used as fuel)

kortteli

(group of buildings demarcated by streets)

kortteli

(distance from one street to another)

korttelinväli

(distance from one street to another)

lehtiö

(set of paper sheets)

leikkauspölkky

(chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading)

lohkare

(substantial often approximately cuboid piece)

lohko

(computing: logical data storage unit)

lohko

(programming: region of code that acts as single unit)

lohko

(cryptography: fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message)

lohko

(chemistry: portion of macromolecule)

mestauspölkky

(chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading)

neliö

(philately: joined group of stamps, forming square)

nuppi

(slang: human head)

näpäys

(cricket: shot played by vertical bat)

orsi

(falconry: perch on which a bird of prey is kept)

ploki

(part of a ship's rigging)

ploki

(volleyball: defensive play)

polla

(slang: human head)

pylpyrä

(part of a ship's rigging)

pölkky

(substantial often approximately cuboid piece)

pölkky

(chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading)

pölkky

(printing: piece of hardwood on which a plate is mounted)

saarto

(something that prevents passing)

sulku

(something that prevents passing)

suojaväli

(section of a railroad where the block system is used)

torjunta

(volleyball: defensive play)

tukos

(something that prevents passing)

asemoida

(to specify positions and movements of actors)

ehkäistä

(to prevent an action)

estää

(to prevent an action)

estää

(to impede opponent)

estää

(to disable communication)

estää

(computing: to wait)

muotoilla

(to stretch or mould into the desired shape)

odottaa

(computing: to wait)

pysäyttää

(to impede opponent)

salvata

(to prevent an action)

sulkea

(to prevent passing)

tukkia

(to fill, making it impossible to pass)

tukkia

(to prevent passing)

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