Meet your trainer
I’m Noora, a native Finn originally from an Eastern Finnish town called Joensuu. I truly enjoy helping others learn new skills and that’s what I’ve been doing for the past 7 years, training and coaching different skills in an international online environment, mostly in communication skills and customer service.
Love for my native language Finnish, my own experience learning languages as an adult and my passion for guiding others in their learning drives me wanting to help you to learn Finnish!
My down to earth approach makes learning and practising with me simple, practical and fun. I believe we learn best when learning is meaningful and tailored to include important aspects of our lives. So on I want to help you to focus on things that matter to you and find the joy together in advancing in Finnish.
I’m a patient, friendly and empathic person, and my priority is always to build a safe environment for you to practise with encouraging guidance.
No matter if you’re completely new to Finnish or already further on your learning: my goal is to get you to speak Finnish :)
If you’re someone who wants to enjoy learning Finnish and have continuous support and guidance in learning to communicate in Finnish, I’m sure we’ll be a great fit and I will love to hear from you.
Click here to get started or scroll down to get to know about my own language learning journey.
Kuullaan pian! Speak to you soon!
Moi! This is me.
I spent the 80's growing up in the forests of Eastern Finland, surrounded by nature.
I started learning German at school and got a reward for nailing a word test, even though I had learned completely wrong words.
Switched to learn English, and was terrified of speaking as the teacher laughed at us when trying.
Studied Swedish at school, forgot almost all about it as I never got to speak it.
First times abroad, I was a constant source of amusement with my poor English & rally accent.
Used the word ”rather” for the first time and my jokes finally (kinda) started to make sense in English.
Took a Spanish course, teacher motivated us by saying “it didn’t make any sense” as we would never speak every co-official Spanish language.
Moved to Spain!
Struggled through the immigration process without language skills.
Found my calling in Training & Coaching in 2016, and my English skills took a huge step forward speaking it daily (still no Spanish though).
Wanted to cry every time I had to make a phone call in Spanish.
Moved to Mallorca & started speaking Spanish at every possibility and practise speaking frequently.
Started finally feel I could fully be myself in Spanish ♥
Built the courage to start my own business dealing with all the bureaucracy in my third language.
Reflected my often rocky language learning path and started Noora Trains Finnish to help you have more enjoyable experience when learning Finnish!
Always with kindness.
My idols
I look up to people like my German teacher, who saw the potential in everyone and always motivated us to learn, even - and especially - when we made mistakes. Or that friend smiling and letting me finish the sentence before pointing out how my English was improving, when she noticed I was using new, more advanced words (such as that rather), encouraging me to continue doing that.
My principles
As a Trainer my motivation comes from being able to be this kind of person to the people I am helping. We learn the best when we feel free of judgement, excited to try even when there is possibility we’re not gonna get it right the first time, and feeling motivated even if there would still be a long way to get to our end goal. Not many things make me happier than seeing people I’m working with getting over their doubts and starting to use new skills.
Our journey
As journeys usually, also a language journey is best when shared :) I want to be your support on the moments of hesitation, celebrate your victories with you and see you reach your goals. It’s important for me to see you enjoying your progress, no matter how slow or fast, and getting the best out of the time dedicated to learn Finnish. We make a team and face any challenges together!
Let’s get in touch.
Whichever are your goals in learning and advancing in Finnish, and whether you need my help for one single session or indeterminate amount of time, I will be happy to get to know you :)
Check your options for training sessions or just send me a message to get started!