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Finking Cap Podcast

Emmi Seppälä

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!

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Wednesday · 36 min
Living in a small town in Finland vs. living in Helsinki
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 middle of nature feel like? Is living in a small town cheaper than Helsinki? What about family stuff? What pushed Veera to move from Helsinki to a small town? What about work? Listen to this podcast episode and practise your Finnish listening skills. On-screen transcript is available, and if you'd like to access more Finnish learning materials, including the teacher's notes for this episode, go to https://finkingcapclub.com/ and join the Finking Cap Club membership for Finnish learners.
May 26 · 23 min
Food aid in Oulu, Finland (learn Finnish by listening)
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 an episode about how food banks in Oulu work. In this episode of the Finking Cap, I interview Katja Suhonen, the food aid expert and director of the "hub" where food donations are sorted and distributed to different locations. This hub is called Prikkakeskus, and their operating model has proven to be so successful that the city of Oulu has made it a permanent service, starting from 2026. After the interview, I point out a few Finnish words from our conversation and I explain them to you, in Finnish, of course. I have made the PDF transcript available for members of the Finking Cap Club: https://finkingcapclub.com/. The Finking Cap Club has lots of Finnish listening content, grammar courses and exercises, so if you're thinking of spending your summer learning Finnish independently, check it out.
April 30 · 4 min
A few Finnish phrases for conversation
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 https://finkingcapclub.com/.
April 13 · 37 min
Community and sense of community in Finland
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 find a community of people around them in Finland? The Finking Cap Podcast is a podcast for Finnish learners, in which we speak slower Finnish than we would usually speak. If you're a member of the Finking Cap Club, you will find a PDF transcript for this and all my other episodes at https://finkingcapclub.com/.
March 12 · 37 min
Want to be an entrepreneur in Finland? Liisa Hanén talked to me about micropreneurship (in Finnish)
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 FINLAND.When you start a business in Finland, there are a few things you need to know. In this episode, my guest Liisa Hanén (from Micro and Solo Entrepreneurs Association, MYRY) talks to us about the various obligations, possibilities and challenges that entrepreneurs in Finland have. You will hear clearly spoken Finnish on a topic of entrepreneurship, and hopefully you'll be inspired to read more about the current news on this topic in Finnish.Want to access the PDF transcript and more Finnish content? This episode and more can also be found inside the Finking Cap Club, my online membership for Finnish learners: https://finkingcapclub.com/You can find MYRY, the Micro and Solo Entrepreneurs Association at https://www.mikrojayksinyrittajat.fi/
Dec 16, 2025 · 34 min
Listen to nature talk in Finnish | Relationship with nature and everyman's rights in Finland
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 Rita Porkka, who are both entrepreneurs, and they both work closely with nature-related themes. We talk about what nature means to them and what they enjoy doing in the forest. This is NOT a sponsored episode, the focus of our discussion is on nature and our personal experiences, although Risto and Rita do mention their businesses in the episode. We speak fairly fast Finnish at times, so please ask me in the comments if you have questions about any of the expressions or structures that you hear in this episode. I'll be happy to help! Find out more about Risto and Rita and their work: Risto Holappa: https://willit.fi/en Rita Porkka: https://naturest.fi/ The PDF transcript for this episode (along with lots of other Finnish content and courses) is available for members of the Finking Cap Club: https://finkingcapclub.com/
Oct 10, 2025 · 8 min
Onko sinun vaikeaa puhua suomea?
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 was difficult to speak French in a professional environment despite knowing quite a lot of French already. I even forgot how to say the numbers once (or a few times...)! But I kept practising, and the hard work paid off as soon as I started applying what I already knew in real life. In this episode of the Finking Cap Podcast, I tell you a story of how I got the courage to finally answer the phone in French, in France. I hope that this story will help you find the motivation to start using Finnish in your everyday life.Finking Cap Podcast is a podcast for Finnish learners who want to practise their listening skills. For more Finnish learning resources, go tohttps://finkingcap.com/
Sep 5, 2025 · 6 min
Arvaa sana suomeksi - Guess the word in Finnish!
