Teach Yourself Finnish

unless you know a good bit and know how to pronounce finnish, or have a finnish mom like i do, pick another language, this one is devilishly difficult (14 cases!)

This is a great starter product for those who want to learn the basics but who also want to expand on their chosen language. The only flaw with the book are the CD's, they go pretty fast but that's no problem. The information in the book is very helpful as they pretty much break it down for you. All in All i would learn another language with this product.

Both Whitney and Leney have written books in the Teach YourselfSeries called _Teach Yourself Finnish_. ............ The edition other reviewers here have reviewed is the one by Terttu Leney; and that's the one I also recommend. It's more recent, and also geared more towards a beginning audience. Whitney's can be useful, but he introduces grammatical minutae far in advance of their use to the learner and gives an extensive... Read Full Review

Even as a German reader I found this book very helpful and easy to follow. I used this book as extra support during my time in Finland when I was studying Finnish. I think it gives you very useful words, unlike other books I have worked with, and explains the grammar in an easy to understand manner. But beware: Finnish is an extremely difficult language so don't be dicouraged if you are not succeeding as qickly as you... Read Full Review

Terttu Leney's "Finnish: a complete course for beginners" is a good resource for the beginning student or for the traveler who is planning a trip to Finland and wants to know a little bit about the Finnish language and Finnish customs before they get there.Finnish is a difficult language with complicated grammar and special rules of syntax. At times the reader might get a little confused by Leney's presentation of some... Read Full Review