As a language to learn for a foreigner, yes it is a hard language to learn. Reasons for this are, that there are many forms of words that don't follow a simple rule, and
… that spoken language differs from written language. Therefore much must be memorized, or learned through using the language. Many words in every-day conversations are shortened, so someone talking as everything is written will not sound natural, although he/she will make him/herself understood. On another note, Finnish only uses two symbols that aren't in the English alfabet. So at least you don't have to learn many new symbols/writing. (MORE) 
