February has come to its end and there is time to check back to announcements, blog posts and forum posts.
BLOG POSTS
Did you know that Finland has the most riches folk stories in the world? Well if you did not, you can read all about it, while celebrating Kalevala Day, that is actually today, at the time of writing this announcement. Head over here to get acquainted with Elias Lönnrot. -> Kalevala Day - 28th February
There are 10 Cool Things To Do During Winter, and one of them is of course staying inside. and you can enjoy your Kalevala-reading while you enjoy the warmth of your apartment or house. Of course I highly recommend you check out the rests of the things as well here -> 10 Cool Things To Do During Winter. Remember your mittens!
FEBRUARY ANNOUNCEMENTS
This months announcements include, to name a few
-> Have you taken your Finnish Placement test yet?
-> Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu UMK2023
And just to keep things organised, I have added a thread with all the announcements from 2022 and I will be collecting everything from year 2023 in the same thread.
-> 2022-2023 Announcements (archive)
VIDEO CONTEST
The hot topic of the following weeks is going to be the OLS Video Contest! Please ask questions, read the rules and take part in the competition! There will be 10 Interrail Global passes available for 10 selected videos! Best of luck to your competition!
You can access the forum here: -> OLS Video Contest Forum
FORUM POSTS
Let's keep the conversation going! We already have a few Finnish practitioners, please just hop in! I know you will do good and you encourage others to join in as well!
-> Welcome to our new Video Contest forum!
-> Do you have a question about Finnish language?
-> Challenges - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
-> Video - Funny Finnish Idioms
-> A dog - joke about Finnish language
HEI HELSINKI! - COURSE IN FINNISH
Finally, here is a reminder about our language courses, and of course Finnish courses! You can start with -> Hei Helsinki!
Minna, OLS Community Manager – Finnish