Päivitetty: 14.8.2024

Finnish courses for foreigners

 

Courses for beginners and basic level students

These are ordinary courses open to everyone. Lessons are usually once a week. For these courses you can now get also study credits (4 credits). It may be an advantage for you, if you can show how much Finnish you have studied, for example when you are looking for work or trying to continue with your studies in Finland. These courses have our normal course fees (about 32 € per term), but if you have a valid integration plan, these courses are usually free of charge.

  • Suomen alkeet 1 (level A1, course book: Suomen mestari 1), for those who don’t know any Finnish yet
  • Suomen alkeet 2 (level A2, course book: Suomen mestari 2), for those who now some basics already
  • we also organize other courses depending on need and whenever possible (e.g. courses to practice easy spoken language, daytime groups etc.)

Continuation courses

These are also ordinary courses and open to everyone. but aimed at those who know more Finnish already. Lessons are usually once a week and also these courses have our normal course fees (about 32 € per term). Some of these courses are free of charge for those who have a valid integration plan.

  • Jutellaan suomeksi (level A2-B1) are courses for those who wish to practice their conversation skills in Finnish
  • YKI-treeni is a new course for those who wish to prepare themself for the YKI tests. This is an online course, so you can participate regardless where you live. The test itself is not included in the course.
  • we can also organize other courses on different levels, depending on need and whenever possible

Special courses

These are courses aimed at certain target groups and they are financed by special funding, so they are free of charge for the participants.

  • Courses financed by our two-year project Uusia alkuja (2023-2025) are aimed at foreigners who are unemployed and whose integration period is over (i.e. who have lived in Finland so long that they can no longer participate in the courses offered by the TE office).

For up-to-date info:

Päivi Ruusuvuori
tel. +358 44 585 3100
paivi.ruusuvuori@vakkaopisto.fi