10 Mondays - April 6 through June 15 (No class May 25)

Advanced: 3:15 - 4:45 pm (includes 4:45- 5:00 coffee)

Beginner: 4:45 - 6:30 pm (includes 4:45 - 5:00 coffee)

Intermediate: 6:30 - 8:15 pm (includes 6:30 - 6:45 coffee)

Tuition: FCSP Members $75; Others $80

Children under 18 years of age may attend for half tuition

(payable by cash or check at the first class)

To register, email finnishcenter@yahoo.com, or call 978-407-9690 and leave a message. Please leave your name, contact info, and which class you are interested in. FCSP memberships are at the Membership tab on the top of website page.

Textbooks for both classes are available at Amazon.com and at Ruslania.com. Beginners and Advanced will use Suomen Metsari 1 by Sonja Gehring and Sanni Heinzmann; Advanced students will use Suomen Mestari 2.

Although the Finnish language can be difficult to learn, instructor Saija Laurla makes it fun and interesting. She was born in Helsinki and raised in Vantaa, the international airport city of Finland. Living accessibly to other countries, her family took her abroad two or three times a year. This gave the talkative Saija the ability to learn French, English, Spanish, Swedish, and Italian. Upon hearing Estonian, Lithuanian, Turkish, and Russian, she also did her best to learn a few words. Saija watched numerous popular TV shows to refresh her English as well as expose her to American culture. Since childhood, she has always exchanged silly sentences in Finnish for English expressions in her teaching. In 2018, Saija had lived in the US for three years by the time she discovered the teaching position available at Saima Park, and felt comfortable to apply. The rest is history; now Saija enjoys teaching Finnish online as well as in person.