Summer courses in Finnish language and culture in Finland

Courses are available from level A1 to C1. Completing the course will give you 10 ECTS credits.

Courses help you activate and develop your language skills in a Finnish-speaking environment. It is important to practise speaking during the course. You will also practise listening, reading, writing and grammar.

Tuition, study materials and free-time activities arranged as part of the course are free of charge for you. You don’t need to pay for your accommodation either (see exception: If you study in Sweden or Norway).

The deadline for applications to the summer courses is 1 March, 23.59 Finnish time (+2 UTC). Late applications will not be considered.

Fill in the online application form in Finnish. No attachments are needed.

Instructions for filling in the form

• Fill in the application form with precision. The fields marked with an asterisk (*) are compulsory.
• When you assess your knowledge of Finnish, make use of the European language levels – self-assessment grid.
• After every page you can save what you have filled in and continue filling in the form later:
  Click Tallenna ja jatka myöhemmin. After this you receive a link which takes you back to the form.
  Please note! Remember to copy the link so that you can continue filling in the form.
  You can also send the link to your email. Write your email address and click Lähetä.
• When you proceed to the next page, click Seuraava.
• If you want to change something on the previous page, click Edellinen.
• 18: Tell us about yourself in Finnish (in about 150–300 words). You can write the text beforehand and copy it here. When writing this text you are allowed to use aids like a dictionary or a grammar.
• When you have finished the form, click Lähetä.
• After this you see a summary page (Yhteenvetosivu) of your answers.
  Save the page: you can save it in the pdf format, print it or send it to your email.

Tell your teacher that you are applying for a place on a summer course so that s/he can write a statement about you. In addition, you should write two pieces of text without any reference material (such as a study book, dictionary, grammar or electronic learning aids) under the supervision of your teacher, so we can place you on a course at the correct level.

Application forms will be kept for two years. We need your personal information for the selection process of the summer courses and for course arrangements. The information will only be given to the course organiser.

If you have any questions about applying to summer courses, please send email to suomenkesakurssit [at] oph.fi.

All applicants will be informed if they have been selected on a course by 30 April at the latest. There are three types of results:

• you are selected on a course
• you are on a reserve list, or
• you were not selected on a course.

If you are on the reserve list, you may still get on a course if somebody else cancels their participation. You will be informed about this during May/June.

Please let your teacher know if you were selected or not. We do not automatically inform teachers.

Please note! If you are admitted to a summer course, we expect you to take a travel insurance which includes a liability insurance. A liability insurance covers damage that you have caused (e.g. in the dormitory).