Traineeships in universities teaching Finnish outside Finland

Trainees are Finnish university students of Finnish language, Finno-Ugric languages or Finnish literature or newly graduated students of those subjects.

Traineeships last 3 to 6 months.

The trainees can, for example,

• assist in teaching
• run conversation classes
• collect and prepare teaching material
• assess exams
• supervise students
• run a library.

A traineeship should be supervised. A trainee should have a named supervisor, normally a lecturer of Finnish language and culture.
 

Universities will be informed about the selection in August/September.

Selection will be based on information provided in the applications.

The following will be considered as advantages to your application:

• the university does not have a native Finnish teacher
• the university has not had an EDUFI trainee in the past two years, and
• the university will contribute to the accommodation or other costs of the trainee.

In addition, during the selection process, we will pay attention to if the university can get a trainee through another programme, and if the university is applying primarily for a trainee or a teacher.

There are two calls for applications per year: two weeks in February for traineeships starting at the end of the year, and two weeks in September for traineeships starting at the beginning of the year.

The exact dates of the calls for applications vary. When the call is open, information will be updated on this page.

You can apply for a traineeship in two locations at the same time. Please note: you will need to be prepared to take up a placement in either of these places; we will only send your application to one place at a time.

Application annexes required:

• CV
• transcript of study records 
• motivational letter and
• a letter of recommendation from a teacher.

The CV, transcript of study records and motivational letter should be sent together with the online application form. They can be written in Finnish. If you wish, you can also write your motivational letter in the other working language of the trainee placement.

You will also need a letter of recommendation in Finnish (an assessment of your progress in your studies and your suitability for the traineeship in question) from a teacher in your subject. You can send the letter of recommendation by post together with the paper version of your application, or the teacher can send it directly to the contact person in EDUFI by email.

Online application form and application guidance: link to be updated at a later date.

EDUFI will award the trainee a grant that will be paid to the bank account of the trainee.

We hope that the host university will contribute to the accommodation or other costs of the trainee.