Healthcare Finnish Proficiency Course (Suomea Sairaalaympäristössä)

This course is specifically designed for healthcare professionals—such as doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and interns—who wish to improve their Finnish language skills in a healthcare setting. The course focuses on language skills needed for daily work in Finnish healthcare environments, including communication with patients, colleagues, and medical staff.

Key Features:

• Targeted for Healthcare Professionals: Designed to help professionals working in healthcare environments communicate effectively in Finnish.
• Three Levels of Learning: The course is structured in three levels: Basic, Advanced, and Professional. This allows students to progress according to their language proficiency.
• Focus on Healthcare Vocabulary: Emphasis on medical terminology, healthcare-specific vocabulary, and practical language skills used in a hospital or clinical setting.
• Grammar and Interaction Skills: In addition to medical terminology, the course covers grammar, spoken and written communication, and interaction skills necessary in healthcare contexts.
• Self-paced Learning: Students have access to videos, self-correcting exercises, and reading materials that can be practiced independently at any time.
• Authentic Language Use: The course includes dialogue-based reading materials to provide realistic language practice, helping students gain confidence in everyday healthcare communication.
• Support in English: The course’s support language is English, ensuring that non-Finnish speakers can follow the materials and instructions without difficulty.
• Multilingual Platform: The online learning platform is available in nine languages: Danish, Estonian, English, Spanish, French, Norwegian, Russian, Finnish, and Swedish.

Learning paths:

Healthcare Finnish BASIC:

13 modules

→ approximate language level after completion: CEFR A1 / YKI 1

Healthcare Finnish ADVANCED:

Basic: 13 modules + Advanced: 19 modules = Total: 32 modules

→ approximate language level after completion: CEFR A2 / YKI 2

Healthcare Finnish PROFESSIONAL:

Basic: 13 modules + Advanced: 19 modules + Professional: 18 modules = Total: 50 modules

→ approximate language level after completion: CEFR B1-B2 / YKI 3-4

Additional services available for an additional fee:

• • Placement test 
  • Private lessons
  • Mid-term review
  • Final test and certification

If you have any questions regarding the course, feel free to contact us via email info@mediconnection.fi