Which language is harder, Finnish or Russian? - Harder more complicated pronunciations vs agglutinative words.

[Alex Hogendorp]

I've been learning Russian but never started Finnish but if anyone has learned (or tried to learn) both languages, which one is harder?

 

[Syzyg]

Finnish by far. Like a language isolate, cognates won't help you much. Have to immerse yourself in media and culture of Finland to get a semblance of success. Russian's easier thanks to its provenance among Slavic-speaking and post-USSR countries.