April 2012
2 posts
Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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February 2012
4 posts
Anonymous asked: how long does it usually take to get fluent in Finnish and the grammar?
Feb 17th
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Anonymous asked: I have several troubles in the pronunciation of "yö", like in hyöty, even in my third year of study. btw I wonder why I dont ask in finnish. Awesome blog!
Feb 17th
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hoffmanlucy asked: I noticed those finnish Potter covers there and can't help but speak out. I hate them! I love the swedish ones and I hate the finnish ones... -finnish graphic design student
Feb 17th
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Älä anna periksi.
Don’t give up.
Feb 4th
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January 2012
5 posts
whatthoselittlefluffies asked: I believe I have found the perfect blog. I have a feeling this will help me so much learning the language! Thank you so much for making this!!! <333
Jan 31st
Jan 18th
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lolikisu: Interesting fact: there are more native Finnish speakers than there are native Norwegian speakers. Huh.
Jan 18th
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Anonymous asked: hi!!i'm lucky t have the sweetest and most beautiful finnish girl as my gf,this site has helped me lots to do somehing for her like learning her language and comunicating better with my parents-in-law and the rest of her familyjust saying bye and thanks!
Jan 17th
3 tags
How many words there are for snow in Finnish?
I assumed that there are many synonymes to the word lumi (snow) in Finnish, but I didn’t guess there are this many! So, here is some extension to you vocabulary, whether or not you speak Finnsh as your first language! ajolumi dry, new snow hanki thick snow on the ground; hard, crusted snow hankiainen hard, crusted snow (→ kantohanki, kestohanki, hankikanne, hankikanto) hiutale,...
Jan 16th
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December 2011
12 posts
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Dec 24th
43 notes
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Unoffically the longest word in Finnish
is epäjärjestelmällisyydelläänsäkäänhän. Let’s see what it has eaten! First morpheme I hear is järki “sense”, wich has been made into järjestelmä “system”. Järjestelmä has evolved into järjestelmällisyys, wich my dictionary claims to be “methodicalness”, in my opininion it might also mean “organized manner”. Next we ad suffix -lla/-llä, wich...
Dec 24th
55 notes
4 tags
Hyvää joulua kaikille!
Merry Christmas to all, from FYF! May you all have a good one xo
Dec 24th
15 notes
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qmpeople
qmpeople is a virtual place to meet new finnish friends and have fun
Dec 14th
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psychicjugglers asked: thanks for your existence
Dec 6th
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ti-g-e-r-e-y-e-s asked: ihan sika kiva blogi!! löysin tän vast nytte :D ja hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää :)
Dec 6th
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farpotshket-deactivated20120331 asked: absolutely love this tumblr :)
Dec 6th
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Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää!
Happy independence day, Finland!
Dec 6th
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Anonymous asked: what does perkele mean? I always hear people talking about that word.
Dec 3rd
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poeticallycorrect asked: Since I saw someone asking... :) I'm having a little trouble with ö (and slightly less with ä). Any tips for pronunciation? <3
Dec 3rd
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thorsgoddess asked: What is the pronunciation rule for "v"? Is it like in the Germanic languages where it makes an "f" sound? And what about "j"; is it a "y"?
Dec 2nd
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maliceinacidwonderland asked: oiku ihana blogi ♥ :3
Dec 2nd
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November 2011
4 posts
Nov 23rd
75 notes
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Reblog if you're learning Finnish, and would like...
Nov 7th
62 notes
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So everyone,
what’s your favourite Finnish word? ;)
Nov 7th
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Anonymous asked: can you provide a translation to the song "Viimeisen Kerran" by Stella? I get the little bits here and there of what she is saying, though not much, and I can't find a translation online anywhere. Kiitos. :)
Nov 7th
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October 2011
3 posts
3 tags
Yksikseskös yskiskelet, itsekseskös itkeskelet?
A Finnish tongue-twister.  (Even I can’t say this correctly, and I’m Finnish..) submitted by huuuuuuu
Oct 22nd
104 notes
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The Difference Between 'Mikä' and 'Mitä'
Both words mean ‘what?’ - so how do you know which one to use? 1. Mikä When using mikä, you are referring to a defined, concrete thing, something countable. You use it when you want to know what something is, mostly with the verb olla. Mikä tämä on? What is this? Tämä on pöytä This is a table. Mikä tuo on? What is that? Tuo on tuoli That is a chair. Mikä tämä on? What is this? ...
Oct 7th
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lumihanki asked: Thank you for the translation! :D
Oct 1st
September 2011
4 posts
4 tags
finnophile: Sano heti jos minä häiritsen, hän sanoi astuessaan ovesta sisään, niin minä lähden saman tien pois. Sinä et ainoastaan häiritse, minä vastasin, sinä järkytät koko minun olemustani. Tervetuloa. ——— Tell me immediately if I’m disturbing you, He said, coming in the door, And I will leave right away. You not only disturb, I answered, You shake my whole being. Welcome. -...
Sep 30th
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Sep 23rd
26 notes
Anonymous asked: You can also use Livemocha to learn Finnish :)
Sep 6th
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bleedoutallsorrow asked: Hyvä blogi! greetings from Argentina!
Sep 5th
August 2011
8 posts
5 tags
Aug 31st
28 notes
2 tags
Aug 22nd
270 notes
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A couple good 'learn Finnish' websites
uusi kielemme: with grammar and vocab. easy finnish: ‘language school’. beginner level /kid courses I also use the Teach Yourself Finnish book by Terttu Leney, with audio, and it’s pretty good when learning in conjunction with uusi kielemme, because the book’s grammar isn’t so well organized. Then sometimes I like to listen to Finnish music and sing along with the...
Aug 21st
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Aug 21st
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glitterelf asked: Hi! I'm a follower from Argentina, love this language, and with my choir we're singing a couple of songs in finnish :D
Aug 21st
lokishelm asked: Your blog is amazing.
I want to learn Finnish, however there isnt really a way that I could learn it :[ it saddens me.

What would you do if you wanted to learn a language, but there was no easy way to do it?
Aug 21st
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annakettunen asked: Hei, I've just started a blog called "the finnish directory", a gathering place for all the Finnish-related tumblrs, and I'd love to put your blog on the list as well. Would that be okay? :)

- Anna (fuckyeahfinnishwomen)
Aug 21st
beautiful-disease asked: I'm in love with this blog!!
Rakastan Suomi <3 (is that right? HAHAHA)

Cheers from Brazil :)
Aug 21st
May 2011
8 posts
freeflightofthought asked: Hey :) u love Finnland :)
May 16th
-brittanica asked: Hey I just found your blog while looking at all the Ice Hockey Championship posts (hehe wish I was back in Finland for the celebrations) and I think this is a fantastic blog. It's such a hard language to master, so this is a seriously great effort.
hyvää työtä! kiitoksia paljon!
May 16th
Finnish Word of the Day: puukko
finlandfyeah: A puukko (pook-koh) is a small “everyday” knife used for hunting, woodcraft, gardenwork, etc.
May 14th
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Finnish Fact of the Day
finlandfyeah: When greeting a married couple, the wife should be greeted first.
May 14th
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sweet-like-poison asked: I'm a follower from Argentina! :D
May 14th
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hell-in-7309 asked: Kuka tätä tumblria ylläpitää, onko sulla/teillä mitään personal tumblria? :D
May 14th
Anonymous asked: How can i write "Happy Birthday" in Suomi? Hyvää syntymäpäivää?
May 14th
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Hattulan pappilan apupapin papupata pankolla kiehuu ja kuohuu. A Finnish toungetwister :) submitted by calmdownandwatchtv
May 14th
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