Finnish, Unlocked – Beyond the Textbook
Real Finnish for real life. Explore insights into how Finnish people actually speak and communicate.
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🇫🇮 Should You Learn Finnish from the News? Probably Not.
Another question learners often ask me is: Should I be reading the news in Finnish? Will that help me learn…
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🇫🇮 When Finnish Place Names Refuse to Behave
🇫🇮 Why do I go to Porvoo, but onto Hyvinkää? Finnish place names can be confusing. Fact ✔️ Students ask…
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🇫🇮 What does “torille” really mean in Finnish?
Some Finnish words are easy to translate. And then there is: Torille! Literally, it means: To the market square! The…
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🇫🇮 The “problem” with Finnish…A Teacher’s Perspective
Finnish Is Precise – But Not Always when viewed through the lens of English This is a personal linguistic reflection…
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🇫🇮 Are you just trying to survive Prisma…
…but somehow end up being taught this instead: 🐺 SUSI = “wolf” And then immediately showing beginners this: susi suden…
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🇫🇮 “Tota” and “niinku” – what do they even mean?
If you spend time listening to Finnish people speaking naturally, especially in conversations, cafés, workplaces, or everyday situations, you will…
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🇫🇮 Finnish does not map directly into English.
This does not come as a big surprise I guess, but let’s have a look at some examples 🙂 One…
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🇫🇮 When Finnish Starts to Make Sense: A Different Approach to Learning
For many learners, Finnish feels overwhelming at the beginning. The endings, the structure, the unfamiliar logic, it can seem like…
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🇫🇮 Webinar: Finnish is not random, it is logical…
🇫🇮 Studying Finnish from textbooks can leave you feeling stuck, things might make (some) sense on paper, but the system…
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🇫🇮 Top 10 Finnish Phrases (with Real-Life Meaning)
If you’re starting Finnish, it’s easy to feel stuck between textbook language and real-life conversation. These 10 phrases are simple,…
