Do I really have to learn finnish to apply for citizenship?
Do I really have to learn finnish to apply for citizenship?
hi, dear all
I moved to Finland two years ago and now I have a perment residence permit. I am planning to apply citizenship next year, but I have read from some websites that one has to speak fluent finnish. My god, finnish is so difficult language, and I think that I will never learn it.
I moved to Finland two years ago and now I have a perment residence permit. I am planning to apply citizenship next year, but I have read from some websites that one has to speak fluent finnish. My god, finnish is so difficult language, and I think that I will never learn it.
Hank's Finnish, so attending the test would only make clear that he didnt study Finnish very well at school
There's a thread about this in the 'language school' (kielikoulu) section of the forum which may interest you.
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There's a thread about this in the 'language school' (kielikoulu) section of the forum which may interest you.
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If they had heard what Hank said to the door man at Toppari on Saturday night when he claimed that Hank was "liian kännissä" they would ask where he learnt such eloquent expression about the door man's parents!khu wrote:Hank's Finnish, so attending the test would only make clear that he didnt study Finnish very well at school![]()
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Can one apply these days after only three years? They ARE getting generous. Perhaps they're hoping to net some ambitious and careless males as cannon fodder.
But what in all seriousness would be the point of taking citizenship of a country where one cannot communicate with 99% of the population? It strikes me as singularly logical that naturalised members of the society should be expected to speak the lingo. You no like-a da heat, you staya outa da kitchen.
But what in all seriousness would be the point of taking citizenship of a country where one cannot communicate with 99% of the population? It strikes me as singularly logical that naturalised members of the society should be expected to speak the lingo. You no like-a da heat, you staya outa da kitchen.
Could be so in married to a Finn cases, else it's after 6 years nowdays. Or maybe it's possible to apply sooner, but to actually get it only after 6 years? I also think language skills are a must for both cases, to be proven by some official certificate.otyikondo wrote:Can one apply these days after only three years? They ARE getting generous.
hello otyikondo,
Yup, I know that 3 years are bit short to apply but people told me that I can apply already, it takes really long to get it and probably by the time I get it, I have already been in Finland more than 4 years or something like that.
I planned to appy the citizenship was because I didn't take the language test seriously, I thought that it is not a big part of the qualification. Well, now, I guess I need 2 or 3 years more to be able to pass that test.
Well I have found that my life has been quite comfort in Finland though I don't really speak finnish. I communicated with people at work in English and when I go shopping, most of the time I can use English too and people are really kind. That is one thing I have been very greatful.
I know that I will need to learn finnish sooner or later, But........!
Yup, I know that 3 years are bit short to apply but people told me that I can apply already, it takes really long to get it and probably by the time I get it, I have already been in Finland more than 4 years or something like that.
I planned to appy the citizenship was because I didn't take the language test seriously, I thought that it is not a big part of the qualification. Well, now, I guess I need 2 or 3 years more to be able to pass that test.
Well I have found that my life has been quite comfort in Finland though I don't really speak finnish. I communicated with people at work in English and when I go shopping, most of the time I can use English too and people are really kind. That is one thing I have been very greatful.
I know that I will need to learn finnish sooner or later, But........!
What was her name .??otyikondo wrote:Hank W. wrote:See now, the "old farts" here had to go personally to be interviewed by the secret police in the "good old days" so getting citizenship wasn't anything to be taken lightly...
Phhhhaaaaaaaarppppp!
Ministry of the Interior residents application vetting....Gestapo trained

I heard so many stories when I first came here from the "old Farts" about how "she" checked if one was going to be "of use in Finland"..

I also had strict instruction never to smile in her presence, or she would suspect that you were offering sex as a bribe to get the residents permit!
