Are you finding yourself bored at home with the COVID-19 social distancing protocols? Try some of our Finnish activities to keep yourself and your little ones occupied while staying close to home!

Try some Moomin-themed crafts for children!

Instruction sheets for eachMoomin-FoodJoke craft are available for download here: https://www.moominworld.fi/activities/activity-instructions

Check out www.elonet.fi from the Kansallin en Audiovisuaalinen Instituutti to Watch Free Finnish Movies!

Learn Finnish!

Courses for children are available through the School of Long Distance Education (SDE) available here: www.kulkurikoulu.fi

Free Finnish educational material for children is also available here: www.varinautit.fi

Try the Lukulumo App with over 100 Finnish children’s audiobooks available free of charge at:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.wang.polyglutt_fi&hl=en_CA 

https://apps.apple.com/fi/app/lukulumo/id1374922977

User ID: lukulomokoti    Password: 987654321

Or try the Satusaapas App- A brand new fully voiced online children’s story book for reading, teaching and learning finnish: www.satusaapas.fi

Satusaapas App- Uudenlainen mobiilisovellus lapsille satuhetkiin, lukemisen opetteluun sekä Suomen kielen opiskeluun: www.satusaapas.fi

Finnish language also now available to learn on the DuoLingo app available free for download on all iOS and Android devices!

LANGUAGE LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE – IN A VIRTUAL FORMAT WITH THE CALGARY FINLANDIA CULUTRAL ASSOCIATION!

There are Beginner and Advanced Finnish language classes available and each session runs for 10 weeks on Tuesdays. The Winter Session runs Tuesday evenings from January 5 – March 9. The Spring Session runs on Tuesday evenings from March 30 – June 30.

To register contact finlandiacalgary@gmail.com and for more information, visit our Language Lessons page on this website. 

Check out our Finnish Recipes page!