Finnish
Finnish Links
- 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?"
- An Introduction to "Finglish" by Jenni Tuominen. "Finglish" is a mixture of Finnish and English spoken by Finnish immigrants to the USA.
- Finnish Translation and Interpreting Service Translation and Interpretation Service in Washington, DC; includes a bibliography of Finnish-English dictionaries.
- The Finnish Language by Jukka Korpela. A short introduction, cases in Finnish, and other articles, plus links to numerous Finnish resources on the Internet.
- 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.
- Virittäjä A linguistic quarterly published by Kotikielen Seura (The Mother Tongue Society). Summaries in English.
- Finnish Grammar Brief, well-organized introduction to Finnish grammar.
- 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.
- Yamada Language Center WWW Guide: Finnish Language A guide to Internet resources.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Finnish Centre for Technical Terminology A language service in Finland which compiles vocabularies of specialized terminology for various technical fields.
- 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.
- 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.
- Realities of a Bilingual Culture Discusses the relationship between Finland's Finnish-speaking majority and Swedish-speaking minority.
- Lingsoft, Inc. Finnish language technology company, offers proofreading and other software for Finnish and other Nordic languages.
- The Finnish Language by Barry Liimakka. Resources and articles at Liimakka's Finnish-American Resource Site aimed at Finnish-Americans wishing to rediscover the language.
- An Electronic Corpus of Ingrian Finnish On-line corpus of spoken Ingrian Finnish. Includes transcriptions and sound samples.
- 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.
- Verbix - verb conjugator On-line verb conjugation service for Finnish and 50+ other languages. Includes list of 10,000 most frequent Finnish words.
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