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Finland

Finland, Finnish Suomi, officially Republic of Finland, republic (2005 est. pop. 5,223,000), 130,119 sq mi (337,009 sq km), N Europe. It borders on the Gulf of Bothnia and Sweden in the west, on Norway in the north, on Russia in the east, and on the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea in the south. The country includes the Aland Islands , located at the mouth of the Gulf of Bothnia. Helsinki is Finland's capital and its largest city.

Finland falls into three main geographical zones. In the south and west is a low-lying coastal strip (20-80 mi/30-130 km wide) that includes most of the country's major cities and much of its arable land. The coastal strip rises slightly to a vast forested interior plateau (average elevation: 300-600 ft/90-180 m) that includes about 60,000 lakes, many of which are linked by short rivers, sounds, or canals to form busy commercial waterways. Paijanne. The Kemijoki and Oulujoki are the longest rivers of the region and, with the Torniojoki, are important logging waterways. The country's third zone lies north of the Arctic Circle and is part of Lapland (Finnish, Lappi). The region is thinly wooded or barren and has an average elevation of about 1,100 ft (340 m); it is somewhat higher in the northwest, where Haltiatunturi (4,344 ft/1,324 m), Finland's loftiest point, is located. Altogether, Finland is made up of about three-quarters forest and woodland, and around 10% each water surface and arable land.

In addition to Helsinki, other important cities include Espoo, Hameenlinna, Joensuu, Jyvaskyla, Kemi, Kotka, Kuopio, Lahti, Lappeenranta, Oulu, Pori, Tampere, Turku, Vaasa, and Vantaa. Finnish and Swedish are both official languages, and about 6% of the population speaks Swedish as a first language; nearly all Swedish speakers are bilingual. In addition, there are about 3,000 Lapps living in Finnish Lapland. About 90% of Finland's inhabitants belong to the established Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Traditionally an agricultural country, Finland accelerated the pace of its industrialization after World War II. By the end of the 20th cent., manufacturing, services, and trade and transportation were the largest segments of the economy, while agriculture (plus forestry and fishing) accounted for less than 10% of employment and GDP.

In agriculture, livestock production is predominant, and dairy products are important. Large numbers of poultry, cattle, hogs, reindeer, and sheep are raised. Leading agricultural commodities include hay, oats, barley, wheat, rye, sugar beets, and potatoes. Though Finland's mining output is small, it includes a number of important minerals such as iron ore, copper, zinc, nickel, cobalt, titanium, vanadium, mercury, silver, and gold. The Finnish lumbering industry is one of the largest in Europe, producing a variety of wood and paper products.

Among the country's chief manufactures are iron, steel, ships, petroleum products, machinery, chemicals, processed food, metal products, transportation and agricultural equipment, electrical and electronic equipment (especially cellular phones), textiles, and clothing. Finland is also known for its design of glass, ceramics, and stainless-steel cutlery. Its tourism industry is based mostly on winter sports and fishing. About one quarter of the country's electricity is generated by hydroelectric plants; additional electricity and fossil fuels must be imported.

The chief imports are food, mineral fuels, chemicals, transportation equipment, crude materials, textiles, and iron and steel. The leading exports are forest products (which account for about 50% of exports), machinery, transportation equipment, ships, clothing, and foodstuffs. The principal trade partners are Germany, Great Britain, Sweden, the United States, Russia, and Japan. Finland became an associate member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in 1961 and a full member in 1985, but left EFTA for membership in the European Union in 1995.

government

Under the 1919 constitution as amended, Finland "s head of state is the president, who is elected by popular vote to a six-year term. The president is commander in chief of the armed forces, plays an important role in foreign affairs, and can have considerable influence over legislative matters. Legislation is handled by the unicameral parliament (Eduskunta), whose 200 members are elected to four-year terms by a system of proportional representation. All Finns who are at least 18 years old may vote. The country "s main administrative body is the cabinet (headed by a prime minister), which is responsible to parliament. The country is divided into 6 provinces.

History

Early History to Independence

Finland "s first inhabitants, dating from about 7000 BC, probably followed the melting ice northward, attracted by a good supply of game. The first Finnish-speaking persons to enter the region, who were mostly nomadic hunters and fishers, migrated into Finland from the south. By the 8th cent. they had displaced the small number of Lapps who lived in central and S Finland and who were forced to move to the far north of the country, where they live today. The Finns were organized in small-scale political units, with only loose ties beyond the clan level.

