Ways to learn — English or Finnish
01 — LessonsLessons in your office
Personal English and Finnish lessons in your company’s own meeting room — small groups, paced to how your team actually works and speaks.
* Within a 100 km radius of Haapavesi.
Live lessons on Teams
One-to-one and small-group lessons live over Microsoft Teams, wherever your people are — in Finland or abroad.
Real students. Real smiles. Real learning.
02 — The story series
Waterwheel Village
Nearly a century ago, beside a peaceful river in northern Finland, a dream took root: a mill to power a better life. Due to the Great Depression, the mill did not turn. Today, here in Mr. McArthur's world, it lives again — rebuilt by refugees, artisans, teachers and farmers from every corner of the world. Learn English as you become part of their story.
Based on real events
My grandfather was the Director of the mill that never was.
Central Lending Fund of the Cooperative Credit Societies Ltd
Helsinki, 21 May 1929 · Simonkatu 6
To: Sieppijärvi Cooperative Credit Society, Sieppijärvi
In your letter of 13 May 1929, your society asked whether we could grant credit to your society for the Ruokojoki Sawmill and Mill Cooperative. We must inform you that we have no special credit for enterprises of this kind, and because of the current financial situation, it has generally not been possible to grant loans to such new enterprises. The final decision, however, rests with the board of the Central Lending Fund. Should you wish to apply for a loan on these terms, the following documents must be sent to us so that we can present the matter to our board:
- A copy of the rules of the sawmill and mill cooperative.
- An extract from the minutes of the cooperative meeting at which it decided to take the loan, and on its securities.
- A cost estimate for building the sawmill and mill with their machinery.
- Last year's financial statement, if the business was already operating then.
- A profitability calculation for the business.
We would further like to point out that at present such…
Free chapterBook 1 · Learning the language
Meet Sophia, Kwame and Anika as the village wakes. Read, listen, speak — for every learner.
Business EnglishBook 2 · Doing business
Meetings, negotiation and working in English, told through the life of the village.
ComingBook 3 · Construction and Engineering
Building, making and the language of the workshop floor.
ComingBook 4 · Learning to be
The deepest chapter — belonging, hope and finding your voice.
03 — The partners
Aaron Hakso & Mr. McArthur
Partners in Time
For more than thirty years Aaron has taught English in Finland — in offices, over Teams, and one patient conversation at a time. He listens first, then helps you find the words that are already there.
A warm room, a steady pace, and lessons that respect how you think in Finnish.
The two work as partners: Aaron handles reality — the real lessons, in real offices and on Teams — while Mr. McArthur runs the Waterwheel Village series, guiding learners through its stories.