thanks for the link arts - bloody lovely.
SoS / Bea, here are some words/phrases for you to say to Joulupunkki (father christmas) and the close phonetics:
JouluPunkki (yowlu punk-ki) - father christmas)
kiitos (kee-tos) - thank you (kiitos palyon - thank you very much)
olka hyvaa (ol-kah hoovah) - closest approximation to please, there sort of isn't one in finnish.
poro - reindeer.
minun nimeni on.. beatrice/andy etc - my name is...
mina asun iso brittania - i live in great britain
taallaa on minun hullun isa - (tarlar on minun hul-lun isah) - that is my crazy/silly daddy
i might be able to remember some other bits given enough time (been a long time since my suomi classes). father christmas speaks about 30 languages, though!