From the 11th cent. Christian missionaries were active in Finland. In the 13th cent. Sweden conquered the country. Under the Swedes, Finland enjoyed considerable independence, its political sophistication grew, commerce increased, and the Swedish language and culture were spread. In the mid-16th cent. Lutheranism was established in Finland, and in 1581 the country was raised to the rank of grand duchy.

Finland suffered severely in the recurring wars between Sweden and Russia. In 1696 famine wiped out almost a third of the population. By the Treaty of Nystad (1721), which ended the Northern War, Peter I of Russia acquired the province of Vyborg (Viipuri), and additional areas were lost to Russia in 1743. During the Napoleonic Wars, Finland was invaded (1808) by Russia, at the time an ally of Napoleon I, in an attempt to pressure Sweden into altering its pro-British stance. Despite considerable Finnish resistance, Russia conquered the country and annexed it in 1809.

In the 19th cent., the czars, who were also grand dukes of Finland, allowed the country wide-ranging autonomy, and as a result Finland was able to develop its own democratic system with little interference from St. Petersburg. In 1811, Russia returned to Finland the territory it had taken in 1721 and 1743. In 1812, Finland's capital was moved from Turku to Helsinki. Government in the country was headed by a Russian governor-general (the personal representative of the czar ) in conjunction with the Finnish senate; in addition, there was a Finnish minister of state in St. Petersburg who dealt directly with the czar.

Finnish nationalism became a powerful movement early in the 19th cent.; it was inspired by such leaders as the poet J. L. Runeberg; the statesman and philosopher J. V. Snellman, whose promotion of the Finnish language helped it to achieve official status in 1863; and the philologist Elias Lonnrot , who compiled the monumental epic Kalevala . The intensive Russification campaign (begun in 1899) of Czar Nicholas II brought determined resistance in Finland, including the assassination (1904) of Nikolai Bobrikov, the governor-general, and a general strike (1905). Under terms obtained in 1906, a unicameral parliament (whose members were elected by universal suffrage) was established, but it was given little authority by the czar. Following the Bolshevik success in the Russian Revolution (1917), the parliament proclaimed (Dec. 6, 1917) the independence of Finland.

In the ensuing civil war (Jan.-May, 1918) between the leftist Red Guard (supported by some 40,000 Soviet troops and favoring close ties with the USSR) and the conservative Finnish-nationalist White Guard, led by Marshal Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim and aided by German troops, the White Guard emerged victorious. After brief periods of rule under Pehr Ervind Svinhufvud (1918) and Mannerheim (1918-19), a republic was established and its first president, Kaarlo Juho Stahlberg , elected (1919). By the Treaty of Tartu in 1920, the USSR recognized Finland's independence.

Agrarian and social reforms enacted after 1918 did much to heal the wounds of civil war, but deep scars remained, and they contributed to the rise of extreme rightist and leftist movements. As a result, there was considerable political instability in the 1920s and early 1930s; there were several government crises, and most ministries were based on coalitions. The Communist party, suppressed in 1923, remained active until it was effectively removed from the scene by discriminatory laws in 1930, and the rightist Lapua movement, originating in anti-Communist disturbances in 1929, was itself suppressed after an unsuccessful coup in 1932.

Finland was active in the League of Nations, which it joined in 1920, and it was the only European country to continue to honor its World War I debts to the United States after the advent of the economic depression at the start of the 1930s. During the 1930s, Finland followed a neutralist foreign policy, and in 1932 it signed a nonaggression treaty with the USSR. In late Nov., 1939, shortly after the start of World War II, Finland was attacked by Finnish Soviet troops, and despite spirited resistance organized by Mannerheim, the USSR easily emerged victorious by early 1940 (see Finnish-Russian War). By the treaty of Moscow (Mar. 12, 1940), Finland ceded the Rybachi Peninsula, its part of the Karelian Isthmus (including Vyborg), and land bordering on Lake Ladoga; in addition, the USSR gained a 30-year lease of the port of Hanko. Some 400,000 residents of the ceded territories relocated to Finland.

