This site contains a wide range of materials to help you learn Finnish. Pick up some basic phrases, expand your vocabulary, or find a language partner to practise with.

Phrases

Finnish phrases sorted into useful everyday topics.

Vocabulary

Finnish vocabulary divided into themed lists.

About the Finnish language

Finnish is spoken by about 6 million people worldwide, around 5 million of whom live in Finland itself. Other Finnish-speaking populations exist in Sweden, Russia, the USA, and Canada, amongst others.

It is a member of the Finno-Ugric language family, being closely related to Estonian and more distantly so to Hungarian. It's not an Indo-European language such as French or Spanish, and so the majority of words in Finnish will look totally unfamiliar to someone whose mother tongue is English.

Finnish is not considered to be a particularly easy language to learn for English-speakers. However, don't be put off! With a little practice, you should soon find yourself able to get by in most everyday situations.