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British Sign Language

My favorite topics

I enjoy with topics about cultures, Social networks, traditionalist,...

My language exchange partner is

I prefer persons from everywhere. Persons who dont talk about relegions or induce the others to talk about this topic.

My learning goals

I would like to help people to improve their english language skills as well as learning back from your mother languages guy's even some basic words.

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Helsinki

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Finnish

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is patient with me considering my knowledge of foreign...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent with these languages for academic and professional reasons.

My favorite topics

I like to talk about linguistics, languages, exercise, cartoons, anime, traveling, and music

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Helsinki

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I wish to get my language to next leve...

My favorite topics

I enjoy learning about new things and I hope to learn languages with fun

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is helpful and is friendly

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Helsinki

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English

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Finnish

My favorite topics

Technology, Computer Science, Ancient Indian Practices (Yoga...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is patient while I'm learning the language. I can teach English/Hindi (native)

My learning goals

Learn Spoken and Written Finnish

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367

English speakers in Helsinki

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Helsinki

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I want a conversation partner who is

Committed and easy-going. Someone who is not too shy to talk...

My learning goals

Improvement language skills as we go everyday

My favorite topics

Economy, travel, technology

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Helsinki

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English

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Finnish

My learning goals

To be able to communicate with anyone in Finnish about anything...

My favorite topics

Music, sports, video games, life, nature.. Anything really

My language exchange partner is

Someone who will talk to me in Finnish ‍♂️

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Helsinki

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Korean

My favorite topics

Daily life, photography, different cultures and music. 생활, 사진...

Ideal language community partner

Someone patient and friendly. 착하고 성격이 급하지 않는 사람

My learning goals

To be more comfortable with the languages I'm learning. 한국어를 더 자연스럽게 할 수 있는 것이다

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Helsinki

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Finnish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Nice, kind, respectful and active person...

My learning goals

To learn some more Finnish and find a Finnish buddy

My favorite topics

Fitness, football, music and travelling

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Helsinki

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German

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Finnish

My learning goals

Getting to know new languages, improving conversation skill...

My favorite topics

Free discussion, life style, culture, experiences, traveling...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anybody who can teach & help me to improve my new language skills,make new friends

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Helsinki

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Earth (Planet), Cultures, Movies & Series, Theology, Ethics,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone to exchange culture with and talk about the trivial everyday things as well as the deep stuff! I would like to get to know people.

My learning goals

I wish to improve my Spanish to gain more confidence and to be able to talk about the day-to-day things.

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Helsinki

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My language exchange partner is

Retired people Young adult...

My learning goals

Fluency and vocabulary

My favorite topics

Self development Health Wealth creation

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to to be able to manage every day life without using English,...

My favorite topics

映画と音楽は好きです。ギターをやってます。ファッションも興味です。日本文化を知りたい!

Ideal language community partner

楽しい人。色々な趣味がある人。私の日本語はまだ良いんじゃないから少し英語を喋られる人も良い。一緒に勉強しましょう!

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Norwegian

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English

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Danish

My favorite topics

Tv series, music, films, culture, languages, politics, literature,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Everyone! I want to get to know people from all over the world. Tell me about life where you’re from!

My learning goals

I want to improve my Finnish and learn something in the other languages that I'm learning. Would love to get better at German.

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Helsinki

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Danish

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who would like to chat on a regular basi...

My learning goals

I'd like to learn Finnish because I moved to Helsinki a few months ago and I live here permanently now. I have about B1 level.

My favorite topics

Science, Languages, Politics, Sports, Music, Cooking... I am pretty open about the topic

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Helsinki

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Japanese

My learning goals

Communication with locals while traveling around the world and...

My favorite topics

My name is Santeri, I live in Finland, born and raised! I like having deeper discussions about almost any topic and exchanging ideas and thoughts about the world. Joking around is fun too though and all funny memes are appreciated!

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone down with what I wrote above, I can speak English, Finnish, 日本語 and a little 한국어 but I would love to speak to people from all over the world, no matter your age, ethnicity or religion! Audio and video call preference, makes for better conversations

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Helsinki

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English

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French

My favorite topics

I love hanging out with my friends and playing piano is my passio...

