Useful Links
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Embassy of Finland in Ottawa. |
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| Finnish-Canadian Society |
A non-profit friendship society, which goal is to provide information about Canada and to promote closer ties between Finns and Canadians. |
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| Ulkosuomalainen |
Website for all Finns living outside of Finland. |
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A comprehensive Finnish link resource. |
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| Keskisuomalainen |
Lots of links from all around the world, divided according to topics. Some in English, some in Finnish. |
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| Dictionaries |
A huge collection of on-line dictionaries. |
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A socialist commune close to Vancouver and founded in 1901 by a group of far-sighted Finns. The name Sointula means "place of harmony". |
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| Virtual Finland |
Very comprehensive website about Finland, Finns and Finnish culture. |
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| Finnguide |
Website focusing on things Finnish and especially events in Finland. You can also find recipes, forums, e-cards etc. This is all in English! |
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| Summer universities in Finland |
Information about Finnish language and culture courses in different summer universities. |
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| Finland Forum |
English forum about Finnish culture, Finns and living in Finland. This website is mainly for foreigners living already in Finland or planning to move there, but you can find many interesting topics here. |
| Connected to Finland | "Where Finns and foreigners meet." Columns, news, pictures, jokes etc. |
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| Finno-Ugrian Society |
A short text about the history of Finns. |
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| If you're Canadian... |
Read what kind of people Canadians are. |
| If you're Finnish... |
Read also what kind of people Finns are. |
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(And while reading both of these, don't forget your sense of humor!) |
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| Funny dictionary about Finns and their culture |
How to become a Finn? A funny dictionary about Finnish people and culture. |
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| Makupalat |
Linksite for children. Lots of fun activities for children ages 4 to 12. |
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Introduction to Finnish language in English. |
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YLE's beginners course, which includes texts, exercises and introduces you to Finnish society and cultural background. |
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Material for someone starting Finnish language studies. You can study in English, French or German. |
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Comprehensive material, which is divided in three language levels. |
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Reading comprehension and exercises. |
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Colourful and fun material for teenagers studying Finnish. |
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A large website about Finnish society divided in two language levels and collected for Finnish language student. Naturally, suitable for anyone interested in society. |
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| Maista mediaa! |
Information and exercises about Finnish music and magazines. |
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| Meillä päin suomea |
A really good and new material about Finnish dialects. You can listen to those dialects too! |
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| Keskellä Suomea |
Real life conversations to practise speech comprehension. |
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| Finntasia |
Finntasia Choir is a choral, dance and drama group from Edmonton, Canada, devoted to performing the music of Finnlanf in both Finnish and English. |
| ilmatar Institute | ilmatar Institute’s mission is to foster the arts, creativity and spirituality. Faith, intuition and creativity are a powerful means to the Divine within |