Finnish for Everyday Life: Two courses for international students and spouses
Description
Have you been learning Finnish, but have trouble using the language in real life situations? Are you either an international spouse, a Master’s degree student, or a recent graduate living in Helsinki?
Join Finnish for Everyday Life, a 7-week language course and peer-support group for about A2 level language learners!
This course will teach you skills, provide practice opportunities and a supportive environment to help you bring Finnish into your everyday life.
Finnish for Everyday Life is taught by Irina Pravet, a language specialist and an international spouse, who has been living in Finland for 15 years. She will be sharing what she’s learned as a 2 x immigrant and language professional, who struggled with Finnish in the beginning.
Find out more about Irina and watch her TedX talk about Finnish
Programme
There are three rounds of the Finnish for Everyday Life course in spring 2025, all with the same content. The first round started in February and was for members of the Spouse Program only. Now it is possible to apply for rounds 2 and 3, if you are an international Master’s degree student, a recent graduate or an international spouse living in Helsinki. The courses are free of charge.
Each course round will:
- Have up to 15 participants
- Be twice a week, once in-person at the Helsinki city centre and once online
- Last 7 weeks
Details for the Course round 2:
- Duration: 7 weeks, from 22 April to 6 June 2025
- Dates: 2 lessons a week: Tuesdays in-person at 10.00–12.00 and Fridays online at 10.00–10.45
- Location: In-person classes on Tuesdays are held in central Helsinki (TBA for selected participants). Friday lessons are online in Teams.
Details for the Course round 3:
- Course duration: 7 weeks, from 23 April to 6 June 2025
- Dates: 2 lessons a week: Wednesdays in-person at 10.00–12.00 and Fridays online at 12.30–13.15
- Location: In-person classes on Wednesdays are held in central Helsinki (TBA for selected participants). Friday lessons are online in Teams.
Requirements and applying
These Finnish for Everyday Life course rounds are for:
- International master’s degree students in Finnish educational institutes who are close to graduation, OR
- Recent graduates (not more than 2 years ago) from Finnish educational institutes, OR
- Members of the Spouse Program
To join Finnish for Everyday Life course, you must also:
- be a Helsinki resident
- have a starting base of approximately A2 Finnish (be familiar with the basics)
- commit to participating for the full 7-week course
Please note that there are only 15 places available in each course round. Due to space constraints, not everybody will be chosen to participate. We look forward to reading your application!