In our experience, pronunciation and hearing different sounds correctly holds a lot of learners back, even up to learners at very advanced levels.

The sound system of a language is the most important, foundational building block for learning to speak and to understand what you are hearing, especially when it comes to a language like Finnish, where long and short sounds often entirely change the meaning of words.

This course isn’t about accent reduction: it’s about taking you to the next level in your language journey. Our goal is to help you to finally communicate clearly, confidently and fluently at a level that you may not have imagined possible.  

Also, while this course doesn’t focus especially on grammar, we will be dealing with authentic everyday conversations where you will see the grammar in action. Though we won’t be filling in any blanks with partitive forms, there’s still a lot of grammar and vocabulary ahead!

This course is suitable for a wide range of levels from A1 to C1, from basic to very advanced.

A1 means knowing some basics: being able to introduce yourself, having some basic vocabulary and being able to have very simple interactions in Finnish: saying hello, buying a coffee and so forth.

We will be using English as our main teaching language, so that students at any level in Finnish can benefit from the course.  

You can find the full course curriculum here: https://www.askafinnishteacher.fi/courses/tuutsa2026

We recommend that you only sign up if the Zoom meetings work for your schedule.

Unfortunately, the Zoom meetings will not be recorded. This is because we want to create an environment where it is safe to practice without being afraid of making mistakes - imagine learning a new language while being recorded!

However, you can still follow the course material week by week, get access to Tuutsä mukaan and all other course materials and learn a lot during the course.

If you need to be absent sometimes, no worries, we will help you catch up if needed!

Päivi Virkkunen is a phonetician and pronunciation teacher. Her master's degree is from the University of Helsinki. Päivi is the founder of Ääntämisklinikka, the first language school specialized in Finnish pronunciation. Päivi is the co-author of Tuutsä mukaan, and has authored several research articles on learning and teaching pronunciation.

Mari Nikonen is a Finnish teacher based in Helsinki. She completed her master's degree on Finnish as a second language in 2013 at the University of Helsinki. Mari is the co-author of three textbooks: Fonetiikkaa suomen kielen oppijoille, Tuutsä mukaan and YKIä kohti.

Click here or on the "enroll here" buttons anywhere on this page. The link will take you to a checkout page (powered by Stripe) where you can purchase the course. Stripe accepts international credit and debit cards.

If you'd prefer to use Finnish online banking, you can also purchase the course in my other online store, powered by Holvi.

If you'd prefer an invoice, email Mari at mari@askafinnishteacher.com and we'll set up your course access together.

We're more than happy to answer any questions you might have!

You can email us at mari@askafinnishteacher.com and paivi@aantamisklinikka.fi, or call or message Mari: +358 40 554 29 55.