With its inflectional stems and 15 grammatical cases, Finnish is often considered to be an especially challenging language to learn, but this fearsome reputation in itself may be causing an even ...

Learning a new language requires a lot of time, but not necessarily a lot of money. Whether you're traveling to a foreign ...

FITCHBURG — Finnish is often regarded as one of the most difficult languages to learn, those looking to learn it will now have an opportunity in a fun, encouraging setting. This fall, the Finnish ...

The way in which the Finnish language is taught in schools is creating a two-track system, according to Helsinki primary school teacher Annukka Kinnunen. Kunnunen told Yle she worries that the ...

FITCHBURG – While Finnish may be a difficult language to learn, instructor Saija Laurla’s says her classes are always fun and interesting, and she is excited to welcome the community to classes this ...

A new study has focused on language acquisition in the brain. Even short repetitive exposure to novel words induced a rapid neural response increase that is suggested to manifest memory-trace ...

This makes learning Finnish already considerably less of a challenge for an Estonian than for most others (and vice versa). The two languages share many cognates, though pitfalls also include the ...

Legislative changes that entered into force last fall and no longer allow schools to teach Russian as the first foreign language, with schools obligated to offer at least two options for the second ...

HELSINKI—Michael Brown's long hours of studying the exotic language of Finnish may seem like a pretty noble use of time. International fans of Nordic heavy metal are taking that devotion a step ...

Andhra Pradesh plans to integrate Finland’s globally-renowned education practices into the State’s emerging ‘Andhra Model of Education’. A high-level delegation comprising senior officials from School ...