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places you can go in Finnish

to your own road (mennä tiehensä, to buzz off)

to the wolf (mennä hukkaan, to lose something)

inside the bilberry (mennä mustikkaan, to go pick bilberries; the same form works with other berries and also mushrooms in general)

into the forest (mennä metsään, to make a mistake)

into the doorjamb (mennä pieleen, to make a mistake)

to the magpies (mennä harakoille, to be wasted)

to an ancient god (mennä jumiin, to be stuck)

into yourself (mennä itseensä, to reflect on something bad you said/did)

to become a bunch of vulvas (mennä vituiksi, to be completely unsuccessful)

onto the thighs (mennä reisille, to be completely unsuccessful)

to the havings of sex/into marriage (same root word) (mennä naimisiin, to get married)

into the underworld (mennä manalle, to die)

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New video out after a while!

Music by https://youtu.be/ToiW9WKqNCg Pictures from irasutoya: https://www.irasutoya.com/

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Vappu is coming and there's still some time to make sima to celebrate it!

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I started to rewatch one of my favourite Finnish dramas and noticed that it has English subtitles, so wanted to share it.

The story follows a family of four daughters, one son and an insufferable mother. The drama is comedy in the sense that from time to time things go so wrong that you have to just laugh, but to be honest I feel that the jokes are more amusing than funny.

However the relationship between the children and their mother as well as everyones personal challenges in everyday life are amazing snippets of modern Finnish life and family.

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Hyvää pääsiäistä!

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(English below、suomeksi alla)

１１月から日本てくテック須崎に働きました。てくテックでフィンランドについて色々なトークショーをして、ユーツーブでその動画を見えます。ズームでもライブイベントようこぞ！

この動画はパート3です！この時、教育について話します！

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I’ve been working in Japan since November and doing Talk shows about Finland. If you can understand Japanese, feel free to watch the videos or even take part in the live events we have on Zoom!

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Olen työskennellyt marraskuusta lähtien japanilaisella nuorisotalolla ja ollaan järjestetty puhetilaisuuksia Suomesta. Jos osaa japania ja Suomi kiinnostaa, tervetuloa katsomaan youtubesta tai jopa osallistumaan Zoomissa livetapahtumaan!

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(English below、suomeksi alla)

１１月から日本てくテック須崎に働きました。てくテックでフィンランドについて色々なトークショーをして、ユーツーブでその動画を見えます。ズームでもライブイベントようこぞ！

この動画はパート2です！大学について話します！

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I’ve been working in Japan since November and doing Talk shows about Finland. If you can understand Japanese, feel free to watch the videos or even take part in the live events we have on Zoom!

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Olen työskennellyt marraskuusta lähtien japanilaisella nuorisotalolla ja ollaan järjestetty puhetilaisuuksia Suomesta. Jos osaa japania ja Suomi kiinnostaa, tervetuloa katsomaan youtubesta tai jopa osallistumaan Zoomissa livetapahtumaan!

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(English below、suomeksi alla)

１１月から日本てくテック須崎に働きました。てくテックでフィンランドについて色々なトークショーをして、ユーツーブでその動画を見えます。ズームでもライブイベントようこぞ！

この動画はパート１です！クリスマスについて話します！

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I've been working in Japan since November and doing Talk shows about Finland. If you can understand Japanese, feel free to watch the videos or even take part in the live events we have on Zoom!

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Olen työskennellyt marraskuusta lähtien japanilaisella nuorisotalolla ja ollaan järjestetty puhetilaisuuksia Suomesta. Jos osaa japania ja Suomi kiinnostaa, tervetuloa katsomaan youtubesta tai jopa osallistumaan Zoomissa livetapahtumaan!

