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 2025/12/15
[updated the link for Taste of Finnish, added a site for learning puhekieli]
I'm pinning this for now since I keep adding new resources.
Best resource for grammar:
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:
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:
Learn Finnish - Opi suomea
Some listening exercises for learning basic words and phrases.
https://visnakker.no/tema.html
Very good short videos on basic word and phrases:
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 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 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 short course on spoken Finnish:
Welcome to study with the Puhutsä suomee? – Spoken Finnish Online materials This material has been created to help non-Finnish students u
A great resource for practicing grammar:
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:
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