Learn Finnish in a friendly atmosphere!

St Albans Saturday Finnish School provides language tuition and support for the Finnish-British community in the UK - for the children, young ones and adults.

We aim to support the language skills of the children of bilingual families and strengthen the Finnish identity, provide information about Finland, its history, geography and culture. Our aim is also to promote Finnish culture and further awareness of the Finnish way of life.

Join our mailing list and we'll keep you updated! If you are interested in learning Finnish, you may come and visit us on any schoolday! Read more info for new students.

St Albans Finnish School

A new study group for Finnish students - a fun social gathering! Note date change! Read more...

Opettajaa tarvitaan! Lue lisää...

We meet every 2nd Saturday, come and visit us on any schoolday! Read more info for new students.

We have classes for all age groups. 8 different groups for children and young people and 3 for adults.

See also school dates and other events in our calendar.

Our Cafe and Finnish Shop are open every school day! We stock goodies from Finland you may find difficult - if not impossible! - to find in England.

The Finnish School is a registered charity and so almost entirely dependent on voluntary work. Please read more - we need your help!

We also have a Library service with hundreds of books, DVDs and videos for children and adults

We also offer preparation for The Institute of Linguists examination in Finnish and invite experts to speak on topical issues.

We arrange cultural and sports events (e.g. Kalevala dinner evening, pesäpallo, ...), hold an annual Christmas Bazaar, Christmas Carols and celebrate other traditional Finnish festivals, like Juhannus for instance.