Finnish 1 (A1.2) (5 ECTS)
Code: XX00EL05-3040
General information
- Enrollment
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08.05.2025 - 14.10.2025
Enrollment is ongoing
Enroll to the implementation in OMA
- Timing
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13.10.2025 - 19.12.2025
The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 ECTS
- Mode of delivery
- On-campus
- Campus
- Myllypurontie 1
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 30
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
- Teachers
- Katja Sidoroff
- Teacher in charge
- Katja Sidoroff
- Groups
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SXN25S1B2Degree Programme in Nursing Daytime Studies, separate application (diploma)
- Course
- XX00EL05
Implementation has 20 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 38 h 0 min.
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Tue 28.10.2025 time 12:45 - 15:00 (2 h 15 min) |
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Fri 31.10.2025 time 12:45 - 14:15 (1 h 30 min) |
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Tue 04.11.2025 time 09:30 - 11:45 (2 h 15 min) |
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Thu 06.11.2025 time 12:45 - 15:15 (2 h 30 min) |
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Fri 07.11.2025 time 12:45 - 14:15 (1 h 30 min) |
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Tue 11.11.2025 time 09:30 - 11:45 (2 h 15 min) |
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Wed 12.11.2025 time 12:45 - 15:15 (2 h 30 min) |
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Fri 14.11.2025 time 12:45 - 14:15 (1 h 30 min) |
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Tue 18.11.2025 time 12:45 - 15:00 (2 h 15 min) |
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Wed 19.11.2025 time 12:45 - 14:15 (1 h 30 min) |
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Fri 21.11.2025 time 14:15 - 15:45 (1 h 30 min) |
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Tue 25.11.2025 time 09:45 - 12:00 (2 h 15 min) |
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Wed 26.11.2025 time 12:45 - 14:15 (1 h 30 min) |
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Fri 28.11.2025 time 12:45 - 14:15 (1 h 30 min) |
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Mon 01.12.2025 time 12:45 - 15:00 (2 h 15 min) |
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Fri 05.12.2025 time 12:45 - 14:15 (1 h 30 min) |
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Wed 10.12.2025 time 12:45 - 15:00 (2 h 15 min) |
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Fri 12.12.2025 time 12:45 - 14:15 (1 h 30 min) |
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Mon 15.12.2025 time 12:45 - 15:00 (2 h 15 min) |
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Thu 18.12.2025 time 13:30 - 15:00 (1 h 30 min) |
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Objective
On completion of the course, the student will understand simple and clearly spoken Finnish in very familiar everyday situations. The student will be able to tell briefly about their background, home and daily routines and understand very short texts about familiar topics. The student’s communication skills will correspond to the skill level A1 as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Content
• Oral and written communication in simple everyday situations and daily routines: meeting and getting to know people, telling basic things about oneself, one’s family, and the course of the day, simple shopping situations
• Basic grammar structures, for example verb types, conjugating verbs in the present tense, basic form plural of nouns and adjectives, singular partitive and genitive, consonant gradation, possessive structures, asking questions
• Key characteristics of spoken Finnish
• Basic features of the Finnish culture and customs
Location and time
Teaching at the Arabia campus from 13.10.-19.12.2025. Time and location change. Please check the schedule weekly.
In addition, independent work in Moodle.
Materials
Gehring, Heinzmann: Suomen mestari 1, suomen kielen oppikirja aikuisille
Learning material provided by the teacher
Teaching methods
The course is mainly implemented as face-to-face teaching on the Myllypuro campus. According to the teacher's instructions, the lesson can also be on Zoom.
Exam schedules
The dates of the exams:
oral exam
written exam
retakes
Student workload
In-person teaching 50 h, homework and independent studying.
Further information
Artificial intelligence can be used in independent training. In lessons, artificial intelligence is used according to the teacher's instructions.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The students are able to
• tell basic things about themselves and about their course of the day
• understand similar information in the communication partner’s speech
• identify the verb types and verb conjugation in familiar texts
• identify the nominal declension in familiar texts
• identify the consonant change in familiar words
• recognise some basic features of the Finnish language and culture.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The students are able to
• tell about themselves in familiar everyday situations
• use limited basic vocabulary both in speaking and in writing
• apply familiar grammatical structures according to given instructions
• understand some basic features of the Finnish language, culture and customs.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The students are able to
• apply the expressions and vocabulary they have learned to tell about themselves and to ask questions about the communication partner’s life
• acquire additional vocabulary they need and use it in everyday situations
• apply the grammar they have learned to new words and expressions
• show interest in the Finnish language, culture and customs.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The students are able to
• tell basic things about themselves and about their course of the day
• understand similar information in the communication partner’s speech
• identify the verb types and verb conjugation in familiar texts
• identify the nominal declension in familiar texts
• identify the consonant change in familiar words
• recognise some basic features of the Finnish language and culture.
Assessment methods and criteria
Continuous assessment, Moodle assignments and course exams
Qualifications
No previous knowledge of Finnish required.
Further information
Starting level: 0/A1.1
Target level: A1.2
Further information
Starting level: 0/A1.1
Target level: A1.2