Vocabulary
| English |
Meaning | Finnish |
| a detached house | a house that is not joined to any other house | omakotitalo |
| a semi-detached house | a house that is attached to one other house | paritalo |
| a terraced house | a row house | rivitalo |
| a high-rise / skyscraper | a tall building | tornitalo / pilvenpiirtäjä |
| a block of flats (British English) | a building with several floors/storeys and individual flats | kerrostalo (brittiengl.) |
| an apartment building (American English) | a building with several floors/storeys and individual apartments | kerrostalo (amerikanengl.) |
| a flat (British English) | living spaces inside a block of flats | asunto (brittiengl.) |
| an apartment (American English) | living spaces inside an apartment building | asunto (amerikanengl.) |
| a bungalow | house which has only one level and no stairs | yksikerroksinen asuintalo |
| a log house | a house made of logs | hirsitalo |
| a penthouse / a loft | an (often luxurious) apartment on the top floor | kattohuoneisto, ullakkohuoneisto |
| a garret / attic | the space on the top floor of a house | ullakko |
| a skylight | a window in the ceiling | kattoikkuna |
| a studio apartment | a one-room apartment | yksiö |
| a two-bedroom apartment | an apartment with two bedrooms | kolmio (suomeksi ilmoitetaan makuuhuoneet + olohuone) |
| a ceiling | the upper surface of a room | sisäkatto |
| a hall | the room just inside the main entrance | eteinen |
| an entrance | sisäänkäynti | |
| a porch / veranda | a covered shelter projecting in front of the entrance of a building | kuisti |
| a radiator | the appliance that keeps a building warm | patteri |
| heating | the system that keeps a building warm | lämmitys |
| insulation | keeping heat (or sometimes sound) from spreading | eristeet (esim. talon seinän sisällä) |
| air conditioning | the system that keeps the building cool | ilmastointi |
| a wall socket | a place in a wall where you can connect electrical equipment to the electricity supply | pistorasia |
| ventilation (to ventilate) | the system that brings in fresh air | ilmanvaihto (tuulettaa) |
| a windowpane | a piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window | ikkunaruutu |
| a windowsill | a shelf below a window | ikkunalauta |
| the blinds (Venetian blinds) | you use these to shut out the light | sälekaihtimet |
| carpeting | a heavy fabric covering floors | kokolattiamatto |
| a utility room | a room with washing machine, dryer, ironing board, etc. | kodinhoitohuone |
| a study | the room where you work at a desk (home office) | työhuone |
| a driveway | a private road leading to the house | pihatie |
| plumbing | water pipes | putkisto |
| a suburb | a neighborhood on the outskirts of a city | asumalähiö (asuinalue, jossa on lähinnä asuntoja, ei niinkään työpaikkoja ja joka ei sijaitse kaupungin ydinkeskustassa) |
| a district | an area in a country/city | alue |
| spacious | roomy | tilava |
| one-storey | having only one floor/level | yksikerroksinen |
| a roommate (British: flatmate) | a person who lives in the same apartment (or in Britain, in the same flat) as someone else | kämppäkaveri |