Distance

"Distance" in Finnish

aikaero

(interval or length of time between events)

ajallinen etäisyys

(interval or length of time between events)

ero

(measure between two points or quantities — see also difference, variance)

ero

(interval or length of time between events)

ero

(separation in some way other than space or time)

ero

(state of remoteness or separation in some way other than space or time)

erä

((boxing) scheduled duration of a bout)

etäinen paikka

(place which is far away or remote; more remote part of a landscape or view as contrasted with the foreground)

etäisyys

((countable, uncountable) amount of space between points)

etäisyys

((boxing) maximum amount of space between a boxer and their opponent within which the boxer can punch effectively)

etäisyys

(amount of space between a fencer and their opponent)

etäisyys

(state of being separated from something else, especially by a long way; state of being far off or remote)

etäisyys

(state of remoteness or separation in some way other than space or time)

kaukaa

(place that is far away or remote)

kaukaisuus

(place that is far away or remote)

matka

((countable, uncountable) amount of space between points)

matka

(complete length of a course over which a race is run)

pitkä ero

(space of more than 30 lengths between two racehorses finishing a race; any space of 240 yards on a racecourse)

rako

(measure between two points or quantities — see also difference, variance)

työ

(entire amount of progress to an objective)

väli

(measure between two points or quantities — see also difference, variance)

väli

(amount of space between a fencer and their opponent)

väli

(space measured back from the winning post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in a subsequent heat; point on the racecourse that space away from the winning post; point on racecourse 240 yards from the winning post)

väli

(amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; amount of space between such ranks)

välimatka

((countable, uncountable) amount of space between points)

etäännyttää

(to cause (a place, a thing, etc.) to seem distant, or unfamiliar)

etäännyttää

(to set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something)

etääntyä

(to set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something)

ottaa etäisyyttä

(to keep (oneself) away from someone or something, especially because one does not want to be associated with that person or thing)

ottaa etäisyyttä

(to set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something)

ottaa välimatkaa

(to set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something)

pestä kätensä

(to set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something)

pitää erossa

(to keep (someone) emotionally or socially apart from another person or people)

pitää etäisyyttä

(to keep (oneself) away from someone or something, especially because one does not want to be associated with that person or thing)

pitää etäisyyttä

(to keep oneself emotionally or socially apart from another person or people)

sijoittaa erilleen

(to set (someone or something) at a distance from someone or something else)

tehdä eroa

(to set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something)

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