Courses for Immigrants
The Summer University of Jyväskylä organizes integration and literacy training for immigrants in Central Finland yearly. Our integration and literacy courses are open for immigrants in Central Finland with an active integration plan by their city's employment services. In order to apply for our courses, please contact first your local employemnt services or immigration services.
Unfortunately, you cannot participate in integration training or literacy training if you don't live in Finland and you don't have an active integration plan. Instead, you can check out our Online Finnish Language Courses and Finnish Language and Culture Intensive courses in Jyväskylä.
Our current courses for immigrants:
- Language courses
- Finnish language course for beginners, organised in Jyväskylä from May 25th to June 25th 2026. If you are interested in the course, please contact your city's employment or integration services.
- Integration training
- Aimed for adults with no to little Finnish skills
- Integration plan needed
- No current groups
- Finnish literacy training
- UMAKO in Jyväskylä (collaboration with Jyväskylän kansalaisopisto). Organized yearly starting in August.
- Aimed at illiterate immigrants and immigrants with little to no educational background
- Integration plan needed
- 2025–2026 training FULL
- UMAKO in Jyväskylä (collaboration with Jyväskylän kansalaisopisto). Organized yearly starting in August.
Questions? Please don't hesitate to contact us:
Planning coordinator Annika Hasanen
annika.i.hasanen@jyu.fi
+358 44 760 3725