Universities outside Finland in which you can study Finnish language and culture
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Our network includes 60 universities offering Finnish language and culture education in 24 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.
The universities are alphabetically listed by country and city below.
Wien
Universität Wien
Institut füe Europäische und Vergleich ende Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft (EVSL) / Finno-Ugristik
Mikko Kajander (mikko.kajander@univie.ac.at)
Johanna Laakso (johanna.laakso@univie.ac.at)
Institut füe Europäische und Vergleich ende Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft (EVSL) / Finno-Ugristik
Mikko Kajander (mikko.kajander@univie.ac.at)
Johanna Laakso (johanna.laakso@univie.ac.at)
Leuven
KU Leuven
Centrum voor Levende Talen (CLT)
clt@kuleuven.be
Tiina Karetvaara (tiina.karetvaara@clt.kuleuven.be)
Centrum voor Levende Talen (CLT)
clt@kuleuven.be
Tiina Karetvaara (tiina.karetvaara@clt.kuleuven.be)
Toronto
University of Toronto
Slavic languages and literatures
slavic@utoronto.ca
Prof. Anu Muhonen (anu.muhonen@utoronto.ca)
Slavic languages and literatures
slavic@utoronto.ca
Prof. Anu Muhonen (anu.muhonen@utoronto.ca)
Beijing
Beijing Foreign Studies University
School of European Languages and Cultures
Xinyi Yang (yangxinyi@bfsu.edu.cn)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Jussi Örn (ext.jussi.orn@oph.fi)
School of European Languages and Cultures
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)
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
Wang Shuo (wangshuo@tjfsu.edu.cn)
Lin Tianyi (lin.tianyi@tjfsu.edu.cn)
School of European Studies
Wang Shuo (wangshuo@tjfsu.edu.cn)
Lin Tianyi (lin.tianyi@tjfsu.edu.cn)
Brno
Masarykova univerzita
Ústav jazykovědy a baltistiky
Petra Hebedová (petrahebedova@phil.muni.cz)
Jan-Marek Šík (janmareksik@phil.muni.cz)
Ústav jazykovědy a baltistiky
Petra Hebedová (petrahebedova@phil.muni.cz)
Jan-Marek Šík (janmareksik@phil.muni.cz)
Prague
Univerzita Karlova
Ústav germánských studií / Oddělení finských studií
Lenka Fárová (lenka.farova@ff.cuni.cz)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Yrjö Lauranto (yrjo.lauranto@ff.cuni.cz)
Ústav germánských studií / Oddělení finských studií
Lenka Fárová (lenka.farova@ff.cuni.cz)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Yrjö Lauranto (yrjo.lauranto@ff.cuni.cz)
Tallinn
Tallinna Ülikool
Humanitaarteaduste instituut
vastuvott.humanitaar@tlu.ee
Karola Velberg (karola.velberg@tlu.ee)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDIFI) Maija Yli-Jokipii (maijayli@tlu.ee)
Humanitaarteaduste instituut
vastuvott.humanitaar@tlu.ee
Karola Velberg (karola.velberg@tlu.ee)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDIFI) Maija Yli-Jokipii (maijayli@tlu.ee)
Tartu
Tartu ülikool
Eesti ja üldkeeleteaduse instituut
keeleteadus@ut.ee
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Juha-Matti Aronen (aronen@ut.ee)
Eesti ja üldkeeleteaduse instituut
keeleteadus@ut.ee
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Juha-Matti Aronen (aronen@ut.ee)
Caen
Université de Caen Normandie
Département d'études nordiques
Rea Peltola (rea.peltola@unicaen.fr)
lve.nordiques@unicaen.fr
Département d'études nordiques
Rea Peltola (rea.peltola@unicaen.fr)
lve.nordiques@unicaen.fr
Pariisi, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales
Département Europe
Outi Duvallon (outi.duvallon@inalco.fr)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish laguage and culture (EDUFI) Heini Kaalamo (heinielina.kaalamo@inalco.fr)
