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Learn Finnish & Live in Your Teacher's Home in Helsinki with Home Language International
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A Home Language International immersion course means you live the language you are learning and is the fastest, most natural way to learn.
You are staying in your teacher’s home, have one-to-one language lessons and continue to use and practise your language skills sharing the daily life of your teacher’s family during meals, conversations, visits and activities as they all take place in the language you are studying.

This programme includes:

Lessons Only
10 to 30 hours private language lessons per week

Course topics

Listening, Speaking, Pronunciation, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary and Grammar

Class schedule

Course duration
2-52 weeks
Start dates
Every Monday
Classes per week
10 lessons per week (each lesson lasts 60 min)
Class days
Monday - Friday
School holidays
25 Dec 2024, 01 Jan 2025, 25 Dec 2025

Learn Finnish & Live in Your Teacher's Home in Helsinki with Home Language International does not hold classes on the holiday dates above. The school does not compensate for these holidays, so make sure to choose your start date accordingly.

Class schedule may change depending on availability and season.

Class level

All levels, beginner to advanced
You will take a placement test on your first day to determine your class level. You may also take this test before your arrival in Helsinki.

Class size

Average 1 student
Maximum 1 student

Student age

Age range 1 year old and older

Certificate

A certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course.
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School description

Learn Finnish & live in your private teacher's home around Helsinki with Home Language International!

Home Language International (HLI) is a family-run business offering language courses in more than 20 languages in over 30 countries worldwide, including Finnish lessons at an experienced private teacher's home in Finland. More than 5,000 students take advantage of our services every year. Ian Josephs, Danielle Josephs, their 5 adult children and an expert team of dedicated staff all put in very long hours for HLI.

You stay in an experienced teacher's family home, have one-to-one Finnish lessons and then continue to use the language during the rest of your stay in Helsinki. Because you are the only student, you are guaranteed individual attention. The lessons are completely designed for you, so the teacher will focus exactly on what you need. Mealtime conversation, television and social contacts are all in Finnish.

All of our teachers in Finland have a university degree (or equivalent) and/or a recognised teaching certificate. All teachers have been visited by one of our local organisers. Their qualifications have been checked and their homes throughly inspected. During your stay in Helsinki, a local organiser will monitor your progress and make sure your experience is both happy and successful.

Home Language International (HLI) is accredited by the Accreditation Body for Language Services (ABLS), Association of Language Travel Organisations (ALTO), and UNOSEL.

Year opened
1979

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Nationality and age mix

The nationality and age mix at Learn Finnish & Live in Your Teacher's Home in Helsinki with Home Language International varies over different time periods, courses and levels.

School holidays

does not hold classes on the holiday dates below. The school does not compensate for these holidays, so make sure to choose your start date accordingly.

Open dates
Year round
School holidays
25 Dec 2024, 01 Jan 2025, 25 Dec 2025
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"I enjoyed it and my host family was wonderful"

Leonardo Bogazzi, student from USA

the lessons were fun and engaging and i was taken to turku to see live music, bookstores, and museums.

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Date of study
12 Aug 2024 - 16 Aug 2024
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"Finnish and Swedish courses in Helsinki"

Marie-Laure André, student from France

The classes were varied, the teacher was nice, the location was near from the center.

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10 Sep 2018 - 14 Sep 2018
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Visa support

We cannot apply for visas on behalf of students. The school is also not authorized to issue documents to support your visa application. If you need a visa, you have to apply for a visitor or tourist visa on your own.

Flights and airport transfer

Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to Helsinki based on your budget, schedule and preferences.

Travel insurance

Study abroad worry-free with Language International's health and personal effects insurance coverage. When you book a course with us, you can opt to purchase an international insurance plan that covers not only your health care cost but also loss of your personal belongings. You must book your insurance in advance when you register.

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