Registration for mother tongue or heritage language lessons will be by 7.6.2025

Mother tongue lessons or heritage language will be arranged for students whose mother tongue/heritage language (or the language they speak in addition to their mother tongue) is not Finnish. 

Online registration to the lessons is open between 1.4.-7.6.2025. To online registration 

Lessons will also be arranged for Finnish students who have lived abroad for a significant amount of time and wish to upkeep the learned foreign language. The lessons can only be arranged if at the beginning of the semester the teaching group includes a minimum of four students and a teacher, who is qualified to teach the language. The lessons are held for two lesson hours per week, and are organized after the standard school timetable during the afternoons and evenings.

Registration for the lessons is optional, but participation is mandatory after registration. Learning is assessed annually as part of the students’ school year report. The teaching is in accordance with appendix 3 of the national core curriculum. Learning the language during the lessons requires commitment, and the lessons are not to be viewed as an afternoon hobby club.  

The lessons are arranged in different schools around Jyväskylä. The teaching groups are formed, if possible, taking into account the age and language abilities of the students. A teaching group can, however, include students ranging from pre-primary school to upper secondary school. Upper secondary education students can participate in the lessons if they have already taken part in them during basic education. The students can be from different schools and municipalities. 

More information:
Service Manager Pia Bärlund, tel. 040 545 5257