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    A Finno-Ugric language spoken mainly in Finland but also by minorities in Sweden, Norway, Russia and North America.

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    Suomen-nimi - The Finnish Names Database

    Database of Finnish or Suomi names.
    http://membres.lycos.fr/callens/fin/

    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.
    http://members.tripod.com/suomenkieli/

    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.
    http://virtual.finland.fi/speak/speak.html

    Finnish Grammar / Finnische Grammatik / Suomen Kielioppi

    Brief, well-organized (if rather incomplete) introduction to Finnish grammar. Trilingual site (English/German/Finnish).
    http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~pamakine/kieli/suomi/

    The Finnish Language

    Short introduction to the Finnish language, with a well-organized page devoted to the use of cases in Finnish. Links to Finnish resources on the Internet. [By Jukka Korpela]
    http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/Finnish.html

    Phonetics of Finnish

    Information on Finnish words and their phonetic structure, from the Department of Phonetics, University of Helsinki. Bilingual page (English and Finnish).
    http://www.helsinki.fi/hum/hyfl/Finnish_Phonetics/index_eng.html

    Learn Finnish

    Online aid to learning Finnish vocabulary. The site is free, but registration is necessary.
    http://www.filanya.com/finnish/

    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.
    http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/finlang.html

    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?"
    http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/finnlang.html

    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.
    http://www.helsinki-hs.net/thisweek/20112000.html

    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.
    http://www.helsinki.fi/~jolaakso/fufaq.html
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    Lingsoft, Inc.

    Finnish language technology company, offers proofreading and other software for Finnish and other Nordic languages.
    http://www.lingsoft.fi/

    An Electronic Corpus of Ingrian Finnish

    On-line corpus of spoken Ingrian Finnish. Includes transcriptions and sound samples.
    http://helmer.hit.uib.no/Ingrisk/ingrian.html

    Verbix - Verb Conjugator

    On-line verb conjugation service for Finnish and 50+ other languages. Includes list of 10,000 most frequent Finnish words.
    http://www.verbix.com/languages/finnish.shtml

    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.
    http://www.kotus.fi/inenglish/

    Yahoo Groups : Finnish

    Discussion list for people studying Finnish language and culture in Finland or elsewhere.
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Finnish/

    Virittäjä

    A linguistic quarterly published by Kotikielen Seura (The Mother Tongue Society). Summaries in English.
    http://www.helsinki.fi/jarj/kks/english/

    Yamada Language Center WWW Guide: Finnish Language

    A guide to Internet resources on the study of the Finnish language.
    http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides/finnish.html

    An Introduction to "Finglish"

    A survey of "Finglish", the form of English spoken by Finnish immigrants to the USA and heavily contaminated by their native tongue (by Jenni Tuominen).
    http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/P1/finglish.html

    Sounds of the World's Animals

    A list of how Finnish represents the sounds animals make.
    http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/animals/finnish.html

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