I've been living in Finland for several years, and learning Finnish has been an uphill battle. Almost all Finns in capital area speak very good English, and they often switch to English if they feel that I am struggling to form a sentence. It doesn't help that Finnish is not an Indo-European language.
One thing that stuck was watching Finnish movies in cinema with English subtitles, and having Finnish as my phone's system language. Also, in-person courses. I agree with others that consistent exposure seems to be crucial, but when work is entirely in English it is surprisingly hard to have constant exposure even when living in the country.
One thing that stuck was watching Finnish movies in cinema with English subtitles, and having Finnish as my phone's system language. Also, in-person courses. I agree with others that consistent exposure seems to be crucial, but when work is entirely in English it is surprisingly hard to have constant exposure even when living in the country.