• LC-7003 Survival Finnish Online
• LC-7004 Survival Finnish 1
• LC-7005 Survival Finnish 2
• LC-7009 Get to know Finland
• LC-7010 Finland Studies MOOC
• LC-7210 Finnish 1
• LC-7220 Finnish 2
• LC-7230 Finnish 3
• LC-7240 Finnish 4
• LC-7250 Finnish 5
• LC-7260 Finnish 6
• LC-7270 Finnish 7
• LC-7280 Finnish 8
• LC-7290 Finnish for Specific Fields
• LC-7271 Finnish for Work

If you have taken Finnish courses before August 2020 and want to join
Finnish courses now, please see the page  New Finnish courses 2020 onward. 
to see which course you can take now.

• LC-7323 Finnish Conversation 1
• LC-7324 Finnish Conversation 2
• LC-7326 Finnish Conversation 3
• LC-0010 Each One Teach One

More information about the tests in MyCourses.

ARTS

• LCA-7003 National Language Requirement (Finnish) Writing Test
• LCA-7004 National Language Requirement (Finnish) Oral Test

BIZ, CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI

• LC-7001 National Language Requirement (Finnish), Writing test
• LC-7002 National Language Requirement (Finnish), Oral test

• Introductory Finnish - Online course
• Open university courses
• Courses for Aalto staff

The following beginners’ courses do not require any prior studies:

• LC-7003 Survival Finnish Online
• LC-7004 Survival Finnish 1
• LC-7009 Get to know Finland
• LC-7210 Suomi 1

You can apply to other Finnish courses if

• you have passed the previous level course / exam at Aalto Language Centre.
• you have passed a Finnish course equivalent to the previous level in some other institution or you have studied the contents of the previous level on your own.

If you are still not sure about your level, study course descriptions in Sisu and contact the Contact Teacher Aija Elg. You can retake a course you have already passed (or a course below it) only if there is room in the group.

Aalto students

Degree students and doctoral students can register for Finnish courses in Sisu.

CEMS exchange students

CEMS exchange students who select Finnish as their CEMS FL3 register for Finnish courses in Sisu.

One-year exchange students

One-year exchange students can register for Finnish courses in Sisu. However, they have to be aware that they might lose their place if the group becomes full (degree students, doctoral students and staff members have priority). The teacher will inform them if the group becomes full.

Half-year exchange students

Unfortunately half-year exchange students cannot be accepted to regular Finnish courses because of the strong demand. However, they can register in Sisu for the following courses:

• LC-7003 Survival Finnish Online
• LC-7004 Survival Finnish 1
• LC-7005 Survival Finnish 2
• LC-7009 Get to know Finland
  These courses do not allow to continue to more advanced Finnish courses

Half-year exchange students can also apply for Finnish courses organised by Aalto Open University. The course fee is 15 euros / 1 ECTS credit.

Staff members

Staff members and their spouses can apply for special Finnish courses for staff. For more information, contact [email protected].

Staff members can also participate in all regular Finnish courses at the Language Centre without a course fee. Registration instructions:

1. Fill in the Application for the right to pursue non graduate studies form
2. Send the form to the Contact Teacher Aija Elg by email

Others

Those not studying nor working at Aalto cannot be accepted to Finnish courses because of the strong demand. However, they can apply for Finnish courses through the Aalto Open University.

See also

• Introductory Finnish Self-study - open online Finnish course

Autumn 2020 onward, a new system is applied in most of the Finnish courses. Two ECTS credit language courses will be worth three ECTS credits.

Here is the list of the Finnish courses (3 ECTS credits) from 1.9.2020:

• Finnish 1 (LC-7210, target level A1.1, replaces the former Finnish 1A, LC-7311)
• Finnish 2 (LC-7220, target level A1.2, replaces the former Finnish 1B, LC-7312)
• Finnish 3 (LC-7230, target level A1.3, replaces the former Finnish 2B, LC-7322)
• Finnish 4 (LC-7240, target level A2.1, replaces the former Finnish 3A, LC-7331)
• Finnish 5 (LC-7250, target level A2.2, replaces the former Finnish 3B, LC-7332)
• Finnish 6 (LC-7260, target level B1.1, replaces the former Finnish 4B, LC-7421)
• Finnish 7 (LC-7270, target level B1.1, replaces the former Finnish 5, LC-7351)
• Finnish 8 (LC-7280, target level B1.2, replaces the former Finnish 6, LC-7361)
• Finnish for work (LC-7271, target level B1/B2, replaces the former Finnish for professional needs, LC-7061)
• Field-specific Finnish (LC-7290, target level B2/C1, replaces the former Advanced Finnish, LC-7060)

Which course can you take in the new system?

Here is the list of new courses you can take if you have completed a course in the old system (before autumn 2020). For most courses, there are two possibilities. If you choose the lower level of the two, you will revise some things you have already seen on previous courses but also learn some new things. If you choose the higher level of the two, you will have to study some contents on your own before the course to catch up. For this, you can check the course description of the lower level course in Sisu in order to see what you have not studied earlier.

Old course > New course

• Finnish 1A > you can take Finnish 1 / Finnish 2
• Finnish 1B > you can take Finnish 2 / Finnish 3
• Finnish 2A > you can take Finnish 3
• Finnish 2B > you can take Finnish 3 / Finnish 4
• Finnish 3A > you can take Finnish 4 / Finnish 5
• Finnish 3B > you can take Finnish 5 / Finnish 6
• Finnish 4A > you can take Finnish 6
• Finnish 4B > you can take Finnish 7
• Finnish 5 > you can take Finnish 8 or Finnish for work
• Finnish 6 > you can take Finnish for work or Field-specific Finnish