Outi Duvallon (outi.duvallon@inalco.fr)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish laguage and culture (EDUFI) Heini Kaalamo (heinielina.kaalamo@inalco.fr)
Tbilisi
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Center for Scandinavian Studies
Center for Scandinavian Studies
Berlin
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Nordeuropa-Institut
Dr. Pia Päiviö (pia.paeivioe@hu-berlin.de)
doerte.linke@hu-berlin.de
Nordeuropa-Institut
Dr. Pia Päiviö (pia.paeivioe@hu-berlin.de)
doerte.linke@hu-berlin.de
Bielefeld
Universität Bielefeld
Fachsprachenzentrum
Catalina Calero (c.calero_ramirez@uni-bielefeld.de)
Sanna Grund (sanna.grund@uni-bielefeld.de)
Fachsprachenzentrum
Catalina Calero (c.calero_ramirez@uni-bielefeld.de)
Sanna Grund (sanna.grund@uni-bielefeld.de)
Cologne
Universität zu Köln
Institut für Skandinavistik/Fennistik
skan-fen@uni-koeln.de
Institut für Skandinavistik/Fennistik
skan-fen@uni-koeln.de
Darmstadt
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Sprachenzentrum TU Darmstadt
studienbuero@spz.tu-darmstadt.de
Karin Pertoft (karin.pertoft@tu-darmstadt.de)
Sprachenzentrum TU Darmstadt
studienbuero@spz.tu-darmstadt.de
Karin Pertoft (karin.pertoft@tu-darmstadt.de)
Dresden
Technische Universität Dresden
Lehrzentrum Sprachen und Kulturräume (LSK)
lsk@tu-dresden.de
info@tudias.de
Lehrzentrum Sprachen und Kulturräume (LSK)
lsk@tu-dresden.de
info@tudias.de
Düsseldorf
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Sprachenzentrum
Claudia Boes (claudia.boes@hhu.de)
Anne Kupila (kupila@uni-duesseldorf.de)
Sprachenzentrum
Claudia Boes (claudia.boes@hhu.de)
Anne Kupila (kupila@uni-duesseldorf.de)
Erlangen
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Sprachenzentrum
ibz@fau.de
Sprachenzentrum
ibz@fau.de
Greifswald
Universität Greifswald
Institut für Fennistik und Skandinavistik
fennistik@uni-greifswald.de
Marko Pantermöller (panter@uni-greifswald.de)
Institut für Fennistik und Skandinavistik
fennistik@uni-greifswald.de
Marko Pantermöller (panter@uni-greifswald.de)
Göttingen
Georg-August-Universität
Finnisch-Ugrisches Seminar
fus@uni-goettingen.de
Tiina Savolainen (tsavola@gwdg.de)
Finnisch-Ugrisches Seminar
fus@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)
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)
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
@FiU_LMU
gwen.janda@lmu.de
Katri Wessel (katri.wessel@lmu.de)
Institut für Finnougristik/Uralistik
@FiU_LMU
gwen.janda@lmu.de
Katri Wessel (katri.wessel@lmu.de)
Paderborn
Universität Paderborn
Zentrum für Sprachlehre
Sigrid Behrent (sigrid.behrent@uni-paderboern.de)
Sanna Grund (sanna.grund@uni-bielefeld.de)
Zentrum für Sprachlehre
Sigrid Behrent (sigrid.behrent@uni-paderboern.de)
Sanna Grund (sanna.grund@uni-bielefeld.de)
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)
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)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Tomi Koivunen (tk.koivunen@gmail.com)
Finnugor Nyelvtudományi Tanszék
Ph.D. Sándor Maticsák (maticsak.sandor@arts.unideb.hu)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Tomi Koivunen (tk.koivunen@gmail.com)
Szeged
Szegedi Tudományegyetem
Finnugor Nyelvtudományi Tanszék
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Mervi de Heer (mervi.deheer@gmail.com)
Finnugor Nyelvtudományi Tanszék
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Mervi de Heer (mervi.deheer@gmail.com)
Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
Dipartimento di Lingue, Letterature e Culture Moderne
Sanna Maria Martin (sannamaria.martin@unibo.it)
Dipartimento di Lingue, Letterature e Culture Moderne
Sanna Maria Martin (sannamaria.martin@unibo.it)
