Riitta-Liisa Valijarvi has taught Finnish for over 10 years in Sweden and in the UK. She currently works at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, the University of Westminster and Uppsala University, Sweden. Riitta has a PhD in Finno-Ugric Languages and a diploma in Teaching Finnish as a Second and Foreign Language. Riitta has worked for the Foreign Office and designed exams for the European Personnel Selection Office (EU).