We Finns thought that as our guests were going to stay with us for a week, it might be nice if they could communicate a little in Finnish, too. So on Monday afternoon they had a short Finnish lesson. All the Finnish hosts were teaching and all the guests were learning how to pronounce and even discuss in one of the most difficult languages in the world.
The guests were quick learners: it was amazing how well they coped with even the difficult phrases, such as "Mitä kuuluu?" ('How are you?') or "Hyvää yötä!" ('Good night!').
At the end of the lesson the guests prepared little scenes where they demonstrated everyday situations like two people meeting each other for the first time - using only Finnish, of course!