Florence
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Dipartimento FORLILPSI (Formazione, Lingue, Intercultura,
Letterature e Psicologia)
Lena Dal Pozzo (lena.dalpozzo@unifi.it)
Beatrice Töttössy (tottossy@unifi.it) in english
Dipartimento FORLILPSI (Formazione, Lingue, Intercultura,
Letterature e Psicologia)
Lena Dal Pozzo (lena.dalpozzo@unifi.it)
Beatrice Töttössy (tottossy@unifi.it) in english
Naples
Università degli Studi di Napoli - L'Orientale
Dipartimento di Studi Letterari, Linguistici e Comparati
Giorgia Ferrari (gferrari@unior.it)
lumigiorgia.ferrari@gmail.com
Dipartimento di Studi Letterari, Linguistici e Comparati
Giorgia Ferrari (gferrari@unior.it)
lumigiorgia.ferrari@gmail.com
Hiratsuka
Tokai University
Department of Nordic Studies
Faculty of Letters
Prof. Kingo Yoshida (yoshidak@tokai-u.jp)
Department of Nordic Studies
Faculty of Letters
Prof. Kingo Yoshida (yoshidak@tokai-u.jp)
Osaka
Kansai Gaidai University
Gaikokugo gakubu (College of Foreign Studies)
nyushi@kansaigaidai.ac.jp
Gaikokugo gakubu (College of Foreign Studies)
nyushi@kansaigaidai.ac.jp
Tokyo
Reitaku University
Gaikokugo Gakubu - Faculty of Foreign Studies
Prof. Shoju Chiba (schiba@reitaku-u.ac.jp)
tsibale@gmail.com
Gaikokugo Gakubu - Faculty of Foreign Studies
Prof. Shoju Chiba (schiba@reitaku-u.ac.jp)
tsibale@gmail.com
Riga
Latvijas Universitāte
Sastatāmās valodniecības un tulkošanas nodaļa
Ivars Orehovs (ivars.orehovs@lu.lv)
Erika Krautmane (erika.krautmane@lu.lv)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Päivi Lehtinen (lehtip@saunalahti.fi)
Sastatāmās valodniecības un tulkošanas nodaļa
Ivars Orehovs (ivars.orehovs@lu.lv)
Erika Krautmane (erika.krautmane@lu.lv)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Päivi Lehtinen (lehtip@saunalahti.fi)
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)
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)
Mexico City
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Facultad de Estudios Superiores (FES) Acatlán
Centro de Enseñanza de Idiomas
General info: 853977@pc.puma.acatlan.unam.mx
Sari Marita Varpula (sateenmarja@hotmail.com)
Facultad de Estudios Superiores (FES) Acatlán
Centro de Enseñanza de Idiomas
General info: 853977@pc.puma.acatlan.unam.mx
Sari Marita Varpula (sateenmarja@hotmail.com)
Tromsø
UiT Norges arktiske universitet
Institutt for språk og kultur
aisi@hjelp.uit.no
Anitta Viinikka-Kallinen (anitta.viinikka-kallinen@uit.no)
Institutt for språk og kultur
aisi@hjelp.uit.no
Anitta Viinikka-Kallinen (anitta.viinikka-kallinen@uit.no)
Gdansk
Uniwersytet Gdański
Instytut Skandynawistyki i Fennistyki
Sylvia Stegemann (sylwia.stegemann@ug.edu.pl)
Prof. Maria Sibińska (maria.sibinska@ug.edu.pl)
Instytut Skandynawistyki i Fennistyki
Sylvia Stegemann (sylwia.stegemann@ug.edu.pl)
Prof. Maria Sibińska (maria.sibinska@ug.edu.pl)
Poznań
Uniwersytet im. A. Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Instytut Lingwistyki Stosowanej, Zaklad Filologii
Martyna Kokotkiewicz (martyna.kokotkiewicz@amu.edu.pl)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Leena Laajo-Szańkowska (leelaa@amu.edu.pl)
Instytut Lingwistyki Stosowanej, Zaklad Filologii
Martyna Kokotkiewicz (martyna.kokotkiewicz@amu.edu.pl)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Leena Laajo-Szańkowska (leelaa@amu.edu.pl)
Warsaw
Uniwersytet Warszawski
Katedra Hungarystyki (Pracownia Fennistyki)
hungarystyka@uw.edu.pl
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Tiina Moisander.
Katedra Hungarystyki (Pracownia Fennistyki)
hungarystyka@uw.edu.pl
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Tiina Moisander.
