Finnish language studies

Develop Your Career Path – We Support Your Finnish Language Learning!

Do you plan to build your future in Finland? At Lapland UAS, you have an excellent opportunity to learn Finnish and develop your professional skills. Language skills open doors – and we’re here to help you open them.

Here’s how we support you on your path:

  • Our skilled and enthusiastic teachers guide you in learning Finnish and your professional field.
  • Lapland UAS provides you with high-quality Finnish learning materials.
  • Additional engaging language courses offer opportunities to practice everyday Finnish
  • Scholarships encourage you to study Finnish and participate actively.
  • When you begin your studies, you’ll get access to the My Finnish Path workspace, where you can plan and track your personal language learning path.
  • We offer the possibility of having a language buddy, with whom you can practice Finnish.
  • We’ve developed a variety of support measures to help you progress in your studies and career.

You won’t be alone – you’ll be part of a community that believes in you and wants to see you succeed.

Join us and build your future – in Finnish!

Please note! If the language of your secondary education has been Finnish or Swedish see the information of language and communication studies here.

Learning Finnish is essential for living, studying and working in Finland. Fluency in Finnish will greatly enhance your ability to integrate into Finnish society, succeed in your studies and improve your employment prospects.

To assess your Finnish language starting level (CEFR) and set objectives, please enroll in the Moodle workspace: Kielipolku – My Finnish Path with self enrolment key: myfipa25

In Moodle, you find information about the study units and language learning strategies. You have a chance to make a visual Finnish learning path, get a Language Buddy, and find more activities!

Picture 1. Short descriptions of CEFR levels.

When you start your Lapland UAS studies, you will create your Finnish Path to support your Finnish language studies and wellbeing in Finland. Your path will include your Finnish courses, learning strategies, and steps for each study year.

Are you interested in evaluating your skills level in Finnish? Take YKI-test! The national certificate of language proficiency (YKI test) is a language test for adults. You may use the test for example:

  • to evaluate your progress and level of language learning
  • to demonstrate your language skills to apply for a scholarship, job or a place to study
  • to demonstrate your level of language proficiency to acquire the Finnish citizenship

There are three levels of YKI test and each test consists of four subtests: speaking, writing, listening comprehension, and reading comprehension. Each test is evaluated separately. The places to participate in the test, the test dates, and additional information you may find on Opetushallitus web pages. You may also find information about the test fee and register for the test here.

Want to know more about the YKI test?:

Contact information:

Riikka Partanen
Senior Lecturer | Senior Lecturer, Finnish language and Communication
riikka.partanen@lapinamk.fi

Last Updated: 8.10.2025