Finnish

Learn Finnish

Step into the language of the Kalevala, lakeside saunas and long summer evenings. A few words can bring you closer to the people and their stories.

Start with our beginner course, leading up to level A1 through everyday dialogs, stories and practice.

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Finnish at a glance

Speakers
5–6 million (L1)
Countries and regions
Finland...
Writing system
Latin
Native name
Suomi
UralicFinnicFinnish

Broad estimates; highlighted countries show selected regions of use, not where everyone speaks the language.

Map data: Natural Earth · public domain