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<h1>Finnish words for bear</h1>
<P>Finnish bear names from Juha Pentikäinen's book <i>Karhun kannoilla</i> (Etnika 2005) (via Yle's <a href="http://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2014/09/10/aristoteleen-kantapaa-otso-mesikammen-ja-nalle?ref=ohj-articles">Aristoteleen kantapää</a>) and from the <a href="http://www.karhuseura.net/karhusymboliikka.php">Bear Cabal Karhuseura</a>.
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<tr><td></td><td>Tapio</td><td>The god of forest in Finnish mythology, also a male given name</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän kuningas</td><td>King of the forest</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Korven kuningas</td><td>Deep-forest king</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsävanhus</td><td>Old one (senior citizen) of the forest</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsänvanhus</td><td>Old one (senior citizen) of the forest</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mettän vanhus</td><td>Old one (senior citizen) of the forest</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsänvaari</td><td>Grandpa of the forest</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Ukko</td><td>The god of heaven in Finnish mythology;<br>old man, gaffer;<br>a male given name</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän ukko</td><td>Forest's god of heaven</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Ukkonen</td><td>Thunder</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Jumala</td><td>God</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metävoari</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metävvoari</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mettänäijä</td><td>Old man of forest</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Äijä</td><td>Old man, geezer, gaffer;<br>(slang) a real man, tough guy</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Vanha</td><td>Old</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Vanhamies</td><td>Old man</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Vanha antti</td><td>Old Andrew</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mies</td><td>Man</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Esi-isä</td><td>Ancestor</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Aikamies</td><td>Adult man</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsänmies</td><td>Forest man</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kultaherra</td><td>Gold gentleman</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Korvenherra</td><td>Deep-forest gentleman</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Suuremmainen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Suuri herra</td><td>Big gentleman</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Aika Poika</td><td>Quite the boy, a good boy; used to praise a male person or animal</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kainunpoika</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Poikais</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Tätinipoika</td><td>Son of my aunt</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Vierryn poika</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Nalle</td><td>(playfully) bear, teddybear. Originally a loan from Swedish where it is derived from the name Natanael</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Nallepoika</td><td>Teddy boy</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Nalli</td><td>Young bear, female bear or female cat; possibly a variant of “naaras” (female)</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Tapiotar</td><td>The goddess of forest in Finnish mythology</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mielikki</td><td>Finnish goddess of the forest, female given name</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Nokinen mies</td><td>Sooty man</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Nokinen neiti</td><td>Sooty maiden</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Nokinen poika</td><td>Sooty boy</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Neiti</td><td>Maiden</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Neitoseni</td><td>My maiden</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kaunoinen</td><td>Beautiful (poetic)</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kaunoseni</td><td>My beautiful (poetic or dated); Kauno also a male given name</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Veliseni</td><td>My brother</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Veitoseni</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Hän</td><td>He, she or singular they</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Itse</td><td>Itself</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Se</td><td>It</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Matti</td><td>Matthew</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Maurihinen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Suuripää</td><td>Great head</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Leilipää</td><td>Flagon head</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Leilipää mies</td><td>Flagon-head man</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kiirasilmä</td><td>Evil-spirit eye</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Halliparta</td><td>Greybeard. “Halli” is a term for dog in Kalevala, also for Grey seal. </td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Harvahammas</td><td>Rare tooth</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kultahammas</td><td>Gold tooth</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Hallavanahka</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Pitkävilla</td><td>Long wool</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Karvahousu</td><td>Hairy trousers</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Vihtahousu</td><td>Sauna-whisk trousers; vihta is a bough of birch twigs with leaves. Vihtahousu can also refer to the Devil/Satan</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kultarinta</td><td>Gold chest</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Musta Rinta</td><td>Black chest</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Rusko</td><td>Brown horse, dawn, twilight</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Karvajalka</td><td>Hairy leg</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Suuri Jalka</td><td>Great leg</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kärmenjalka</td><td>Snake leg</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Karvalallu</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Jalkakyntylä</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mesikämmen</td><td>Nectar palm</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mesikäpälä</td><td>Nectar paw</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mezikäpälä</td><td>Nectar paw</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mezikäbälä</td><td>Nectar paw</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mesijä</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Isokäpälä</td><td>Big paw</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mesiloappa</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kämmen imijä</td><td>Nectar sucker</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kultakämmen</td><td>Gold palm</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Leviä kämmen</td><td>Spread palm</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Käpälä</td><td>Paw</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kynnet</td><td>Claws</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Isommainen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Isomminen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Isompi</td><td>Bigger</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kusiaistennuolija</td>Licker of ants; “kusiainen” can refer to Myrmica rubra or to ants in general<td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kusialaistennuolija</td>Variation of Licker of ants<td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Musta mulkku</td><td>Black cock, dick</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Luukyrpä</td><td>Bone cock, dick</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kontio</td><td>(euphemistic) bear</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kondio</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kontian</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kontiainen</td><td>Crawler. From “kontata”, to crawl on all fours</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kondii</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kontii</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kouki</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kouko</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kouvo</td><td>Variant of “kouko”; a term used for various evil beings in Finnish