Baltic Sea

Let's look at our very own piece of waterway: the Baltic Sea (this is one of many articles about it). Surrounded by nine countries - Soome, Venemaa, Eesti, Läti, Leedu, Poola, Saksamaa, Taani ja Rootsi (from left to right around the sea) - it affects the lives of millions of people - maybe yours as well.  There are over 200 ports in the Baltic Sea. You may find it a bit peculiar that in Finnish it is called the East Sea (Itämeri) and in Estonian the West Sea (Läänemeri), but it is of course for historical reasons since Finland used to be part of Sweden.

sanasto = sõnastik = vocabulary
Eesti/Viro = Eesti = Estonia
historiallisista syistä = ajaloolistel põhjustel = for historical reasons
Itämeri = Läänemeri = Baltic Sea
Latvia = Läti = Latvia
Liettua = Leedu = Lithuania
omituinen, kummallinen = imelik, kummaline = peculiar, strange, odd
osa  = osa = part
Pohjanlahti = Põhjalaht = Gulf of Bothnia
Puola = Poola = Poland
Ruotsi = Rootsi = Sweden
Saksa = Saksamaa = Germany
satama = sadam = port
sitä kutsutaan = seda nimetatakse, seda kutsutakse = it is called
Suomenlahti = Soomelaht = Gulf of Finland
Suomi = Soome = Finland
Tanska = Taani = Denmark
vaikuttaa = mõjuda, mõju avaldada = to affect
Venäjä = Venemaa = Russia
vesitie = veetee = water way
ympäröidä = ümbritseda = to surround

Updated 6.11.2012