Key

"Key" in Finnish

avain

(indispensable)

tärkeä

(important)

akselikiila

(object used to maintain the orientation between two others)

avain

(device designed to open and close a lock)

avain

(crucial step)

avain

(device used to transmit Morse code)

avain

(cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode)

avain

(computing: field of a database constrained to be unique)

avain

(computing: field in a record used as a search argument)

avain

(computing: value uniquely identifying entry in associative array)

avainkenttä

(computing: field of a database constrained to be unique)

avainkenttä

(computing: field in a record used as a search argument)

kiila

(object used to maintain the orientation between two others)

kosketin

(part of a piano or musical keyboard)

luoto

(small island)

merkkienselite

(small guide explaining symbols or terminology)

morseavain

(device used to transmit Morse code)

näppäin

(button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)

pieni saari

(small island)

salakirjoitusavain

(cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode)

selite

(small guide explaining symbols or terminology)

sähkötysavain

(device used to transmit Morse code)

sävellaji

(scale of musical notes)

avaintaa

(radio: operate (transmitter switch of a two-way radio))

kiiloittaa

(fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key)

kirjoittaa

(computing: enter (information))

näppäillä

(computing: enter (information))

painaa avainta

(telegraphy: depress (a telegraph key))

raapia avaimella

(vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key)

syöttää

(computing: enter (information))

varustaa avaimella

(fit (a lock) with a key)

varustaa kiilalla

(fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key)

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