Our network includes 60 universities offering Finnish language and culture education in 23 countries. If you teach Finnish at a university and are not yet in our network and want to join, please send an e-mail to skk@oph.fi.

The universities are alphabetically listed by country and city below.

Wien

Universität Wien
Institut für Europäische und Vergleichende ende Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft (EVSL) / Abteilung Finno-Ugristik

Mikko Kajander (mikko.kajander@univie.ac.at)
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Leuven

KU Leuven
Centrum voor Levende Talen (CLT)

clt@kuleuven.be
Tiina Karetvaara (tiina.karetvaara@clt.kuleuven.be)
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Toronto

University of Toronto
Department of Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures

anna.tomi@utoronto.ca
a.kampouris@utoronto.ca

Thunder Bay

Lakehead University
Department of Languages

Head of the department Sarah Jacoba (sjacoba@lakeheadu.ca)
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Beijing

Beijing Foreign Studies University
School of European Languages and Cultures, Suomen kielen ja kulttuurin laitos

Xinyi Yang (yangxinyi@bfsu.edu.cn)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Jussi Örn (ext.jussi.orn@oph.fi)

Shijiazhuang

Hebei Foreign Studies University

International office (intercom002@hbwy.com.cn)
Li Minglu (2590763537@qq.com)
Mikko Suutarinen (mikko.suutarinen@gmail.com)

Tianjin

Tianjin Foreign Studies University
School of European Studies, Suomen kielen laitos

twzhaoban@tjfsu.edu.cn) 
Wang Shuo (wangshuo@tjfsu.edu.cn)
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Brno

Masarykova univerzita
Ústav jazykovědy a baltistiky

Petra Hebedová (petrahebedova@phil.muni.cz)
Jan-Marek Šík (janmareksik@phil.muni.cz)

Prague

Univerzita Karlova
Ústav germánských a severských studií / Oddělení finských studií

Lenka Fárová (lenka.farova@ff.cuni.cz)
Michal Kovar (michal.kovar@ff.cuni.cz)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Yrjö Lauranto (yrjo.lauranto@ff.cuni.cz)
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Tallinn

Tallinna Ülikool
Humanitaarteaduste instituut

vastuvott.humanitaar@tlu.ee
Karola Velberg (karola.velberg@tlu.ee)

Tartu

Tartu ülikool
Eesti ja üldkeeleteaduse instituut / Soome-ugri osakond

keeleteadus@ut.ee
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Susanna Virtanen (susanna.virtanen@ut.ee)
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Caen

Université de Caen Normandie
Département d'études nordiques/Pohjoismaiden tutkimuksen laitos

lve.nordiques@unicaen.fr
Rea Peltola (rea.peltola@unicaen.fr)

Pariisi, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales

Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales INALCO
Département d'Europe

Prof. Outi Duvallon (outi.duvallon@inalco.fr)
direction-europe@inalco.fr
Suomen kielen ja kulttuurin vieraileva lehtori (OPH) Linda Nurmi.
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Tbilisi

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
The Centre for Scandinavian Studies

Prof. Kakhaber Loria, the head of The Centre for Scandinavian Studies kakhaber.loria(at)tsu.ge
Teacher of Finnish language Ia Bakuradze, bakuradze(at)gmail.com
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Berlin

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Nordeuropa-Institut

Dr. Pia Päiviö (pia.paeivioe@hu-berlin.de)
Julia Stiewe (julia.stiewe@hu-berlin.de)

Bielefeld

Universität Bielefeld
Fachsprachenzentrum

Sanna Grund (sanna.grund@uni-bielefeld.de)
Catalina Calero Raminez (c.calero_ramirez@uni-bielefeld.de)

Cologne

Universität zu Köln
Institut für Skandinavistik/Fennistik

skan-fen@uni-koeln.de
Päivi Toivio-Kochs (ptoiviok@uni-koeln.de)

Darmstadt

Technische Universität Darmstadt
Sprachenzentrum TU Darmstadt

studienbuero@spz.tu-darmstadt.de
Karin Pertoft (karin.pertoft@tu-darmstadt.de)

