About SpeakNord
We're building the Finnish language tool we wished existed when we moved to Finland.
Why Finnish-only?
Most language apps treat Finnish as one of dozens of languages they support — so the features are generic and Finnish-specific things like consonant gradation (KPT), vowel harmony, and the 15-case system get awkward, half-treated, or missing entirely. SpeakNord is built only for Finnish. Every drill, every grammar reference, every AI tutor prompt is tuned to how Finnish actually works.
Built for migrants, not tourists
If you live in Finland — or you're about to — you don't need to learn how to order a beer on holiday. You need to pass the YKI exam for permanent residency, understand a letter from Kela, talk to your child's teacher, or hold your own in a workplace. SpeakNord's curriculum, vocabulary, and exercises are organized around real migrant scenarios: official Finnish (Migri, Kela, the tax office), workplace Finnish for nurses, doctors, IT, and trades, daily-life Finnish for shops, transport, and healthcare, and family Finnish for partners and parents of Finnish nationals.
The YKI exam, taken seriously
The YKI Yleinen Kielitutkinto General Language Test at Level 3 (CEFR B1) is the gate to Finnish citizenship and permanent residency. We treat it as the goal — not an afterthought. SpeakNord includes full YKI mock tests that mirror the real exam in format, timing, and scoring: reading comprehension, listening comprehension, two writing tasks, and three speaking tasks. AI grades writing and speaking against the official YKI rubric and gives you actionable, section-by-section feedback so you know exactly where you stand before exam day.
Our principles
- Teach first, test later. The AI tutor never asks you to use a word it hasn't taught in a previous message. No fake immersion.
- Real Finnish, not textbook Finnish. What people actually say at the grocery counter, on a bus, in a Migri appointment.
- No fake gamification. Streaks and XP exist, but the goal is fluency. We don't hide your real progress behind shiny rewards.
- Honest pricing. A free 1-month trial with the real product, then $6.99/month for Plus or $12.99/month for Pro — cheaper than a single hour with a private Finnish tutor.
Built in Finland
SpeakNord is a small team building from Finland for people learning Finnish. We use SpeakNord ourselves — for our own Finnish, our partners' Finnish, our friends' YKI prep. If you find something wrong, we hear about it the same day.
Get in touch
Press, partnerships, or just to say hi: hello@speaknord.com.