Find online self study materials to learn Finnish

Find below online learning materials to improve your language skills by yourself anywhere! Take 5-15 minutes everyday to learn Finnish when you have spare time, you are waiting for example a bus or travelling in a train or go for a walk. Use your headphones and listen to Youtube-channels, music or news and study Finnish when scrolling social media, e.g. Instagram. 

My pics from Kielibuusti's site and other tips for beginners (level A1-B1): 

Start eg. from online language courses to study basics for very beginners: 

The very basics of Finnish for beginners (alphabet, numbers, greetings...)
Yle Areena (Learn the basics of Finnish language with simple videos)

Superalkeet - online language course for beginners

Hauska tavata Hauska tavata! is a beginners' language course which gives basic knowledge of Finnish for asylum seekers. The learning lessons are fun and easy-to-follow with illustrated examples from everyday situations.

You can find live online language courses (chargeable) e.g. from site www.kansalaisopistot.fi (you have to enroll beforehand)

Vocabulary

100 Finnish core words
Vocabulary builder
Your first 100 Finnish verbs
1000 most common Finnish words (listen and repeat, English translations)

Word lists by subjects Uusikielemme - English-Finnish vocabulary

Dictionaries

www.sanakirja.org - A good dictionary with explanations, examples and conjugations
Redfox
Glosbe

Grammar

Suomen verkkokielioppi - Finnish online grammar
Uusikielemme - Finnish online grammar

Verbix - conjugate Finnish verbs
Osaan suomea - Study grammar with Vanajaveden opisto

Speaking 

Finnish phrases Yle oppiminen

Suomi taskussa videot - Finnish in a pocket videos 
Finnish for practical purposes - Asiointisuomea YLE

Spoken language course - Puhut sä suomee?

Reading and understanding

Puhutaan suomea -Finnish easy reading

Selkosanomat- Finnish easy reading

Listening

Yle kielikoulu - Listen to the TV-programmes with finnish subtitles
Yle Selkouutiset - Listen to news with very easy Finnish

Listening - music

Youtube - Suomalaista popmusiikkia 2024 - Listen to Finnish new pop music and learn Finnish

Learn Finnish with finnish folk songs
Lingoclip - Enjoy learning languages with music 
Learn Finnish with a singer Samu Haber
Learn Finnish by listening to the music videos with texts

...and my personal favorite - funny Finnish children songs for learning from Kielinuppu 

Language learning doesn't have to be so serious, let's have fun while learning!

Listening - podcast 

Opi suomea - Learn Finnish
Kirjallisuuspodcast - Literacy podcast
Learn Finnish Free
Random Finnish Lession
Kahvitarinat - Coffee stories

Social media

Youtube-channels 

Sinä osaat! Suomen kieltä kaikille  
Easy Finnish
Finnish with Anna
Helppoa suomea
KatChats Finnish
Learn Finnish list
Opi suomea Katan kanssa
Suomen opettaja Terhi
Suomen kurssi

Instagram

finkingcap
Suomen ope Jenni
Ääntämisklinikka
Opi suomea 

Mobileapps 

Suomipassi 

Jäämaa valid until 31.12.2024 

Kahoot
Wordwall
Quizlet

Note! Some of these are chargeable

Seppo
Duolingo
Memrise
Reactored

Worddive
Opi suomea - aloittelijat
Opi suomea - 11 000 sanaa
FunEasyLearn suomen kielen kurssi
CaptainA
Drops 

AI

Ask ChatGPT
Speak with TalkPal (chargeable)

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