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Some Finnish suffixes you should know

-lainen/läinen (vowel harmony) “Of a certain place”, for example “a person from…” Suomi + lainen = suomalainen “Finnish” Eurooppa + lainen = eurooppalainen “European” Kiina + lainen = kiinalainen “Chinese” “With a certain character” for example “-er, ee”-words in English Työ “work” + läinen = työläinen “worker” Vuokra “rent” + lainen = vuokralainen “tenant” Apu “help” + lainen = apulainen “helper” “Belonging to a certain group or follower base” Diminutive, nickname, surname maker “A type of” Sama “same” + lainen = samanlainen “similar” Eri “different” + lainen = erilainen “different” “Sort of but not really” Oikea “right” + lainen = oikeanlainen “sort of right (not really right)”

-minen  Something like the English “-ing” Juosta + minen = juokseminen “running” Kävellä + minen = käveleminen “walking” Tietää + minen = tietäminen “knowing”

-inen  Used to make adjectives from nouns Muovi “plastic” + inen = muovinen “made of plastic, plastic-y” Puu “wood” + inen = puinen “wooden” Lika “dirt” + inen = likainen “ dirty”

-hko/hkö “Kind of…” (after an adjective) Pieni “small” + hkö = pienehkö “small-ish” Suuri “large” + hko = suurehko “kind of large” Leveä “wide” + hkö = leveähkö “wide-ish”

-kaan/kään Neither, not either Sadekaan ei tullut - The rain didn’t come either Even Minäkään en osaisi tätä - Even I wouldn’t know how to do this. Indicating change of mind (natives often double the K here, even though you shouldn’t do that) En menekään - I wont go after all

-sillaan/sillään To express a state of not having much clothes on Sukkasillaan - with socks on Paitasillaan - with only a shirt on To express a position Varpaisillaan - on ones toes

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Tulkaa pelaa skribblioo!

Let's play skribblio, starting 20:00! You can also join mid-game.

Beginner friendly: Today's vocabulary is related to vegetables, fruits and berries.

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Pelataan taas tällä viikolla! Teemana hedelmät, vihannekset ja marjat.

Let's play again this week. This week's topic is fruits, vegetables and berries.

Mikä on skribbl.io?

Skribbl.io on nettipeli, jossa jokainen vuorollaan valitsee sanan piirrettäväksi, jota muut arvaavat. Peli toimii tietokoneella, tabletilla ja puhelimella selaimessa. Peliin ei tarvitse tunnuksia ja peliä voi pelata millä vain nimimerkillä. Linkki huomiseen peliin jaetaan huomenna, mutta peliä voi käytä kokeilemassa tietysti etukäteen.

What is skribbl.io?

Skribbl.io is a browser game, in which everyone takes turns to pick a word to draw that others will try to guess. The game works on desktops, tablets and smartphones. You do not need to reggister to play, and you can play with a nickname of your choice. Link to the upcoming game is shared tomorrow, but you can check out the game beforehand.

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Come play skirbbl with me! Let's start in 10 minutes, topic is animals so vocabulary is pretty beginner friendly.

Aloitetaan peli kymmenessä minuutissa. Teemasanastona ovat eläimet.

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Pahoittelu! Tästä oli unohtunut kellonaika ^^' Pelataan huomenna 20.10. klo 20.00 suomen aikaa. Jaan linkin hiukan ennen.

Sorry I forgot to add the time. Let's play tomorrow 20th Oct 20:00 (8:00 PM) o'clock Finnish time (UTC +3). I will share the link a little before the time.

Finnish vocabulary game / Sanapeli suomeksi (beginner friendly)

In English below!

Haluaisitko opetella suomen sanastoa hauskasti pelaamalla? Järjestän huomenna skirbbl.io-pelitilaisuuden, jossa pääsee harjoittelemaan suomen sanoja piirtäen ja arvaten. Huomisen tilaisuuden sanastona ovat eläimet!

Mikä on skribbl.io?

Skribbl.io on nettipeli, jossa jokainen vuorollaan valitsee sanan piirrettäväksi, jota muut arvaavat. Peli toimii tietokoneella, tabletilla ja puhelimella selaimessa. Peliin ei tarvitse tunnuksia ja peliä voi pelata millä vain nimimerkillä. Linkki huomiseen peliin jaetaan huomenna, mutta peliä voi käytä kokeilemassa tietysti etukäteen.