When Germany attacked the USSR in June, 1941, Finland allied itself with Germany, hoping thereby to regain territory from the USSR. Great Britain, but not the United States, declared war on Finland. After some initial Finnish successes, Soviet troops mounted a strong offensive in 1944 and forced Finland to sign an armistice in Sept., 1944. This agreement confirmed the cessions of territory Finland had made in 1940; however, instead of Hanko, the USSR was given a lease on the Porkkala peninsula near Helsinki. In addition, Finland was required to pay an indemnity to the USSR and to force the Germans to evacuate the country. In the ensuing warfare with Germany, N Finland was devastated.

After the war, by a peace treaty signed in Paris in 1947, the 1944 armistice was largely confirmed; Finland was obliged to pay the USSR $300 million in reparations and to cede the Karelian Isthmus (with Vyborg), Pechenga (Petsamo) in the far north, and additional border districts in the east. The USSR was given a 50-year lease to the Porkkala region. About 420,000 Finns left the territory ceded to the USSR and were resettled in Finland. Despite great difficulties, Finland completed its reparations payments by 1952; in 1948, the USSR had reduced the amount by about $74 million. In 1956 Porkkala was returned to Finland.

In the immediate postwar period, Communists (working through the Finnish People's Democratic League) won a substantial number of seats in parliament and held several high-level cabinet posts, including for a short time that of prime minister. However, beginning in 1948 , the Communists" power began to wane, and the Social Democrats and the Agrarian Union (in 1965 renamed the Center party) dominated politics from then on. These parties almost invariably had to form coalition governments either with each other or with other, smaller, parties. In 1955, Finland joined the United Nations.

Although during the late 1950s and early 1960s the USSR exercised some influence over internal Finnish politics (forcing, for example, the withdrawal of a candidate for president in 1962), during this period Finland began to follow a more neutral course in relation to the Soviets . In 1966, Communists were included in a coalition cabinet for the first time since 1948. In 1973 parliament passed an extraordinary law extending Urho Kekkonen's third term as president (he had been elected in 1956 and reelected in 1962 and 1968) for four years to 1978. He remained in office until 1981, when he was replaced by Mauno Koivisto.

The Finnish Communist party gradually lost influence throughout the 1970s, and finally split in 1985 along nationalistic and pro-Moscow lines. In the 1987 elections, the Conservatives filled the gap left by the Communists, and Conservative Prime Minister Harri Holkeri took office in 1987, heading a coalition government that included the Social Democrats. This left the Center party as the opposition for the first time since independence. The economic collapse of the USSR in 1991 caused a severe recession in Finland, as the country had traded extensively with the Soviets. Soviet disintegration also led to the scrapping of a 1948 Finnish-Soviet defense treaty and to a pledge by Russia to treat its Finnish neighbor as an equal.

In 1991, Esko Aho became prime minister, heading a center-right government, but his party suffered heavy losses in the 1995 elections, and a left-right coalition government headed by Social Democrat Paavo Lipponen came into office. In 1994, Martti Ahtisaari, a Social Democrat and diplomat, became Finland's first president elected by direct popular vote (election was previously by an electoral college). Throughout the 1990s, Finland focused on reducing unemployment and increasing its integration with Western Europe; it became a member of the European Union in 1995. Tarja Halonen, the foreign minister, was elected president in 2000 and reelected in 2006;

Parliamentary elections in Mar., 2003, gave a narrow plurality to the opposition Center party, and party leader Anneli Jaatteenmaki became prime minister, heading a center-left government. The use of leaked government documents during the campaign by Jaatteenmaki, who had become the first female prime minister of Finland, led to her resignation in June, and Matti Vanhanen, also of the Center party, succeeded her. Jaatteenmaki, however, was subsequently acquitted on charges relating to the incident.

Learning any foreign language is not an easy task for many people, so developers around the world create special applications for smartphones that greatly simplify the learning process. First of all, language learning apps are aimed at increasing vocabulary: the more you know, the easier it will be for you to pick up the necessary words. The Finnish language is considered quite difficult, so any facilitating conditions for learning will never hurt. There are many different applications, so you need to figure out which ones should be used by beginners, and which ones will be comfortable to use only for experts in the Finnish language.

