Finnish bear names from Juha Pentikäinen's book Karhun kannoilla (Etnika 2005) (via Yle's Aristoteleen kantapää) and from the Bear Cabal Karhuseura.
| Tapio | The god of forest in Finnish mythology, also a male given name | |
| Metsän kuningas | King of the forest | |
| Korven kuningas | Deep-forest king | |
| Metsävanhus | Old one (senior citizen) of the forest | |
| Metsänvanhus | Old one (senior citizen) of the forest | |
| Mettän vanhus | Old one (senior citizen) of the forest | |
| Metsänvaari | Grandpa of the forest | |
| Ukko | The god of heaven in Finnish mythology; old man, gaffer; a male given name | |
| Metsän ukko | Forest's god of heaven | |
| Ukkonen | Thunder | |
| Jumala | God | |
| Metävoari | ||
| Metävvoari | ||
| Mettänäijä | Old man of forest | |
| Äijä | Old man, geezer, gaffer; (slang) a real man, tough guy | |
| Vanha | Old | |
| Vanhamies | Old man | |
| Vanha antti | Old Andrew | |
| Mies | Man | |
| Esi-isä | Ancestor | |
| Aikamies | Adult man | |
| Metsänmies | Forest man | |
| Kultaherra | Gold gentleman | |
| Korvenherra | Deep-forest gentleman | |
| Suuremmainen | ||
| Suuri herra | Big gentleman | |
| Aika Poika | Quite the boy, a good boy; used to praise a male person or animal | |
| Kainunpoika | ||
| Poikais | ||
| Tätinipoika | Son of my aunt | |
| Vierryn poika | ||
| Nalle | (playfully) bear, teddybear. Originally a loan from Swedish where it is derived from the name Natanael | |
| Nallepoika | Teddy boy | |
| Nalli | Young bear, female bear or female cat; possibly a variant of “naaras” (female) | |
| Tapiotar | The goddess of forest in Finnish mythology | |
| Mielikki | Finnish goddess of the forest, female given name | |
| Nokinen mies | Sooty man | |
| Nokinen neiti | Sooty maiden | |
| Nokinen poika | Sooty boy | |
| Neiti | Maiden | |
| Neitoseni | My maiden | |
| Kaunoinen | Beautiful (poetic) | |
| Kaunoseni | My beautiful (poetic or dated); Kauno also a male given name | |
| Veliseni | My brother | |
| Veitoseni | ||
| Hän | He, she or singular they | |
| Itse | Itself | |
| Se | It | |
| Matti | Matthew | |
| Maurihinen | ||
| Suuripää | Great head | |
| Leilipää | Flagon head | |
| Leilipää mies | Flagon-head man | |
| Kiirasilmä | Evil-spirit eye | |
| Halliparta | Greybeard. “Halli” is a term for dog in Kalevala, also for Grey seal. | |
| Harvahammas | Rare tooth | |
| Kultahammas | Gold tooth | |
| Hallavanahka | ||
| Pitkävilla | Long wool | |
| Karvahousu | Hairy trousers | |
| Vihtahousu | Sauna-whisk trousers; vihta is a bough of birch twigs with leaves. Vihtahousu can also refer to the Devil/Satan | |
| Kultarinta | Gold chest | |
| Musta Rinta | Black chest | |
| Rusko | Brown horse, dawn, twilight | |
| Karvajalka | Hairy leg | |
| Suuri Jalka | Great leg | |
| Kärmenjalka | Snake leg | |
| Karvalallu | ||
| Jalkakyntylä | ||
| Mesikämmen | Nectar palm | |
| Mesikäpälä | Nectar paw | |
| Mezikäpälä | Nectar paw | |
| Mezikäbälä | Nectar paw | |
| Mesijä | ||
| Isokäpälä | Big paw | |
| Mesiloappa | ||
| Kämmen imijä | Nectar sucker | |
| Kultakämmen | Gold palm | |
| Leviä kämmen | Spread palm | |
| Käpälä | Paw | |
| Kynnet | Claws | |
| Isommainen | ||
| Isomminen | ||
| Isompi | Bigger | |
| Kusiaistennuolija | Licker of ants; “kusiainen” can refer to Myrmica rubra or to ants in general||
| Kusialaistennuolija | Variation of Licker of ants||
| Musta mulkku | Black cock, dick | |
| Luukyrpä | Bone cock, dick | |
| Kontio | (euphemistic) bear | |
| Kondio | ||
| Kontian | ||
| Kontiainen | Crawler. From “kontata”, to crawl on all fours | |
| Kondii | ||
| Kontii | ||
