Home Learning Materials and Projects Civic Orientation Civic Orientation Learning Materials and ProjectsCivic Orientation DigiUp! – Digital Skills and Quality in Online Teaching Finnish for Everyday Life and Work Kielipuu Material Package Koto-Suomi Learning Material Lukimo Training: Assessment as a Support for Teaching Finnish as a Second Language to Adults Training: Competence-Based Approach and Assessment in Finnish as a Second Language Learning material for the Civic Orientation course Civic Orientation (Yhteiskuntaorientaatio) is a course for people who have recently moved to Finland. It provides basic information about living and working in Finland, teaches the civic skills needed here, introduces newcomers to Finland’s story and gives them a good foundation for integration. Helsingin aikuisopisto helped produce the learning material for the course in cooperation with the Finnish Refugee Council. In the project, a comprehensive learning material on Finnish society was produced for quota refugees and other immigrants. The aim was to make integration easier by producing a nationally uniform learning material that describes Finland as a society from the perspective of Finnish values, the development of society and the service system. Key themes include work, education, family life, politics and civic participation, social and health services, and legislation. On the course, participants learn about human rights and democratic principles, the rights and obligations of the individual, and how Finnish society and everyday life work in practice. Learning material The material has been published online and is available to everyone. It is intended for teachers and instructors who train immigrants, especially trained instructors who teach in the participants’ own languages. The Civic Orientation course was part of the Finnish Refugee Council’s Kotikunta project (2016–2018), which helped quota refugees start their integration quickly and settle into their receiving municipalities and local communities. The project was funded by the EU’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund. At Helsingin aikuisopisto, the project coordinator and writer was guidance teacher Lilli Rasilainen, and the other writers were guidance teachers Marjaana Markkanen, Mira Larduet and Ulla Tarkka. The project ran from 1 February to 15 September 2017. Civic Orientation in your own language Textbook in several languages The textbook Suomi – yhteiskuntaorientaation oppikirja (Finland – Civic Orientation Textbook) was published in 2017 in Finnish, English, Swedish, Arabic, Somali, Dari and French. An updated Finnish edition was published in 2020. You can find the textbook in other languages, including English, on the Civic Orientation website. Download the textbook in Finnish (PDF) Learn Finnish at Helsingin aikuisopisto At Helsingin aikuisopisto, you can study Finnish at different levels and prepare for the YKI test. Take a look at our language courses and read more about the YKI test.