Applications for beginners

"Finnish in a month"

A simple and convenient application, in the free version of which one lesson is available with 10 pages of words, phrases and sentences. The application is based on the principle by which children learn a language: they associate a picture with the word they hear. Each word is spoken by two virtual tutors, a man and a woman, so you can listen to how Finnish words sound in different playbacks. And in order to make the learning process more productive, you will be asked to first listen to each word, and then write it down. The downside of the application is that there is no translation for the words, so you have to guess the meaning from the picture.

"Finnish with Nemo"

In order to use this application, preparation is absolutely not needed, it is a kind of mini-phrase book that will be convenient for a beginner. There are six thematic blocks available in the free version, while there are already dozens of them in the paid version. It is worth noting that the application is very easy to use, besides the speaker of the application is a native speaker, so you will immediately memorize the correct pronunciation.

RusFinRus

You can guess by the name that this is a dictionary. This dictionary has a very convenient function: when you find a word, there is a heart next to it, you need to click on it and this word will appear in your personal dictionary, after which it will be much more convenient for you to memorize a whole list of new words.

"Learn on the go"

The application fully embodies the old principle of productive learning of a foreign language. In it, you create cards with Finnish-Russian translation or Russian-Finnish, whichever is more convenient for you to remember, from which decks of cards are then obtained. The words in the decks can go in order or in discord, this is really a very convenient application, you do not need to spend your precious time creating paper cards. An old method in a new reproduction that works great.

Applications for advanced

"Words Run"

The application consists of two different teaching methods. The first is memorizing individual words by means of repetition after the speaker, and then testing, where you need to choose the correct answers. The second technique is accelerated, which involves accelerated viewing of words, which makes this technique focused on visual memory. This will also be followed by a test with a virtual teacher. The free block contains a starter set of frequently used phrases in Finnish that you can use to support simple dialogues. There are 57 voiced phrases and 115 voiced words in the starting block. It is worth saying that using this application will be more convenient and much more understandable for those who already have knowledge of Finnish. The advantage of the application is that you can record your pronunciation of a particular word, and then compare it with the speaker's pronunciation.

word dive

This application is in English, with a three-level system: easy, medium and difficult, you can choose the level that suits your level and start learning. Based on the image in the picture, you have to translate the Finnish word into Russian, where you will have four options, respectively, you need to choose one. The next two steps add an explanation in Finnish to the words you have to translate. After each completion of the task, you are awarded points. The application has a very funny interface: as you progress, the little man climbs the steps to the tower, and when you score a certain number of points, he jumps off and congratulates you on your success. To achieve great results, you need to buy the full version of the application. The disadvantages of the program can only be attributed to the fact that there is not much basic material.

LearnBots

For those who have already advanced in the study of the Finnish language to verb conjugations (there are six in total), this application will be very useful. The free version contains ten verbs with translation, which are not only conjugated, but also put in several cases. True, it is noteworthy that there are examples of all conjugations, except for the second type, although it may be in the full version of the application, but the first type of conjugation is richly represented.

Of course, all these apps are just to help you learn Finnish, they alone won't be enough. But they will definitely help to replenish your vocabulary. A productive study requires an integrated approach. Learning Finnish on your own is hard work, the main thing is that you have motivation, which is what we wish you!

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Finnish teacher
GBOU Gymnasium No. 000 of the Kirovsky district of St. Petersburg
Synopsis of a Finnish lesson on the topic "Finnish Holidays"

The article presents a summary of the lesson "Finnish Holidays" for the development of grammatical knowledge.

The presented lesson will create a festive friendly atmosphere, will allow you to consolidate the knowledge of children about the traditions of Christmas in Finland, in practice to work out grammatical knowledge about the case of partitives.

The lesson can be held in any class, choosing the text, vocabulary and grammar of the appropriate level. You can practice any grammatical topic by adding sentences with a specific grammar to the text.

The lesson can be held in connection with any holiday. To do this, you just need to choose the appropriate text, song, etc. for the holiday.

At the end of the lesson, children will receive a visible result of their work in the form of postcards that they can give to their relatives, friends or relatives.

The purpose of the lesson: to update the knowledge of children about the traditions of Christmas in Finland and the practical development of grammatical knowledge about the case of partitives.

