Finnish Daily Dialogues

In Finnish, we don’t distinguish between “he” and “she” — the word “hän” is gender neutral. And in spoken Finnish, people often use “se” (which literally means it) when talking about people, too! In this episode, we explain how to say “he is,” “she is,” and “it is”, and share some insights into when to use hän vs. se.

How to survive at a Finnish summer market: learn key phrases for buying berries, tasting, and trying local treats like kalakukko.

Learn how to invite a friend to the beach in Finnish! In this episode we share everyday phrases, spoken Finnish tips, and some insights on using -lla and -lle endings.Discover words like auringonpalvoja (“sun worshipper”) and never mix up tuoda and tulla again.

This episode is about useful phrases for ordering coffee at a café: to go or for here, small or large, with milk or without — everything you need to order with confidence.

You will learn most common vocabulary used in Finnish small talk + some cultural insights.

In this episode we will introduce the verb to be "olla" in Finnish and learn how to conjugate it for I and you singular in puhekieli (spoken language). Also you will get insights of when to use it.

This episode explains why the podcast Finnish Daily Dialogues was created and the purpose behind it.