Lisboa
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, ILNOVA (Instituto de Línguas da UNL)
Secretariado do ILNOVA, ilnova@fcsh.unl.pt
Prof. Martina Wetterstrand (mwetterstrand@fcsh.unl.pt)
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, ILNOVA (Instituto de Línguas da UNL)
Secretariado do ILNOVA, ilnova@fcsh.unl.pt
Prof. Martina Wetterstrand (mwetterstrand@fcsh.unl.pt)
Cluj-Napoca
Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai
UBB Facultatea de Litere
Enikő Molnár-Bodrogi (mbeniko@yahoo.com)
Ildikó Varga (ildikovus@yahoo.com)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Karoliina Salo (karoliina.ka.salo@gmail.com)
UBB Facultatea de Litere
Enikő Molnár-Bodrogi (mbeniko@yahoo.com)
Ildikó Varga (ildikovus@yahoo.com)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Karoliina Salo (karoliina.ka.salo@gmail.com)
Madrid
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Departamento de Lingüística General, Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia, Lenguas Modernas, Teoría de la Literatura y Literatura Comparada y Estudios de Asia Oriental
Pirjo Raiskila (pirjo.raiskila@uam.es)
Departamento de Lingüística General, Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia, Lenguas Modernas, Teoría de la Literatura y Literatura Comparada y Estudios de Asia Oriental
Pirjo Raiskila (pirjo.raiskila@uam.es)
Madrid
Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Madrid
Departamento de finés
depfines.eoi.jesusmaestro.madrid@educa.madrid.org
Pirjo Raiskila (pirjo.raiskila@educa.madrid.org)
Departamento de finés
depfines.eoi.jesusmaestro.madrid@educa.madrid.org
Pirjo Raiskila (pirjo.raiskila@educa.madrid.org)
Stockholm
Stockholms universitet
Institutionen för slaviska och baltiska språk, finska, nederländska och tyska
studierektor@finska.su.se
studievagledare@finska.su.se
Institutionen för slaviska och baltiska språk, finska, nederländska och tyska
studierektor@finska.su.se
studievagledare@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)
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
Institutionen för språkstudier
studievagledare.sprakstudier@umu.se
Kiev
Kyivskyj Nacionalnyj Lingvistichnyi Universytet
Kafedra germanskoi i fino-ugorskoi filologii
ihor.kucher@knlu.edu.ua
kaf.hfufil@knlu.edu.ua
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)
Faculty of International Relations
(mgladysh@gmail.com)
Heinike Heinsoo (heinike.heinsoo@ut.ee)
London
University College London
School of Slavonic and East European Studies
ugadmissions@ssees.ucl.ac.uk
maadmissions@ssees.ucl.ac.uk
School of Slavonic and East European Studies
ugadmissions@ssees.ucl.ac.uk
maadmissions@ssees.ucl.ac.uk
Berkeley, CA
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Scandinavian
amandaminafo@berkeley.edu
Lotta Weckström (lotta.weckstrom@berkeley.edu)
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)
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)
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)
Deprtment of German, Nordic, Slavic and Dutch
gnsd@umn.edu
Lily Obeda (obeda003@umn.edu)
New York, NY
Columbia University
Department of Germanic Languages
germanic@columbia.edu
Heli Sirviö (hs3026@columbia.edu)
(kh3168@columbia.edu)
Department of Germanic Languages
germanic@columbia.edu
Heli Sirviö (hs3026@columbia.edu)
(kh3168@columbia.edu)
Provo, UT
Brigham Young University
Center for Language Studies, Scandinavian Studies
Program
Tiina Watts (tiiwatts@byu.edu)
Center for Language Studies, Scandinavian Studies
Program
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) Eveliina Suuniitty.
Department of Scandinavian Studies
Prof. Andy Nestingen (akn@uw.edu)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Eveliina Suuniitty.
Taškent
Universitas Nordica Internationals / Nordic International University
Foreign languages
Mukhlisakhon Shukhratova (muhlisa.shuhratova92@gmail.com)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Aija Elg.
Foreign languages
Mukhlisakhon Shukhratova (muhlisa.shuhratova92@gmail.com)
Visiting lecturer of Finnish language and culture (EDUFI) Aija Elg.