Lesson objectives:

1. To update children's knowledge about the traditions of Christmas in Finland;

2. Using the text about Christmas, work out the grammatical knowledge of children about the case of partitives;

3. Activate the conversational speech of children on the topic;

4. Update the skills of working in a group;

5. Create a friendly festive atmosphere in the lesson.

During the classes:

Introduction (5 minutes):

Greetings:

Hyvää huomenta kaikille! Minäolen Ekaterina Valerjevna. Ja tällä tunilla haluaisin puhua teidän kanssa suuresta juhlasta joulusta. Te kaikki tiedätte, että Suomessa pian on joulu. Kuka tietää, miten Suomessa juhlitaan joulua?

Translation: Good morning everyone! My name is Ekaterina Valerievna. And in that lesson, I would like to talk to you about a big holiday - about Christmas. You all know that soon Finland will celebrate Christmas. Who knows how they celebrate Christmas in Finland?).

Pitää vastata suomeksi. Jos tarvitsette, mina autan.

Translation: You need to answer in Finnish. If needed, I will help.

Children answer, who can - answers in Finnish.

Nyt minä annan jokaiselle tekstin joulusta Suomessa. Me luemme, käännämme tekstin ja puhumme siitä. Tekstin kanssa on sanakirja, joka auttaa teitä. Ensimmäinen ryhmä kääntää ensimmaisen pienen kappalen, toinen ryhmä - toisen ja kolmas ryhmä - kolmannen. Ensin minä luen teille koko tekstin.

Now I will give everyone a text about Christmas in Finland. We will read, translate the text and talk about it. A dictionary is included with the text to help you. The first group translates the first small part, the second - the second, and the third - the third.

Main part: (33 minutes):

The teacher reads the text, each group translates their piece of text.

Sitten teidän pitää löytää tekstista kaikki sanat partitiivissa ja laittaa ne nominatiiviin.

Then you need to find all the words in the partitive and put them in the nominative. (10 minutes)

Joulu Suomessa

Kuulua - to belong. enter

Kirkko - church

Koriste - decoration

Tavalliesesti - usually

Joulukortti-Christmas card

Tarkeä-important

Tarkoittaa - to mean

Kunnioittaa - respect, appreciate

Lähettaä-send

Toivomus - wish

Joulu on vanha kirkollinen juhla. Jouluun kuuluvat Pikkujoulu (alkaa 14.12) ja kaksi joulupäivää - jouluaatto (24.12) ja joulupäivä (25.12). Joulun aamuna kirkoissa on monta ihmistä. Koti on hyvin kaunis jouluna. Jokaisessa kodissa on paljon koristeita: monta kyntilää, tähteä, lumihiutaletta, joulutonttua ja joulukukkaa. Hyäsinti, joulutähti ja tulppaani ovat joulun kukkia.

Joulu on lämmin perhejuhla. Koko perhe on kotona jouluna. Ennen joulua ostetaan tai tehdään lahjoja ja lähetetään kortteja. Kotona siivotaan ja laitetaan jouluruokaa. Jouluna syödään kinkkua, lanttulaatikkoa ja riisipuuroa.

Lapset rakastavat eniten jouluaattoa, koska silloin tuodaan joulukuusi olohuoneeseen. Sen latvaan pannaan tähti ja oksille joulupalloja, karamelleja, omenoita ja kynttilöitä. Joulupukki tulee aatoniltana ja tuo lapsille lahjoja. Lapset odottavat joulupukkia ja ovat hyvin iloisia, kun hän tulee. Lapset laulavat joulupukille joululauluja. Se on hauska juhla.

1) Pian on Joulu ja tänään on myös juhla - pikkujoulu ja meillä on juhla. Ja nyt teistä tulee tontut ja me laulamme yhdessä joululaulun. (5 minutes).

Soon Christmas and today is also a holiday - a small Christmas. And now you will become gnomes and we will sing a Christmas song together. (Children receive a cap and a bag).

Ensin me kuuntelemme laulun ja sitten laulamme. Laulun aikana muutamat tontut antavat jokaiselle kirjekuorin.

First we will listen to the song, and then we will sing. During the song, several gnomes will distribute an envelope to each.

