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 Arts: Literature: World Literature: Finnish
Society: Ethnicity: Finnish
The Finnish Language (Who's Afraid of Finnish?) 
- by Hannele Branch. Virtual Finland's extensive guide to the distinctive features of Finnish, attempting to answer the question, "Is Finnish a difficult language?"
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.
An Electronic Corpus of Ingrian Finnish
On-line corpus of spoken Ingrian Finnish. Includes transcriptions and sound samples.
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.
Finnish as a World Language?
A humorous article by Richard Lewis.
The Finnish Centre for Technical Terminology
A language service in Finland which compiles vocabularies of specialized terminology for various technical fields.
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 / Finnische Grammatik / Suomen Kielioppi
Brief, well-organized (if rather incomplete) introduction to Finnish grammar. Trilingual site (English/German/Finnish).
The Finnish Language
Short introduction to the Finnish language, with a well-organized page devoted to the use of cases in Finnish. Links to Finnish resources on the Internet. [By Jukka Korpela]
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.
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.
An Introduction to "Finglish"
A survey of "Finglish", the form of English spoken by Finnish immigrants to the USA and heavily contaminated by their native tongue (by Jenni Tuominen).
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.
Lingsoft, Inc.
Finnish language technology company, offers proofreading and other software for Finnish and other Nordic languages.
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.
Realities of a Bilingual Culture
Discusses the relationship between Finland's Finnish-speaking majority and Swedish-speaking minority.
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.
Suomen-nimi - The Finnish Names Database
Database of Finnish or Suomi names.
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.
Yahoo Groups : Finnish
Discussion list for people studying Finnish language and culture in Finland or elsewhere.
Yamada Language Center WWW Guide: Finnish Language
A guide to Internet resources on the study of the Finnish language.
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