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Do you want to learn Finnish vocabulary through a fun game? I will organize tomorrow a skribbl.io game, where you get to learn Finnish words by drawing and guessing them. We will use a small set of words, and tomorrow's topic will be animals, so the game is also beginner friendly!

What is skribbl.io?

Skribbl.io is a browser game, in which everyone takes turns to pick a word to draw that others will try to guess. The game works on desktops, tablets and smartphones. You do not need to reggister to play, and you can play with a nickname of your choice. Link to the upcoming game is shared tomorrow, but you can check out the game beforehand:

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Finnish vocabulary game / Sanapeli suomeksi (beginner friendly)

In English below!

Haluaisitko opetella suomen sanastoa hauskasti pelaamalla? Järjestän huomenna skirbbl.io-pelitilaisuuden, jossa pääsee harjoittelemaan suomen sanoja piirtäen ja arvaten. Huomisen tilaisuuden sanastona ovat eläimet!

Mikä on skribbl.io?

Skribbl.io on nettipeli, jossa jokainen vuorollaan valitsee sanan piirrettäväksi, jota muut arvaavat. Peli toimii tietokoneella, tabletilla ja puhelimella selaimessa. Peliin ei tarvitse tunnuksia ja peliä voi pelata millä vain nimimerkillä. Linkki huomiseen peliin jaetaan huomenna, mutta peliä voi käytä kokeilemassa tietysti etukäteen.

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Do you want to learn Finnish vocabulary through a fun game? I will organize tomorrow a skribbl.io game, where you get to learn Finnish words by drawing and guessing them. We will use a small set of words, and tomorrow's topic will be animals, so the game is also beginner friendly!

What is skribbl.io?

Skribbl.io is a browser game, in which everyone takes turns to pick a word to draw that others will try to guess. The game works on desktops, tablets and smartphones. You do not need to reggister to play, and you can play with a nickname of your choice. Link to the upcoming game is shared tomorrow, but you can check out the game beforehand:

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Helsinki, august 2023. More canal and water shots

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Back from my summer vacation. This time again a little longer one, but it has super useful stuff if you're living or visiting Finland.

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Oodi is a good option and I would suggest generally checking out the options that Metropolitan area libraries, also known as Helmet, offer. They have events and many of them tend to be free.

https://www.helmet.fi/en-US

Good event and activity providers are also the youth centers and Helsinki’s youth department. Their age range goes from 9 to 29-years-old, so if you happen to be in that range, you might find good options from them. They offer workshops, classes and also events to meet new people and to hang out.

Here’s a link to their art and hand crafts listing: https://nuorten.hel.fi/en/things-to-do-and-places/hobbies/art-and-handicrafts/

Also one tip more: if you live in an area that has an active residents’ committee (like Viikki), they can offer activities for residents (also for free). However, this depends a lot on where you live, and it might be difficult to find information in English, again depending a lot on the area.

Hallooo. Im a refugee in finland (wont state from where) and i have no social circle, like no friends and family with me. I was wondering if you know of any kind of free art courses or art groups for adults in Helsinki. I dont have anyone to ask and google is a bit iffy on results so i thought i should shoot an ask here and try my luck :D

Hello!

I currently don't live anywhere near Helsinki so I gave it a Google too. I didn't find any current free art courses in the area or in any nearby cities. Most of the courses around are usually either paid or for specific groups of people (lgbtq, disabled, ect. groups arrange a lot of those).

But maybe there will be some around in the future; maybe take this link a look, it has all the courses for the Helsinki Finnish Adult Education Centre.

Maybe someone else has more info on this. Pretty difficult for me to know about local groups from a city over 400km away from me. I encourage you to search your neighborhood up on google and see if any social medias have a local group! When I stay in Helsinki (partner's grandma lives there so I only really know about the happenings in northern Helsinki), There's always some kinds of group gatherings in the area!