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Unelmahommissa - Having a dream job
Do you have a friend who is always complaining about his or her job? Are you dreaming of being self-employed or starting a side business?I just finished reading this book, and I can strongly recommend...
View ArticleBirthday card in Finnish (and exciting easy Finnish news!)
Are you looking for a fun birthday card for a friend? Feel free to print this PDF, glue it on cardboard and circle what you want to express! You can also leave the card like it is and let your friend...
View ArticleSentence starters in Finnish
Whenever you have to say or write your opinion, these phrases might come in handy:Olen sitämieltä, että... - I'm of that opinion that...Olen varma, että... - I'm sure that...Luulen, että... - I think...
View ArticleVastaan
Vastaan is a handy postposition. I'd say that these two are the most common uses. For more examples, check out Kielitoimiston sanakirja.Against:Mulla ei ole mitään sua vastaan. - I have nothing...
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Easy Finnish ebook for schoolkid's parents
I've never re-posted anything before in this blog, but I felt that this is a good time to remind you about my ebook in easy Finnish. I wrote it about a year ago, and after that, I've been simplifying...
View ArticleSpring in Finland
I'm sure that most of you have already seen this video, but now there's also one with English subtitles: (Yay, this was the first time I embedded a video from Facebook to my blog. Se oli...
View ArticleTwo good radio shows + Norppalive
Here are two radio shows that I would really like to recommend for you:Tuija Pehkonen by Tuija Pehkonen Noin viikon radio by Jukka Lindström Both shows are quite easy to listen because the hosts are...
View ArticleJo-words
What's the thing with all the words with jo? is a question I hear a lot from my students. Some of the jo-words are nice and never change:jo - alreadyjoo - yesjoka - every (Yes, joka also means...
View ArticleHow to say "with" in Finnish
The English with can be either kanssa,mukana or luona in Finnish:Mä olinsen kanssa koko päivän. - I spent the whole day with her. (Kanssa is actually very often kans or kaa in colloquial Finnish. If...
View ArticleSigning up for swimming lessons and language classes (for kids)
Over the years, I have learnedsomanythings from my private students. For example, I know a lot more about inbound marketing, cat cafés and medicine than I did five years ago. Whenever I have a question...
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Funny things to read in Finnish
Here's a small post about funny things in Finnish. If these links are still too difficult, you could try out the YouTube channel Learn Finnish with Comedy.Lääkärisaneluita - Doctor...
View Article20 Finnish proverbs
Do you know the meaning of these proverbs?Scroll down for the clumsy translations.:)Sitä saa mitä tilaa. Ei savua ilman tulta.Aika parantaa haavat.Ei haukkuva koira pure. Ei kukko käskien laula. Jos...
View Articleniin - näin - noin - nain
Just a small post for the weekend about words that are very similar to each other. Do you know the difference between niin, nain, näinand noin?I have a separate posts about these two:niin - like that,...
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MS in Finnish
Every day seems to be some sort of a theme day, and today is Maailman MS-päivä, World MS day. The abbreviation MS comes from multippeliskleroosi, but for obvious reasons, people usually just...
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Watching nature shows in Finnish
Are you looking for something rather easy, relaxing and definitely good quality to watch and read in calm and clear Finnish? While learning about the world and seeing cute animals? Try Avara luonto! If...
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Gearing up for the summer in Finland
Here's my top 10 summer must-haves wherever I go:Aurinkovoide - Sunscreen lotionHyttysmyrkky - Mosquito repellentEtono-puikko - A lotion stick for bug bites. You can get it in the pharmacy.Sadetakki ja...
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Studying in a folk high school in Finland
Right now is the time when most Finnish universities, universities of applied sciences and vocational schools are sending letters of acceptance to their new students. In case you didn't get accepted to...
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Practicing listening with your Finnish friends
Are you still in the situation where your friends switch to English when you're around? Change that now! I'm using friend in my examples, but it could also be your colleague, spouse, mother-in-law or...
View Article20 words ending with 'sto'
I'm sure that many of you know that kirja and kirjasto mean a book and a library. The meaning of sto is usually a group or a collection of something, but it is not always so obvious. You can try to be...
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Finnish ministers
The Finnish government is called valtioneuvosto or hallitus.Do you know what these ministers are in English?PääministeriUlkoasiainministeriUlkomaankauppa- ja...
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