30 real learning tools, not just exercises. Made for independent Finnish learners.
Sanakissa · 30 tools
Vocabulary BuilderBring your Finnish. Pick four useful lemmas. Sanakissa builds the card.RephraseOne idea in written and spoken Finnish, with every important shift explained.PronunciationRecord Finnish. Get word-by-word feedback. Try it again.Chat with AnnaRelaxed Finnish conversation with gentle correction in your language.Songs300 Finnish songs, each with a teaching target. Save the earworms.MemoryEvery word you have learned, brought back when it needs review.
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Start with your world
Learn the Finnish that matters to you.
Begin with your own sentence, question, topic, photograph, or conversation. Sanakissa identifies useful Finnish lemmas and builds natural collocations around them. You choose the words worth keeping instead of following a generic list.
Personal sentences, questions, topics, and photographs
Useful Finnish lemma suggestions with natural collocations
Chatbots that highlight relevant vocabulary and chunks
Learner choice and a focused My36 vocabulary
Your learning begins with your life — not a generic curriculum.
Bring your world into Sanakissa
A thought, photograph, or conversation becomes useful Finnish vocabulary, natural collocations, and highlighted chunks that you can choose to save.
Because the language begins with something meaningful to you, every new word is connected to a real reason to learn it.
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See how Finnish changes
Connect the dictionary form to the Finnish used in a real sentence.
Finnish words rarely stay in their dictionary form. Sanakissa connects the lemma or perusmuoto to the surface form you met, shows what the ending contributes in that sentence, and keeps the surrounding collocations and chunks. You learn pöytä, recognise pöydällä, and see that -llä contributes the idea of being on or at something.
Dictionary form or lemma linked to the form used in context
Learner-friendly suffix meanings such as -llä (on or at)
Case, tense, person, mood, and stem-change information when relevant
Collocations and lexical chunks from the original sentence
Contextual meanings for inflected forms, not misleading dictionary glosses
Do not memorise one frozen form. Learn how the word works.
From perusmuoto to the form you actually need
A card can connect pöytä (table) to pöydällä (on the table), while the suffix gloss explains what -llä contributes in that sentence.
The path is simple: Lemma → Surface form → Ending and stem change → Contextual meaning → Useful chunk.
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Practise until it sticks
A smarter memory system keeps your Finnish active.
Words, collocations, and lexical chunks enter Sanakissa's personal SRS system. My36 keeps a focused set active while intelligent review brings older language back before it disappears. AI quizzes make you retrieve and use Finnish instead of simply flipping cards.
My36 word, collocation, and lexical-chunk practice
Easy, OK, and Hard grading
Memory, Drill Pack, and Drill Trainer
Challenge Mode and AI-generated retrieval quizzes
Sanakissa does not just store vocabulary. It keeps making you retrieve and use it.
A focused memory loop
New Finnish moves through a repeatable cycle: Learn → Recall → Grade → Review → Retrieve.
Quiz partners ask you to recall a form, complete a chunk, choose a natural collocation, or use the language in a sentence.
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Train written and spoken Finnish
Learn when Finnish follows the page and when it follows real conversation.
Kirjakieli is the standard Finnish used in formal writing, news, instructions, and exam writing. Puhekieli is the Finnish people commonly use in conversation, with forms such as mä and sä, shortened verbs, and everyday vocabulary. Sanakissa lets you select either variety and then keeps the vocabulary, examples, stories, quizzes, and feedback consistent with that choice.
Kirjakieli for standard written Finnish and YKI writing practice
Puhekieli for casual conversation and everyday listening
Register-aware vocabulary, rephrasing, reading, writing, and quizzes
Side-by-side explanations of forms such as minä menen and mä meen
Feedback that recognises puhekieli as a real variety, not an error
Understand the Finnish you read. Be ready for the Finnish you hear.
Two varieties, two jobs
Kirjakieli gives you the shared written standard needed for formal communication. Puhekieli prepares you for the shortened pronouns, verb forms, and vocabulary of everyday speech.
Sanakissa teaches the contrast explicitly so learners do not reach Finland knowing only the language of a textbook.
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Discover more
Explore new Finnish through content you enjoy.
Not every session needs to begin with active study. A library of 300 Finnish songs, spoken passages, conversations, stories, Feed cards, and courses lets you meet new language naturally. Save useful words, forms, collocations, and chunks from that content and bring them back into your learning cycle.
300 Finnish songs across genres and levels
Spoken passages, conversations, and stories
Feed cards, graded assessments, and courses
Low- and medium-energy learning
New vocabulary discovered through context
Discover Finnish everywhere — and bring the useful parts into your own vocabulary.
Content feeds the learning cycle
Listen or read, notice useful language, save words and chunks, add them to My36, and begin the cycle again.
Every song is more than background music: it has a Finnish teaching target and practice that helps you notice and use it.
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Keep everything
Your entire Finnish learning history becomes a resource.
Your Diary records vocabulary, assessments, passages, writing, corrections, completed exercises, and saved discoveries. Search by date or topic, return to previous work, and use Sanakissa's read-only connection to discuss and extend it with ChatGPT or Claude.
Daily Diary and vocabulary history
Completed assessments and saved passages
Writing, corrections, and tutor feedback
Search by date or topic and learning playlists
ChatGPT, Claude, and Sanakissa connections
Your learning does not disappear when the lesson ends. It becomes something you can revisit and build upon.
Your history becomes new practice
One day can preserve new lemmas, inflected forms, lexical chunks, a personalised story, a corrected sentence, and a completed song lesson.
You can then ask ChatGPT or Claude to use that real Diary work for new Finnish speaking practice, bringing the cycle back to the beginning.
