Airport & Customs

1. Näyttäkää passinne, kiitos

   NÄYT-tä-kää PAS-sin-ne, KII-tos

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Finnish uses case endings and possessive suffixes; passinne = passi (passport) + -nne (your, formal/plural)

2. Mikä on vierailunne tarkoitus?

   MI-kä on VIE-rai-lun-ne TAR-koi-tus?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "Mikä" = what (nominative form)

3. Kuinka monta yötä aiotte viipyä?

   KUIN-ka MON-ta YÖ-tä AI-ot-te VII-py-ä?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Kuinka monta" = how many

4. Onko teillä jotain tullattavaa?

   ON-ko TEIL-lä JO-tain TUL-lat-ta-vaa?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   "-ko/-kö" is a question suffix in Finnish

5. Matkatavarani ei ole saapunut

   MAT-ka-ta-va-ra-ni ei O-le SAA-pu-nut

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "Ei ole" = has not (negative present perfect)

6. Tämä on käsimatkatavara

   TÄ-mä on KÄ-si-mat-ka-ta-va-ra

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Käsi" = hand; compound word for carry-on luggage

7. Olen kauttakulkumatkustaja

   O-len kaut-ta-kul-ku-mat-kus-ta-ja

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   Finnish commonly forms long compound words

8. Missä on lähtöportti?

   MIS-sä on LÄH-tö-port-ti?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Missä" = where (inessive case meaning "inside/at")

9. Milloin nousu koneeseen alkaa?

   MIL-loin NOU-su KO-nee-seen AL-kaa?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Milloin" = when

10. Missä on tax-free-myymälä?

    MIS-sä on TAX-free-myy-mä-lä?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    Finnish uses the English term "tax-free" directly

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