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NB. Classrooms have been updated 6.3.2025.

Learning outcomes
At course completion, you will:
- be able to talk about the main features of your daily life
- be able to function in routine situations and make common enquiries.
- understand and be able to produce short written messages about situations in your day of working or studying
- be able to find the main information you need from short texts on course themes
- know some of the main features of Finnish everyday life and work

Content
- Expanding vocabulary related to everyday life and work (e.g. food, travel, expressions of time)
- Expanding knowledge of the grammatical structures of Finnish (locative cases, taytyy, parts of speech)
- Practice situations related to everyday tasks and social life (shopping, medical visits)

Teacher
 Iida Airasmaa

Study material
Terhi Tapaninen ja Kristiina Kuparinen: Oma Suomi 1 (2022 edition, chapters 6-9) and extra material provided by the teacher.

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

Language of Instruction
English and Finnish

Prerequisites
Finnish 1 (ALC-7210) 3 credits or Finnish 1A (ALC-7311), 2 credits, or Finnish 1B (ALC-7312), 2 credits or equivalent knowledge

CEFR level
Starting level: A1.1.,Target Level: A1.2.
More information on CEFR levels

Evaluation
The course requires regular attendance, active participation in class and completion of homework assignments. Written examination and oral test. The weight given to the various assignments in the final grade is specified at the start of the course.

Teaching time and location

5.5.-17.6.2025. Teaching hours are mainly on Mondays Thursdays during daytime, please see the exact lecture times from the timetable below . This course is conducted as in-person instruction on campus, the teaching takes place at Aalto University campus at Otakaari 1, Espoo. Please note that you'll need the access token to get to the classrooms. 

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

NB. Classrooms have been updated 6.3.2025.

Exam details 

Written and oral examination. The written examinations will be held as a remote examination in MyCourses. Oral examination time will be given by the teacher. The teacher will give further information on examinations.

The written examination will be held on 19.6.2025. No registration is required.
Re-examination will be held on 4.8.2025. Please, register in Sisu on 28.7.2025 at the latest. 

Exam instructions at the Open University

Registration and course fee

Registration for Open University courses is done via the link below: 
Registration for this course starts on 17.3.2025 at 9.00  
Registration for this course ends on 28.4.2025 at 23.59

It is not possible to register before the registration period has started or after it has ended.

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. The requirements of the course are the same as in the degree studies at Aalto University Language Centre.

The number of participants is limited to 30.
Please note that this course is organized when there are at least 12 students registered for it. 

Access Token on Aalto University Campus

To be able to enter campus premises and classrooms you need the student access token of Aalto University. You can get the student access token from campus lobby services. The access token need to be activated with your Aalto account and password before you can use it. Please, arrive the campus well in advance before your first class so that you can make the access token work. Please, see the instructions how to get and activate the access token: How to get an access tokenOtaniemi Campus, Espoo: Campus map

Individual study arrangements

If you need individual study arrangements in order to attend a course, contact the Open University in good time, at least 14 days before the start date of the course or the examination date. Further information and instructions for applying  individual study arrangements can be found here:
Individual study arrangements at Open University