Open university: Finnish language courses, academic year 2024-2025
- Credits:
- 2 ECTS credits
- Location:
- -
- Continuous learning category:
- Languages and communication
- Teaching format:
- Distance teaching, Independent learning, Contact teaching
- Price:
- 40 € (VAT 0%)
Study Finnish flexibly online or in an engaging atmosphere in on-campus teaching through UEF's Open University.
These Finnish courses help you develop language skills from proficiency levels A1 to B1.
The Finnish language courses are held as online studies or on-campus studies in Joensuu and Kuopio campuses simultaneously. Active participation to the lectures is needed to successfully complete the courses.
The courses on offer during the academic year 2024-2025 are:
- Finnish 1A: Introduction to the Finnish Language, 2 ECTS credits, (autumn 2024 and spring 2025)
- Finnish 1B, 2 ECTS credits (autumn 2024 and spring 2025)
- I speak Finnish, 3 ECTS credits (autumn 2024 and spring 2025)
- Finnish 2A, 2 ECTS credits (autumn 2024)
- Finnish 2B, 2 ECTS credits (spring 2025)
- Finnish for Work, 2 ECTS credits (autumn 2025)
- Finnish 3, 4 ECTS credits (autumn 2024 and spring 2025)
- Finnish 4, 4 ECTS credits (spring 2025)
The courses are listed in the recommended order of completion, with Finnish 1A starting from 0 level.
Some courses have a placement test which you can take before registering to find out if your language proficiency is suitable to attend the course.
More information on each course page (see the links above).
The study fee is 20 euros per ECTS credit. The study fee is paid at registration. The price holds for the academic year 2024-2025. Please find more information: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi)
By paying the study fee, the student receives a temporary right to study that entitles them to attend a particular course. The right to study is course-specific, and is required to complete the course as specified in the curriculum, covering both teaching and course exams.