Home Courses Languages Languages With us you can study 18 different languages. We have courses for beginners and for those you have studied for a while already. We also offer courses that might specifically target grammar rules or verbal skills. CoursesBeauty and Fashion Courses Culture, Society and Environment Dance Courses Handicrafts Courses Languages Arabic Courses Chinese Courses Dutch Courses English Courses Estonian Courses Finnish Courses French Courses German Courses Greek Courses Italian Courses Japanese Courses Korean Courses Latin Courses Persian Courses Polish Courses Portuguese Courses Russian Courses Spanish Courses Swedish Courses Media, Computer skills and Photography Music Courses Sports Courses Theatre and Improvisation Visual arts Well-being Courses Written Expression and Communication Open University Studies Register to the Courses Arabic Chinese Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Greek Italian Japanese Korean Latin Persian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish Swedish Thai Ukrainian Language of Instruction In general, the language of instruction is Finnish. In many courses, the teacher is also able to instruct in English or some other language. Please contact the Study guidance for more details concerning the courses and instruction. Study Guidance Our study guidance counsellors can always give you advice when you need help finding a suitable level or a new course. For example if there has been some time since your last course and you are not sure what the correct level for you would be. Study Guidance Course info The length of each lesson is 45 minutes. Lessons are not held on public holidays. You may request a certificate of attendance from the office when the course has ended. Coursebooks Please buy the coursebook just after the first lessons, because receiving coursebooks by foreign publishers can take up to 1-2 weeks if ordered from online bookstores and even up to 5 weeks if ordered from bookstores. Course levels Language Proficiency Scale Online courses The study platform used is Moodle or Zoom. Before the course starts you will receive a username and password via e-mail. Online courses require basic IT skills. Tax free employer benefit If you are interested in the possibility to pay for your language course by using a tax free benefit provided by your employer, read more here (in Finnish). Coming to us is easy You can easily reach us with public transportation so it is easy to come to our courses. Courses are held at our school in Runeberginkatu 22–24, 00100 Helsinki. Course tips Current news and course tips Russian Language Course Course Tips