ELIZABETH PETERSON

How a Swedish language song from Finland might make it to Eurovision ... representing Sweden. Ouch!

Today when I opened up my laptop, I began working on the final two in-class presentations I will offer as a lecturer at the University of...

I didn't understand much about the Finnish higher education system back when I received a life-changing phone call during my daily work...

It’s the last week of November, and everywhere you go in Helsinki, it seems like there are signs screaming these two words at you: “Black...

Tässä on 6 tärkeää faktaa suomesta ja Suomen kielitilanteesta. Voisitko lainata kieltä? Kielet eivät ole niin yksiselitteisiä kuin...

I have been doing this job for more than twenty years now. There is one thing I am constantly reminded of, and that can be summarized as...

with generous funding from the Kone Foundation A lot of people care a lot about language. English speakers often care about how different...

Last month I had the privilege of paying a visit to Michigan, thanks to the efforts and generosity of my host, Dr. Kathryn Remlinger, and...

This autumn I signed a fresh new contract with Routledge for a book on the role of English in the Nordic countries. I wish I could lay...

How do you pronounce "Helsinki"?

Code-switching means when a person switches between languages in some kind of communicative event, like in a conversation, for example....

This is a brain teaser for many people. Who is the perfect Finn I refer to in the title of this post? Well, surprise surprise, it’s ME....