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Ge t t i ng s t a r t ed a t t he c ampu s
2.11 Language Studies
Courses in Swedish and Finnish are held at the
Centre for Language and Communication at Åbo
Akademi University.
There is a limited amount of seats on the
courses, which tend to be very popular, so be
sure to check the registration procedures and
sign up for the course(s) you want to take well in
advance.
Åbo
Centre for Language and Communication
Arken (B- and M-buildings)
Fabriksgatan 2, 20500 Åbo
Phone: +358 (0)2 215 4365
e-mail:
Office hours: Mon-Thu 9.00-12.00
The following institutions may offer courses in
Swedish and/or Finnish as a foreign language in
Åbo:
• Turun Iltalukio/Åbo Kvällsgymnasium,
• Turku Summer University,
• Turku Vocational Institute (Turun Ammatti-
instituutti/Åbo yrkesinstitut),
• Turku University of Applied Sciences,
• Turun Suomenkielinen Työväenopisto,
• Åbo svenska arbetarinstitut,
• Turku Christian Institute,
Vasa
Centre for Language and Communication
Academill (B2)
Strandgatan 2, 65100 Vasa
Phone: +358 (0)6 324 7394
e-mail:
The following institutions may offer courses in
Swedish and/or Finnish as a foreign language in
Vasa:
• Vasa arbetarinstitut,
• Vaasan suomenkielinen työväenopisto,
• Vaasa Summer University,
• Vaasan aikuiskoulutuskeskus,
• The Swedish Evangelical Folk High School
in Ostrobothnia,
Courses and information available on the
Internet
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Language Skill Certificates
Certificates of Finnish or Swedish skills are
sometimes needed when e.g. applying to a
university as a degree student. Contact the
language centres when you need a certificate of
your language skills.
2.12 Grants and Scholarships
(Apurahoja / Stipendier)
The study in Finland website, .
, contains a database of English-
language degree and non-degree programmes,
information about Finland as a study destination,
Finnish higher education institutions, and practicalities
concerning scholarships, admissions systems and
living inFinland.
CIMO has a number of scholarship programmes
for doctoral level studies and research at
Finnish universities. For more information, see
The Finnish Cultural Foundation (Suomen
Kulttuurirahasto/Finlands kulturfond) awards
grants to individuals, working groups and
organizations in the arts, science and various
fields of cultural life through its Central Fund and
17 regional funds. For further information, please
see .