A Chance to Speak Finnish - On this page you can learn Finnish words and phrases by listening. Plus a song about the Finnish language in RealAudio.
Accelerate Language Cassettes: Finnish Page - Commercial site in Australia offering Finnish instructional materials.
An Electronic Corpus of Ingrian Finnish - On-line corpus of spoken Ingrian Finnish. Includes transcriptions and sound samples.
An Introduction to "Finglish" - by Jenni Tuominen. "Finglish" is a mixture of Finnish and English spoken by Finnish immigrants to the USA.
Books about Finnish as a Foreign Language - A list of language instruction and grammar books from the Finnish embassy to the U.S.
Boston Language Institute: Finnish Programs - Offers courses designed to build fluency in both written and spoken Finnish.
Boston Language Institute: Finnish Textbooks - General and advanced textbooks, dictionaries, and travel phrasebooks for Finnish, plus study aids for learning any foreign language.
Columbia University Department of Germanic Languages - Offers elementary and intermediate language courses in Finnish and courses (in English) in Finnish culture and society.
eGroups: Finnish - Email discussion list for people learning the Finnish language and/or interested in Finnish culture, whether in Finland or in emigrant communities.
Employment of Foreigners Hampered by Language Barriers and Attitudes - by Vellamo Vehkakoski. Helsingin Sanomat article describing language acquisition as an obstacle for foreigners seeking jobs in Finland.
Finnchat - Finnish chat at Yahoo! Clubs for practicing Finnish.
Finnish as a foreign language - Language Centre of the University of Tampere
Finnish Characterized - by Eugene Holman. General information about Finnish from the FAQ of soc.culture.nordic by a linguist specializing in Finnish and other Baltic-Finnic languages.
Finnish Grammar - Brief, well-organized introduction to Finnish grammar.
Finnish Grammar Bits - by Kimberli Mäkäräinen. Dedicated to novice Finnish speakers, with extensive information on basic Finnish grammar explained understandably.
Finnish Language - Brief article in Encyclopædia Britannica with links to Finnish history and literature.
Finnish Language Programs in the United States - Compiled by the Embassy of Finland.
Finnish Translation and Interpreting Service - Translation and Interpretation Service in Washington, DC; includes a bibliography of Finnish-English dictionaries.
FinnishL Finnish Language List - An email forum for beginners who wish to learn Finnish.
Frequently Asked Questions about Finno-Ugrian Languages - by Johanna Laakso. Is Finnish the most ancient language in the world? Where do Finnish words come from? A Finno-Ugric linguist answers these and other common questions.
How to Pronounce Finnish Names - by Kai Nikulainen. A pronunciation guide to common Finnish proper names, names of Finnish politicians and celebrities, sports teams, companies, and geographical place names; with .wav samples. Frequently updated.
Indiana University Department of Central Eurasian Studies - Offers courses on the Baltic-Finnish region and language courses in Finnish and Estonian.
Introduction to Finnish - by Päivi Rentz. Go to the sitemap for three online Finnish lessons and information about conjugation of verbs and the 15 cases of nouns.
Learning Finnish in the UK - Finnguild, the largest British-Finnish society in the United Kingdom, provides this guide to learning Finnish through evening classes, Saturday Suomi schools, and other options.
Learning Finnish: Dictionaries and Other Study-Material - compiled by Nils O. Monaghan. Annotated list of grammars, primers and dictionaries from soc.culture.nordic's FAQ.
Lingsoft, Inc. - Finnish language technology company, offers proofreading and other software for Finnish and other Nordic languages.
Multilingual Books: Finnish Books, Courses, and Software - Finnish instructional materials.
Online Finnish exercises, bulletin board, lessons - This site has a lot of online Finnish exercises as well as grammar and vocabulary information. Also a bulletin board for questions about Finnish.
Person, Village and Culture: Notes on the Translation of Three Key Concepts - by Tim Ingold. Compares the English and Finnish words used for these concepts and their differing connotations.
Philadelphia-area Finnish classes - The Finnish School of Philadelpia - Finnish classes for learners of all levels offered in the Philadelphia area, Pennsylvania.
Portland State University Department of Foreign Languages and Literature - Offers beginning and intermediate Finnish and Finnish studies courses.
Quick Finnish by Learn International - Finnish tutorial for learning correct pronunciations and usage. Downloadable demo is a limited version of the full program.
Realities of a Bilingual Culture - Discusses the relationship between Finland's Finnish-speaking majority and Swedish-speaking minority.
Some Lessons of Basic Finnish - by Sami Laitala. An brief online course of five lessons; includes sound samples and links.
Suomi College: Finnish - A private college in Michigan offering courses in Finnish culture, language, and literature.
SuomiKoulu - St Albans Finnish School - School in the United Kingdom, one of a world-wide network of Finnish schools supported by the Finnish Ministry of Education, teaching Finnish language and promoting Finnish culture.
The Finnish Centre for Technical Terminology - A language service in Finland which compiles vocabularies of specialized terminology for various technical fields.
The Finnish Language - by Barry Liimakka. Resources and articles at Liimakka's Finnish-American Resource Site aimed at Finnish-Americans wishing to rediscover the language.
The Finnish Language Site - Articles on the Finnish language and its history, learning resources, and a mailing list for beginners who wish to learn Finnish.
The Language Situation in Finland - by Kenneth McRae. A brief article summarizing changes in the language situation since Finland's separation from Sweden in 1809.
The Research Institute for the Languages of Finland - Studies and provides advice on the usage of Finnish, Swedish, the Finno-Ugric languages, Finnish Sign Language, and Romany, the language of the gypsies in Finland.
University of California at Berkeley Finnish Studies - A program designed to pursue the permanent instruction of Finnish and the promotion of Finnish studies.
University of Helskini: Finnish for Foreign Students - Courses are offered only for enrolled University of Helsinki students.
University of Massachusetts at Amherst Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures - Although Finnish is not a Germanic language, this department offers elementary and intermediate courses in Finnish.
University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education - Offers courses in Finnish through its Distance Learning program.
University of Minnesota Department of German, Scandinavian & Dutch - Offers undergraduate majors in Scandinavian Languages and Finnish and minors in Finnish, among other languages.
University of Minnesota: Less Commonly Taught Languages - Includes a database for locating programs teaching the less-commonly taught languages (LCTL) for about 2000 educational institutions in North America.
University of Oregon Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures - Offers a Scandinavian Minor, including courses in Finnish language and literature.
University of Toronto Finnish Studies Program - Offers both a major and a minor in Finnish, with study of Finnish language and culture, literature, and history as well as Finnish-Canadian language and culture.
University of Washington Department of Scandinavian Studies - Offers beginning and intermediate Finnish, Finnish literature, and culture, as well as courses in Scandinavian and Baltic-area languages and culture. Syllabi for several courses are available online.
Verbix - verb conjugator - On-line verb conjugation service for Finnish and 50+ other languages. Includes list of 10,000 most frequent Finnish words.
Virittäjä - A linguistic quarterly published by Kotikielen Seura (The Mother Tongue Society). Summaries in English.
Yamada Language Center WWW Guide: Finnish Language - A guide to Internet resources.