Podcasts · Education

Finking Cap Podcast

Emmi Seppälä

17 episodes

Learn Finnish on the go and practise listening to Finnish with me! Harjoittele suomen kuuntelemista kanssani! Tässä podcastissa kuulet helpohkoa suomea yleis- ja puhekielellä. Opi uusia sanoja samalla kun lenkkeilet, siivoat tai laitat ruokaa!

Episodes

  1. Living in a small town in Finland vs. living in Helsinki

    · 36 min

    This podcast is for Finnish learners at intermediate and advanced level. In this episode, Veera and I talk about what it's like to live in a small town in Finland after many years in Helsinki. What does living in the…

  2. Food aid in Oulu, Finland (learn Finnish by listening)

    · 23 min

    Learn Finnish by listening to the Finking Cap Podcast! Finland is said to be the happiest country in the world, however, we have people here who don't have enough money to cover the basics like food. I wanted to make…

  3. A few Finnish phrases for conversation

    · 4:06

    How do you say "Beats me" in Finnish? What about "Let me know"? Listen to this mini lesson in Finnish and read the Finnish transcript as you go. For the PDF transcript and extra podcast content, go to…

  4. Community and sense of community in Finland

    · 37 min

    Veera is back! Listen to Veera and I talk about communities and sense of community in Finland. We talk about what life in the countryside is like compared with living in a "big" Finnish city like Helsinki. How does one…

  5. Want to be an entrepreneur in Finland? Liisa Hanén talked to me about micropreneurship (in Finnish)

    · 37 min

    Learn intermediate and advanced Finnish by listening to the Finking Cap Podcast! This episode is for anyone who's interested in being an entrepreneur, or, more specifically, a micropreneur or a solopreneur, IN…

  6. Listen to nature talk in Finnish | Relationship with nature and everyman's rights in Finland

    · 34 min

    In this episode, you will hear a conversation about nature and everyman's rights, jokaisenoikeudet, which relate to the freedom to roam in nature, regardless of who owns the land. My guests today are Risto Holappa and…

  7. Onko sinun vaikeaa puhua suomea?

    · 8:36

    Are you struggling to speak Finnish even though you know the language? It's completely normal to freeze when you have to speak another language, especially if you're using Finnish to run errands or for work. For me, it…

  8. Arvaa sana suomeksi - Guess the word in Finnish!

    · 6:38

    In this episode, you hear me describe 7 Finnish words in Finnish. Listen carefully, and if you need some help, follow the transcript on the video. You can guess what the word is and check the correct answer in my blog…

  9. Listen to Finnish: A casual chat about friendship, travelling and job hunt shenanigans

    · 30 min

    Welcome to the Finking Cap Podcast, where you can learn Finnish by listening AND following the transcript on the video. In this episode, I have a special guest: my best friend Veera, who I went to school with and…

  10. Finnish sauna culture

    · 19 min

    A new episode of the Finking Cap Podcast is out! Listen to my friend Hanna and I talk about the Finnish sauna: are you supposed to go in naked, who goes with who, how is sauna at summer cottage different?Learn Finnish…

  11. Visiting a Finnish home - Kylässä suomalaisessa kodissa

    · 19 min · S2 E1

    Moi kaikki! Tervetuloa Finking Cap Podcastiin! Alkaa toinen kausi. Tässä ensimmäisessä jaksossa minulla on vieraana ystäväni Hanna Korf. Me juttelemme kyläilystä ja siitä, millaista on vierailla suomalaisessa kodissa.…

  12. Finnish pronunciation with Päivi Virkkunen

    · 16 min · S1 E6

    Mikä suomen ääntämisessä on suomenoppijoille vaikeaa ja miksi? Tässä jaksossa vieraanani on Päivi Virkkunen, joka pyörittää omaa yritystä nimeltä Ääntämisklinikka. Päivin löytää osoitteesta…

  13. Finnish YKI test with Mari Nikonen from Ask a Finnish Teacher

    · 17 min · S1 E5

    Mari Nikonen is a Finnish teacher who runs her own language teaching business, Ask a Finnish Teacher. In this episode of the Finking Cap Podcast, Mari joins me to talk about the Finnish YKI test that many Finnish…

  14. Feeling like an outsider in a foreign country

    · 14 min · S1 E4

    Tässä jaksossa puhutaan ulkopuolisuuden tunteesta vieraassa maassa suomeksi. In this episode of the Finking Cap Podcast, you will hear Finnish expressions related to falling in love with a new culture, the culture…

  15. Finking Cap Podcast episode 3: Talking about bugs in Finnish

    · 4:43 · S1 E3

    Finland is the land of mosquitoes! Suomi on hyttysten maa! At least for a couple of months a year. Ainakin pari kuukautta vuodesta. Bugs are a great topic for small talk, especially if you spend a lot of time outdoors.…

  16. Growing up without a mobile phone

    · 5:43 · S1 E2

    Hello, dear Finnish learners! In this episode, I talk about what it was like growing up without a mobile phone in the 90s. Learn Finnish vocabulary and expressions related to communication and ways to talk about "how…

  17. Moomin characters and ways to describe their personalities in Finnish

    · 7:38 · S1 E1

    Transcript and English translation in my blog at https://finkingcap.com/blog/podcast-episode-1-moomins-personality/. It’s my first ever episode! Tervetuloa! In this episode of Finking Cap podcast, you will hear me…

Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them. Explicit shows are for adult profiles only, and children’s profiles hear only children’s shows. More about this list.