Can

"Can" in Finnish

kastelukannu

(a container used to carry and dispense water for plants)

purkki

(a more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids)

säilyketölkki

(a tin-plate canister)

takamus

(buttocks)

tölkki

(a more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids)

vessa

(non-offensive slang for toilet — see also toilet)

hylätä

(to discard)

osata

(to be able to; to know how to)

potkaista

(to fire or dismiss an employee)

purkittaa

(to preserve)

pystyä

(to be able to; to know how to)

saada

(may)

tukkia

(to shut up)

voida

(to be able to; to know how to)

voida

(may)

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