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 at https://finkingcap.com/blog/finking-cap-podcast-sanaselityksia-1/ There is a longer version of this episode for the Finking Cap Club members at https://finkingcapclub.com/. NEW IN FALL 2025: To sign up for updates on the new Finking Cap Club membership for B2 level Finnish learners, go to: https://finkingcap.com/b2-waitlist/ and sign up for my newsletter. All my online Finnish courses: https://finkingcapclub.com/online-finnish-courses/ Private Finnish lessons: https://finkingcap.com/private-lessons/
Jun 28, 2025 · 29 min
Listen to Finnish: A casual chat about friendship, travelling and job hunt shenanigans
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 travelled Europe with. We talk about our friendship, travel and Veera's hilarious job interviews. It's a chatty episode, and we may speak a little faster than you've previously heard on this podcast. If you have any questions about the Finnish expressions used in this podcast, pop a question in the comments!Want to learn more Finnish with me? Learn more about my online Finnish courses: https://finkingcapclub.com/online-finnish-courses/
Mar 20, 2025 · 18 min
Finnish sauna culture
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 by listening to this podcast, in which we speak slightly slower Finnish than we usually do. You can read the transcript as you listen.
S2 · E1
Oct 17, 2024 · 19 min
Visiting a Finnish home - Kylässä suomalaisessa kodissa
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. Puhumme myös erilaisista tavoista tervehtiä, kahvikulttuurista ja pienimuotoisista kulttuurishokeista. Saatat huomata, että puhumme jaksossa talvesta. Tämä jakso äänitettiin jo viime talvena. En ole ollut varma, miten minun pitäisi kehittää tätä podcastia. Olisin tosi iloinen, jos kuulisin teiltä kuulijoilta, mitä tykkäätte podcastista. Minua auttaa myös suuresti, jos jätätte arvostelun podcastiin. Silloin tiedän, että tätä kuunnellaan ja että tätä kannattaa jatkaa. Minulle voi lähettää sähköpostia osoitteeseen emmi@finkingcap.com. Muut opetuspalveluni löydät sivuiltani: https://finkingcap.com/ You will find my other services at https://finkingcap.com/. This is a podcast for Finnish learners. We try to speak a little slower than usually, and you also get to follow the Finnish transcript on the video.
S1 · E6
Jun 7, 2024 · 15 min
Finnish pronunciation with Päivi Virkkunen
Mikä suomen ääntämisessä on suomenoppijoille vaikeaa ja miksi? Tässä jaksossa vieraanani on Päivi Virkkunen, joka pyörittää omaa yritystä nimeltä Ääntämisklinikka. Päivin löytää osoitteesta https://www.aantamisklinikka.fi/ ja Instagramista käyttäjänä @aantamisklinikka.
S1 · E5
Jan 28, 2024 · 16 min
Finnish YKI test with Mari Nikonen from Ask a Finnish Teacher
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 learners in Finland are or will be familiar with. Listen to Mari talk about the test (in Finnish) and get her top tips for getting ready for YKI. Here are some links that Mari suggests you have a look at when you're preparing for the big Y: Puhumisen YKI-kurssi helmi-maaliskuussa 2024: https://www.askafinnishteacher.com/steps-towards-yki-the-self-study-edition.html Marin Ask a Finnish Teacher -blogi: https://www.askafinnishteacher.com/ Marin YKI-vinkkejä blogissa: https://www.askafinnishteacher.com/blog/my-top-10-tips-for-yki-version-20 Lidiian ja Tarequen YKI-kirja englanniksi: https://ykipass.fi/ CORRECTION! In the captions, it should say "viitekehyksen" with a "t", not "d". Apologies for the typo!
S1 · E4
Oct 24, 2023 · 14 min
Feeling like an outsider in a foreign country
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 shock that follows and how it feels to not quite understand all the jokes in a different language. If you're learning Finnish and sometimes feel that you can't be "yourself" in Finnish, then you might relate to what I talk about in this episode.
S1 · E3
Jul 27, 2023 · 4 min
Finking Cap Podcast episode 3: Talking about bugs in Finnish
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. In this podcast episode, you'll hear me chat about spiders and mosquitoes in Finnish. You will hear Finnish expressions that you can use to talk about our little friends that rock up every Finnish summer to delight us, for example: - säikähdän = I get startled - Hyi! = Ugh / yuk! - pyydystää = to catch If you'd like to download a free PDF with the Finnish transcript AND the English translation, go to my blog post: https://finkingcap.com/blog/podcast-episode-3-talking-about-bugs-in-finnish
S1 · E2
Jul 7, 2023 · 5 min
Growing up without a mobile phone
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 it was way back". Get the free PDF transcript and English translation: https://finkingcap.com/blog/podcast-episode-2-growing-up-without-mobile-phone/
S1 · E1
Jun 20, 2023 · 7 min
Moomin characters and ways to describe their personalities in Finnish
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 describe some of the Moomin characters in Finnish. You will learn useful Finnish adjectives and expressions to describe people (or Moomins!). I speak a slow(ish) mix of spoken and standard Finnish.

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