| Kouki | ||
| Kouko | ||
| Kouvo | Variant of “kouko”; a term used for various evil beings in Finnish folklore | |
| Kurko | King | |
| Koltso | ||
| Kuntsa | ||
| Autuas | Blessed, blissful, glorified | |
| Hyvä | Good | |
| Hopii | ||
| Kulta | gold (metal); darling, dear, baby (term of endearment) | |
| Kaima | Namesake | |
| Källervöinen | ||
| Källeröinen | ||
| Käretyinen | ||
| Kääröseni | My scroll | |
| Könnikäinen | ||
| Könninkäinen | ||
| Köntiäinen | ||
| Kirmijäini | ||
| Lallokki | ||
| Lullamoinen | ||
| Mehtäläinen | The one of the forest | |
| Misko | ||
| Mömmö | Sludge, ooze, muck, goo; drug, narcotic | |
| Mönni | ||
| Mönningäinen | ||
| Menninkäinen | The gnome | |
| Monningäinen | ||
| Mönninkäinen | ||
| Möntti | The lump | |
| Mönttö | ||
| Mörkö | A bogeyman or bugbear (imaginary creature meant to inspire fear in children) | |
| Mörri | ||
| Mössi | ||
| Mössikkä | ||
| Mötti | Lump, chunk | |
| Mött | ||
| Pöppö | ||
| Pökkä | ||
| Putkitar | ||
| Sykkö | ||
| Töötötöö | ||
| Metsä | Forest | |
| Mehtä | Forest | |
| Mettä | Forest | |
| Iso Metsä | Big forest | |
| Isoomettä | Big forest | |
| Metsähinen | ||
| Metsäläinen | Forest one | |
| Metällinen | ||
| Metsänpekko | Forest god or spirit of cultivation in Finnish mythology. Pekko also a rare male given name, Peter | |
| Haltia | Elf | |
| Metsänhaltija | Forest elf | |
| Metän elukka | Forest animal, critter, brute | |
| Metsän otus | Forest creature | |
| Metsähippa | Forest tag (the children's game) | |
| Metsän hevonen | Forest horse | |
| Metsän hiisi | Forest goblin, devil, demon, hell; hiisi also a malicious creature in Finnish mythology | |
| Metsän härkä | Forest ox | |
| Metsän kirjava | Forest's coloured, mottled, iridescent, multicolored | |
| Metsän kirjavaa | ||
| Metsän hopea | Forest's silver | |
| Metsän kulta | Forest's gold | |
| Metsän kultainen kuningas | Forest's golden king | |
| Metsän kultainen omena | Forest's golden apple | |
| Metsän lieko | Forest clubmoss | |
| Metän mälvi | ||
| Metsän omena | Forest apple | |
| Metsän onni | Forest happiness, luck | |
| Puhdas Metsä | Clean, unpolluted, innocent forest | |
| Puhas Elävä | The clean living one | |
| Metsän väri | Forest's colour | |
| Metsänmörkkö | Forest bogeyman | |
| Metsänmyyrtäjä | ||
| Metsänpitäjä | Forest keeper, holder | |
| Metsänvieri | Forest side | |
| Metsän kissa | Forest cat | |
| Eläin | Animal | |
| Härköinen | ||
| Hurta | Hound | |
| Koira | Dog | |
| Rakki | Mongrel, mutt, pooch, cur | |
| Lintunen | Little bird | |
| Iso Kurki | Big crane | |
| Kurki | Crane | |
| Uuhi | Ewe | |
| Uuho | ||
| Otso | Bear (poetic) | |
| Otsonen | Little bear | |
| Ohto | Nickname for a bear, a derivative of oksi. Also a rare male given name | |
| Otto | ||
| Ohtonen | Little bear | |
| Ohtoseni | My little bear | |
| Osmo | ||
| Otava | Name for the Ursa Major constellation | |
| Paha | Bad, ill; evil; difficult, hard, tricky | |
| Paha karsi | Bad snuff | |
| Pataryssä | Cauldron Russkie/complete Russkie | |
| Peto | Meat-eating beast, predator; carnivore; monster | |
| Vihasesi | ||
| Lehmän syöjä | Cow eater | |
| Lehmänpelko | Cow's fear, dread | |
| Maan kavala | Earth's treacherous | |
| Metänpeto | Beast of the forest | |
| Ryökämöinen | ||
| Pöykäre | ||
| Pöykär | ||
| Riista | Taker, ripper, wrencher, snatcher | |
| Saalis | Prey, catch | |
| Sualis | ||
| Erä | Game, catch | |
| Metsän vilja | Forest crop | |
| Jumalan vilja | God's crop | |
| Vilja | Crop | |
| Viljakontti | ||
| Vaaranvierijä | ||
| Vieras | Guest, visitor, stranger |