A course underneath, so it adds up.
Finnish for the life you already have here.
The Kela letter, the coffee room at work, your partner’s family table. Kielo is where you practise the Finnish they take, at your level, a few minutes a day.
Inside the app
What learning Finnish in Kielo looks like
Real screens from the app, with a note under each on exactly what is on it.
Speak
Say it out loud before you need to.
Pick a scenario, talk it through with a partner who answers in Finnish at speaking speed, and get a note afterwards on what to fix.
What is on the screenMusiikista puhuminen · A1 · 3 min · culture, leisure: one of the scenarios in the app.
Read
Read Finnish news without a dictionary tab.
News stories simplified to your level. Tap any word and the grammar is explained in the sentence you met it in.
What is on the screenseurataan → passiivi, A2: explained inside a news story, not in a table.
Watch
Hear Finnish the way it is spoken.
Short clips with the vocabulary on the frame. Sound, glossary, save and next, all without leaving the video.
What is on the screentunnelma (noun) → atmosphere, glossed on the frame it was spoken in.
The words you’re about to lose come back.
Your day on one screen.
Sound like your week in Finland?
“They switch to English the moment I start.”Rehearse the exchange in a scenario until it stays in Finnish the whole way through.Speak
“There’s a letter from Kela on the table.”Practise reading real Finnish at your level, with every word one tap from an explanation.Read
“I sit quiet at my partner’s family table.”Short clips of everyday speech help listening come first.Watch
“My YKI test has a date.”A course underneath and a daily review of what you’re forgetting. Use it alongside your exam preparation.Path and Review
Finnish in Finland, briefly
Two official languagesFinland has two official languages, Finnish and Swedish. Most people speak Finnish at work and in daily life; Swedish is common on the west coast and in Åland.
Written and spoken Finnish differKirjakieli, the written standard, and puhekieli, everyday speech, are noticeably different: minä in writing, often mä when people talk.
The YKI testYKI is the National Certificate of Language Proficiency. Finnish citizenship asks for an intermediate level in Finnish or Swedish.
Questions about learning Finnish with Kielo
Is Kielo a YKI course?+
No. Kielo is daily practice: reading, listening and speaking at your level. If you have a test date, use it alongside a course or a teacher.
Is Finnish really that hard?+
It is different rather than impossible. Finnish has many word endings, but it has no grammatical gender and is written the way it sounds.
What level do I need to start?+
None. You can start from your first words, and Kielo places you higher if you already know some Finnish.
Is Kielo free?+
You can start for free. Kielo Plus removes the daily limits.
Aloitetaan. Let’s start.
Free to start. Kielo Plus removes the daily limits.
