With a decade of experience from teaching ballet, and from teaching in Alternative Education (high school) back in New Zealand, I believe we rise by lifting others.
After two years on the other side of the world, I wanted to honour my roots and have my share in keeping Finnish language alive!
Me as a Teacher
After years of studying all these different languages, I understand the pain of learning new grammar, and the frustration when trying to express yourself without having the right words.
Instead of drowning students in new rules of the language or gluing their noses into to the books..
My main goal is to keep the lesson topics always interesting, touching topics that are useful on a daily basis, with emphasis on vocal communication skills!
With me you get to talk, sign, read poems and articles, write whatever challenges you.
Finnish language is quite a special one, and it would be an honour to support your journey to become fluent in Finnish, while learning more about the country!
My lessons & teaching style
My main goal is to keep the lesson topics always interesting, touching topics that are useful on a daily basis, with emphasis on vocal communication skills!
With me you get to talk, sign, read poems & articles, and write whatever challenges you.
I'll make sure that after every lesson you'll feel like you have a better understanding of how things like sauna, sunshine, or lack of sunshine, and lakes impact people's mindset, culture and why it matters.
My teaching material
Articles and news
Text Documents
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5.0
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Students
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Lessons
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Finnish Lessons
Trial Lesson
29 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Moi! First steps into learning Finnish language.
A1 - A2Language Essentials87 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 18% off
Suomen kielen jatko tunnit / Intermediate Finnish lessons
B1 - B2Language Essentials95 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 18% off
Reach comfort in expressing yourself in Finnish.
A2 - C1Conversation54 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 18% off
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9 Reviews
Anastasia
21 Finnish lessons
Teacher’s pick
This is my third (or fourth) package of lessons with Sylvia, and I’m not going to stop! I really feel how I am enhancing my speaking skills with Sylvia, so thankful to her 🫶🏻
Aug 20, 2024
Khanh Nguyen
10 Finnish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Excellent teacher, I highly highly recommend :) Sylvia has been such a patient and helpful tutor and language-learning companion that I have learnt a lot from. Her knowledge about diverse topics has helped our conversations flow and we can discuss about so many different things. Thank you for your help, insights and advice, I really appreciate it! :D
Jun 10, 2024
Hoang
22 Finnish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Hän on paras kieliopettaja, jonka olen koskaan tavannut. Jokainen oppitunti hänen kanssaan on mukava ja hyödyllinen, koska hän on ystävällinen, luova ja huomaavainen. Hänen selitystaitonsa on erityisen hyvä, joka auttaa minua oppimaan paljon, erityisesti uusista sanoista ja ääntämistä.
She is the best language tutor I have ever met. Every lesson with her is pleasant and useful thanks to her friendly, creative and attentive approach. Her explanation skill is exceptionally good, which helps me learn a lot, especially about new words and pronunciation.
Apr 12, 2024
Axel
1 Finnish lesson
I liked my lesson a lot! we went over texts that at the beginning seemed hard, but little by little we went over them and and at the end I was able to understand kaikki!
Jun 17, 2024
Artyom
4 Finnish lessons
Sylvia has assisted me with talking and I am really happy she supports various topics, she corrects your mistakes while not interrupting and providing good explanations. She is also knowledgeable and the conversation goes non-stop. She adjusts to the student's wishes perfectly. I recommend learning and studying with her.
Jun 13, 2024
Selvi
6 Finnish lessons
Sylvia was very nice and I had a good time talking and learning with her. She gave me great tips on how to learn more vocabulary which I really appreciated as it is my weakest point. :) Thank you for the lesson!