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Learn English in Helsinki

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My favorite topics

Your greatest adventures. Sports, music, life in general. Psychology,...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is open-minded

My learning goals

Learn some french, german and spanish

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Ideal language community partner

Ystävälline...

My learning goals

Tavata ystäviä eri maista

My favorite topics

matkustus.pop-musiikki.ruoka.kävely

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My learning goals

I would like to help people to improve their english language...

My favorite topics

I enjoy with topics about cultures, Social networks, traditionalist, sciences, new discoveries and more.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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My favorite topics

I like to talk about linguistics, languages, exercise, cartoons,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is patient with me considering my knowledge of foreign languages is at beginner level.

My learning goals

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

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English speakers in Helsinki

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is helpful and is friendl...

My learning goals

I wish to get my language to next level

My favorite topics

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

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My learning goals

Learn Spoken and Written Finnis...

My favorite topics

Technology, Computer Science, Ancient Indian Practices (Yoga etc.), Philosophy

My language exchange partner is

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

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My favorite topics

Economy, travel, technolog...

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

Improvement language skills as we go everyday

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who will talk to me in 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

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Korean

My learning goals

To be more comfortable with the languages I'm learning. 한국어를...

My favorite topics

Daily life, photography, different cultures and music. 생활, 사진 찍기, 자기 나라의 예절이나 문화, 음악

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone patient and friendly. 착하고 성격이 급하지 않는 사람

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My favorite topics

Fitness, football, music and travelling...

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice, kind, respectful and active person

My learning goals

To learn some more Finnish and find a Finnish buddy

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My language exchange partner is

Funny, intelligent, interestin...

My learning goals

Fluency in Finnish

My favorite topics

War, Art, Guitars, Girls, Dogs, Spiders

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

My favorite topics

Programming, reading, video games and music.

Ideal language community partner

A supportive person who studies languages consistently.

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My favorite topics

I need to learn everyday topics like supermarket and school,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient, nice and excited

My learning goals

To learn fluent Finnish

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Perfect language exchange 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...

My learning goals

I want to to be able to manage every day life without using English, and be able to read simple books.

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!

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My learning goals

I wish to improve my Spanish to gain more confidence and to be...

My favorite topics

Earth (Planet), Cultures, Movies & Series, Theology, Ethics, Science, Books, Education, Travelling, Music

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.

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My favorite topics

Science, Languages, Politics, Sports, Music, Cooking... I am...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who would like to chat on a regular basis

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.

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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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Ideal language community partner

Open minded people that want to get to know new friends from...

My learning goals

I want to speak Finnish, Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian fluently at some point!

My favorite topics

I live in Riga now and I want to learn all the languages off the Baltic countries, since I am fascinated with this region ❤️ I also want to learn Finnish, since I have always loved Finland ❤️

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My learning goals

to be fluent in Spanish, Swedish & Russia...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

cheerful & deep thinking art lovers

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My favorite topics

Travel Latin music Dance Hang out Sport...

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

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

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I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

Getting to know new languages, improving conversation skills

My favorite topics

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

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Fluency and vocabular...

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Self development Health Wealth creation

My language exchange partner is

Retired people Young adults

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My favorite topics

Money , weather , pop culture ,faith ,religion ,politics, shopping...

Ideal language community partner

Conversational and friendly

My learning goals

Fluency in Finnish

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

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 the basics of french, like greetings and some...

My favorite topics

I love hanging out with my friends and playing piano is my passion

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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My favorite topics

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

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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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My perfect tandem buddy first of all should be easygoing, positive,...

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.

My favorite topics

I love to talk about travelling, sport, movies, mass media, science and space, teleserials, literature, music.

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Vorrei migliorare il mio italiano...

My favorite topics

Travelling, Cultures, Music, Future

Ideal language community partner

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

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My name is Santeri, I live in Finland, born and raised! I like...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

Communication with locals while traveling around the world and hopefully understanding different cultures better :)

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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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My learning goals

I want to improve my Finnish and learn something in the other...

My favorite topics

Tv series, music, films, culture, languages, politics, literature, internet, YouTube, history, philosophy, travelling, Harry Potter, feminism, LGBT stuff, Game of Thrones, drag, travelling.. ️‍

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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/espoo />Espoo, <a href=/learn/english/tampere />Tampere, and <a href=/learn/english/turku />Turku.

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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