Garden and plants courses
You will learn how to care for and use plants and gardens, from balcony cultivation and home garden design to spring flower arrangements. In all-inclusive flower arranging courses, you will learn how to make wreaths, bouquets and garlands.
Food culture
Wine culture courses offer a travel-inspired atmosphere, leading participants to the wine cultures of Italy and France in the spring of 2026. World of Tea and Korean Tea Culture will lead you through the cultural history and tastes of different tea cultures. Wine ABC and other wine courses will introduce you in English to the fascinating world of wine.
» Sign up for wine culture courses
Genealogy courses
In the distance learning course in genealogy, you will learn about the "place of women" in sources from different eras, the military history of the period of autonomy, the narrative of land registers and auction lists, and identifying the fathers of illegitimate children.
» Sign up for a genealogy course
Weather and meteorology courses
In the cloud course you will learn good and beautiful information about different clouds and their significance in meteorology. Cloud identification is useful for boaters, birdwatchers and photographers, for example.
Boating and shipping
The courses offer a comprehensive range of boating training for different needs. Courses range from boating basics and inland water regulations to tidal navigation and sailing basics. Some of the courses prepare for Traficom exams and enable you to acquire international qualifications. New in spring 2026: Boater's Radar Course.
Subscription courses
Does your company need to organize a program for a quiet/busy day or other recreational days or kick-off events? We organize various activities and workshops to help create a sense of community and relaxation.
Subscription courses can also be a fun addition to birthday parties, bachelor parties, or various evenings with friends.
Is there anything left to ponder?
The study advice department can help you with course selection and study-related questions. Feel free to contact us and together we will find the right course for you!
Study advice
Course info
The lesson length is 45 minutes.
The language of instruction for the courses is usually Finnish. In many courses, teachers can also teach in English or another language. You can ask the student guidance office what language will be used in the course.
You can request a certificate from the office once the course has been completed.
Distance teaching
Some of the teaching at Helsinki Adult Education Centre is organised via distance learning. The distance learning applications are easy to use and you can join the class even from home. The link you receive will automatically direct you to the distance learning class.
If you are using Moodle as your learning platform, you will receive a username and password by email before the course starts.
