Living in Finland to study Finnish

[Rincewind]

I am a South African. My fiance is Finnish and would like me to spend some time in Finland to study Finnish. What documentation do I need for entry into the country and how long can I stay?

[Hank W.]

Well, it depends on a few things. Like do you come here for a visit, or do you intend to enroll into a school as in real studying?

You need to read through these:
http://www.uvi.fi/englanti/oleskelu.html

You need to contact the Finnish embassy (they have some consulate office in Joburg as well) for the paperwork.

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Embassy of Finland
628 Leyds Street
Muckleneuk, Pretoria 0002

Embassy of Finland
P.O.Box 443
Pretoria 0001
Republic of South Africa

Puh.+27-12-343 0275
Fax.+27-12-343 3095

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Embassy of Finland,
5 Lincoln Road,
Oranjezicht,
Cape Town 8001

Embassy of Finland,
P.O.Box 693,
Cape Town 8000,
Republic of South Africa

Puh.(27-21) 461 4732, 461 1329
Fax:(27-21) 461 5768

[Rincewind]

Thanks for the info Hank. Busy looking it up. Any other information about the Language and culture would be appreciated.

[Hank W.]

If you have nothing better to do...

OK, wade through this for culture:
http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/

And this for language:
http://eunuch.ddg.com/LIS/InfoDesignF97 ... temap.html

Ook ek wag tot jou hêt die Finse taal geleer.

[*Jargoa*]

I am a South African. My fiance is Finnish and would like me to spend some time in Finland to study Finnish

Also, If you would like to study Finnish the here is a link to Helsinki Language services just in case http://www.helsinki.fi/kksc/language.services

[Rincewind]

Thanks for all the information. Am busy getting it all together now.