If it's any consolation, most Finn's are tri-lingual at least. My father's family (well, some of them, for that's how it goes for any Australian, all of us are the children of migrants of only a few generations remove, as much as the bogans' try to hide it) is from a village known as 'Jacobstad' (Swedish) or 'Pietarsaari' (Finnish) - from the little contact I have, I gather English and a couple of regional languages are standard. I'm sure you'll find the community very welcoming to a genuine transition; I get the impression they have excellent English, and an effort on your part in Finnish would be welcomed kindly, and with some levity.
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Date: 2010-01-17 11:30 am (UTC)Don't be daunted!