ETUSIVU

Finnish online course for beginners

Spring 2026

Course presentation
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Duration

  • 4 months, 15 weeks
  • 3 days per week × 5 lessons (45 minutes each) per day = 15 lessons / week
  • Total of 240 lessons

Schedule (Finnish time) – Monday, Wednesday and Friday

  • 8:30–10:00
  • 10:30–12:00
  • 12:30–13:15

Starting level

  • No knowledge of the Latin alphabet

Target level: A1.2, demonstrated by

  • class participation
  • completion of assignments
  • midterm tests final exam

Support language

  • English

Materials

Online platforms

The student needs for studying

  • Note-taking materials
  • A computer
  • Headphones and microphone
  • A printer

The curriculum initially focuses on literacy and pronunciation and gradually shifts toward strengthening basic language skills (with a communicative emphasis).

WEEKLY LESSON STRUCTURE (15 lessons)

Each week

5 lessons new grammar + guided exercises

4 lessons oral practice and dialogues

3 lessons reading and listening

2 lessons writing

1 lesson review and assessment

A1.2 SKILLS AT OBJECTIVE LEVEL

The student can

  • introduce themselves and give basic information
  • ask and answer simple questions
  • understand slow and clear speech on familiar topics
  • write a short message or description of everyday life
  • use the present tense and basic imperfect tense

PROGRAM

Weeks 1-4

  • Literacy basis + language basics

Weeks 5-8

  • Basic structures and everyday situations

Weeks 9-12

  • Straining structures

Weeks 13-15

  • Towards A1.2 level

WHAT KIND OF THINGS DO YOU GET?

When you participate in a high-quality four-month language course towards Finnish upper secondary education, you will receive for a weekly price of 260 e

  • intensive and tailored online teaching
  • teaching during which a native teacher is involved in real time
  • teacher guidance
  • small group interaction
  • plenty of diverse tasks
  • midterm exams
  • discussion in Finnish
  • Finnish cultural knowledge
  • final exam

GENERAL CONDITIONS

The language course registration form can be found here.

If the course takes place and there is space, you can register for the course even after the last day to register.

The full course fee of €3,900 must be paid upon registration. The course fee is non-refundable.

If the course is canceled for reasons attributable to the institute, the course fee can be transferred to the next corresponding Finnish course.

Everyone participates in the courses at their own risk and is responsible for their own insurance coverage.

We reserve the right to make changes.

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