Helga Hilmisdóttir is an associate professor at the University of Helsinki in Finland. She has taught Icelandic at universities in Finland, Iceland and Canada. She is author of Icelandic Practical Dictionary, published by Hippocrene Books in 2017. Jacek Kozlowski has a degree in English literature from the University of Manitoba. A native English speaker, he has learned to speak Icelandic fluently.