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Immigrant / Integration Training

NOTE! If you are applying to study outside Finland, notice that student visa is not granted for Finnish language studies nor Basic education for adults.

For the autumn semester of the academic year 2025-2026, it is not possible to admit foreign students who intend to stay in Finland on a multivisa.

Basic and Advanced Levels

  • The duration of basic and advanced level training is approximately two academic years in total.
  • The objective of the training is to assist you in integrating into Finnish society and acquire
    readiness for further studies or employment.
  • The length of the study day is five hours of classroom teaching and 1 – 2 hours of independent study per day.
  • The duration of language / work practice days is seven hours.
  • The study consists of three modules, where you will learn Finnish language according to the
    curriculum, cultural and societal knowledge, work life knowledge, information technology, and
    elective subjects.
  • The studies include personal and group guidance as well as language / work practice at the workplace.

Starting levels and target levels:

  • Module 1: 0 – A1.3
  • Module 2: A1.3 – A2.2
  • Module 3: A2.2 – B1.1

Costs

Education, meals, and accommodation are entirely free: 

  • If the training is part of the integration plan made by the TE Office
  • If you have a residence permit, status A, in Finland (education voucher funding)

Otherwise, the prices are:

  • €324/ month (includes teaching and meals on study days)
  • €516 / month (includes teaching, meals, and accommodation on study days)
  • the weekend accommodation cost is €45 / weekend (for self-payers)

Accommodation

Students live in two-person-rooms. Adults have an opportunity to stay over weekends at our dormitory.

Applications

You can send a web application form: www.kiteenkansanopisto.fi or ask for an application form from our school, tel. 0400 956 090. The programme starts if there are enough students

Find out in te-toimisto (public employment and business services) about your possibility to study in a self-motivated integration education.