Indirect Questions with Question Words
When you ask for information, make a complaint, or ask for an explanation, you often embed a specific question into a broader statement (for example, "I wonder who broke this" or "Explain to me what the problem is").
In Finnish, forming these indirect questions is straightforward. If the question uses a question word — such as kuka (who), mikä (what), miksi (why), milloin (when), missä (where), or miten (how) — you simply attach the question clause to the main sentence, separated by a comma.
Because the question word already makes it clear that a question is being asked, you do not use the -ko/-kö clitic here.
Common Verbs and Word Order
Indirect questions are commonly paired with verbs related to communication and thought.
The word order inside the embedded question clause generally remains exactly the same as it would be in a direct question: the question word comes immediately after the comma, usually followed by the subject and the verb.
Connecting Multiple Indirect Questions
If you want to ask or explain multiple things in the same sentence, you can link two indirect questions together with words like ja (and).
The comma is placed before the first question word to separate the main clause from the questions, but you do not need an additional comma before the ja.
