University of Helsinki

Language Studies and Services for International Students

Language courses

Course descriptions and the selection of courses offered by the Language Centre are available online (WebOodi) for everyone to see. In order to register for courses online, students need a valid university user ID. However, international degree students and exchange students may register personally at the Language Centre helpdesk during the Orientation course.

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Courses suitable for non-Finnish speakers are listed below:

English
English courses
Exchange students have no right to attend any of the English courses offered by the Language Centre.
All degree students are welcome to take any of the English courses offered by the Language Centre. However, when you sign up for a degree-requirement English Academic and Professional Skills (EAPS) course, remember to choose a course that is specifically aimed at your own faculty. If you are interested in doing more advanced-level work, you may sign up for Advanced EASPS courses, but only after you have taken an EAPS course.

Finnish
Department of Finnish language and literature

Danish
Basic Course in Danish Language and Culture (99247)

French
ALICE - Academic Language and Intercultural Exchange (French - Finnish) (99477)
Francais juridique (99469)
Expression écrite et discussion, niveau avancé (99445)
Expression orale et écrite (99454)
Lecture et discussion (992821)
Expression orale (99282)
Expression écrite (99367)
La France économique, politique et sociale (99423)
Activez votre français (99479)
Practical French (99317)
Intermediate French 4 (99455)
Intermediate French 3 (99218)
Basic course in written French (991113)

German
German for beginners 1 (99221)
German for beginners 2 (992210)
ALICE - Academic Language and Intercultural Exchange (German - Finnish) (99487)
Brush up your German oral skills(99413)
German Vocabulary (99411)
Praktisches Deutsch(99415)
Kritisch lesen und debattieren - Reading and discussion around contemporary German literature and current social issues (99582)
Intermediate German 4: Land und Leute(99470)
Europa-Kurs(99302)
German oral skills(99281 )
Deutsch im Berufsleben (99357)
Deutsche Konversation für Fortgeschrittene (99581)
Advanced Course in German (5) (99414)
Treffpunkt Deutsch - Multimodal course in German (99584)

Italian
ALICE - Academic Language and Intercultural Exchange (Italian - Finnish)(99494)
Italian uutiskurssi (99461)
Corso di espressione orale (99284)

Spanish
ALICE - Academic Language and Intercultural Exchange (Spanish - Finnish)(99504)
Curso de redacción (99431)
Expresión oral (99283)
Curso práctico sobre cultura y actualidad de los paises latinoamericanos (99430)
Indicativo o Subjuntivo: ése es el dilema(993301)
Curso preparativo para estudios en el extranjero (99376)
Español práctico (99329)
Practical Spanish (99257)

Swedish
Studiehelheten nordiska språk och kulturer(99399)
Miljö i u-länder - från biologi till ekonomi(992480 )
Affärssvenska (992481 )
Avancerad diskussion för samhällsintresserade(99610 )
Avancerad muntlig färdighet i svenska (99392)
Avancerad svensk kommunikation i yrkeslivet(99591)
Avancerade självständiga studier i svenska(99505)
Avancerad svenska med fokus på EU och andra internationella frågor(99451)
Remedial course in Swedish oral skills (99511)
Refresher course in Swedish grammar (99346)
Basic Studies in Swedish(99179)
Intermediate Swedish 2 (99349)
Intermediate Swedish 1 (99233)
Swedish for beginners 2 (99232)
Swedish for beginners 1 (99231)

Russian
ALICE - Academic Language and Intercultural Exchange (Russian - Finnish)(99508)
Oral Skills in Russian 2 (99285)
Oral Skills in Russian 1 (99265)
Practical Russian (99428)
Supplementary Russian Course (99228)

Following departments at the Faculty of Arts also offer language courses
(for more information, please contact the department):

Department of Finnish, Finno-Ugrian and Scandinavian Studies
Department of World Cultures
Department of Modern Languages