23. Tämä, tuo, se - How Finnish points

In this episode of Nasta suomi, we finally make sense of the Finnish demonstrative pronouns tämä, tuo and se — and why Finns use se so often.

You’ll learn how Finnish doesn’t choose pronouns based on grammar rules first, but on distance, visibility, and shared context. We’ll talk about when tämä feels natural, why tuo is for things you can point at, and how se works both as “that” and “it” in real Finnish speech.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever hesitated between tämä, tuo and se and wondered why textbooks and real life don’t always match.

📌 A clear, saveable conjugation table for these pronouns will be shared in the Telegram channel Nasta Suomi, so you can return to the topic calmly, without pressure.

Listen, relax, and let Finnish start to feel logical.