New courses starting again!

 New courses will start soon. See them here and hurry up to enroll.

- Finnish Language Basic Course 4, Level A1.3-A2.1  04.11.2024–05.12.2024 Oulu

- Finnish for Beginners 2, Level A1.1–A1.2   29.10.–27.11.2024 Online  

- Writing Exercises in Finnish  Level A2.2   31.10.–28.11.2024  Online

Finnish language basic course 3

 This course will start on 16th of September in Oulu. You can still register here.

Brush-up your Finnish 1 Online course

 

The idea of this online course is to support students who are self-studying Finnish  or who want to revise  basics of Finnish they have learnt earlier.  The course fee is very moderate because we'll have sessions only once a week  26.8.–18.11.24. 

The registration period ends 18.8.2024!  Read more and register here.

Next course in July

 Now it is time to register to next Finnish language  basic course 2 .

This course will start from chapter 4 in textbook Oma suomi 1 (revised edition) on 22.7.2024.

Update: This course is cancelled due to lack of students.

Wordwall helps you to learn Finnish

  If you want to improve your vocabulary or practice grammar you can do it easily and in a fun way by playing  Wordwall. 

We are looking for new students

 

We are looking for new students to start learning Finnish on our beginners' course 

Finnish Language Basic Course 1.

The course is held in Oulu 3.-14.6.2024  at  4.30 - 7 PM.

The course is organized by summer university,  Pohjois-Pohjanmaan kesäyliopisto.

Come to study or tell your friend about the course! 

Register to the course here.

Mothers' Day, second Sunday of May

We will celebrate mothers the second Sunday of May, this year it is the 12th of May.

In Finnish it is called Äitienpäivä. 

A self-made card from child and some wild flowers from yard are enough. Then you can eat something sweet with coffee or have a nice lunch with family.

Registration to summer course is open

 Registration to Finnish Language Basic Course 1 is now open.

The course will start on 3.6.  Please read more and register here.

NEW TEXTBOOKS, NEW COURSES

For many years we have studied Hyvin menee! textbook. Now it has become quite difficult to find in book stores and public libraries. We still like it a lot, but this spring we decided that it is time to move on. The new textbook on courses Finnish Language Basic Course 1-4  is Oma suomi 1 and courses 5-7 Oma suomi 2.  

Online courses Brush-up your Finnish 1-2 will study book Oma suomi 1. New online courses Finnish for Beginners 1-4 that replace courses First Steps ans Second Steps will use textbook Sun suomi. In it English is used throughout the book in task descriptions, grammar points and information sections.

NEW COURSES

 You can find all our Finnish language courses also on summer university's homepage.

YKI tests year 2024

Test days and registration periods

year 2024

We are in Facebook

You can easily find us also in Facebook. Join our group First Steps and meet others who are interested in learning Finnish. Please, feel free to post your ideas, hints and questions on the group wall ! 

NEWS IN PLAIN FINNISH - SELKOUUTISET

Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE  has a very useful site Selkouutiset for those who know already some Finnish but would like to widen their vocabulary and practice to understand language that is used in news. You can now listen to broadcasts in plain Finnish with simplified language in slow speed on internet. Service includes also texts and listening comprehension exercises. 

SOUNDS GOOD IN YOUTUBE

Now you can watch Finnish language course Kuulostaa hyvältä - Sounds good 1 -30 in YouTube. 

FINNISH HUMOR

("A movietrailer" Roudasta Rospuuttoon from a Finnish TV-comedy act Studio Julmahuvi.)
When you are sober, you are responsible for your words and acts, but when you are not, you are not, because you are drunken, so you can show your feelings without control and...
Sometimes it can be better not even to try to explain... at least when you are sober!

WHAT, WHERE, WHEN?

Where can I study the Finnish language in Oulu?
When will the next course start?
Is the level of the course good for me?
How long is the course?
How much does it cost?
May I participate?
- Hopefully this blog can help you to find a course 

at Summer university of Northern Ostrobothnia.