| English | Finnish |
| white | valkoinen |
| black | musta |
| red | punainen |
| blue | sininen |
| yellow | keltainen |
| gold | kulta |
| silver | hopea |
| golden | kultainen |
| silvery | hopeinen |
| orange | oranssi |
| purple | sinipunainen |
| violet | violetti |
| green | vihreä |
| grey, gray | harmaa |
| brown | ruskea |
| pink | vaaleanpunainen, pinkki |
| blue and white | sinivalkoinen (often used to describe the Finnish flag) |
| color | väri |
NB. There are some discrepancies as to what Finns think is blue/green and what Americans think is. This also occurs in red/orange/yellow. As far as I can tell, anything that is blue to an American and approaching turquoise is green to Finns. Also, orange usually becomes red or yellow, e.g. Finnish mailboxes, which are without a doubt orange to Americans, are yellow to Finns, although younger Finns tend to make a distinction between orange and red/yellow. If you remember that Finns tend to stick to the primary colors, with the addition of green, you won't go too far astray, although the best way to learn what Finns consider the color of something is to hang around with Finns (sorry to those who don't have this opportunity!).