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Finnish at Indiana University

Would you like to impress Conan O’Brien?
Start studying Finnish!

How about being able to talk with the smartest people on earth in their mother tongue?
Start studying Finnish!

Central Art Archives of Finland

An illustration from the Kalevala, the Finnish epic which inspired writers and composers like Tolkien and Sibelius.
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Finland is a country of inventors and a country of creativity. Indiana University is one of the few places in US where you can study Finnish language and culture. We offer language teaching at three different levels, culture and literature classes, and a lot of extra-curricular programs as well.

If you are tired of sitting in huge lecture classes, consider learning an exotic language in a intimate atmosphere, learning to know your classmates, and cooking Finnish food at your teacher’s home.

A course in Finnish offers a great deal of cultural knowledge, tips for travel in Finland and in Scandinavia, and during the semester it also digs into the fields of culture that Finland is world famous for: pop-culture; popular music, including heavy metal; classical music, film; and the visual arts.

Finnish universities offer a large number of specialized programs in English in all different fields of study. We can find a right match for you to spend a study-abroad year in a country and in a culture that is unusual. Experience in Finnish studies also gives you always something different to talk about in a future job interview; it might just be the one thing that differentiates you from the other 100 or more people wanting that job.

Lake in Finland

Entering the Finnish universe is an adventure you will never forget and never regret.