Pong's word book: My unusual path to helping 20,000 Finnish learners

Hi Yinpong!

Did you know my background isn't originally in teaching?

I'm an engineer turned Finnish coach.

I started my career at CERN in Geneva, where I helped scientists turn complex ideas into real-world tools.

I love making difficult things feel clear and simple.✨

Later, I worked in international business, and as I shared more about Finland online, I kept hearing the same message:

"I want to speak Finnish… but it feels impossible."

That made me so sad, and to be honest, then angry.

I knew that most Finnish resources (even game apps!) focused on standard Finnish, but nobody was showing that there's a faster, simpler way:

The way we actually speak here in Finland, spoken Finnish.

I knew I could help.

I've studied six languages myself.

I'm not naturally talented at it, but I knew how to build an easy system that really works.

Even if you have no time.
Even if you think you're "bad at languages."

That's how my most popular course, Conversational Finnish 1 for Beginners, was born.

It's a course made for real life… for busy people who want to speak Finnish in everyday situations. <3

And now, over 20,000 students have used my easy, real-life Finnish resources to start speaking with confidence.

Next week we are going to have a huge celebration on my channels!

If we are not friends yet on Instagram or Facebook, let's connect.

And now it's your turn! I'd love to know, what's your connection to Finland?

Hit reply and tell me!

Best
Varpu

Pong's word book