This Time It’s for Real. New Language, Here I Come!

By Hannu Arvio When learning a new language, how one starts is very important. A solid foundation ensures better results in the future. Languages are living, dynamic and hugely complex constructs, which makes them extremely difficult to master in their entirety. We can never consider ourselves to have learned a language completely, but we can […]

The secret of organising effective courses is not in where you do them, but in how you do them

By Hannu Arvio Nowadays, the offer to study languages online is overwhelming. There are all kinds of courses, platforms, apps, virtual coaches, and hybrid courses in addition to a wide variety of proposals. Everything is welcome, and at Institut Nòrdic, we believe that to learn, it is advisable to try all kinds of tools. But […]

Meritxell Doñate, linguist: “Finns really appreciate it when you learn Finnish”

Meritxell Doñate shares her journey of learning and translating Finnish, from living in Tampere to tackling untranslatable words.