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Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101.com! Today is an amazingly beautiful day. So what better way to spend the day than taking a stroll with your friends. As you walk along the streets, enjoying the cool breeze and the warm sun, you see a little girl run into the park chasing a puppy. She is obviously consumed by the happiness of this day as she catches the puppy and it licks her face enthusiastically. You turn to your friends laughing and say in Finnish, "That little girl really likes the puppy!" Everyone watches her for a while before moving on to a store window where your friends start pointing and laughing hysterically. You make your way to the window, peering inside to find a statue of a little man dancing wildly...without any pants! Your friends giggle like school kids and say in Finnish, "Look at the funny man dancing without pants!!" As you continue through the town, laughing, relaxing, and enjoying your time with your new friends, you realize none of these happy moments would have been possible today without first learning Finnish! FinnishPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Finnish! This Finnish Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you how to talk about positive emotions in Finnish. In this Finnish vocabulary video, you will learn Finnish by watching the video, seeing both Finnish and Finnish translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Finnish translations being read aloud by our native Finnish speakers. Visit us at FinnishPod101.com where you will find many more great Finnish lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Onko täällä lähellä pankkiautomaattia? Onko täällä lähellä pankkia? Onko täällä lähellä rahanvaihtoa? Missä voin vaihtaa rahaa? Saisinko pientä rahaa? Voisitko rikkoa tämän? ----Formal English---- Is there an ATM near here? Is there a bank near here? Is there an exchange office near here? Where can I exchange currency? Smaller denominations, please. Break this, please. --------------------------- Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources!

Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101.com! As part of your Finnish "Forest Animal" unit, today your class is taking a walk through the forest to gather information for a report you will have as homework tonight. Your teacher hands out a list of "things to look out for" - written entirely in Finnish! Not being able to make out some of the Finnish words on the list, you try to partner up with someone, but everyone seems to have turned it into a competition to see who can find things first. Suddenly, a classmate screams out in Finnish, "I found one!! Look, that raccoon is cracking and munching peanuts!" Everyone moans, knowing that classmate is now in the lead, but you strain your neck, struggling to see what in the world she found. Finding nothing as the group moves on quickly, you jot down as much as you can remember - you will just have to look it up when you get home. Ugh. You are startled as another classmate cries out in Finnish, "I know what the eagle eats! It's swooping down for fish!" Your fellow classmates cry out in unison, "Ahhh!!" as you again jot down the Finnish words you do not recognize. It's too bad you can't enjoy this hike through the beautiful forest. But what's worse is that before you can even BEGIN your report tonight, you have to find out what all this even means!!! FinnishPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Finnish! This Finnish Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you the Finnish words you need to talk about forest animals and their behaviors. In this Finnish vocabulary video, you will learn Finnish by watching the video, seeing both Finnish and Finnish translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Finnish translations being read aloud by our native Finnish speakers. Visit us at FinnishPod101.com where you will find many more great Finnish lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Children of Bodom Children of Bodom on espoolainen hevimetalliyhtye. Se perustettiin vuonna 1993, ja siihen kuuluu kitaristi Roope Latvala, solisti ja kitaristi Alexi Laiho, kosketinsoittaja Janne Wirman, rumpali Jaska Raatikainen ja basisti Henkka Seppälä. Yhtye kokeili monia eri hevimetallimusiikin tyylisuuntia, kuten power-metallia, trash-metallia, black-metallia ja melodista death-metallia. Children of Bodom on myynyt yli neljännesmiljoona levyä ainoastaan Suomessa, minkä ansiosta se on yksi kaikkien aikojen menestyksekkäimmistä suomalaisyhtyeistä. Yhtyeen alkuperäinen nimi oli Inearthed, ja Laiho ja Raatikainen olivat sen perustajajäseniä. He kasvoivat yhdessä ja ovat aina olleet kiinnostuneita hevimetallista. Inearthedin ensimmäiset levytykset eivät menestyneet ja saivat osakseen vain vähäistä kiinnostusta suomalaisilta levy-yhtiöiltä. He saivat levytuottajien huomiota osakseen vasta erotettuaan kosketinsoittajansa ja otettuaan Wirmanin mukaan riveihinsä. Saatuaan osakseen kiinnostusta, heidät palkannut levy-yhtiö vaati heitä valitsemaan itselleen uuden nimen, joten 1990-luvun loppupuolella yhtyeestä tuli Children of Bodom. Kaiken kaikkiaan yhtye on levyttänyt ainakin seitsemän studioalbumia ja voittanut useita palkintoja. Guitar World -lehti äänesti Laihon parhaaksi metallikitaristiksi. Hän jätti taakseen joitakin suuria nimiä, kuten Metallican Kirk Hammetin. Yhtye on esiintynyt lukuisilla loppuunmyydyillä keikoilla ja maailmakiertueilla, ja se on jakanut esiintymislavan kuuluisien bändien, kuten Megadeathin ja Ozzy Osbournen kanssa. Lisäksi yhtyeen albumi Relentless Reckless Forever (Sinnikäs ja holtiton ikuisesti) myi Suomessa kultaa ilmestymispäivänään. ----Formal English---- Children of Bodom Children of Bodom is a heavy metal band that hails from Espoo, Finland. The group got together in 1993 and is made up of Roope Latvala, who plays guitar, Alexi Laiho, the lead singer and lead guitarist, Janne Wirman on keyboard, drummer Jaska Raatikainen, and Henkka Seppala on bass guitar. The band has experimented with many different styles within the heavy metal genre, including power metal, thrash metal, black metal, and melodic death metal. Children of Bodom has sold more than a quarter million records in Finland alone, making them one of the best selling groups of all time in Finland. The band's original name was Inearthed, and Laiho and Raatikainen were the founding members. They grew up together and had always had an interest in heavy metal. Inearthed's initial records were not successful and got little, if any, attention from record labels in Finland. It wasn't until they kicked their keyboardist out of the group and Wirman joined in his place that they were able to interest record producers. When they did start to generate some interest, the record label that picked them up required them to choose a new name, so they changed the band's name to Children of Bodom in the late 1990s. In all, the band has recorded at least seven studio albums and won several awards. Laiho himself was voted in as Best Metal Guitarist in Guitar World magazine, even beating out some of the greats like Metallica's Kirk Hammett. The band also has given several sold-out performances on a number of world tours and shared the stage with big names like Megadeth and Ozzy Osbourne. In addition, the band's album Relentless Reckless Forever hit gold status in their native country of Finland the same day it came out in stores. --------------------------- Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources! [...]

Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Haluaisin lähettää tämän paketin Italiaan. Mitä paketissa on sisällä? Mitä paketti sisältää? ----Formal English---- I would like to send this package to Italy. What's in the package? What does the package contain? --------------------------- Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources!

Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Aulis Sallinen Aulis Sallinen syntyi vuonna 1935 Salmessa, ja häntä pidetään yleisesti Jean Sibeliuksen luonnollisena seuraajana. Tämä suomalainen muusikko aloitti opettelemalla viulunsoittoa, ja sävelsi ensimmäiset teoksensa ollessaan teini-ikäinen. Hän opiskeli Sibelius-Akatemiassa, ja myöhemmin myös opetti samassa oppilaitoksessa. Hänen saavutuksiinsa kuuluu—Suomen Yleisradion sinfoniaorkesterin johtajuus, Suomen säveltäjäyhdistyksen puheenjohtajuus, TEOSTOn (Suomen tekijänoikeusyhdistyksen) johtokunnan jäsenyys - myöhemmin puheenjohtajuus. Lisäksi hän kuului Suomen Kansallisoopperan johtokuntaan useiden vuosien ajan. Sallinen on Kuninkaallisen Musiikkiakatemian jäsen ja Turun ja Helsingin yliopistojen kunniatohtori, ja hän rikastutti musiikkiyhteisöä koko uransa ajan arvostettuna säveltäjänä. Yksi arvokkaimmista kunnianosoituksista oli Sallisen nimittäminen elinikäiseksi taiteiden professoriksi Suomen hallituksen toimesta vuonna 1981. Se oli lajissaan ensimmäinen hallituksen tekemä nimitys. Tämän nimityksen ansiosta Sallinen sai mahdollisuuden ryhtyä päätoimiseksi säveltäjäksi. Hänen sävellyksiinsä kuuluu jopa kahdeksan erikoislaatuista sinfoniaa sekä monia laulettuja konserttikappaleita. Yksi näistä on Dies Irae, joka esittää vision planeettamme tuhosta apokalypsissä. Elämän ja kuoleman lauluja kirjoitettiin vuonna 1994, ja se ilmaisee Sallisen uskoa ihmisyyteen. Sallinen sävelsi koko sydämellään ja toi omat uskomuksensa ja vakaumuksensa töihinsä, jotka hän jakoi koko maailman kanssa. ----Formal English---- Aulis Sallinen Born in Salmi, Finland in 1935, Aulis Sallinen is commonly referred to as the natural successor to Jean Sebelius. A Finnish musician who started out learning how to play the violin, he composed his first pieces of music while he was still a teenager. He went to school at the Sibelius Academy, later joining the staff at the school. His many accomplishments include—Administrator of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Secretary and Member of the Board, Chairman of the Finnish Composers' Society, Member of the Board of TEOSTO (Finnish Copyright Society), and later the Chairman of the Board. He was on the Board of the Finnish National Opera for several years as well. As a Royal Music Academy member and also Honorary Doctor of the Universities of Turku and Helsinki, he gave back to the musical community throughout his career as an accomplished composer. Being appointed as the Professor of Arts for life by the Finnish Government in 1981 was one of the highest honors afforded to him and also the government's first such appointment in history. This appointment allowed Aulis Sallinen the opportunity to become a full-time composer. His listing of compositions includes no less than eight distinctive symphonies and many concert works that utilize voices. One of these is the Dies Irae, which expresses a vision of the planet destroyed by an apocalypse. Songs of Life and Death was written in 1994, which serves as an expression of Sallinen's creed of humanitarianism. Sallinen took his composing to heart, and felt the need to bring his own beliefs and convictions to the works he shared with the world. --------------------------- Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources!

Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Haluaisin lähettää tämän Italiaan. Haluaisin lähettää tämän postikortin Italiaan. Haluaisin lähettää tämän kirjeen Italiaan. Haluaisin lähettää tämän paketin Italiaan. ----Formal English---- I would like to send this to Italy. I would like to send this postcard to Italy. I would like to send this letter to Italy. I would like to send this package to Italy. --------------------------- Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources!

Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources!

Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101.com! Your well-meaning friend wants to take you back out on horseback today before you return home. But today's agenda is bird watching. He believes this is a great way to see the country while relaxing and unwinding for the day. But you have a trick up your sleeve this time. Last time, he embarrassed you by continuously rolling his eyes at you every time you didn't know the Finnish word for an animal. This time, knowing the agenda ahead of time, you prepared. As you saddle up and head out over the hills, you spot some vultures in the trees. Seizing an opportunity, you call out in Finnish, "Look, those vultures are eyeing that cheetah's lunch!" Surprised, he looks at YOU and not the vulture. Acting as if you don't notice, and not missing a beat, you call out in Finnish, "Ooh, hurry! That quail is about to fly away!" Still looking shocked, he decides to try to trick you. He looks around and calls out in Finnish, "Those ducks, they are bobbing in the water." Calmly, you reply in Finnish, "Yes, there are a few in the water and few over there on the grass too." Finally you smile, rolling your eyes, and tell him in Finnish, "I guess birds of a feather flock together. You didn't think I was going to come unprepared again, did you?" FinnishPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Finnish! This Finnish Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you how to talk about birds and some common things they do in Finnish. In this Finnish vocabulary video, you will learn Finnish by watching the video, seeing both Finnish and Finnish translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Finnish translations being read aloud by our native Finnish speakers. Visit us at FinnishPod101.com where you will find many more great Finnish lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Minulla on varaus nimellä... Haluaisin yhden huoneen. Saisinko nimenne, kiitos. Voisitteko tavata sen? ----Formal English---- I have a reservation under the name... I would like a room. Your name, please. Can you spell it? --------------------------- Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources!

Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources!

Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Mana Mana Rockyhtye Mana Mana perustettiin Joensuussa vuonna 1986. Tällä yhtyeellä oli uusi musiikkityyli, jossa yhdistyivät goottirock, death rock, punk ja metalli - näin syntyi raskasta, grunge-väritteistä stoner musiikkia. Tämä oli yksi aikansa rankimmista bändeistä. Käyttämällä musiikissaan vääristyneitä kitararaitoja, he onnistuivat hehkuttamaan koskettavat sanoitukset tumman sävyisiksi. Sanoituksia kirjoitti Jouni Mömmö, yhtyeen laulusolisti-lauluntekijä-kitaristi, ja niissä oli uskonnollista symboliikkaa, kuolemaa, apokalyptisiä viestejä, henkilökohtaisia paljastuksia, mielipuolisuutta ja toisinaan epäonnistuneita rakkaustarinoita. Musiikki oli tunnettua myös kristinuskoa vastaan kohdistetuista sanallisista hyökkäyksistä. Yhtyeen ura jäi lyhyeksi Mömmön mielenterveydellisen tilan huononemisen takia. Hän kärsi skitsofreniasta ja hänen oli vaikea keskittyä tehtäviin, minkä takia yhtyeellä oli vaikeuksia säilyttää asemansa musiikkipiireissä. Mömmön sairauden takia hän ei kyennyt esiintymään live-konserteissa, joten yhtyeen musiikin vaikutusalue pieneni. Hän olisi halunnut esiintyä, mutta ei yksinkertaisesti kyennyt mukautumaan kiertävän yhtyeen ankaraan aikatauluun. Yksi yhtyeen viimeisiä yrityksiä ryhmän elvyttämiseksi oli useiden kappaleiden uudelleen levyttäminen englanniksi, mutta Mömmön mielisairaus oli jo liian pitkälle kehittynyt, jotta he olisivat pystyneet aktiivisesti edistämään oman työnsä menestystä. Mömmön ääni oli niin heikko uusilla kappaleilla, että usein häntä oli vaikea kuulla lainkaan. Mömmö murtui mielisairauteensa lokakuussa 1991 ja teki itsemurhan huumeiden yliannostuksella. Hän oli vain 35-vuotias. ----Formal English---- Mana Mana The rock band Mana Mana was founded in 1986 in Joensuu, Finland. This band had a new musical style that mixed Goth, death rock, punk, and metal, bringing out some heavy stoner music tinged with grunge. They were one of the edgiest bands of their day. By using distorted guitar tracks in their music, they were able to blaze a trail of haunting vocals with dark overtones. The lyrics were written by Jouni Mommo, the lead singer-songwriter-guitarist, and carried messages of religious symbolism, death, the apocalypse, personal revelations, insanity and, sometimes stories of love gone wrong. The music was known also for its verbiage that attacked Christianity. Their career was short due to the worsening condition of Mommo's mental state. Diagnosed as a schizophrenic, it was difficult for him to stay on task and for the band to maintain a presence on the music scene. This condition left him unable to perform live shows which limited the reach of their music. Although he wanted to perform, he simply was unable to keep up with the grueling schedule that a tour required. One of their last-ditch efforts to revive their act was to re-record many of their songs in English, but Mommo's mental health was much too poor for them to actively promote their own work. His voice on the new tracks was so weak that, in many places, he could barely be heard at all. Mommo succumbed to his condition in October of 1991 and committed suicide by taking an overdose of drugs. He was only thirty-five years old. --------------------------- Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources!

Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Miten tämä luetaan? Miten tämä lausutaan? Mitä se tarkoittaa? ----Formal English---- How do you read this? How do you pronounce this? What does it mean? --------------------------- Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources!

Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101.com! You learned a lot the last time you agreed to watch your niece...and this time, the joke's on her. Yes, last time, she thought she was so smart because she knew the Finnish names for so many insects in your garden. But she is only five years old, and you are pretty sure that you have her this time! You have a bug day planned - of gardening again. She loves it, and it is an excellent chance for you to show off your new Finnish insect vocabulary that you have been practicing. As you follow her out into the flower garden, she looks back at you with those big patronizingly sweet eyes and says in Finnish, "Look, what is this bug called?" Oh, she's fast: she thinks you don't know this answer. You kneel down next to her, sneer on your face, and reply sweetly in Finnish, "Honey, that is a spider, and it looks like it's protecting itself from you." Astonished, she whips her head around to face you and replies with a simple, "Oh." You point to another bug nearby and explain in Finnish, "And look here, the cicadas are climbing up the tree." She stares at you in disbelief and replies in Finnish, "I don't want to look at bugs any more, let's go work in the garden!" Looks like you beat her at her own game AND get some help with that unruly garden too! Nice job! FinnishPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Finnish! This Finnish Video Vocabulary lesson is part two of our Insect vocabulary, and it will teach you how to talk about insects in Finnish. In this Finnish vocabulary video, you will learn Finnish by watching the video, seeing both Finnish and Finnish translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Finnish translations being read aloud by our native Finnish speakers. Visit us at FinnishPod101.com where you will find many more great Finnish lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Hanoi Rocks Hanoi Rocks on Suomen suurin vientituote heavy metallin maailmaan. Yhtye sai innoituksensa 70-luvun glam rokista ja se yhdisti hevimetallin ja glam rokin tyylit toisiinsa menestyksekkäämmin kuin monet muut samaa yrittäneet yhtyeet. Kaikilla yhtyeen jäsenillä, perustajajäsentä Michael Monroeta lukuun ottamatta, oli juuret suomalaisissa punk-yhtyeissä Briand ja Pelle miljoona Oy. Hanoi Rocksin debyyttialbumi, Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks, julkaistiin vain Skandinaviassa vuonna 1981. Julkaistuaan tämän albumin, yhtye matkusti Lontooseen edistääkseen omaa uraansa ja levyttämään albumin Oriental Beat. Hanoi Rocks tuli tunnetuksi Britanniassa tehtyään sopimuksen CBS-levy-yhtiön kanssa vuonna 1983. Yhtye teki cover-version Creedence Clearwater Revivalin kappaleesta "Up Around the Bend," ja siitä tuli heidän ainoa sen vuotinen Britannian listoille pääsyt singlensä. Vuoden päätteeksi he tekivät kiertueen Yhdysvalloissa. Yhtyeen perustajajäsen, Michael Monroe, jätti bändin vuonna 1985 traagisen onnettomuuden jälkeen, jossa yksi yhtyeen jäsen sai surmansa. Monroe kuitenkin palasi yksiin Andy McCoyn kanssa vuonna 2001 ja yhtye koki uudelleensyntymisen. Yhtye lähti "Hanoi Revisited" -nimiselle kiertueelle, jossa se esitti joitakin vanhempia hittejään, kuten "Malibu Beach Nightmare" "Tragedy" ja "Up Around the Bend." Fanit reagoivat kiertueeseen innostuneesti, mikä puhalsi uutta henkeä yhtyeeseen ja toi Hanoi Rocksin uudelleen eturintamalle. Vuoteen 2002 mennessä kaksikko oli kirjoittanut tarpeeksi uusia kappaleita levyttääkseen uuden albumin, säilyttääkseen olemassa olevan fanijoukkonsa ja kasvattaakseen sitä suurin joukoin. ----Formal English---- Hanoi Rocks Hanoi Rocks is Finland's major export to the world of heavy metal. Inspired by the 1970s glam rock, they have brought together the styles of heavy metal and glam rock more successfully than many other bands that have tried to do so. All of the band's members except the founder, Michael Monroe, had roots in the Finnish punk bands of Briand and Pell Miljoona Oy. Hanoi Rocks' debut album, Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks, was Scandinavian—only and released in 1981. Once this album was released, then band traveled to London for self-promotion and recorded Oriental Beat. Hanoi Rocks became known in Britain once they signed with CBS in 1983.When they remade Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Up Around the Bend," it became their only UK chart single that year and they ended the year with a US tour. The band's founder, Monroe, left the band after a tragic accident in 1985 took the life of one of the band members. However, Monroe returned with Andy McCoy in 2001 and the band experienced a rebirth. Singing some of the older hits, "Malibu Beach Nightmare" "Tragedy" and "Up Around the Bend"—the band launched a tour known as "Hanoi Revisited." The fan's reactions to the new tour were enthusiastic, breathing new life into the band and bringing Hanoi Rocks once again to the forefront. By 2002, the duo wrote enough new songs that they were able to record a new album, keeping their existing fanbase while adding huge numbers to it. --------------------------- Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101! Don't forget to stop by FinnishPod101.com for more great Finnish Language Learning Resources!