SIMHE Studies
Finnish and Swedish language courses for immigrants in Finland during the 2022 - 2023 academic year.
Anyone is welcome to apply for the open courses: you do not need to be a student of the University of Vaasa. The courses are aimed at immigrants in Finland and who wish to improve their language skills in Finnish or Swedish. These are free online courses, organized day time.
You will find more information on the courses and the enrolment by each course description. General information on the enrolment process you'll find in the end of this webpage.
Note! Attendance is compulsory. Check the timetable via the link in the course description. It is a hyperlink to the Studyinfo webpage.
| AUTUMN 2022 | SPRING 2023 |
|---|---|
| FINNISH | FINNISH |
| Finnish as a Foreign Language, 1 a, 1/2 afternoon group | Finnish as a Foreign Language, 1 a, 1/2 online group |
| Finnish as a Foreign Language, 1 a, 2/2 morning group | Finnish as a Foreign Language, 1 a, 2/2 contact teaching group |
| Finnish as a Foreign Language, 1 b | Finnish as a Foreign Language, 1 b, 1/2 morning group |
| Finnish as a Foreign Language, 3 a | Finnish as a Foreign Language, 1 b, 2/2 afternoon group |
| SWEDISH | Finnish as a Foreign Language, 2 a |
| Swedish as a Foreign Language, 1 a | Finnish as a Foreign Language, 2 b |
| Swedish as a Foreign Language, 1 b | Finnish as a Foreign Language, 3 b |
| SWEDISH | |
| Swedish as a Foreign Language, 1 a | |
| Swedish as a Foreign Language, 1 b | |
| Swedish as a Foreign Language, 2 a | |
| Swedish as a Foreign Language, 2 b | |
| ENGLISH | |
| Studying and working in Finland – Future Employability Skills |
Study materials
Literature and study materials as instructed by the teacher.
The languages of instruction are English and Finnish or Swedish.
Literature can be borrowed, for example, from Tritonia Academic Library.
Essays and dissertations are checked by a Turnitin-system (online assessment, plagiarism detection, peer review)
Contact us!
simhe (a) lists.uwasa.fi
Enrolment guidelines
PRIOR TO ENROLMENT
You will find the enrolment link by the course description on this webpage. The link redirects you to the Studyinfo webpage where the enrolment locates.
Enroll separately and instantly on every course you wish to attend to. The courses have a limited number of students. Places are filled in the order of enrolment.
WHAT DO I NEED ON A COURSE?
On online courses you will need an access to a microphone and a camera.
The courses are not recorded. Attendance is compulsory.
Please, contact as soon as possible our SIMHE Service at simhe (at) lists.uwasa.fi, if you
- want to cancel your enrolment;
- do not have a Finnish online banking codes.
Why the Finnish Online Banking Codes?
You can enroll on a course even without the Finnish online banking codes.
Without the Finnish online banking codes we will invite you for an identification either online or at the campus. In the identification we will give your username to university's Moodle platform. You will need a passport or similar official identification document. If we do it online, you need a camera.
With the Finnish online banking codes you can identify yourself quickly online. We will send all the accepted the necessary links a week prior to the course start. The info email will consist of all the important links and info.