Vokaalit

Now for the difficult part: the vowels.

In Finnish there are 9 vowels, AEIOUYÄÖ.

With the consonants we already learned I, which is pronounced a lot like the name of the letter E in English. But in Finnish, the letter E is always pronounced like 'eh'  the E in get or less.

Ne like ne in net.
Me like me in met
Le, le in let.
Se, like in set.
Ve, like in vet
He, like in help.
Je, yellow.
De, deck.
Re
Ke, in sketch
Te in step
Pe in spell
Be in bet
Fe in festival.
Ge in get

Easy, right?

Now the letters A O and U.

A is pronounced like the a in father or palm

O is pronounced like the o in british ball, or the o in force without the r sound, or like the first sound after n in american no.

U is pronounced like the oo in room.

The letters Ä, Ö and Y are pronounced like A O and U, except with the tongue in front, just behind the teeth, like when you say the name of the letter E in English.

How to say Y: first say U, like the oo in room, with rounded lips. Keep your lips in the same position, but move your tongue in the front, just behind the teeth, where it is when you pronounce the name of the letter E in English.

With Ö, start with your lips in the position of when you say O, with Ä, they should be in the position where they are when you say A.