From your very first word to the YKI exam — one free app with 3,800+ words, all 15 noun cases, a full mock test, and real people to practise with.
No ads. No paywall. Just sign in and start.
“in the house”, “from the house”, “into the house” — in Finnish, that's one word, bent fifteen ways. Miss the ending and the meaning changes. So Finnishly trains the endings directly.
Most apps teach you to recognise Finnish. Finnishly teaches you to produce it.
Dedicated drills for every one of the 15 cases, spaced-repetition review so words don't fade, and instant feedback when an ending is wrong — the exact skills the YKI exam tests.
Try a case drill →The content of a paid app, the price of nothing, and a few things the paid apps don't have at all.
Audio, examples and parts of speech, grouped A1–C1, with spaced-repetition review that brings words back right before you forget them.
Clear explanations plus targeted drills for verb types, the partitive, and the noun cases — the parts learners actually get stuck on.
A full practice run of the citizenship exam — reading, listening, writing and speaking — with an estimated level at the end.Exam-ready
Write Finnish with other learners in real time, get instant word translations and grammar nudges, and earn XP for trying.Only on Finnishly
Say it out loud, hands-free. Practise pronunciation and quick recall in both directions — English↔Finnish.
Instant lookups while you read, plus simplified real Finnish news so you practise the language people actually use today.
Other apps stop at A2 or hide the grammar behind a subscription. Here's the honest side-by-side.
| Feature | Finnishly | Duolingo | Paid apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, no ads | ~€13/mo | €3–20/mo |
| Level range | A1 – B1 | A1 – A2 | A1 – A2 |
| Noun cases | ✓ Drilled | ✗ | Rarely |
| YKI exam prep | ✓ Mock test | ✗ | Guide only |
| Live community chat | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Spaced repetition | ✓ | ✓ | Some |
| Works in the browser | ✓ No install | App only | App only |
| Made for Finnish | ✓ Only Finnish | Beta | Generic engine |
Learning the language of your new home shouldn't sit behind a paywall.
Finnishly is built and run by Joyanta — an immigrant learning Finnish in Kokkola — for everyone doing the same. Free today, free tomorrow.
Not a professional developer — built with the help of AI coding tools, learning as I went.