The lyrics of the song “Tontujen jouluyo” are being distributed

Children listen to the song and then sing along with the movements.

2) - Te kaikki tiedätte, että paras lahja on lahja, jonka sinä olet tehnyt omin käsin. Ja suomalaiset aina tekevät joululahjat omin käsin. Minä annan teille paperin, tussit ja te teette joulukortin. Kenelle te haluatte lahjoittaa joulukortin?

(- You all know that the best gift is a gift that you made with your own hands. And the Finns always make Christmas gifts with their own hands. I will give you paper, felt-tip pens, and you will make a Christmas card. Who do you want to give a card to?) -Children answer to whom they want to give a postcard and remember how their relatives, friend, teacher, etc. will be in Finnish

Tässä on sanasto, joka auttaa teitä kirjoittamaan toivomuksen korttiin.

Here is a dictionary that will help you write a wish on a postcard.

(Hand out a leaflet with words to help)

Hyvä Joulu – Good Christmas

toivoa - to desire

Onni - happiness

Rakkaus - love

Terveys - health

Menestys - success

Luvata (lupaa…) - to promise

Käyttäytyä - to behave

hyvin- good

Ensi vuonna - next year

Ilohduttaa - to please

Äiti - mother

Sisko - sister

Ystäva - friend

Opettaja - teacher

Mummo - grandma

Vaari - grandfather

Muistakaa, että kaikki toivomukset on partitiivissa.

Remember that all wishes are in partitive.

3) Hand out paper, felt-tip pens, colored pencils. The kids get to work.

Teillä on 15 minuuttia aikaa..

(- You have 15 minutes.)

We attach postcards to the board. (3 min.)

Summary of the lesson. (7 minutes):

Kiitoksia kaikille tunnista. Ja teillä on tehtäva. Haluan pyytää teitä tekemään esityksen joulusta..

(- Thank you all for the lesson. And you will have a task. I want to ask you to make a presentation about Christmas.

Kiitoksia kaikille ja näkemiin!

(- Thank you all and goodbye!)

List of sources

1. Hauskasti suomea! Finnish for schoolchildren, part 2, St. Petersburg: Karo, 2011.

2. Alexandrova - Russian Russian-Finnish Dictionary. Victoria Plus, 2004.

3. Vahros I., Shcherbakov A. Big Finnish-Russian Dictionary. Living language, 2006.

4. Eliseev - Russian and Russian-Finnish dictionary. Suomalais-venäläinen ja venäläis - suomalainen sanakirja. Russian language - media, 2006.

5., Syurjalainen large Russian-Finnish dictionary. In 2 volumes. / Uusi venäläis - suomalaine suursanakirja. Living language, 2007.

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The following designations are used to describe resources:

• FIN , RUS , ENG – language of the learning resource

• A 1, A 2, B 1, B 2, C 1, C 2 - the level of language proficiency, the achievement of which the resource exercises are aimed at. The definition of the level is given in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. This system of levels corresponds to the system of testing " YKI » as follows: 1( YKI ) = A 1(Common European Language Competencies), 2=A2, 3= B 1, 4= B 2, 5= C 1, 6= C 2. In Finland, to describe the level of exercises and various language courses, the A1-C2 system is usually used, where each of the levels can be divided into sublevels. For example, level A1 includes sublevels A.1.1, A1.2, A1.3. You can determine your current level by clicking on the link in paragraph 9a of this review.

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So let's get started:

1. YLE Resources

On the website of the national broadcasting company " YLE » there are a number of opportunities for learning Finnish: video courses, exercises, including those for preparing for the test « YKI”, language proficiency tests, and links to news in plain Finnish. Acquaintance with the content of the resource may take you some time, because. instructions and description of resource features are given in Finnish. Feel free to ask a Finnish-speaking friend to show you how to navigate the site and use all of its features. There are resources for everyone.

Choose:

§ 9 thematic sections, each of which contains several subsections with grammar explanations and exercises

§ Finnish-Russian dictionary

How to practice?

