Random Finnish Lesson - a blog by Hanna Männikkölahti

I’ve been thinking about organising group courses in the spring. As much as I like teaching in the morning, I think most people prefer cours...

Here's my new online course:  We'll read Kielen elämä by Lari Kotilainen, adapted into easy Finnish by me.  We'll meet eight ti...

I interviewed Friederike Lüpke for my podcast.  We talk about her work as a professor of African languages, her learning Finnish, and living...

Edit: Our next pronunciation workshop will be in March 26, 2026 I made a vocabulary list for my podcast interview with Päivi Virkkunen. We t...

I have several posts that have something to do with the Finnish object: Very common object sentences in Finnish  (This is quite simple, so s...

Edit: Our next pronunciation workshop will be in March 26, 2026 Come practice Finnish pronunciation with me and my colleague  Päivi Virkkune...

Here's something I've dreamed about for years : a simple quiz to help my readers choose a book to read.  Kiitos, Antonija , for all...

 I interviewed Leo Ylitalo for my podcast! You can listen to the episode in  Soundcloud Spotify Apple Podcasts This is the landing page for...

Let me help you read 'Juurihoito' in easy Finnish!  My online course is designed to help readers understand and enjoy the easy Finn...

Tänään minulla on kirjoittajavieraina kaksi opiskelijaa, jotka haastattelivat toisiaan suomen kielen opiskelusta. Kiitos haastatteluista, An...