Links to Finnish Language and Culture
General information about Finland
General information about Finnish language
Language usage
Grammar
Online courses, exercises
Dictionaries and glossaries
Culture: general | history | literature | art, music and dance | theatre and cinema | media
Libraries
Finno-Ugric issues
General information about Finland
This is Finland
http://finland.fi
A website by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, containing varied and useful information in English. In several languages.
Visit Finland
http://www.visitfinland.com
A website of the Finnish Tourist Board aimed at tourists. In several languages.
Finnica
http://www.finnica.fi
A website with information about Finnish culture. In Finnish.
Vilma
http://virtuoosi.pkky.fi/vilma
Online study material about Finnish society for immigrants. In Finnish.
Infopankki
http://www.infopankki.fi
Information about Finnish society and opportunities available in Finland for immigrants. In several languages.
Finnland-Info
http://www.finnland.de/public/default.aspx?nodeid=37114&contentlan=33&culture=de-DE
Information about Finland in German. Provided by the Finnish Embassy in Germany.
The Nordic Council
http://www.norden.org/en
Information about the Nordic countries on the website of the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers. In the Nordic languages and in English.
La Rondine
http://www.larondine.fi/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=29&Itemid=42
Information about Finland and the Finnish language in Italian.
Findicator
http://www.findikaattori.fi/index_en/
Set of indicators for social progress. Prime Minister's Office and Statistics Finland.
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General Information about the Finnish Language
This is Finland: Language
http://finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=41802&contentlan=2&culture=en-US
In English.
The Finnish language
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/Finnish.html
In English. A website by Jukka Korpela.
Institute for the Languages of Finland
http://www.kotus.fi/?l=en&s=1
Society for the Study of Finnish and the Journal Virittäjä
http://www.kotikielenseura.fi/english/index.html
Nykysuomen seura
www.nykysuomenseura.org
Society for Modern Finnish. In Finnish.
Suomen Kielen Seura
http://www.hum.utu.fi/oppiaineet/suomi/esittely/historia/skies_historia.html
Society for the Finnish Language. In Finnish.
Oppitori
http://saaressa.blogspot.com/2009/07/sivupalkin-linkeista.html
Jukka Melaranta's website containing e.g. link lists and blogs. In Finnish.
Slangi.net
http://www.slangi.net
Information about slang. In Finnish.
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Language Usage
Kielitoimisto
http://www.kotus.fi/kielitoimisto
The language usage unit of the Institute for the Languages of Finland. In Finnish.
The Finnish Terminology Centre TSK
http://www.tsk.fi/tsk/en/frontpage-119.html
Kielijelppi
http://www.kielijelppi.fi
Guidance on academic use of language by the University of Helsinki. In Finnish.
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Grammar
Verkkokielioppi
http://www.finnlectura.fi/verkkosuomi/etusivu.htm
Online grammar in Finnish, by Erkki Savolainen, Finn Lectura
Suomen kielioppi - Finnish Grammar - Finnische Grammatik
http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~pamakine/kieli/suomi/
Finnish grammar in Finnish, English and German
Grammatica finlandese
http://www.finlandese.net/sito/gramm.html
Finnish grammar in Italian.
Grammatical terms in Iso Suomen kielioppi grammar book
http://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk1/
Definitions of grammatical terms in Finnish.
Online conjugator
http://www.verbix.com/languages/finnish.shtml
Conjugates Finnish verbs.
Finnish Verb Conjugator
http://www.romania-sanakirja.net/online/verbs/conjugate_verb.php
Conjugates verbs given in their basic form and identifies the basic form of a conjugated verb.
FINTWOL
http://www2.lingsoft.fi/cgi-bin/fintwol
Finnish morphological analyser. A demo from Lingsoft.
FINSPELL
http://www2.lingsoft.fi/cgi-bin/finspell
Checks the spelling of a given word. A demo from Lingsoft.
FINHYP pro
http://www2.lingsoft.fi/cgi-bin/finhyph
Hyphenates a given word. A demo from Lingsoft.
FINSTEMS
http://www2.lingsoft.fi/cgi-bin/finstems
Identifies stem forms of Finnish words. A demo from Lingsoft.
FINTHES
http://www2.lingsoft.fi/cgi-bin/finthes
Lists synonyms of a given word. A demo from Lingsoft.
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Online courses, exercises
Tavataan taas!
http://donnerwetter.kielikeskus.helsinki.fi/FinnishForForeigners
Introduction to the Finnish language by the Language Centre of the University of Helsinki. In English, French and German.
Supisuomea
http://www.yle.fi/opinportti/supisuomea
A beginner’s course in Finnish by the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE and Finn Lectura. In Finnish.
Suomea, ole hyvä!
http://www04.edu.fi/suomeaolehyva/
Finnish for adult immigrants. Finnish National Board of Education. In Finnish.
