The Finnish language has a fearsome reputation. With its 15 grammatical cases, 200+ verb endings, and the seemingly never-ending ways to inflect a noun, the language is notoriously difficult to learn ...

The Finnish Center at Saima Park will offer Finnish language classes on ten consecutive Mondays this fall, from Sept. 11 through Nov. 13, at the park, located at 67 Scott Road.

FITCHBURG — The spring session of Finnish language classes is set to begin on Monday, March 31, at the Finnish Center at Saima Park, located at 67 Scott Road. Saija Laurla, a native of Finland ...

Now, Finnish is dwindling, with the majority of modern speakers -- Finnish immigrants who moved to Sweden in the 1960s and 70s -- dying out and their children speaking the language rarely, if at ...

Finland's educators appear to be doing something right. Perhaps the success of the Finnish educational system is related to the high priority placed on language education in their curriculum.

And both Finnish and Swedish are official languages taught in schools, as Finland is officially a bilingual country. "Quite a large percentage of Finns speak more than two foreign languages.

The Finnish language integrates immigrant pupils to the community. Senior University Lecturer Maria Ahlholm emphasises that teachers and pupils alike should receive stronger support in increasingly ...