The Finnish language

Finnish is the native language of approximately 5 million people. It is counted among the Finno-Ugrian languages. It is closely related to Estonian, and very distantly related to Hungarian. As a Uralic language, it strongly differentiates itself from the Indo-Germanic languages. An example of this is its agglutinating language structure. That means that grammatical functions are expressed through suffixed syllables. This is how long words originate that are so typical for Finnish. Another hallmark of Finnish is its many vowels. Finnish grammar distinguishes between 15 different cases. It is important to clearly separate long and short sounds in the intonation. Written and spoken Finnish are noticeably different from each other. This phenomenon is less pronounced in other European languages. All of this makes Finnish not especially easy. But all rules are consistently upheld. And the nice thing about Finnish is that it is so completely logical!

Learn Finnish from your native language with our method “book2” (books in 2 languages)

“Finnish for beginners” is a language course that we offer free of charge. Advanced students can also refresh and deepen their knowledge. No registration is required and you can learn anonymously. The course includes 100 clearly structured lessons. You can set your learning pace.First you will learn the basics of the language. Example dialogs help you speak the foreign language. No previous knowledge of Finnish grammar is required. You will learn commonly used Finnish sentences and can communicate immediately in various situations. Learn Finnish during your commute, lunch break or workout. You can start immediately and will quickly achieve your learning goals.

Learn Finnish with the Android and iPhone app «50 languages»

With these apps you can learn more than 50 languages on Android phones and tablets and iPhones and iPads. The apps include 100 free lessons to help you learn and communicate effectively in Finnish. Practice your language skills using the tests and games in the apps. Use our free «book2» audio files to listen to native speakers of Finnish and improve your pronunciation! You can easily download all audios in your native language and Finnish as MP3 files. After downloading you can also learn offline.

Text book - Finnish for beginners

If you prefer to learn Finnish using printed materials, you can buy the book Finnish for beginners. You can buy it in any bookstore or online at Amazon.

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