On this page you will find links to online Finnish podcasts, Finnish audio lessons and audiobooks. Most of the sites listed below allow you to download podcast files (mp3, wma, etc.) to your computer for free. Usually you can find Finnish transcript for each audio clip.
Regular listening of Finnish podcasts and audiobooks will help you learn basic Finnish words and basic Finnish phrases and will improve not only your listening, but also general communication skills in Finnish language.
The difficulty level is indicated by color circles:
- for beginner/elementary level –
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, - for advanced learners –
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If you want to suggest an online resource for learning Finnish, see the instructions here.
- librivox.org – online library of Finnish audiobooks in the public domain (free for download). The site contains a lot of audiobooks in Finnish read by volunteers. All books are in the public domain (they are not protected by copyright). On the page for the given audiobook almost always you can find a link to the original text in Finnish (most of the time it's Project Gutenberg - online library with thousands of free e-books).
