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On this page you can read more about studies in Swedish at Hanken, more specifically studies in Swedish as a foreign language.

Welcome to the Swedish department's pages!

While studying at Hanken you have a great opportunity to learn Swedish! Knowing the language will open you many doors not only in Finland and Sweden, but also in the rest of Scandinavia. The Swedish language opens the door to Scandinavia, as the Scandinavian languages are related. On this page you can get acquainted with the courses in Swedish as a foreign language that Hanken offers, for those who have not studied Swedish before.

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Studies in Swedish

The Swedish department offers courses for three different target groups, depending on your Swedish language background. These three groups are Swedish as mother tongue, Swedish as a second language and Swedish as a foreign language. You can read more about the first two groups on this page. The current page addresses the third group: Swedish as a foreign language.

Courses in Swedish as a foreign language are offered at different levels. If you have never studied Swedish before, you are welcome to join the beginners' course. If you already have some knowledge of Swedish, you can choose a course that suits your level best. The levels of the courses are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). If you are not familiar with the system, please contact the teacher to discuss which course would suit you best.

All the courses available in Swedish as a foreign language are listed below. You may choose courses according to your own starting level. At each level of Swedish as a foreign language, courses A and B are courses with instruction twice a week, and course C is an online self-study course. When planning your studies, please note that courses at level 1 are offered every term, while courses at level 2 are offered only in the spring term and courses at level 3 in the autumn term. Course 5656 is offered only in the spring term.

Courses offered for non-degree students and co-op students

All courses in Swedish as a foreign language are open for degree students and exchange students from other Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences as well as for students via open university. 

Search function in Sisu

This page presents the search function in Sisu and how it works. You can find the study sections in Swedish by using the filter Organisation and then selecting "Swedish, Helsinki" or "Swedish, Vaasa". By using the search function in Sisu, you can independently read more about all the Swedish courses offered.

Contact information

For any further information or in case questions arise, please contact Katja Peltola. You can also find us from the Swedish department on the fifth floor in Hanken's building located in Helsinki, or on the third floor in Hankens building in Vaasa.

Katja Peltola – Lecturer, svenska som främmande språk / Swedish as a foreign language 

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Research and projects within the Swedish department

In Swedish, we develop actively teaching materials and methods both for Hanken and for higher education in Finland and the Nordic countries. We engage in research and projects that are relevant from a societal perspective and that support the professional expertise of teachers. Follow the links below to get acquainted with digital teaching materials we have developed.

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Other projects

Follow the links below to read more about current research projects within the Swedish department. Read more about research conducted at the Language Centre here.

Researchers within the Swedish department

The links below will take you to the Swedish researchers' profiles on Hanken's Research Portal HARIS, where Hanken's research output and intellectual resources are collected and presented. In HARIS you can search and browse publications, activities and current projects for all researchers and languages. 

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