In the Tekniikan alan suomi program, students will achieve a basic level of Finnish language proficiency (B1). The program focuses on vocabulary and language use situations that are particularly relevant in the technology sector. Students will learn to communicate in simple everyday situations and in situations typical in their studies and in working life, as well as in slightly more challenging situations when they receive support. During the program, students will build a portfolio that they can use when seeking employment. Students will develop strategies to continue learning Finnish in their everyday life, studies and work.
By the end of the program, students will be able to...
utilize strategies to continue learning Finnish in their Master鈥檚 studies and work life
LC-7230 Tekniikan alan suomi 3 (3 op): everyday and student life situations, well-being
LC-7240 Tekniikan alan suomi 4 (3 op): job search and working life: companies and start-ups
LC-7250 Tekniikan alan suomi 5 (3 op): Future society: environment and sustainable development, population challenges, future technologies
LC-7260 Tekniikan alan suomi 6 (3 op): Language of your own field: project work, field-specific vocabulary
Higher education institutions in the Helsinki metropolitan area are working together to develop language-aware teaching. The Aalto sub-project focuses on the technology sector. It integrates Finnish as a second language studies into an English-language bachelor's degree. Students will receive language-related counseling. Content studies will be integrated in collaboration with technology teachers.
Pohjoismaiden suurin opetus- ja kasvatusalan tapahtuma Educa j盲rjestettiin Helsingin messukeskuksessa 23.鈥24.1.2026. Euroopan unionin osarahoittama Kielituetut osaamispolut p盲盲kaupunkiseudun maahanmuuttajille ty枚voimapula aloille -hanke j盲rjesti tapahtumassa paneelin Kohti kielituettua ja kielitietoista korkeakoulutusta. T盲ss盲 tekstiss盲 voit tutustua paneelin asiantuntijapuheenvuoroihin sek盲 Kielituetut osaamispolut -hankkeeseen.
The fall semester, for the Technology Sector Finnish courses, has gotten off to a flying start, with students beginning their field-specific Finnish courses in two different groups. The themes of the Finnish for Technology 3 course include technology sector student life and student stories, instructions in the workshop and on campus, and communication in study and working life.
T盲ss盲 blogitekstiss盲 kurssiassistentit Junya Iwata ja Wakana Maeda kertovat Tekniikan alan suomi -keskustelukerhosta, jota he vetiv盲t syyslukukautena 2025 osana Tekniikan alan suomi -hanketta. Keskustelukerho oli tarkoitettu kaikille, jotka haluavat puhua suomea ja kehitt盲盲 suomen kielen keskustelutaitoa, ja se jatkuu kev盲盲ll盲 2026.
Aalto-yliopiston Tekniikan alan suomi -hanke k盲ynnistyi opiskelijoille eilen (6.5.2025), kun opiskelijat ja henkil枚kuntaa kokoontui yhteiseen orientaatio- ja pitsatilaisuuteen. Tekniikan alan suomi on Bachelor of Science and Technology -ohjelman ensimm盲isen vuoden opiskelijoille r盲盲t盲l枚ity Euroopan unionin osarahoittama pilottiprojekti, jossa tuetaan opiskelijoiden ty枚llistymist盲 suomen kielen opintojen ja uraohjauksen avulla.
Elisa R盲s盲nen, University lecturer, Finnish teacher and project manager
Verna Pelkonen, Lecturer, Finnish teacher in the project
Yusein Ali, University lecturer, technology sector lecturer in the project
Pasi Sarolahti, University lecturer, technology sector lecturer in the project