Ymmärrä suomea!
http://www2.edu.fi/ymmarrasuomea/
Reading comprehension course. In Finnish.
Tekstinymmärrysharjoituksia edistyneemmille
http://www.helsinki.fi/hum/skl/ihmiset/silfverbergl/teksteja/tekstit.htm
The Department of Finnish, University of Helsinki / Leena Silfverberg. In Finnish.
Keskellä Suomea
http://kielikompassi.jyu.fi/omatila/keskella_suomea
Exercises in listening comprehension and speaking.
24 tuntia opiskelijaelämää
http://kielikompassi.jyu.fi/suomi2/24_tuntia_opiskelijaelamaa/korvat_auki.html
Listening exercises at basic and intermediate level.
Reagoi suomeksi
http://kielikompassi.jyu.fi/opetus/s2/reagoi/reagointi_kuvaversio4.html
Exercises in how to react in Finnish, intermediate level. In Finnish.
Uuno
http://www.uuno.tamk.fi/
Introduction to Finnish for exchange students.
Euromobil
http://www.solki.jyu.fi/julkaisee/euromobil
A beginner’s course in Finnish language and culture for exchange students.
Easyfinnish - a beginner’s course in Finnish
http://oppiminen.yle.fi/easyfinnish/
Tervetuloa! Finlandese.net
http://www.finlandese.net
Basic Finnish in Italian.
Online resources for teaching of Finnish language and literature at secondary school level
http://www.edu.fi/verkko_oppimateriaalit/lukiokoulutus
Online support to teachers by the Finnish National Board of Education. In Finnish.
Meillä päin Suomea
http://kielikompassi.jyu.fi/opetus/s2/mps/
Information about Finnish dialects. In Finnish.
SKS online study material
http://www.finlit.fi/oppimateriaali/
Online study material by Finnish Literature Society SKS. In Finnish.
Tervetuloa töihin!
http://elearning.fi/matsku/
Material for learning the Finnish language and Finnish working life.
Finnish Tongue Twisters
http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/fi.htm
English-Finnish Vocabulary Quizzes
http://iteslj.org/v/f/
Various themes.
Bab.la
http://fi.bab.la/sanasto/harjoitus/valitse-harjoitus/
Vocabulary exercises.
Bab.la
http://fi.bab.la/visat/
Language quizzes.
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Dictionaries and Glossaries
Sanakirjani
http://www.sanakirjani.fi/
English-German-Swedish-Finnish dictionary
Ilmainen sanakirja
http://ilmainensanakirja.fi
Various languages.
Finnish-English Dictionary
http://www.suomienglantisanakirja.fi
Sanakirja.org
http://www.sanakirja.org
Various languages.
Bab.la dictionary
http://fi.bab.la/
Online dictionary in 22 languages.
ConLexis
http://wiki.virtues.fi/conlexis
Finnish National Board of Education, University of Oulu and Oulu Adult Education Centre. In Finnish.
IATE
http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQueryLoad.do?method=load
Interactive Terminology for Europe.
kaannos.com
http://www.kaannos.com
Various languages.
Easyword.org
http://www.easyword.org
Various languages.
Svensk-finskt lexikon
http://lexin2.nada.kth.se/sve-fin.html
Finnish-Swedish-Finnish dictionary.
Finnish-Russian-Finnish Online Dictionary
http://www.ets.ru/udict-f-r-pocket-r.htm
Finnish Grammar Bits
http://www.uta.fi/~km56049/finnish/groups.html
Finnish-English glossaries on various themes.
General dictionaries
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/sanak.html
A list by Jukka Korpela. In Finnish.
Glossaries of terms
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/sanastot.html
A list by Jukka Korpela. In Finnish
Foreignworld.com
http://www.foreignword.com/Tools/dictsrch.asp?p=files/f_50_40.htm
Lists various dictionaries.
yourDictionary.com
http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/uralic.html#finnish
Links to dictionaries.
Urbaani sanakirja
http://urbaanisanakirja.com/
Free slang dictionary. In Finnish.
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Culture: general
The portal to Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes
http://en.institute.fi/info
Kulttuuri.net
http://www.kulttuuri.net/kulttuurihakemisto
Cultural links sorted by themes. In Finnish.
Cult24.fi
http://cult24.fi
News on art and culture. In Finnish
Sininen laulu - a blue song
http://www.yle.fi/teema/sininenlaulu
The story of Finnish art. In Finnish.
Information by the Finnish Literature Society
http://www.finlit.fi/tietopalvelu/paketit.htm
In Finnish.
The Information Center for the Kalevala and Karelian Culture
http://www.juminkeko.fi/en/index.asp
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Culture: history
Agricola
http://www.utu.fi/agricola
A comprehensive website on Finnish history and relevant links. In Finnish.
Kansallisbiografia – National biographies
http://www.kansallisbiografia.fi
A collection of biographies of individuals who have made an important contribution to the Finnish society. In Finnish.
