Finnish as a second language
Courses 2026–2028
Welcome to learn Finnish! Get to know our course offerings and start planning your Finnish language studies.
- LC-7003 Survival Finnish Online
- LC-7004 Survival Finnish 1
- LC-7005 Survival Finnish 2
- LC-7009 Get to know Finland
- 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-7281 Deepen Your Finnish Skills
- LC-7282 Preparing for the Intermediate Level YKI Exam 1
- LC-7283 Preparing for the Intermediate Level YKI Exam 2
- LC-7272 Finnish for work
- LC-7291 Finnish for specific fields
- LC-7292 Finnish Language Club
- LC-7323 Finnish Conversation 1
- LC-7324 Finnish Conversation 2
- LC-7326 Finnish Conversation 3
Finnish as a second language is a minor aimed at international students, enabling them to achieve and demonstrate a wide range of Finnish language skills. Completing this minor provides a good foundation for working life language skills and thus strengthens students' employability in Finland. It is also a strong indication of the student's motivation and desire to invest in their Finnish language skills and in integrating into Finnish working life and society.
The minor comprises of 15–25 credits. The maximum number of credits depends on the student's starting Finnish language skill level. The minor is available for students with starting Finnish language skills between 0–B1.
There were amendments to the Aliens Act in Finland in January 2026. According to the amended Aliens Act, you can apply for a permanent residence permit in Finland, if
- you have completed a bachelor’s, a master’s or a doctoral degree at a Finnish university, and
- you can prove the level of your Finnish or Swedish language skills is ‘developing’. You can prove the language skills by completing at least 15 credits of Finnish or Swedish language studies at a higher education institution in Finland. The language studies do not have to be included in your degree.
- You meet the other requirements for a permanent residence permit.
Please note that to prove your developing language skills, you need to have completed Finnish or Swedish language courses; it is not enough if you have completed other courses in these languages. In addition, the credits need to be completed in either Finnish or in Swedish, meaning that you cannot combine both languages to reach the 15 credits. More information on the language skills requirement on Migri's pages.
More information about the tests in MyCourses.
ARTS
- LCA-7003 National Language Requirement (Finnish) Writing Test
- LCA-7004 National Language Requirement (Finnish) Oral Test