Finnish Courses for Immigrants in Helsinki area
Study opportunities and education for immigrants
As a Christian in Finland
Learn Finnish language, culture and the Bible in a friendly atmosphere. You will be encouraged to speak Finnish and we promise that you will find your new identity in your new home-country.
Intensive Finnish Course
In our intensive summer courses you will study the Finnish language in everyday situations. You will do a lot of conversation exercises and learn vocabulary and grammar. You can also repeat what you already know. There are no pre-entry level requirements for the courses.
YKI-treeni
In the Finnish Certificate of National Language Proficiency (YKI) training course you study Finnish Intensively and diversely for three months. You learn the language by listening. You do lots of grammar exercises. You discuss matters of interest in Finnish. You learn to write Finnish. Different text will no longer scare you. By completing the course you will cope better with the YKI test and you can apply for Finnish citizenship.
Path to Work
The Path to Work course is an another opportunity for an unemployed immigrant whose integration period is finished. The education is for unemployed part-time students which do not prevent them from receiving full-time work or doing TE services business. T!
Finnish Bible Institute
The Finnish Bible institute is an independent Christian organization committed to the Bible and Lutheran recognition. Our purpose is to proclaim the gospel, teach the Bible, provide people with a spiritual home, and to support missionary work. We are located in Kauniainen, in the heart of the Helsinki metropolitan area. The Finnish Bible Institute offers many short courses and events, longer training courses mainly for young people and language and culture courses for immigrants
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News and publications
The first joint application opened on 7.1.2026 and ends 21.1.2026. If you have plans for studies in English at universities, it’s time to apply to your schools of choice.
Spring semester 2026 has started and YKI-training has 22 students.
New year and spring semester 2026 will start on Wednesday, January 7th since January 6th is Epiphany and a public holiday.
Our Finnish language and integration courses, as well as all our year long courses have Christmas holiday for the 20th of December until Epiphany at 6th of January. Merry Christmas and happy New Year 2026 to all!
Our traditional Porridge festival took place just before Christmas, Wednesday 17th of December.
Christmas is approaching and the celebrations began early for the Finnish course students. What better way to prepare for December and Christmas than bringing the Christmas spirit a little early?
Finnish Independence Day is 6th of December and it is a public holiday. At the Finnish Bible Institute, we celebrated the Independence Day on 5th of December.
End of our YKI-training class Autumn 2025 was celebrated 28th of Noveber. It marks the final day for our YKI students, certificates, coffee and cake. God bless your future!
The application period for YKI-training in the Finnish Bible Institute is now open. Three-month-long course will start 7th of January. The course has still a few vacant places.
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On Monday 17th of November the Finnish Bible Institute celebrated it’s 80th anniversary with speeches, prayer and musical performances. In the end there was cake too.