My language exchange partner is

A person with a good sense of humor and someone who isn’t an arrogant piece of shit

My learning goals

I want to learn the basics of french, like greetings and some small talk

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Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

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Helsinki

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Has a good sense of humo...

My learning goals

Improve more my English skills and know more than the basics in Spanish and in Swedish

My favorite topics

I loove different cultures, travelling and I'm planning to go interrail in Europe when my school ends.

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Helsinki

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Spanish

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Finnish

My learning goals

Practice or help people with spanish, english, russian and learn...

My favorite topics

Travel Latin music Dance Hang out Sports

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People want to practice spanish or english and i wanna learn finnish. Easygoing, open mind and fun.

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Helsinki

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German

My favorite topics

Daily things, traveling, people, rando...

Perfect language exchange partner

Casual and brightly random ideas having person!

My learning goals

Learn to use German in daily basis and hopefully even more...

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Helsinki

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Swedish

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone that wants to develop as much as I do, that takes a laid...

My learning goals

I'm working towards B1 in Swedish, specifically in writing and speaking, in order to pass the Finnish citizenship exam. I've passed with a B1 in reading and listening in Spring 2024, but took a few months break since then so am a little rusty.

My favorite topics

Politics // Sauna // Nordics // Travelling // Comedy // British Culture // Helsinki // Nature // Gym // LGBTQ+

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My learning goals

I want to learn about new cultures and to meet new peopl...

My favorite topics

MovieTalk Photography History and Political Camping

My language exchange partner is

I want to talk to someone who wants to improve yourself and open minded

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Russian

My favorite topics

I love to talk about travelling, sport, movies, mass media, science...

Ideal language community partner

My perfect tandem buddy first of all should be easygoing, positive, broadminded, friendly, supportive, intelligent, well-read, educated, reliable and with a good sense of humour.

My learning goals

I want to become a more sophisticated reader, and a better, more flexible writer and a better listener and more effective speaker.

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

cheerful & deep thinking art lover...

My learning goals

to be fluent in Spanish, Swedish & Russian

My favorite topics

all kinds of music, culture, nature, self-development, spirituality, philosophy, psychology, minimalism, history, architecture, vegan cooking, health, fashion

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Helsinki

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Finnish

My learning goals

Fluency in Finnis...

My favorite topics

War, Art, Guitars, Girls, Dogs, Spiders

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, intelligent, interesting

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Helsinki

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Programming, video games and music. IG: lyumostories...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who likes programming, video games or music too.

My learning goals

I want to know language good enough to have a conversation and read

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Helsinki

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English

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Emoji

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Finnish

My language exchange partner is

Conversational and friendl...

My learning goals

Fluency in Finnish

My favorite topics

Money , weather , pop culture ,faith ,religion ,politics, shopping ,family ,food ,human behavior ,travel ,numbers

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Helsinki

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My learning goals

To learn fluent Finnis...

My favorite topics

I need to learn everyday topics like supermarket and school, as well small talk.

Ideal language community partner

Patient, nice and excited

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Helsinki

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Ukrainian

My favorite topics

I like to discuss any topics:) I am: Fitnessholic Netflixholic Travelholic Cookholic ...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

My perfect tandem buddy has a good sense of humour and society:p

My learning goals

A goal of mine is to make new friends all over the world

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Helsinki

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Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone with opinions and who wants to have a real conversation!...

My learning goals

Vorrei migliorare il mio italiano!

My favorite topics

Travelling, Cultures, Music, Future

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French

My learning goals

Learn some french, german and spanish...

My favorite topics

Your greatest adventures. Sports, music, life in general. Psychology, mental health and medicine ✌

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is open-minded

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Helsinki, Finland?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 367 English speakers in Helsinki looking to learn English together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you know how many Tandem members are available for English language exchange in Helsinki?

In Helsinki there are 367 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in Finland other than Helsinki where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/tampere />Tampere, <a href=/learn/english/turku />Turku, and <a href=/learn/english/espoo />Espoo.

What is the Tandem app all about?

Tandem is a language exchange app where people teach each other their native language. Each month more than 500,000 people visit Tandem with 367 of them coming from Helsinki.


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