How old was I when I started learning my languages?

How old was I when I started learning my languages?

List of languages that I've studied during my life and when I started. 

Finnish: 0 (mother tongue)
English: 6 (lived 1 year in Newcastle)
Estonian: 7 (lived 3 years in Tartu)
German: 7 (TV, school classes, 2 summer vacations in München)
Swedish: 12 (mandatory Swedish classes starting from 7th grade)
Italian: 16 (optional language at high school)
Spanish: 17 (optional language at high school)
Latin: 17 (optional language at high school)
Portuguese: 21 (took classes at university)
French: 25 (took classes at university of applied sciences)
Russian: 25 (took classes at university of applied sciences)
Chinese: 26 (folk high school classes)
Arabic: 27 (folk high school classes)
Hindi: 29 (folk high school classes)
Turkish: 29 (folk high school classes)
Sinhala: 29 (self-study)
Persian: 30 (self-study, practice with a language buddy)
Indonesian: 30 (self-study, practice with a language budy)
Swahili: 30 (self-study)
Korean: 31 (folk high school classes)
Northern Sámi: 31 (folk high school classes)
Japanese: 32 (folk high school classes)

Languages that I'm continuing to learn: (21) All the rest 
Languages that I'm not continuing to learn: (1) Latin 
Languages that I started learning living abroad: (3) English, Estonian, German 
Languages that I started at school: (4) Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Latin
Languages that I started at university: (3) Portuguese, French, Russian
Languages that I started at folk high school: (7) Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Turkish, Korean, Japanese, Northern Sámi
Languages that I started by self-study: (4) Sinhala, Persian, Indonesian, Swahili

Languages studied between 0-9: 4 
Languages studied between 10-19: 4
Languages studied between 20-29: 8
Languages studied between 30-32: 6 



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