Try a bit of Sanakissa right now — no signup
Knowing a dictionary form isn't the same as using Finnish. Give Sanakissa a word you're learning and it expands it into the chunks and phrases Finns actually use — "tehdä päätös," "tulla päätökseen," "vaikea päätös tehdä." You see the useful form in context, not just an isolated lemma. Try it below.
Chunks
Build Finnish lexical chunks from a word, collocation, or situation
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The 98% Problem: Why Most Learners Quit
Why they quit:
✓The app decides what you learn
✓You recognise Finnish words but cannot use the right form
✓There is nothing useful to do when you are tired — you are always in study mode
✓You cannot see real progress, just how many games you played
✓You still cannot say what you mean after months
Why Sanakissa is different:
✓You choose what you learn
✓You prove you can use it in the right Finnish form
✓There is always something useful that matches your energy
✓Your Diary shows real evidence of growth
✓300 Finnish songs and varied practice make learning feel like entertainment
That gap isn't just "more vocabulary." It's learning to use Finnish creatively — to build sentences from your own thoughts, again and again, until it feels natural.
The App-Hopping Trap
You've tried to fix this, but most tools keep you passive:
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Duolingo — Fun, but you just tap buttons and repeat fixed phrases.
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Video Courses — You buy them with good intentions, but quit because 'watching' isn't 'doing'. No feedback = no fluency.
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Anki — Powerful, but you collect thousands of cards you never see again.
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Netflix — Enjoyable, but too fast and too dense to learn from.
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Tutors — $30/hour is expensive to maintain long-term.
You don't need another app. You need a system that knows you can't be 100% productive every day. Sanakissa adapts to your energy, not the other way around.
Three Gears. One System.
Stop feeling guilty when you're tired. Switch gears instead. We combined active training with passive immersion so you never break the loop.
Low Energy
The Feed
Too tired to study? Just scroll. Watch short videos, tap simple spelling tests, and shadow real Finnish. It feels like taking a break, but keeps your Finnish alive.
Goal: Maintenance
Medium Energy
The Academy
Ready to listen? Explore 300 songs, spoken passages, and structured courses — graded by YKI level. Listen, read, answer questions, and write a response, with explanations in your language when you need them.
Goal: Comprehension
High Energy
My 36 + Training
Ready to grow? This is the gym. Create vocabulary from your own sentences, see Finnish roots and endings clearly, practise with personalised trainers, and fix your mistakes. It is focused work — and this is how you break your plateau.
Goal: Band Shift
Trusted by Independent Learners
Elisa T. (Product Designer)
“For the first time, I'm learning the Finnish that actually comes up at work. I build the cards, and Sanakissa helps me remember them.”
Marco D. (Software Engineer)
“I used to collect thousands of Anki cards and feel guilty. With My 36, I know exactly what to focus on — and I can use the words out loud in Finnish.”
Luca M. (Former course collector)
“Sanakissa is the first thing I've stuck with because it feels like my app. I'm not finishing somebody else's course. I'm building my Finnish.”
Victor P. (Marketing Manager)
“The explanations in my own language changed everything. I finally understand why a Finnish case is needed, so I can fix the pattern in my own writing.”
Works With Your Language
Input Languages
Type or speak sentences in 30+ languages (including Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and more) and turn them into Finnish you can use.
Interface Languages
Use Sanakissa in your own language with localized interfaces, so explanations and navigation feel comfortable while your Finnish grows.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Sanakissa right for beginners?+
Sanakissa is designed for elementary to advanced learners (YKI 2 and up). If you have no Finnish yet, take the free YKI placement test first and begin with the simplest guided lessons until basic sentences feel comfortable.
How does the My 9 system work?+
You always have 9 active sentence cards. Each card has 4 keywords, so you focus on 36 words at a time — plus 36 useful word partnerships. Each Finnish card shows the dictionary form, the form used in your sentence, and the ending or change that connects them. When an older card leaves My 36, it moves into long-term Memory. Nothing is lost.
What happens to my old vocabulary?+
Nothing is lost. When a card leaves My 36, it moves into long-term Memory. Spaced repetition brings it back at the right time, and mistakes can return through focused drill practice.
Can I practise speaking?+
Yes. Pronunciation practice records you and gives word-level feedback. Songs and passages include shadowing and speaking tasks. Situation trainers and conversation partners let you practise real Finnish without the pressure of a live audience.
How does the free trial work?+
You get 48 hours of full access — no credit card required. Explore every part of the system, build your first cards, and see if it fits you.
Can I cancel anytime?+
Monthly plans can be cancelled anytime. Annual plans come with a 14-day money-back guarantee.
What devices does Sanakissa work on?+
Sanakissa is a web app that works on modern browsers on phone, tablet, and computer.
How is this different from Duolingo?+
Duolingo is great for starting. Sanakissa is for when you're ready to move past fixed exercises and start creating your own Finnish.
Can I use Sanakissa for YKI prep?+
Yes. Take the free placement test, practise YKI-level reading, writing, listening, and speaking tasks, and choose the register you need. Sanakissa teaches kirjakieli, the standard written Finnish used in formal writing, alongside puhekieli, the everyday spoken Finnish you hear in conversation. It shows both without treating natural spoken forms as mistakes.
How much time do I need per day?+
Around 20–30 minutes of focused Sanakissa practice beats hours of passive watching. On busy days, the Feed gives you 5-minute micro-sessions.
How much content is included?+
You get 300 Finnish songs, a growing library of spoken passages, structured courses, and personalised practice built from your own sentences.
Do I need a teacher?+
You can absolutely learn independently with Sanakissa. If you also work with a teacher, they can help you build even more content to feed the system.
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