Suomi halusi ennen ydinaseetonta maailmaa.
Finland wanted a nuclear-free world before.
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Nyt Suomi sallii ydinaseet.
Now Finland allows nuclear weapons.
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Rauhanliitto ei pidä tästä.
The Peace Union does not like this.
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Hallitus päätti torstaina.
The government decided on Thursday.
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Ydinaseet tulevat Suomeen.
Nuclear weapons will come to Finland.
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Puolustusministeri Antti Häkkänen sanoi.
Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen said.
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Hän sanoi, että Suomi tarvitsee ydinaseet.
He said that Finland needs nuclear weapons.
Key Words
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haluta
halusi
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to want
wanted
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sallia
sallii
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to allow
allows
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ydinase
ydinaseet
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nuclear weapon
nuclear weapons
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päättää
päätti
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to decide
decided
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tarvita
tarvitsee
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to need
needs
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maailma
maailmaa
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world
a world (object)
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1. Suomi halusi ennen ydinaseetonta maailmaa.
The word 'aiemmin' (previously/earlier) was replaced with 'ennen' (before), which is more natural at A1 level. 'Maailma' (world) must be in the partitive case ('maailmaa') because it is a desired but non-specific or unattained object — Finnish uses the partitive for objects that are indefinite or not fully achieved. The adjective 'ydinaseeton' (nuclear-free) also takes the partitive form 'ydinaseetonta' to agree with the noun.
3. Rauhanliitto ei pidä tästä.
'Pitää' (to like) requires the preposition 'tästä' (from this), which is the elative case of 'tämä' (this). The verb 'pitää jostakin' literally means 'to hold from something' and is the standard way to express liking in Finnish.