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Learning outcomes

At course completion, you will:
- be able to introduce yourself and tell about your general background and current situation
- be able to manage in Finnish in common social situations
- be able to write short messages
- understand the main words used in your environment
- know more about Finnish customs

Content

-Basic vocabulary of daily life and the basic grammatical structures of Finnish (partitive and genitive, verb types
1–5, possessives)
- Practice situations related to everyday tasks and social life (asking and answering questions)

Teacher
Janne Laitinen

Study material

Terhi Tapaninen ja Kristiina Kuparinen: Oma Suomi 1 (Chapters 1-5). 2022 Edition. 

Please notice that the book is compulsory for completing the course.

Online learning environment for the course & Activating Aalto ID

MyCourses online learning environment is a tool for both students and teachers for communication and managing everyday course work. You need an Aalto User ID to log in to the course's MyCourses workspace and participate in teaching. You can activate your Aalto User ID the day after the registration and you should activate it no later than the day before the start of the course. Instructions for activating your Aalto User IDDigital workspace of the course:

More details on completing the course will be available at MyCourses closer to the start of the course.

Workload

Teaching in group 36 hrs
Independent work 57 hrs

Prerequisites

This course is intended for beginners. No previous knowledge in Finnish language is required.

CEFR level

Starting level: 0,Target Level: A1
More information on CEFR levels

Evaluation

Passing the course requires regular attendance, active participation in class and completion of the given homework. Writtenand oral examination. The weight of the different assignments in the final evaluation is specified at the start of the course.

Teaching time

18.3. – 8.5.2025,Teaching hours will be held online on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 18.30-20.30 No teaching on Thursday 1.5.2025. 

Teaching hours are not recorded. Students are expected to be present at the lectures.

Examinations

Written and oral examination

The examination will be held on Thursday 15.5.2025, no registration.
The re-examination will be held on Tuesday 17.6.2025. Please, register in Sisu on 10.6. at the latest. 

The examinations will be held as a remote examination in MyCourses. The teacher will give further information on examinations.

Oral examination time will be given by the teacher.

Registration and course fee

Registration for Open University courses is done in Sisu-service. Course registration:

Registration for this course starts on 27.1.2025 at 9.00  
Registration for this course ends on 11.3.2025 at 23.59

The course fee is paid upon registration for each course at a time and it is binding. Familiarize yourself with registration and payment rules as well as other guidelines for students:
Registration, payments and rules

This course is organized by the Aalto University Open University.

Individual study arrangements

If you need individual study arrangements in order to attend a course, contact the Open University office (avoin@aalto.fi) in good time, at least 14 days before the start date of the course or the examination date. Further information about individual study arrangements:
Individual study arrangements at Open University