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
An introduction to Finnish word stems
What is a word stem in the Finnish language? Why does it matter? Watch this video to find out.
The Finnish partitive in sentences
Finish this sentence with an adjective: “Nukkuminen on …” Did you put it in the partitive case? You should! Read this post to find out more.
The three degrees of comparison for Finnish adjectives – an introduction
The three degrees of comparison for Finnish adjectives – an introduction.
The Finnish vowels – short or long?
Do you find it hard to differentiate between short and long Finnish vowels? Watch this video I recorded with short and long Finnish vowels. Practise
Reikäleipää – learning to bake traditional Finnish rye bread
There was one thing I missed like crazy when I was living abroad – ruisleipä, rye bread. Want to bake Finnish rye bread and learn some Finnish? Get this recipe!
The importance of the Finnish verb types
One of the things your teacher may teach you in your Finnish class is the verb system. In this post, I’ll be talking about the reasons why learning the Finnish verb types will boost your Finnish studies.