Jenni Turunen

Jenni Turunen 11/1/19

'Työssäoppimisjakso' and other long words: how to learn and understand them?

Quite often I hear people say that Finnish is such a difficult language because words are long and hard to remember. Probably you have...

Jenni Turunen 6/20/19

How to remember the Finnish months

June, juin, junio, Juni etc. Names of the months are easy to learn in many European languages, because they are quite similar. Even in...

Jenni Turunen 5/26/19

Fatal (and funny) mistakes when learning Finnish

There are many hilarious internet memes about Finnish language, but this one is my favorite: a picture of a cat with a funny face trying...

Jenni Turunen 4/8/19

Who invented the Finnish language?

Are you struggling with the infamous 15 cases or six verb types of Finnish? Maybe KPT-changes give you a headache. Have you ever...

Jenni Turunen 2/22/19

Puhu minulle suomea - Talk to me in Finnish

The title of this text comes from a campaign that started about ten years ago. Originally its aim was to motivate international students...

Jenni Turunen 1/7/19

Language, culture and integration go hand in hand

Have you ever seen a movie by the Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki? His films are a great introduction to the Finnish culture and...