In the Tekniikan alan suomi program, students will achieve a basic level of Finnish language proficiency (B1). The program focuses on vocabulary and language use situations that are particularly relevant in the technology sector. Students will learn to communicate in simple everyday situations and in situations typical in their studies and in working life, as well as in slightly more challenging situations when they receive support. During the program, students will build a portfolio that they can use when seeking employment. Students will develop strategies to continue learning Finnish in their everyday life, studies and work.
By the end of the program, students will be able to...
utilize strategies to continue learning Finnish in their Master’s studies and work life
Tekniikan alan suomi 3 (3 op): everyday and student life situations, well-being
Tekniikan alan suomi 4 (3 op): job search and working life: companies and start-ups
Tekniikan alan suomi 5 (3 op): Future society: environment and sustainable development, population challenges, future technologies
Tekniikan alan suomi 6 (3 op): Language of your own field: project work, field-specific vocabulary
Higher education institutions in the Helsinki metropolitan area are working together to develop language-aware teaching. The Aalto sub-project focuses on the technology sector. It integrates Finnish as a second language studies into an English-language bachelor's degree. Students will receive language-related counseling. Content studies will be integrated in collaboration with technology teachers.
Aalto-yliopiston Tekniikan alan suomi -hanke käynnistyi opiskelijoille eilen (6.5.2025), kun opiskelijat ja henkilökuntaa kokoontui yhteiseen orientaatio- ja pitsatilaisuuteen. Tekniikan alan suomi on Bachelor of Science and Technology -ohjelman ensimmäisen vuoden opiskelijoille räätälöity Euroopan unionin osarahoittama pilottiprojekti, jossa tuetaan opiskelijoiden työllistymistä suomen kielen opintojen ja uraohjauksen avulla.
Elisa Räsänen, University lecturer, Finnish teacher and project manager
Verna Pelkonen, Lecturer, Finnish teacher in the project
