When a large number of asylum seekers arrived in Finland in autumn 2015, volunteers jumped in to teach them Finnish. Since then, the training sessions arranged for the volunteer language guides have ...

With its inflectional stems and 15 grammatical cases, Finnish is often considered to be an especially challenging language to learn, but this fearsome reputation in itself may be causing an even ...

The Finnish language integrates immigrant pupils to the community. Senior University Lecturer Maria Ahlholm emphasises that teachers and pupils alike should receive stronger support in increasingly ...

On different occasions, Finnish diplomats have told the Global Times that China's unilateral visa-free policy, which went into effect in early November 2024, to facilitate easier travel for Finnish ...

FITCHBURG — Finnish is often regarded as one of the most difficult languages to learn, those looking to learn it will now have an opportunity in a fun, encouraging setting. This fall, the Finnish ...

An increasing number of schools in Estonia are adding, or hoping to add, Finnish language lessons to their curricula. At the same time, an initial shortage of teachers may be addressed purely due to ...

FITCHBURG – While Finnish may be a difficult language to learn, instructor Saija Laurla’s says her classes are always fun and interesting, and she is excited to welcome the community to classes this ...

Legislative changes that entered into force last fall and no longer allow schools to teach Russian as the first foreign language, with schools obligated to offer at least two options for the second ...

Experts warn Finnish could die out in Sweden, with reports of official policy being contravened As rising immigration increasingly puts Scandinavia’s reputation for tolerance to the test, Sweden’s ...

English-language teaching has largely replaced Finnish at Aalto University, especially for Masters programmes in the fields of business and technology, according to a ruling issued on Monday by Mikko ...