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A New Series

I am delighted to announce that I have just finished writing Know Thyself, a new series inspired by the work of Carl Gustav Jung. Starting i

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Blanka Solun

Psychology. Astrology. Literature. History. Music. Spirituality. Languages

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Time of the Light’s Return

As a child, I hated Christmas. In my family, it meant a dull atmosphere, an increased amount of meaningless household chores, and the feelin

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Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself

No, I’m not a man of wealth and taste :) . I’m Blanka ‘Lavender’ Solun, an English and French teacher and translator. The only reason I info

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Happy Birthday To Peter And Happy New Year To You!

Happy 64th birthday to Peter Steele! Let me celebrate it with the song of The Beatles, one of Peter’s favourite bands. I also want to wish you all a very happy new year. May it be filled with joy, love, abundance and good health. I hope your wishes come true and you find contentment in every aspect of your life.I also want to let you know I modified slightly blog’s layout. It’s much clearer now…

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Happy New Year!

I’m just popping up to wish you all a very happy new year. May it be filled with joy, love, abundance and good health. I hope your wishes come true and you find contentment in every aspect of your life.I also want to let you know I modified slightly blog’s layout. It’s much clearer now with more space and bigger font. I hope you will enjoy it. As for the New Year’s resolutions I would love to…

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Finnish Learning Resources

Idk who needs it but I thought I might share some free online resources that I found helpful for other broke overwhelmed learners.

Updated 2025/06/08

I'm pinning this for now since I keep adding new resources.

Best resource for grammar:

Uusi kielemme - Finnish for Busy People - Uusi kielemme

Welcome to Uusi kielemme! On this website, you can find detailed descriptions and explanations of all kinds of Finnish vocabulary and gramma

A short but nice course in Finnish, has multiple vocabularies:

Supisuomea

Suomen kielen ja kulttuurin peruskurssi.

This is just a demo but still useful:

https://materiaalit-koosto.otava.fi/web/state-jurdmmbvgaydeirmj4yq/649acb7ce5b1d718f439f971

Nice course on grammar with test tasks at the end:

https://openlearning.aalto.fi/course/view.php?id=158#section-0

Other courses at Aalto Open University:

https://openlearning.aalto.fi/course/index.php

Some good learning materials and tests:

https://openlearning.aalto.fi/course/view.php?id=59§ion=8

Very good series of basic videos for immigrants:

Another interactive learning site:

http://tasteoffinnish.fi/

Some listening exercises for learning basic words and phrases.

https://visnakker.no/tema.html

Very good short videos on basic word and phrases:

Finnish phrases - Suomen kielen fraaseja

20 keskustelutuokiota suomeksi lyhyillä videoilla.

An online phrasebook with audio:

https://www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/EN/ENFI/ENFI002.HTM

English/Finnish tests from the same site:

https://www.goethe-verlag.com/tests/test/EN/FI/1/easy

A curious site where short news headlines are transcribed in pictures:

https://selkosanomat.fi/kuva/

Vocab quizzes:

http://iteslj.org/v/f/

Numerous Quizet vocab quizzes:

https://www.scoop.it/topic/oppitori/?tag=quizlet-mamu

A very nice short course, includes glossaries in English, French, Persian, Arabic and Russian:

Opiskele suomea - Rovala

Opiskele suomea Tämä on MoniNetin suomen kielen opiskeluympäristö. Opiskelukappaleet kertovat maahanmuuttajan elämästä Lapissa. Kappaleet si

A course of spoken Finnish:

https://extreme-finnish.teachable.com/

Finnish verb conjugator:

https://www.verbix.com/languages/finnish

A really good learning channel that has up to 15 subtitles in different languages:

Suomen kurssi

Suomen kielen kurssi ja aikuisten lukutaitokurssin videoita, tasot 0 - B2. Katsothan soittolistat eri teemoille ja tasoille. Lisään uusia vi

A number of Free online courses:

https://www.savonia.fi/paivita-osaamistasi/muu-jatkuva-oppiminen/maahanmuuttajalle/suomen-kielen-kurssit-savoniassa/

A great resource for practicing grammar:

Taivuta: Master Finnish Cases & Conjugation

Master Finnish grammatical cases and verb conjugation through interactive exercises. Practice with real-world examples and get instant feedb

Free courses at the Open University of Vaasa:

Our selection of Open University courses in English

Online learning materials, exercises, including audio ones:

https://salpro.salpaus.fi/hotpotatoes/

A nice channel with videos on language and also useful tips about life in Finland.

https://www.youtube.com/@MahdollisuuksienMatkalaukut

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Science | Science seeks the truth because it feels it does not possess it.

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Encouraging Phrases in Finnish! 🎉 PS: Learn Finnish with the best FREE online resources, just click here https://www.finnishpod101.com/?src=tumblr_infographic_encouraging_102125

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Talking about Injuries in Finnish 🌡 PS: Learn Finnish with the best FREE online resources, just click here https://www.finnishpod101.com/?src=tumblr_infographic_injuries_102325

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Finnish Words for the Post Office 📮 PS: Learn Finnish with the best FREE online resources, just click here https://www.finnishpod101.com/?src=tumblr_infographic_post_office_070125

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Finnish Most Common Adjectives #11 💡 PS: Learn Finnish with the best FREE online resources, just click here: https://www.finnishpod101.com/?src=twitter_infographic_adjectives_11_061925