From Start to Finnish – A Short Course in Finnish is practical, fun and easy to read. Instead of covering all aspects of Finnish language, From Start to Finnish will serve as a handy survival kit for everyday situations, such as asking questions and responding to them, exchanging small talk face-to-face with real Finns, being polite – or less polite if need be. It will also give you an overall picture of the structure of Finnish, a language which is certainly different from many others you may have studied so far – but not difficult, as you are about to find out! The book is illustrated with still photographs from famous Finnish films. The dialogues, texts and a couple of exercises have been recorded for each chapter.

The audio material (MP3) contains the dialogues, texts and some exercises of the textbook From Start to Finnish – A short course in Finnish. Instead of covering all aspects of Finnish language, From Start to Finnish will serve as a handy survival kit for everyday situations, such as asking questions and responding to them, exchanging small talk face-to-face with real Finns, being polite – or less polite if need be. It will also give you an overall picture of the structure of Finnish, a language which is certainly different from many others you may have studied so far – but not difficult, as you are about to find out!

From Start to Finnish -oppikirjan tueksi tarkoitettu opettajan lisämateriaali sisältää kirjaa täydentäviä lisäharjoituksia, kalvo- ja monistepohjia sekä pieniä suullisia ja kirjallisia tuntitehtäviä.