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Get your tongue around the Suomi language
Whenever I am in a country where english is not the main language (and since english is the only language I can speak fluently) I try to learn at least two phrases: 'Do you speak english?' and 'thank you'.
In Suomi these are:
'Do you speak english?' - 'Puhutko Englantia?'
'Thank you' - 'Kiitos' (pronounced 'Key toss')
(Taken from the Lonely Planet Scandinavian guide)
Also, a casual (informal) way of saying hello is 'moi' and goodbye 'moi moi'.
You will notice in Finland that Finnish words are usually a lot longer than those in the english vocabulary. For instance I saw a movie poster that said at the bottom "Elokuvateattereissa 29.7", which I'm guessing meant "At cinemas 29.7"
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