Finland may be in the most northerly corner of Europe, but it is easy to reach. As well as Finnair, which flies non-stop from cities across Europe, Asia and North America, many other airlines fly to Helsinki Vantaa International Airport. Alternatively, you can take your own car on one of the many ferries that cross the Baltic from Sweden, Germany and Estonia, or catch a train to Helsinki from Russia.

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Foreigners who need to spend significant time in Finland or Estonia may find it useful to learn Finnish considered by many as one of the more difficult European languages.

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I have also included a number of Finnish online newspapers, some Finnish dictionaries, as well as an Finnish internet radio station, to vary your list of resources as well as to keep your Finnish learning interesting. I also included links for latest releases by EuroTalk for learning Finnish.

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For the student that has already achieved basic Finnish conversational skills, a follow up course to consider is the Finnish Graded Reader course developed by the Foreign Service Institute.

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The Finnish language is spoken by approximately six million people. It is also spoken in neighboring Sweden, Norway, Estonia, and Russia. For those interested in learning Finnish, one course to consider is the program originally developed by the Foreign Service Institute, a department within of the U.S. State Department.

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The Finnish language is spoken in Finland, by approximately ninety percent of the country’s population which stands at approximately six million people. It is also spoken in neighboring Sweden, Norway, Estonia, and Russia. Interestingly, Finland actually has two official languages, Finnish and Swedish, which is also spoken by more than 5% of the country’s population.

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