Finnish, for people who chose Finland

From “moi” to citizenship.

Learn Finnish step by step, practise for the YKI test and review words with smart decks, plus a guide to your new life in Finland in your own language. All in one app, just fifteen minutes a day.

”Pieni askel joka päivä” — a small step every day.

K-Suomi app

By your side in Finland.

Your Finnish and your journey, in one app.

Guided courses, YKI practice, review decks, graded stories with audio, news and videos, and an AI assistant to ask anytime — everything you need for your new life.

Study

Learn Finnish, step by step

Start with your very first words and move up one lesson at a time. You’ll hear native speakers, practise out loud with instant scoring and quick quizzes, earn XP for every lesson, and take whole courses offline whenever you like.

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YKI practice

Get ready for the YKI test

Short, exam-style practice for all four YKI skills. Read short texts and answer questions, listen to Finnish audio clips, record yourself for a pronunciation score, and write Finnish sentences that the AI checks and explains.

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Decks

Words that stick

Ready-made decks for everyday life in Finland — greetings, food, housing, getting around — plus grammar decks and new ones you unlock as you finish lessons. Swipe through cards with audio, test yourself with quick quizzes, and spaced repetition keeps bringing back the words you’re still learning.

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Stories

Read along, then practise

Short Finnish stories written for your level, A1 to B1. Read along as the audio highlights each word, check the translation under every sentence and tap any word to see how its ending works — then lock it in with a comprehension quiz, fill-in-the-gap, word matching and dictation.

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Explore

Life in Finland, in your language

News and guides for settling in — permits, work, housing, health and family — in your own language, sorted by topic. Plus Finnish videos with synced subtitles and translations: shadow each line out loud, then let the AI quiz you on what you watched.

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Chat with AI

Ask the AI anything

Stuck on a grammar point, a word you forgot or how to say something? Curious how things work in Finland? Ask the AI assistant and get a clear, friendly answer whenever you need it.

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Graded reading

Short Finnish stories you can actually finish.

Curious little articles written in graded Finnish — A1 to B1, with audio, a translation under every sentence and a word bank that spells out each ending.

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Getting Ready for Winter in FinlandA2

Siksi talveen kannattaa valmistautua jo ennen ensimmäisiä pakkasaamuja.

Therefore, it is worth preparing for winter already before the first frosty mornings.

pakkasaamuja — frosty morningsThe plural of pakkasaamu — the form you look up. The ending -ja marks Partitiivi (the partitive case).

The journey.

The road to citizenship.

Living in Finland is a long journey — from paperwork and housing to studies and work, all the way to the day you hold citizenship. K-Suomi walks the whole way with you: courses and videos help you learn Finnish from the start, and News brings you everything you need at each step — in your own language.

Now

Uusi koti — A new home

Just arrived in Finland — paperwork, banking, a first home.

Next

Arki — Everyday life

Study, work, a little Finnish every day.

Next

Pysyvä lupa — Long-term residence

Meet the work conditions, apply for a P / P-EU permit.

Next

Kokeet — The exams

Reach B1 (YKI) and pass the citizenship test.

Goal

Kansalaisuus — Citizenship

The passport at the end of the road.

Järvi & metsä
Helsinki

Questions, answered.

Yes. You can learn with K-Suomi for free — courses, YKI practice, decks, stories, news and videos. Premium, on a monthly or yearly plan, adds more AI help each day, exclusive decks and in-depth lessons, and lets you download courses to study offline.