Neues Konzept
Mitä harrastat? — What do you do for fun?
A hobby is a harrastus, and the verb harrastaa — to do as a hobby — takes the partitive: Harrastan urheilua. — I do sport.
| Finnish | English | Finnish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| lukeminen | reading | urheilu | sport |
| uiminen | swimming | hiihto | cross-country skiing |
| matkustaminen | travelling | pyöräily | cycling |
| ruoanlaitto | cooking | musiikki | music |
| saunominen | going to the sauna | marjastus | berry-picking |
Mitä harrastat? is the standard way to ask about someone's free time — Finns ask it the way the British ask What do you do at the weekend?