Mission & Philosophy
Why we exist
Learning Finnish is notoriously hard—scattered resources, shape-shifting words, and few chances to practice. Many people spend years here and still can't speak. That's not a talent problem. It's a tooling problem.
Finnish Companion exists to make Finnish learnable.
Fast. Practical. Humane.
Our bet
You don't need more fluff. You need the right resistance at the right time—like a gym buddy spotting your reps until the movement becomes yours.
We build tools that give you just enough muscle to do it yourself.
Principles we won't compromise on
Useful over flashy
Minimal, legible, fast. No bloat.
Practice beats theory
Automation through repetition—until forms and patterns become second nature.
Open doors, not levels
No locked paths, no "gamified" hoops. Jump where your need is.
Design for the learner
Understand real pains; solve them deeply.
Respect attention
No ads. No dark patterns.
Privacy by default
Run in your browser when possible; keep what's yours, yours.
Make it affordable
Social-enterprise, non-profit mindset; sustain through sponsorships, grants, and selective consulting.
What we build
(because Finnish is Finnish)
Word Breakdown
Long compounds made readable, instantly.
Conjugator & Reverse Conjugator
From "kävelivät" back to kävellä; from stem to every form.
SisuDrills
High-repetition, high-feedback drills that wire forms into your fingers.
Pronunciation support
Hear it, say it, own it.
Real-time subtitle helper
Understand fast speech and dialects while watching Finnish TV.
Teacher tools & an open platform
Built for classrooms, tutors, and tinkerers.
How we think about learning
Concert pianists, tennis players, special forces—their secret is the same: repeat precisely until the brain automates. Language is no different.
We optimize for:
Tight feedback loops
Immediate signals when you're right (and when you're close).
Targeted difficulty
Practice exactly what you need now.
Transfer
From drills to TV to life in Finland.
Our promise
No ads. No manipulative streaks. Your attention isn't our product.
No artificial ceilings. Explore freely.
Speed matters. If it feels instant, you'll use it. If you use it, you'll learn.
Who this is for
- •Newcomers who need Finnish to work and live, fast.
- •Long-timers who've stalled and want a clean, effective restart.
- •Teachers who want serious tools without the noise.
What success looks like
Not streaks. Conversations. Ordering lunch without switching to English. Reading a form without dread. Laughing at a joke you weren't supposed to get yet.
Our north star
Make Finnish—one of the world's hardest languages—accessible.
Not by lowering the bar, but by spotting your reps until you can lift it alone.
Lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas
If you can read that, you can handle the rest.
We'll help you get there.