Program Overview

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Course Overview

The KIFF0206 Finnish 6 course is a 4 ECTS program that runs from January 12, 2026, to April 16, 2026. The course is taught in Finnish and has a limited capacity of 30 students, who will be selected by lottery. Attendance at the first lecture is mandatory.

Teacher and Teaching Language

The course is taught by P鄜vi Paukku, and the teaching language is Finnish.

Enrollment and Seats

Enrollment for the course takes place from December 1, 2025, to January 9, 2026. There are 30 seats available, and students will be selected by lottery.

Learning Materials and Recommended Literature

The recommended textbook for the course is "Suomen mestari 3. Suomen kielen oppikirja aikuisille" by Gehring, Heinzmann, P鄜v酺inne, and Udd, published by Finnlectura in 2013. Students are required to read chapters 5-8.

Exam Dates and Retake Possibilities

The final exam is an electronic exam that will be open for booking from April 17, 2026, to May 17, 2026.

Further Information

The course is arranged as contact teaching in a classroom, and students are expected to participate actively in lectures and assignments. The course is also available for exchange students.

Learning Outcomes

After completing the course, students are expected to be able to communicate fluently in Finnish in everyday situations, improve their communication skills, and deepen their knowledge of the Finnish language. They will also learn to read different texts and genres, write structurally and stylistically varied texts, and deepen their knowledge of Finnish culture and society.

Content

The course covers various themes, including:

• Family life
• Cultural diversity and different ways of living
• Language of advertisement
• Sport and well-being The course also covers various language structures, including:
• Translative
• Essive
• Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
• Sentence types
• Case government of verbs

Study Methods

The course requires regular participation and independent study. The study methods include:

• Participation in classroom work
• Exercises
• Written exam

Course Unit Methods

The course consists of:

• Group teaching (48 hours)
• Independent work (58 hours)
• Exam (2 hours)

Qualifications

Students are required to have completed Finnish 1-4 or have equivalent skills (around 2 years of Finnish studies).

Assessment Scale

The assessment scale is 0-5.

Assessment Criteria

The assessment criteria include:

• Active participation in lectures
• Assignments
• Written exam

Languages

The language of instruction is Finnish.

Level

The course is part of the Language and Communication Studies program.

Subject

The course is offered by the Centre for Language and Communication Studies, Finnish as a Foreign Language.

Person in Charge

The person in charge of the course is P鄜vi Paukku.

Classification

The course is classified according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: A2-B1.