Start by watching the video. By clicking on the word "TXT" in the lower right corner of the video window, you can turn on the Finnish subtitles. Watch the video with subtitles. Use a dictionary to translate the unfamiliar passages. Watch the video again with subtitles, repeating the lines as much as possible after the characters in the video. Repeat mindfully. Watch the video a third time with the subtitles turned off. Test your understanding of the replicas. If you still find it difficult to perceive replicas by ear, you can always return the subtitles. Practice until you can easily understand the lines by ear and repeat them without relying on subtitles. After working through the first video, you can go to the thematic section. Brief grammatical explanations and wordings of tasks are given in Finnish - translate them with a dictionary. Complete the suggested exercises by clicking on the link " teht ava". Alternate between watching videos and working with exercises throughout the course. Strive to memorize the words and phrases you will encounter in the course and practice them in live situations.

The course is devoted to various everyday situations of obtaining / providing services: visiting a library or a store, visiting a doctor, communicating with a bank employee, etc. How to properly communicate on the phone in the service sector, how to ask for advice and how to respond in a given situation.

§ 9 sections devoted to various situations of receiving / providing services. After each video, the text of the dialogue from the video is recorded (to open the text, click on the plus sign under the video on the right side)

§ each section contains videos on a given topic. The language of the videos is everyday spoken Finnish.

§ in some sections after the video there are various exercises on the topic (written, exercises in understanding oral speech, etc.)

How to practice?

You can do it according to the scheme proposed in paragraph 1a.

The course offers a series of exercises for all levels of language proficiency: 1( A 1), 2(A 2), 3(B 1), 4(B 2), 5(C 1), 6(C 2). The purpose of the exercises is to prepare for the Unified Language Examination " YKI ". Some of the exercises are available without registration via the link. Access to more exercises opens after registering on the site YKItreenit.

The resource contains:

§ lexical exercises and exercises in the use of grammatical constructions

§ exercises in understanding oral speech (listening)

§ exercises in understanding written language (reading)

How to practice?

Go to the exercise by the link, complete it and check the correct execution by clicking the button " tarkista".

G) WebsiteMoon Suomi – information and training resource ( FIN, ENG , A2-B2)

A website in Finnish that introduces immigrants to Finland, Finns and the Finnish language. Information is given in the form of small texts, pictures and videos. Some words have been translated into English.

The site contains:

§ Section "Suomi" ", consisting of subsections" Outo Suomi "(about unusual things and phenomena in Finnish culture)," Tutustu Suomeen "(Facts about Finland)," Ruoka-Suomi "(about Finnish cuisine)," Suomi-sanakirja " (a guide to Finnish customs) and " Puhutaan suomea » (some useful expressions in colloquial Finnish)

§ Section "Henkilö t » talk about interesting immigrants in Finland

§ Section INFO » contains useful links, including valuable information resources for immigrants:http :// www. infopankki. fi/ ru/ frontpage(FIN , RUS , ENG )

e) ResourceAbitrenit (FIN, B2-C2)

The resource is designed for Finnish students preparing for the final exams from the college. Immigrants who are fluent in Finnish can also train their skills.

§ 4 recordings of 30 minutes each, which are convenient to listen to, for example, while walking through mp 3 player.

g) DirectoryKielen huoltoa wai kielenhuoltoa ? for Finns and immigrants ( FIN, B1-C2)

A short guide to Finnish spelling, punctuation and syntax. Contains rules illustrated with examples.

And) PageSupisuomalainen joulu – information resource in Finnish ( FIN , VIDEO , B 1-C 2)

Page contains Finnish texts and videos about Finnish Christmas

To) Archive " YLE » (FIN, VIDEO)

Through the company's website YLE » you can watch various programs in Finnish with Finnish subtitles: programs and stories for children and adults on various topics. Subtitles are set by clicking on the word TXT in the lower right corner of the video window

The resource contains:

Videos, programs, serials in Finnish with Finnish subtitles.

How to practice?

To improve your written and spoken comprehension skills, you can watch programs on topics that interest you. Watch the show first with subtitles to help you identify the words you don't understand. Use a dictionary to translate unclear passages by pausing the video. Strive to reach a level of understanding of spoken language that subtitles are not used. You can also repeat words and phrases as the video progresses.

l) Uutiset selkosuomeksi – news in understandable Finnish ( FIN , VIDEO , A 2-C 1)

The news page contains current news reporting the day's events in plain Finnish.

The resource contains:

§ Regularly updated news videos and texts that duplicate their content. The texts are provided with explanations for concepts and words that may cause difficulty.

