United States Foreign Service Institute
   Conversational Finnish

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About Conversational Finnish This is the basic course in Finnish, emphasizing the spoken language with pronunciation drills and a large glossary. Developed by the Foreign Service Institute for teaching diplomatic personnel, the textbook and audio courses are perfect for independent or small group study. FSI courses are thorough, comprehensive, and widely regarded as the best available. Intended for beginners, the Conversational Finnish course provides transcripts of the Finnish dialogues with idiomatic English translations plus notes on structural patterns and explanations of essential points of grammar. The course provides a variety of exercises with instructions in English. This is considered the most intensive conversational Finnish course currently available. 15 Audio CD's 700+ Page Bound Textbook

Learn Finnish - Speak Finnish

Finns sometimes have a hard time understanding why a foreigner would freewillingly want to learn Finnish. They believe that the language is so difficult and useless that trying to learn it would be a waste of time. Lately, however, the language has gained more and more friends abroad and the interest towards Finland is rising in general.

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About The Foreign Service Institute

As any seasoned vacationer, jet-setting businessman, soldier, diplomat or weekend warrior will tell you, traveling to a foreign country is a truly exhilarating experience. From the moment you first set foot on foreign soil, you're surrounded by a new, exotic world, full of unique sights, sounds, tastes and adventures. Your senses are in overdrive as you feel both excitement about what awaits you, and anxiety about adhering to local laws and customs. It is at this moment--when you desire to make the very most of this experience--that you realize your true barrier to this new world is not a cultural one, but rather one of basic communication. Learning the local language can be the difference between frustration and relaxation on a vacation. It can spell success or failure in a business meeting. It can help insure a safe, fulfilling and enlightening trip for virtually anyone, anywhere. The family of language courses assembled by Learn How To Speak.com is the answer.

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About the Finnish Language

Finnish belongs to the Finno-Ugrian group of languages. This language group is spoken in a region that extends from Norway into Siberia and the Carpathian Mountains, and it includes the Hungarian and Estonian languages. Finnish is spoken by approximately five million people, mostly in Finland but also in Sweden and the United States.

The history of the people and language of Finland is a sensitive topic that can spark debate. Finnish, like many languages, has been greatly influenced by other cultures over a long period of time and is still in the process of evolution. The actual history of the language is somewhat mysterious and intriguing.

The Finnish language appears to be rooted in the distant past. Standard Finnish, however, is quite new, the written language having been established only in the 1500s. Modern Standard Finnish arrived in the 19th century, as the result of a strong nationalist movement. With the independence of Finland in 1917 came the realization that Finland was a nation with two languages: Finnish and Swedish. The country is now considered to be bilingual.

One Finnish word that you already know is sauna. So you have a head start on learning the language!

Finnish Reference Links

» U.S. State Department
» U.S. Embasy - Helsinki, Finland
» U.S. Central Intellegence Agency - Factbook
» U.S. Department of Energy - Country Analysis

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