Line

"Line" in Finnish

aivina

(longer fiber of linen)

jalkaväki

(military: regular infantry of an army)

jana

(geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure)

jono

(straight sequence of people, queue)

kirje

(letter, written form of communication)

koordinaattiviiva

(geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map)

liina

(rope, cord, or string)

liina

(obsolete: flax, linen — see also flax, linen)

linja

(direction, path)

linja

(telephone or network connection)

linja

(connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.)

linja

(fortifications: trench or rampart)

linja

(series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person)

linja

(official, stated position of an individual or political faction)

linja

(products or services sold by a business, or the business itself)

linja

(measure of length, the main division of an inch or its local equivalent)

linja

(population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup)

linjaus

(course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy)

mielipide

(official, stated position of an individual or political faction)

mittanauha

(long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline)

naru

(rope, cord, or string)

nuora

(rope, cord, or string)

nyöri

(rope, cord, or string)

näkökanta

(official, stated position of an individual or political faction)

piirre

(lineament; feature; figure)

raja

(exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline)

repliikki

(sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay)

rihtaus

(engineering: proper relative position or adjustment of parts)

rivi

(single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.)

rivi

(poetic: verse)

rivi

(sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay)

rivit

(letter, written form of communication)

solulinja

(population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup)

sukulinja

(series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person)

suora

(geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure)

suunta

(direction, path)

säe

(poetic: verse)

tuotelinja

(products or services sold by a business, or the business itself)

uurre

(threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle)

viiva

(path through two or more points, threadlike mark)

viiva

(graph theory: edge of a graph)

viiva

(music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed)

viiva

(threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle)

viiva

(amount of powdery drug)

vuorosana

(sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay)

asettaa jonoon

(to place (objects) into a line)

asettaa varrelle

(to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense)

astua

(of a dog: impregnate)

linjata

(to mark with a line)

lukea rivi riviltä

(to read or repeat line by line)

täyttää

(to fill or supply, as a purse with money)

vuorata

(cover the inside surface of (something))

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