Place
Upseerinkatu 3, 02600 Espoo (Omnia, Leppävaara)
Asiakasnäkymä
Espoon kaupunki
Updated 18.07.2025
Omnia S2 course ‘Using Finnish at work A2.2’
The course allows the students to practise using Finnish diversely in working life situations. The course covers language use situations and vocabulary related to working life, and reading and writing texts related to working life.
Service implementation:
Contact service
Life situation and service category:
Aiming for the open labour market,
On integration period,
Integration period has passed,
Language training
Service language:
Finnish
Charges:
The service is free of charge
Who is the service for?
The course is intended for clients who are otherwise ready to enter the workforce but who still require encouragement specifically for using Finnish in working life situations. The course focuses more on practical language use situations than studying grammar, for instance. During the course, the students will read and write a great deal and complete exercises independently, so a language proficiency level of A2.2 is the initial proficiency level required.
Participant’s municipality of residence:
Espoo,
Kauniainen
Age:
All people of working age
How can I participate in the service?
You can enroll in the course through your assigned specialist from Employment Espoo. If you do not know who your assigned specialist is, you can submit a contact request via Job Market Finland’s E-services or send email to info.tyo@espoo.fi.
Conditions for participating in the service:
You must be a client of Employment Espoo. Your Finnish proficiency level is A2.2 (writing, reading, speaking) at the start of the course.
When you enroll in the course, you consent to information being shared between the Omnia S2 (Finnish as a second language) course and Employment Espoo.
Benefits of participating in the service:
Strengthening the language proficiency required in working life from the A2.2 level to the target level of B1.1.
Enrolling in the course requires you to permit Employment Espoo to disclose your contact information (name, address, personal identity code, email, phone number) to Omnia.
How is the service organised?
The course held in autumn 2025 runs from 16 September 2025 to 16 December 2025.
- Instruction days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 13.00–15.30
- Address: Upseerinkatu 3, Leppävaara
- There are 12 hours of instruction per week.
The course covers:
- language use situations, texts and vocabulary related to working life
- Finnish work culture
- how to talk about your own skills.
The course is suitable for clients who:
- are able to read, write and speak Finnish at the A2.2 level and who wish to progress to the B1.1 level
- are actively searching for a job or intend to start studies
- wish to learn Finnish skills required in working life and can commit to attending the course for three months.
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Where and when?
Accessibility
Tila on fyysisesti esteetön
Kampus sijaitsee hyvien kulkuyhteyksien äärellä Espoon Leppävaarassa. Upseerinkadun toimipisteeseen on lyhyt kävelymatka Leppävaaran juna-asemalta.
Palvelun kielet toimipaikassa
Finnish
Time additional info
There are 12 hours of instruction per week.
Weekday and time
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Tue at 13:00 - 15:30
Wed at 13:00 - 15:30
Thu at 13:00 - 15:30
Fri at 13:00 - 15:30