| Subject | English | Finnish |
| earth.sc. | ball lightning | pallosalama |
| el. | chopped lightning impulse | katkaistu salamasyöksyjännite |
| el. | direct lightning strike | suora salamanisku |
| life.sc. | forked lightning | haaroittunut salama |
| el. | full lightning impulse | katkaisematon salamasyöksyjännite |
| earth.sc. | globe lightning | pallosalama |
| earth.sc., life.sc. | heat lightning | elosalama |
| el. | indirect lightning strike | epäsuora salamanisku |
| el. | lightning arrester | ylijännitesuoja |
| el. | lightning arrester | virtaa rajoittava ylijännitesuoja |
| industr. | lightning arrestor | ylijännitesuoja |
| industr. | lightning arrestor | ukkosenjohdatin |
| transp., avia. | lightning bug | valonheittäjällä varustettu helikopteri |
| earth.sc., life.sc. | lightning channel | salaman kanava |
| el. | lightning conductor | ukkosjohto |
| gen. | lightning detector | salamanilmaisin |
| gen. | lightning fire | salaman aiheuttama tulipalo |
| mun.plan., earth.sc., life.sc. | lightning flash | salama (fulgur) |
| mun.plan., earth.sc., life.sc. | lightning flash | salaman välähdys (fulgur) |
| commun., IT | lightning-flash counter | salamalaskuri |
| el. | lightning impulse | salamasyöksyjännite |
| el. | lightning impulse protective level | salamasyöksyjännitteen suojaustaso |
| el. | lightning overvoltage | ukkosylijännite |
| mech.eng., el. | lightning protection | ukkossuojaus |
| transp., polit. | lightning protection equipment | ukkosenjohdin |
| life.sc., tech. | lightning recorder | salamamittari |
| el. | lightning rod | ukkosjohto |
| nat.sc., agric. | lightning shake | salamahalkeama |
| life.sc. | lightning storm | ukkosmyrsky |
| life.sc. | lightning storm | ukonilma |
| tax. | lightning strike | salamanisku |
| transp., avia. | lightning strikes | salamaniskut |
| el. | lightning stroke | salamanisku |
| life.sc., tech. | local lightning counter | salamanlaskija |
| tech. | magnetic detector for lightning currents | salamavirtojen magneettinen ilmaisin |
| earth.sc., life.sc. | pearl lightning | helmisalama |
| earth.sc., life.sc. | pearl necklace lightning | helmisalama |
| el. | protection ratio against lightning impulses | salamasyöksyjännitteen suojaussuhde |
| life.sc. | rocket lightning | rakettisalama |
| earth.sc., life.sc. | sheet lightning | pintasalama |
| life.sc. | streak lightning | viivasalama |