suklaa
/ˈsuklɑː/
Chocolate in Finnish is suklaa.
suklaa refers to the food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.
Meaning: food made from ground roasted cocoa beans (noun)
Which one should you use?
Use the nominative form suklaa to refer to the substance in general, but use the partitive form suklaata when referring to an indefinite amount of it.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The word suklaa changes depending on how it is used in a sentence. The genitive form is suklaan to indicate possession (chocolate's). The adessive form suklaalla is used to indicate something is on or contains chocolate, such as in the phrase suklaalla päällystetty (chocolate-covered). The partitive form suklaata is used when expressing an uncountable amount or when used with verbs of liking or consuming.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈsuklɑː/
Did you know?
- The Finnish word suklaa comes from the Swedish word 'choklad', which was borrowed from French and Spanish before tracing back to the Nahuatl word chocolātl.
- While suklaa is the general term, Finns often use the word fazer as a generic trademark to refer to any milk chocolate bar because the brand is so dominant.
- In Finland, there is a specific tradition called 'suklaapäivä' or chocolate day, and the country frequently ranks among the highest in the world for per capita chocolate consumption.
Examples in context
- Minun lempimaku on suklaa.My favorite flavor is chocolate.This sentence uses the form suklaa to state a favorite flavor.Tatoeba #10456176 by Johannes_S, translation #250272 by CK
- Miksi et syönyt suklaatasi?Why didn't you eat your chocolate?Tatoeba #4412717 by Silja, translation #2779205 by CK
- Ann pitää kovasti suklaasta.Ann likes chocolate very much.Tatoeba #3773973 by Silja, translation #413335 by CN
- Haluatko jakaa karkkia kanssani? Minulla on suklaata!Do you want to share some candy with me? I have chocolate!
- 37 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Matti and Sofia are at a coffee shop.
- MattiHaluatko sinä suklaata?Do you want some chocolate?
- SofiaKyllä, kiitos paljon.Yes, thank you very much.
- MattiTämä suklaa on todella hyvää.This chocolate is really good.
- SofiaOlet oikeassa, Matti.You are right, Matti.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “chocolate” translations and entries suklaa, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries suklaa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
