{"id":288,"date":"2022-04-28T12:33:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T09:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helao.fi\/peruskoulu\/?page_id=288"},"modified":"2026-10-29T13:53:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T11:53:48","slug":"the-introductory-phase","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helao.fi\/peruskoulu\/en\/basic-education\/the-introductory-phase\/","title":{"rendered":"The Introductory Phase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Introductory Phase of Basic Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Introductory Phase of basic education for adults at Helsingin aikuisopiston peruskoulu is for students who<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>cannot yet start the Final Phase<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>can read and write in the Latin alphabet (ABC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>speak Finnish at about level A1.3 and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>have not completed studies equal to Finnish basic education in their home country or anywhere else.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Studying in the Introductory Phase<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You study in the Introductory Phase until you can move on to the Final Phase or until you have completed all the courses. The Introductory Phase takes about 1.5 years. It includes about 38\u201342 courses. One course is 28 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Introductory Phase, you study:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finnish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>basic English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mathematics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>social studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>environment and nature studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>health education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>study guidance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>optional courses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You study full-time. Lessons are usually from Monday to Friday between 8.40 and 16.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes a student&#8217;s life situation changes. Then the student can also move from the Introductory Phase to working life or to language courses. 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