Learn Swedish 

• University of Helsinki / Language Centre (Kielikeskus)

Helsinki University offers Swedish for foreigners. The course details will be available on their Internet-site in August. Please, follow the link below in August to find out more about the possibilities. See also Language Service

The Language Services Office is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tel. (09) 191 23234

• Open University 

Finnish universities organise Open University courses for all; you can take part regardless of your age, educational aims or previous schooling. For more information, see www.avoinyliopisto.fi

• Adult Education Institutes 

There are nearly 10 000 courses on offer at Helsinki Region Adult Education Centres. You may take courses at any institute, regardless of your place of residence. You will only need to provide your social security number and your first and last name to enrol. For courses and enrolments, see www.ilmonet.fi

There is a Swedish section of the Työväenopisto in Espoo, Vantaa and Kaunianen. In them you find courses in Swedish, which are aimed to Finnish speakers. However, you can always check with the teacher if you can join in. 

         Courses and Programme provided by the Swedish Adult Education Centre in Helsinki, Arbis

         Vanda vuxenutbildningsinstitut - Vantaan aikuisopisto

         The study programme for the Swedish Adult Education Centre in Espoo (Esbo arbis) is available here.            

         See also Ilmonet for coursers and enrolments.

         Adult Education Centre of Kauniainen, Grankulla medborgarinstitut

Another way to practise your Swedish is to enrol to e.g. a pottery or cooking course in Swedish at one the Adult Educations Institutes above. These courses are of course available in each city. The enrolment to the courses is usually in the end of August and January. The courses get filled up quickly. 

 

Learn Finnish 

• University of Helsinki / Language Services 

Finnish for foreigners at the University of Helsinki (Language Services). You do not need to be enrolled as a student at the University of Helsinki in order to participate in these courses!

• Finnish courses provided by various organisations

Information on Finnish language courses for adults provided by various organisations in Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen, see www.finnishcourses.fi 

• Ilmonet

For courses offered by Adult Education Institutes, see www.ilmonet.fi

• Hanaholmen

The Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre Hanaholmen offers Finnish for Scandinavians. For more information see here.

• Let's Read Together network

A network of Finnish women volunteers offer tuition in literacy and the Finnish language to immigrant women in various locations all over Finland. For further information, please see www.luetaanyhdessa.fi