A free training course entitled ‘Eteenpäin, SuperMimmi!’ will start at Kotka Adult Education Centre on 21 September. The course is aimed at unemployed jobseekers who are no longer in the integration period, as well as migrant women who are outside the labour market. The course covers the Finnish language and digital skills, practises everyday situations…
Csilla Németh, from Hungary, arrived in Finland over 30 years ago as part of an international student exchange programme whilst she was studying at university. After completing her Master’s degree in Philosophy, she returned to Finland to improve her Finnish language skills and worked as an au pair in Helsinki for a year. That year…
This autumn, there are once again plenty of opportunities to learn Finnish and practise your language skills in everyday situations. The International Kotka-Hamina website provides a round-up of information on Finnish language courses, language cafés and language clubs. Latest news right now: The language café at Kumppanuustalo Viikari has started and meets on Tuesdays from…
The free Lingvis app, designed for immigrants, helps users learn Finnish or Swedish through media content. The app is supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture. Lingvis offers news, videos, podcasts and e-books for language learning. The app also features dictionaries, grammar support, vocabulary exercises and the option to listen to and read text…
Isabelle Pekonen moved from France to Finland over 40 years ago through marriage. The family settled in Kotka. Now her three children are grown up and her life is enriched by a four-year-old grandchild. Isabelle retired about a year ago after a long career as a language teacher and interpreter. – Our home is in…