The National Board of Antiquities
http://www.nba.fi/en/
Information about the Finnish material cultural heritage.
YLEn Eilisvisio
http://www.yle.fi/arjenhistoria/index2.html
Domestic and everyday history in Finland in the 20th century. In Finnish.
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Culture: literature
Finnish Literature Exchange FILI
http://www.finlit.fi/fili/en/index.php
Electric verses
http://www.electricverses.net/sakeet.php?poet=0&poem=0&language=3
Modern Finnish and Finnish-Swedish poetry in Finnish, Swedish, English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.
Sanojen aika
http://kirjailijat.kirjastot.fi/en-GB/
Texts by modern Finnish writers .
The Nordic Literature Atlas
http://www.yle.fi/kirjailijaatlas
Extracts from TV and radio programmes on Finnish writers. In Finnish.
Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers)
http://www.digipaper.fi/klassikot/145/
The Finnish classic online. In Finnish.
Kaino
http://kaino.kotus.fi/aineistot/
The archives and collections section of the website of the Institute for the Languages of Finland includes Finnish texts from the 16th century to the beginning of the 20th century. in Finnish.
Virtual old Finnish
http://www.vvks.info/
Based on the text book by Pirkko Forsman Svensson. In Finnish.
Álgu
http://kaino.kotus.fi/algu
An etymological database of the Saami languages. In Saami, Finnish, German and English.
The Finnish Comics Society
http://www.sarjakuvaseura.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=328&Itemid=199
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Culture: art, music and dance
Finnish National Gallery
http://www.fng.fi/frontpage
Ateneum Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Sinebrychoff Art Museum, Central Art Archives.
Finnish Music Information Centre
http://www.fimic.fi
Information about Finnish music in English.
Dance Info Finland
http://www.danceinfo.fi/?locale=en_US
Information about Finnish dance.
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Culture: theatre and cinema
Finnish Theatre Information Centre
http://www.tinfo.fi/site/?lan=3
National Audiovisual Archive
http://www.kava.fi
The website of the National Audiovisual Archive includes, for example, an introduction to the history of Finnish cinema. In Finnish
The Finnish Film Foundation
http://www.ses.fi
The website of the Finnish Film Foundation provides information about new and forthcoming films. In Finnish, Swedish and English.
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Culture: media
YLE Uutiset
http://www.yle.fi/uutiset
News from the Finnish Broadcasting Company. In Finnish.
YLE News
http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news//
News from the Finnish Broadcasting Company. In English.
News in plain Finnish by the Finnish Broadcasting Company
http://yle.fi/selkouutiset/
News in plain Finnish from Finland and abroad.
YLEn elävä arkisto
http://www.yle.fi/elavaarkisto/
The living archive of the Finnish Broadcasting Company. In Finnish.
Sanakirja
http://www.yle.fi/agricola/index.php?id=13
The radio programme “Sanakirja” (dictionary) by the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE. In Finnish.
YLEn Opettaja.tv
http://opettajatv.yle.fi/
The TV programme for teachers of the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE. In Finnish.
Makupalat
http://www.makupalat.fi/Categories.aspx?classID=bc8eb4fe-2b12-4a4b-97db-5b731722fc06
Links to Finnish newspapers and magazines. Hämeenlinna Municipal Library. In Finnish.
Finnish newspapers
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/finland.htm
Finnish Newspapers Association
http://www.sanomalehdet.fi/inenglish
Information about newspapers and links to online newspapers.
News in plain Finnish
http://papunet.net/selko/selkouutiset.html
Online newspaper in plain Finnish
Kultti.net
http://www.kultti.net/english
Finnish cultural, science and arts magazines online.
Kielikukkanen
http://www.kielikukkanen.fi/index.html
Online magazine about language in layman’s terms. In Finnish.
Finnish Network for Language Education Policies
http://www.kieliverkosto.fi/en/ejournal/
Finnish Network for Language Education Policies - e-journal
Artikkelipankki - An artickle bank
http://www.aikakaus.fi/al_koulussa/artikkelipankki/index.html
Finnish magazines articles for schools. In Finnish.
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Libraries
The National Library of Finland
http://www.nationallibrary.fi/index.html
The National Bibliography of Finland
http://fennica.linneanet.fi
In Finnish, Swedish and English.
The public libraries of Finland
http://www.libraries.fi/
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Finno-Ugric issues
Ugri.net
http://www.ugri.net
Finno-Ugric languages and their speakers. In Finnish.
Introduction to Finno-Ugrian Studies
http://www.helsinki.fi/hum/sugl/oppimat/sgrjohd/
By Johanna Laakso, in Finnish
Introduction to Baltic-Finnish languages
http://www.helsinki.fi/hum/sugl/oppimat/imsjohd/
By Johanna Laakso, in Finnish
Finno-Ugric languages and cultures in the neighbouring countries of Finland
http://www.finsk.no/
In Norwegian and Finnish.
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