How to practice?

Follow domestic and world news in understandable Finnish. Listen to the news by following the content by text. Translate obscure places with a dictionary. You can try to retell the news, keep a dictionary on various topics, write out useful words and sentences, memorize them and use them in communication situations.

2. Finnish for you – private internet site in blog format. Suitable for beginners. ( ENG , A 1- B 1, VIDEO , AUDIO )

Russian-language blog dedicated to self-study of the Finnish language. The blog contains not only a recording of the texts of video courses in Finnish, but also a phrase-by-phrase, and sometimes literal translation of these texts into Russian. Finnish text and Russian translation are provided with grammatical marks.

The blog contains:

§ The section is dedicated to the video course « Kuulostaahyvä ltä». It contains links to 29 videos. The texts of the dialogues from the video are recorded in Finnish, accompanied by a translation into Russian and grammar marks. The section also contains grammar exercises, listening exercises and so on.

§ A large number of links to other online resources for learning Finnish

How to practice?

You can develop your oral and written comprehension skills by using the tutorial video examples provided earlier.

3. ResourceTavataan taas! Finnish for foreigners. (ENG, A1-B1)

English language learning resource for beginners. The interface of the site is extremely simple, and you can easily use the proposed features, even without knowing English, using a dictionary to translate dialogues, texts and words. The essence of the exercise will be clear to you even without a dictionary.

The resource contains:

§ Audio recordings and texts of audio recordings with translation into English.

§ Pictures illustrating vocabulary.

§ Exercises for the development of pronunciation, reading and listening skills (listening comprehension and understanding of what is heard), lexical and grammar exercises

§ Grammar explanations that accompany texts and dialogues

§ Links to useful sites related to the topic discussed in the exercise.

How to practice?

This resource contains many audio recordings. Train and hone your pronunciation by repeating individual sounds, words and whole phrases after the speaker. All audio materials are duplicated graphically. While repeating, visually follow the text, this will help improve your reading skills.

4. Materials prepared by the Finnish Education Authority

Materials of the site of the Department of Education, intended mainly for teachers of different disciplines in different educational institutions and students. However, the site contains materials and links to resources suitable for immigrants self-taught Finnish. For example, you can use the Russian-Finnish dictionaries of narrowly specific vocabulary posted on the site or thematic materials in simple Finnish that will be useful in your studies and professional activities:

Handbook of hygiene in plain Finnish:

§ 20 texts on different topics: Each text is divided into paragraphs.

§ Exercises that test understanding of the content of each paragraph

§ Audio recordings of the text of each paragraph

§ Information about the grammatical phenomenon / phenomena that can be considered on the example of this text

§ Separate Finnish-English dictionaries compiled separately for each text

How to practice?

You can study by following the logic of the course: read the texts in order, testing reading comprehension with the help of exercises. In addition to the reading skill, you can also train the skill of understanding oral speech by listening to audio recordings of the text of paragraphs, relying on written text and without, and checking listening comprehension using the same exercises.

§ Grammar section " Kielitieto ”, which tells about the key grammatical phenomena of the Finnish language: cases, parts of speech, tense forms of the verb, moods, etc. A separate subsection is devoted to each phenomenon, containing rules and examples of use.

§ Section of exercises " Harjoitukset ”, which includes exercises such as “open brackets”, “choose the correct option”, “find matches”, “collect text from sentences”, as well as crossword puzzles, collections of words on various topics, etc.

How to practice:

V) Arkip ä iv ä n suomea maahanmuuttajalle – educational material for adult immigrants (FIN, A1-B2, VIDEO)

The material contains:

§ Four video interviews, divided into thematic segments, accompanied by Finnish text. The topics of the interview are devoted to everyday affairs: family, children, work, etc.

How to practice?

You can use the tutorial video tutorial provided earlier. Try to repeat interviews with and without text-based interviews after the characters, make up stories about your life by analogy.

G) ResourceKotisuomessa . fi – self-study package (FIN, A1-B2)

The resource requires registration.

e) Educational game resourceOma city - for immigrant students in grades 5-6.

The resource requires registration.

The resource contains:

§ Interactive tasks on the topic "city and home", which resemble a computer quest.