Finnish Characterized
by Eugene Holman. General information about Finnish from the FAQ of soc.culture.nordic by a linguist specializing in Finnish and other Baltic-Finnic languages.

The Finnish Language (Who's Afraid of Finnish?)
by Hannele Branch. Virtual Finland's extensive guide to the distinctive features of Finnish, attempting to answer the question, "Is Finnish a difficult language?"

Employment of Foreigners Hampered by Language Barriers and Attitudes
by Vellamo Vehkakoski. Helsingin Sanomat article describing language acquisition as an obstacle for foreigners seeking jobs in Finland.

Frequently Asked Questions about Finno-Ugrian Languages
by Johanna Laakso. Is Finnish the most ancient language in the world? Where do Finnish words come from? A Finno-Ugric linguist answers these and other common questions.

The Finnish Language Site
Articles on the Finnish language and its history, learning resources, and a mailing list for beginners who wish to learn Finnish.

Lingsoft, Inc.
Finnish language technology company, offers proofreading and other software for Finnish and other Nordic languages.

A Chance to Speak Finnish
On this page you can learn Finnish words and phrases by listening. Plus a song about the Finnish language in RealAudio.

An Electronic Corpus of Ingrian Finnish
On-line corpus of spoken Ingrian Finnish. Includes transcriptions and sound samples.

Verbix - Verb Conjugator
On-line verb conjugation service for Finnish and 50+ other languages. Includes list of 10,000 most frequent Finnish words.

Finnish Grammar / Finnische Grammatik / Suomen Kielioppi
Brief, well-organized (if rather incomplete) introduction to Finnish grammar. Trilingual site (English/German/Finnish).

The Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Studies and provides advice on the usage of Finnish, Swedish, the Finno-Ugric languages, Finnish Sign Language, and Romany, the language of the gypsies in Finland.

Yahoo Groups : Finnish
Discussion list for people studying Finnish language and culture in Finland or elsewhere.

Virittäjä
A linguistic quarterly published by Kotikielen Seura (The Mother Tongue Society). Summaries in English.

The Finnish Language
Short introduction to the Finnish language, with a well-organized page devoted to the use of cases in Finnish. Links to Finnish resources on the Internet. [By Jukka Korpela]

Yamada Language Center WWW Guide: Finnish Language
A guide to Internet resources on the study of the Finnish language.

The Finnish Centre for Technical Terminology
A language service in Finland which compiles vocabularies of specialized terminology for various technical fields.

An Introduction to "Finglish"
A survey of "Finglish", the form of English spoken by Finnish immigrants to the USA and heavily contaminated by their native tongue (by Jenni Tuominen).

Suomen-nimi - The Finnish Names Database
Database of Finnish or Suomi names.

Finnish as a World Language?
A humorous article by Richard Lewis.

Phonetics of Finnish
Information on Finnish words and their phonetic structure, from the Department of Phonetics, University of Helsinki. Bilingual page (English and Finnish).

Learn Finnish
Online aid to learning Finnish vocabulary. The site is free, but registration is necessary.

Sounds of the World's Animals
A list of how Finnish represents the sounds animals make.

Finnish Nominals Declination - SparroW
Automated presentation of noun declension in Finnish. The user is asked to supply a Finnish noun (it may even be a loanword), and the program will supply all its declensional forms.