Dresden

Technische Universität Dresden
Lehrzentrum Sprachen und Kulturräume (LSK)

sprachzentrum@tu-dresden.de
Alena Naumann (alena.naumann@tu-dresden.de)

Düsseldorf

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Sprachenzentrum

Claudia Boes (claudia.boes@hhu.de)
Anne Kupila (kupila@uni-duesseldorf.de)

Erlangen

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Sprachenzentrum

ibz@fau.de

Greifswald

Universität Greifswald
Institut für Fennistik und Skandinavistik

Thekla Musaeus (thekla.musaeus@uni-greifswald.de)
fennistik@uni-greifswald.de

Göttingen

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Skandinavisches Seminar


skandinavistik@uni-goettingen.de
Tiina Savolainen (tsavola@gwdg.de)

Hamburg

Universität Hamburg
Institut für Finnougristik/Uralistik

ifuu@uni-hamburg.de
Johanna Hansen (johanna.hansen@uni-hamburg.de)

Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Sprachen Nordeuropas und des Baltikums
Institut für Slavistik, Turkologie und zirkumbaltischen Studien

Tuija Kapanen (kapanen@uni-mainz.de)

Munich

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Institut für Finnougristik/Uralistik


Ksenia Shagal (ksenia.shagal@lmu.de)
Katri Wessel (katri.wessel@lmu.de)

Paderborn

Universität Paderborn
Zentrum für Sprachlehre

Marion Quiel (marion.quiel@uni-paderborn.de)
Sanna Grund (sanna.grund@uni-bielefeld.de)
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Budapest

Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem
Finnugor Tanszék

finnugor@btk.elte.hu
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Markku Nikulin (markku.nikulin@btk.elte.hu) 

Debrecen

Debreceni Egyetem
Finnugor Nyelvtudományi Tanszék

Ph.D. Sándor Maticsák (maticsak.sandor@arts.unideb.hu)
Eszter Magyar-Bihari (eszter.bihari94@gmail.com)

Szeged

Szegedi Tudományegyetem
Finnugor Nyelvtudományi Tanszék

Sándor Szeverényi (szevers@hung.u-szeged.hu)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Mervi de Heer (mervi.deheer@gmail.com)
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Bologna

Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
Dipartimento di Lingue, Letterature e Culture Moderne

Sanna Maria Martin (sannamaria.martin@unibo.it)

Florence

Università degli Studi di Firenze
Dipartimento Formazione, Lingue, Intercultura, Letterature e Psicologia, (FORLILPSI)

Prof. Antonio Donato Sciacovelli (antoniodonato.sciacovelli@unifi.it)
Lena Dal Pozzo (lena.dalpozzo@unifi.it)

Naples

Università degli Studi di Napoli - L'Orientale
Dipartimento di Studi Letterari, Linguistici e Comparati

Prof. Eliisa Pitkäsalo (eliisa.pitkasalo@unior.it)
Pia Peltoperä (pia.peltopera@unior.it)
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Hiratsuka

Tokai University
Department of Nordic Studies

hsco-kokusai@tokai.ac.jp
hsco-koho@tokai.ac.jp

Osaka

Kansai Gaidai University
College of Foreign Studies

nyushi@kansaigaidai.ac.jp

Tokyo

Reitaku University
Faculty of Foreign Studies

schiba@reitaku-u.ac.jp
koho@reitaku-u.ac.jp
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Riga

Latvijas Universitāte
Sastatāmās valodniecības un tulkošanas nodaļa

Ivars Orehovs (ivars.orehovs@lu.lv)
Erika Krautmane (erika.krautmane@lu.lv)
Anna Freiberga (anna.freiberga@inbox.lv)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Päivi Lehtinen (lehtip@saunalahti.fi)
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Vilnus

Vilniaus Universitetas
Institute for the Languages and Cultures of the Baltic/Centre for Scandinavian Studies
Skandinavistikos Centras

studijos@flf.vu.lt
Asta Laugaliene (asta.laugaliene@flf.vu.lt)

Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Taina Mylläri (taina.myllari@flf.vu.lt)
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Mexico City

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
FES Acatlán Centro de Enseñanza de Idiomas (CEI)


portugues@acatlan.unam.mx
Sari Marita Varpula
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Tromsø

UiT Norges arktiske universitet
Institutt for språk og kultur

aisi@hjelp.uit.no
hsl-instadm@uit.no
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Gdansk

Uniwersytet Gdański
Instytut Skandynawistyka i Fennistyka

Sylwia Stegemann (sylwia.stegemann@ug.edu.pl)
Maja Chacinska (maja.chacinska@ug.edu.pl)

Poznań

Uniwersytet im. A. Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Instytut Lingwistyki Stosowanej

Martyna Kokotkiewicz (martynak@amu.edu.pl)

Warsaw

Uniwersytet Warszawski
Katedra Hungarystyki (Pracownia Fennistyki)

hungarystyka@uw.edu.pl
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Tiina Moisander (t.moisander@uw.edu.pl).
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Cluj-Napoca

Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai
Facultatea de Litere

Enikő Molnár-Bodrogi (eniko.molnar@ubbcluj.ro)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Karoliina Salo (karoliina.ka.salo@gmail.com)
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Madrid

Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Madrid
Departamento de finés

depfines.eoi.jesusmaestro.madrid@educa.madrid.org
Pirjo Raiskila (pirjo.raiskila@educa.madrid.org)
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Stockholm

Stockholms universitet
Institutionen för slaviska och baltiska språk, finska, nederländska och tyska

studievagledare@finska.su.se
studierektor@finska.su.se

Uppsala

Uppsala universitet
Institutionen för moderna språk

Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi (riitta-liisa.valijarvi@moderna.uu.se)
Satu Gröndahl (satu.gröndahl@moderna.uu.se)
Rogier Blokland (rogier.blokland@moderna.uu.se)

Umeå

Umeå universitet
Institutionen för språkstudier

studievagledare.sprakstudier@umu.se
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Kiev

Kyivskyj Nacionalnyj Lingvistichnyi Universytet
Kafedra germanskoi i fino-ugorskoi filologii

ihor.kucher@knlu.edu.ua
kaf.hfufil@knlu.edu.ua

Lviv

Lvivskij natsionalnij universitet imeni Ivana Franka
Faculty of  International Relations

(mgladysh@gmail.com)
Heinike Heinsoo (heinike.heinsoo@ut.ee)
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London

University College London 
School of Slavonic and East European Studies 

ugadmissions@ssees.ucl.ac.uk
maadmissions@ssees.ucl.ac.uk
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Berkeley, CA

University of California, Berkeley
Department of Scandinavian

amandaminafo@berkeley.edu
Lotta Weckström (lotta.weckstrom@berkeley.edu)

Bloomington, IN

Indiana University Bloomington
Department of Central Eurasian Studies

ceus@indiana.edu
Oner Ozcelik (oozcelik@indiana.edu)

Madison, WI

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of German, Nordic and Slavic

Prof. Thomas A. DuBois (tadubois@wisc.edu)
Assistant Professor Liina-Ly Roos (lroos3@wisc.edu)

Minneapolis, MN

University of Minnesota
Deprtment of German, Nordic, Slavic and Dutch

gnsd@umn.edu
Lily Obeda (obeda003@umn.edu)

New York, NY

Columbia University
Department of Germanic Languages

Heli Sirviö (hs3026@columbia.edu)
(kh3168@columbia.edu)

Provo, UT

Brigham Young University
Center for Language Studies, Scandinavian Studies Program

cls@byu.edu
Tiina Watts (tiiwatts@byu.edu)

Seattle, WA

University of Washington
Department of Scandinavian Studies

Prof. Andy Nestingen (akn@uw.edu)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Heidi Mustisto (heidimus@uw.edu)
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Taškent

Nordic International University
Department of Foreign Languages

info@nordicuniversity.org
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