Here's something that Mari Nikonen and I have been planning for a while: an intensive Saturday course in Helsinki.
Basic information about the course
- Time: Saturday 29.4.2023 from 10 AM to 6 PM
- Level: B1–B2 (intermediate) 
- Group size: 6 students 
- Venue: Botta, Museokatu 10, Helsinki 
- Teachers: Mari Nikonen and Hanna Männikkölahti 
Price (including VAT 24 %)
- Early bird price 360 € (Before 9.3.2023) 
- Regular price 420 € 
The course includes
- A full day of Finnish instruction and speaking Finnish (See the program below) 
- Personal feedback on your work during the day 
- Study materials 
- Morning coffee and a light Finnish style breakfast (bread, cheese, cold cuts and fruit) 
- A three course lunch at restaurant Manala 
- Afternoon coffee served with a sweet pastry 
- A short Zoom session (15 minutes) with the teachers before the course 
About the instruction
- Speaking and writing themes will be tailored according to the students’ needs and wishes 
- Some grammar explanations will be in English for speed and clarity, but otherwise the aim is to spend all day speaking Finnish 
Preliminary program
- 10.00–10.30 Morning coffee and introductions
- 10.30–11.15 Pronunciation and speaking practice
- 11.15–12.00 Spoken language grammar. Tools and strategies for understanding everyday conversations in Finnish.
- 12.00–12.30 Writing practice
- 13.00–14.00 Lunch in Finnish at restaurant Manala (in the same building)
- 14.00–14.45 Vocabulary and grammar session, tailored according to the students’ needs and questions
- 14.45–15.30 Conversation practice
- 15.30–16.00 Afternoon coffee with a sweet pastry
- 16.00–16.45 Novels and non-fiction books in easy Finnish, reading and discussing
- 16.45–17.30 Personal feedback for your writing (15 minutes per student. Meanwhile, the others will continue with previous exercises.)
- 17.30–18.00 Discussing self-study materials and planning your future studies
Registration period
- 29.12.2022–9.4.2023 in Mari's online shop 
- If you’d like an invoice or would prefer to pay in installments, contact Mari at mari@askafinnishteacher.com 
- We will contact you after you have signed up and set up a Zoom meeting with you 
Cancellation policy
- You can cancel your registration for any reason until 8.4.2023 in which case we will provide you with a full refund 
- You will also be fully refunded if you need to cancel at any time because of an illness or other emergency 
| Mari and me posing in front of the entrance of Botta. | 
About the author of Random Finnish Lesson:
My name is Hanna Männikkölahti. I am a professional Finnish teacher who gives private online lessons and simplifies books into easy Finnish. Please read more in www.linktr.ee/hannamannikkolahti and follow this blog, if you want to be the first one to know when I post something new.
 
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