jytky

MEANING:

Noun: In this example, jytky is a colloquial noun referring to a surprising and unexpected event or news-feed that incites a strong reaction, i.e. a bomb.

EXTRA CREDIT:

As an adjective, jytky can mean huge, solid, mighty

Other dialectical meanings.

(dialectal) lump, boulder
(dialectal) kaboom, bang, smash
(colloquial) a surprising and unexpected event or news-feed that incites a strong reaction, a bomb.

”Tyrmäys gallupeille ja medialle” can be translated as ”A knockout for the polls and media.”

näyttämö

nayttamo

näyttämö

MEANING:

Noun: stage, scene (as in a theater.)

DERIVED FROM:

Näyttämö comes from näyttää (”to show” or ”to present”) +‎ -mö (indicating a place where the action is performed.)

EXTRA CREDIT:

Here is a common Finnish translation of Shakespeare’s ”All the world’s a stage…” from As You Like It.

Koko maailma on näyttämö, ja miehet sekä naiset siinä vain näyttelijöitä.

All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players.

taskulamppu

taskulamppu

MEANING:

Noun: flashlight, torch

DERIVED FROM:

Taskulamppu comes from tasku ‎(“pocket”) +‎ lamppu ‎(“lamp”); probably translated from Swedish ficklampa ‎(“torch”), from ficka ‎(“pocket”) + lampa ‎(“lamp”).