About this Event
Join Saija Laurla to learn Finnish travel vocabulary, useful sentences and tips on where to visit in Helsinki!
There will be 4 meetings, starting every Friday in April.
1st meeting: Friday, April 4th
2nd meeting: Friday, April 11th
3rd meeting: Friday, April 18th
Last meeting: Friday, April 25th
*We need at least 10 registrants*
Bio: Saija Laurla
Although the Finnish language can be difficult to learn, instructor Saija Laurla makes it fun and interesting. She was born in Helsinki and raised in Vantaa, the international airport city of Finland. Living accessibly to other countries, her family took her abroad two to three times a year. This gave the talkative Saija the ability to learn some French, English, Spanish, Swedish and Italian. As a young adult Saija continued traveling, always picking up words here and there continuing her interests towards different languages. In Finland Saija worked as a journalist, script writer and a TV-producer. When Saija’s husband got offered a job in the United States in 2015, Saija watched numerous popular TV shows to refresh her English as well as expose her to American culture.
In 2018, Saija had lived in the US for three years by the time she discovered the teaching position available at Saima Park, and felt comfortable to apply. The rest is history.
First meeting: Friday April 4th | 6 - 7:30 pm | for all 4 classes: $150; $100 for members | tickets
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham Street, Newton, United States
USD 161.90
