It can be both a rewarding and interesting endeavor. To learn any language requires hard work and diligence. But unlike a regular school, the environment here is friendly and entertaining. Some five million Finns have managed it, as have a number of persistent foreigners with a real interest in it. The Finnish language has many consistencies which facilitate learning.
Every letter has only one sound which is always pronounced the same.
The accent is always on the first syllable of the word. The verb structure is uncomplicated, and closely resembles the structure in English. Conjugations and declinations have remarkably consistent rules, with few exceptions. To hear a sample of Finnish basic vocabulary visit here.