Hello, dear Finnish learner!
You have come to Finking Cap, the place to be to learn the kind of Finnish that you’ll actually need in real life. I’m Emmi, and I’m here to teach you Finnish online. In this blog, I share Finnish grammar tutorials, listening exercises, vocabulary lessons and tips on how to make your Finnish more expressive.
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Blog posts
Finking Cap Podcast episode 3: Talking about bugs in Finnish
Finland is the land of mosquitoes! Bugs are a great topic for small talk in Finnish, especially if you spend a lot of time outdoors. In this podcast episode, you’ll hear me chat about spiders and mosquitoes in Finnish.
Finking Cap Podcast episode 2
In this episode of the Finking Cap Podcast, you will hear me chatting (in spoken Finnish) about mobile phones (or cell phones) and how it was like in the 90s when nobody really had them.
Finking Cap Podcast episode 1: Moomin characters and personalities in Finnish
It’s my first ever episode! Tervetuloa! In this episode of Finking Cap podcast, you will hear me describe some of the Moomin characters in Finnish.
Finnish cases: Partitive plural in example sentences
This video is about the Finnish partitive plural in example sentences. Just listen to the sentences, pause the video and repeat them after me if you like. Don’t think about the grammar too much. The goal is to get used to hearing the partitive plural.
A few Finnish words from the Finnish Eurovision entry 2023
One of the most exciting things about Finland’s Eurovision song is that it’s in Finnish. You can easily get Google to translate the lyrics for you, but I noticed there were a couple of Finnish words and expressions that Google had trouble understanding. Read on to learn more about them!
How to introduce yourself in Finnish in a natural way
If you want to know how native speakers introduce themselves in Finnish, look no further! You don’t have to say “Minun nimeni on…” – it’s easier than that!