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Orientation to Finnish Language and Culture (2 cr)

Code: KP10020-3007

General information


Enrollment

01.04.2025 - 30.04.2025

Timing

25.08.2025 - 19.12.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages

  • Finnish
  • English

Seats

10 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Complementary Studies

Teachers

  • Minna Hoffren
  • Jonna Ihanainen

Teacher in charge

Jonna Ihanainen

Groups

  • TOP25_26
    Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2025-2026

Objective

You can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases. You can ask and answer to basic questions. You are able to tell about yourself and use polite phrases and greetings in everyday situations, e.g. meeting friends, asking about the price and ordering. You learn the basic facts about the Finnish culture and customs.

Content

- Finnish alphabet, consonants, vowels and diphthongs
- Pronunciation
- Sharing personal information: e.g. name, nationality, language skills, family, hobbies, studies
- Numbers and expressions of time
- Basic grammar: e.g. conjugation of basic verbs, partitive case, polar questions and common interrogatives
- Basic facts about the Finnish culture

Evaluation scale

H-5