folklore</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kurko</td><td>King</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Koltso</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kuntsa</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Autuas</td><td>Blessed, blissful, glorified</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Hyvä</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Hopii</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kulta</td><td>gold (metal); darling, dear, baby (term of endearment)</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kaima</td><td>Namesake</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Källervöinen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Källeröinen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Käretyinen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kääröseni</td><td>My scroll</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Könnikäinen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Könninkäinen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Köntiäinen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kirmijäini</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Lallokki</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Lullamoinen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mehtäläinen</td><td>The one of the forest</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Misko</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mömmö</td><td>Sludge, ooze, muck, goo; drug, narcotic</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mönni</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mönningäinen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Menninkäinen</td><td>The gnome</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Monningäinen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mönninkäinen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Möntti</td><td>The lump</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mönttö</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mörkö</td><td>A bogeyman or bugbear (imaginary creature meant to inspire fear in children)</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mörri</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mössi</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mössikkä</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mötti</td><td>Lump, chunk</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mött</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Pöppö</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Pökkä</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Putkitar</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Sykkö</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Töötötöö</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsä</td><td>Forest</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mehtä</td><td>Forest</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Mettä</td><td>Forest</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Iso Metsä</td><td>Big forest</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Isoomettä</td><td>Big forest</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsähinen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsäläinen</td><td>Forest one</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metällinen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsänpekko</td><td>Forest god or spirit of cultivation in Finnish mythology. Pekko also a rare male given name, Peter</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Haltia</td><td>Elf</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsänhaltija</td><td>Forest elf</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metän elukka</td><td>Forest animal, critter, brute</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän otus</td><td>Forest creature</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsähippa</td><td>Forest tag (the children's game)</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän hevonen</td><td>Forest horse</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän hiisi</td><td>Forest goblin, devil, demon, hell; hiisi also a malicious creature in Finnish mythology</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän härkä</td><td>Forest ox</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän kirjava</td><td>Forest's coloured, mottled, iridescent, multicolored</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän kirjavaa</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän hopea</td><td>Forest's silver</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän kulta</td><td>Forest's gold</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän kultainen kuningas</td><td>Forest's golden king</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän kultainen omena</td><td>Forest's golden apple</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän lieko</td><td>Forest clubmoss</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metän mälvi</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän omena</td><td>Forest apple</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän onni</td><td>Forest happiness, luck</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Puhdas Metsä</td><td>Clean, unpolluted, innocent forest</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Puhas Elävä</td><td>The clean living one</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän väri</td><td>Forest's colour</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsänmörkkö</td><td>Forest bogeyman</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsänmyyrtäjä</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsänpitäjä</td><td>Forest keeper, holder</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsänvieri</td><td>Forest side</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän kissa</td><td>Forest cat</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Eläin</td><td>Animal</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Härköinen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Hurta</td><td>Hound</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Koira</td><td>Dog</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Rakki</td><td>Mongrel, mutt, pooch, cur</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Lintunen</td><td>Little bird</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Iso Kurki</td><td>Big crane</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Kurki</td><td>Crane</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Uuhi</td><td>Ewe</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Uuho</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Otso</td><td>Bear (poetic)</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Otsonen</td><td>Little bear</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Ohto</td><td>Nickname for a bear, a derivative of oksi. Also a rare male given name</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Otto</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Ohtonen</td><td>Little bear</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Ohtoseni</td><td>My little bear</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Osmo</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Otava</td><td>Name for the Ursa Major constellation</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Paha</td><td>Bad, ill; evil; difficult, hard, tricky</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Paha karsi</td><td>Bad snuff</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Pataryssä</td><td>Cauldron Russkie/complete Russkie</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Peto</td><td>Meat-eating beast, predator; carnivore; monster</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Vihasesi</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Lehmän syöjä</td><td>Cow eater</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Lehmänpelko</td><td>Cow's fear, dread</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Maan kavala</td><td>Earth's treacherous</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metänpeto</td><td>Beast of the forest</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Ryökämöinen</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Pöykäre</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Pöykär</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Riista</td><td>Taker, ripper, wrencher, snatcher</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Saalis</td><td>Prey, catch</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Sualis</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Erä</td><td>Game, catch</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Metsän vilja</td><td>Forest crop</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Jumalan vilja</td><td>God's crop</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Vilja</td><td>Crop</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Viljakontti</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Vaaranvierijä</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Vieras</td><td>Guest, visitor, stranger</td></tr>
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