Learn the Finnish language with Saija Laurla, who will be teaching both beginner and advanced classes beginning Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 through Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 at the Finnish Center at Saima ...

While Finnish may be a difficult language to learn, instructor Saija Laurla’s says her classes are always fun and interesting, and she is excited to welcome the community to classes this fall.

Finnish experts work as your personal coaches. The course will be held at the resort from June 12 to 15, with 10 chosen participants from around the world arriving on June 11 and leaving on June 16.

For others in the class, held Mondays at Finlandia University’s Finnish-American Heritage Center, learning the language is a matter of reclaiming their heritage.

American educators have begun researching Finland’s successful education system to learn the secrets of their success. The educational system in Finland is based on a nine-year comprehensive school.

The Harvard education professor Howard Gardner once advised Americans, “Learn from Finland, which has the most effective schools and which does just about the opposite of what we are doing in ...