Finnish for Beginners 1 - Suomen kielen alkeet 1
| Date | 30.09. - 09.12.2026 Wednesdays at 16.30-19.00 (includes a 15-min break) NB! No teaching on week 42 (14.10.) |
| Location | Turun kauppakorkeakoulu (Turku School of Economics), Lecture room 18, Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 |
| Group | No previous knowledge of Finnish required. Level of proficiency A1.1. |
| Goal | To reach a basic knowledge of Finnish language and Finnish culture and to promote the ability to cope with some everyday situations. |
| Credit units | 2 ECTS |
| Contents | Basic structures of Finnish, discussions, grammar and listening comprehension exercises (e.g. greetings; telling about oneself; countries, languages, nationalities; making questions and answering; weather, present tense of the verbs; genetive; describing things and people; buying and paying). |
| Teacher info | MA Veera Kaski Feedback from Veera's previous courses: |
| Accomplishment | Active participation on lessons (min. 80 % of the lessons) and exam. |
| Bibliography | Sonja Gehring ja Sanni Heinzmann: Suomen mestari 1 (UUDISTETTU), chapters 1-3 (ISBN 978-951-1-33423-1) NB! This is the 2020 (or newer) edition of the book. The course book is not included in the price. |
| Organising university | Turun yliopisto |
| Notes | Education coordinator Essi Svärd, essi.svard@turunkesayliopisto.fi or 044 720 1148 |
| Other info | 30 lessons The course is taught in English. |
| Price | Normal price 105 € (online payment) NB! We will update the prices of our language courses on 1.8.2026. Enrol at the current prices by the end of July. From 1.8. onwards, the normal price will be 115 € (student price still 85 €). |
| Last enrolment date | 16.09.2026 |