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In this lesson, you will improve your listening comprehension skills from a Finnish conversation about buying a shirt. Visit us at FinnishPod101.com, where you will find Finnish lesson notes and many more fantastic lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101.com! Do you find yourself only understanding bits and pieces of Finnish conversations? Do you spend hours trying to figure out what that person said to you in Finnish? Then this Finnish Listening Comprehension for Absolute Beginners series is for you! In each lesson of this five-part series, you'll see an image, hear a Finnish question and dialogue about that image, and have time to answer the question out loud in Finnish!

In this lesson, you will improve your listening comprehension skills from a Finnish conversation about who's attending a party. Visit us at FinnishPod101.com, where you will find Finnish lesson notes and many more fantastic lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

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VANTAA

Vantaa muodostaa Suur-Helsingin alueen yhdessä Helsingin, Espoon ja Espooseen kuuluvan Kauniaisten kanssa. Vantaalla on yli 200 000 asukasta ja se on Suomen neljänneksi väkirikkain kaupunki. Vantaa sijaitsee eteläisen Suomen rannikolla Helsingin pohjoispuolella, ja siellä on Suomen suurin lentokenttä, Helsinki-Vantaan lentokenttä. Historian kirjojen mukaan Vantaan perusti vuonna 1351 Ruotsin Kuningas Magnus II. Pieni vähemmistö vantaalaisista puhuu edelleen ruotsia äidinkielenään.

Vantaan ystävyyskaupunkeja ovat Nuuk Grönlannissa, Kineshma Venäjällä, Jinan Kiinan kansantasavallassa, Salgótarján Unkarissa ja Huddinge Ruotsissa. Vantaa on monen kuuluisan suomalaisen urheilijan, muusikon, tiedemiehen ja joukkueurheilijan kotikaupunki. Useat NHL-pelaajat ovat kotoisin Vantaalta. Antti Niemi, ensimmäinen suomalainen Stanley-cupin voittanut maalivahti pelaa Chicago Blackhawkseissa. Ilari Filppula pelaa Grand Rapids Griffinseissä ja hänen nuorempi veljensä Valtteri pelaa Detroit Red Wingsien riveissä. Sami Hannu ja Antero Kapanen pelaavat nykyään KalPassa, mutta ovat pelanneet yli vuosikymmenen monissa huomattavissa NHL-joukkueissa, kuten Hartford Whalersissa. Formula 1 -mestari Mika Pauli Häkkinen, Michael Schumacherin kilpailija, on myös kotoisin Vantaalta. Toinen kuuluisa vantaalainen on Ragnar Arthur Granit, yksi vuoden 1967 fysiologian ja lääketieteen Nobel-palkinnon voittajista. Toinen huomattava fakta Vantaasta on, että sen vuonna 1861 rakennettu rautatieasemarakennus on Suomen vanhin.

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VANTAA

Vantaa is one of the cities that are part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with Helsinki, Espoo, and a region within Espoo—Kaunianinen. Finland's fourth most populous city, Vantaa has a population of over 200,000. Located on the coast of southern Finland to the north of Helsinki, Vantaa houses the largest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. The city of Vantaa is recorded as being first established in 1351 by King Magnus II of Sweden. There are still a minority of Vantaa residents that count Swedish as their mother language.

Vantaa is a twin city with Nuuk in Greenland, Kineshma in Russia, Jinan in the People's Republic of China, Salgótarján in Hungary, and Huddinge in Sweden. Vantaa can boast about being the hometown of many famous Finns, including athletes, musicians, scientists, and sports players. A number of National Hockey League players come from Vantaa. Antti Niemi, the first Finnish goaltender to win the Stanley Cup, plays for the Chicago Blackhawks. Ilari Filppula plays for the Grand Rapids Griffins and his younger brother Valterri plays for the Detroit Red Wings. Sami Hannu Antero Kapanen currently plays for the Finnish team KalPa but played for over a decade for many notable NHL teams, including the Hartford Whalers. Formula One World Champion Mika Pauli Häkkinen, a rival of Michael Schumacher, is also from Vantaa. Another famous son of Vantaa is Ragnar Arthur Granit, who was one of the joint Nobel Prize winners in 1967 for Physiology—Medicine. Another notable fact about Vantaa is that it houses the oldest train station building in Finland, built in 1861.

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Hanna: Näitkö, että keittiössä on keksejä?

Petri: En nähnyt.

Hanna: Matti palasi tänään lomalta.

Petri: Kävikö hän jossain ulkomailla?

Hanna: Hän ei sanonut, mutta keksit eivät olleet ulkomaalaisia.

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Hanna: Did you see there are cookies in the kitchen?

Petri: No, I didn't.

Hanna: Matti returned from vacation today.

Petri: Did he go somewhere abroad?

Hanna: He didn't say, but the cookies were not from abroad.

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Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101.com! Do you find yourself only understanding bits and pieces of Finnish conversations? Do you spend hours trying to figure out what that person said to you in Finnish? Then this Finnish Listening Comprehension for Absolute Beginners series is for you! In each lesson of this five-part series, you'll see an image, hear a Finnish question and dialogue about that image, and have time to answer the question out loud in Finnish!

In this lesson, you will improve your listening comprehension skills from a Finnish conversation set in a clothing boutique. Visit us at FinnishPod101.com, where you will find Finnish lesson notes and many more fantastic lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!