Finnish as a second language instruction at general upper secondary school

At general upper secondary school, you can study Finnish and literature (äidinkieli ja kirjallisuus) based on the Finnish as a second language and literature (suomi toisena kielenä ja kirjallisuus) syllabus if your native language is not Finnish, Swedish or Sami.

At general upper secondary school, you can study Finnish and literature (äidinkieli ja kirjallisuus) based on the Finnish as a second language and literature (suomi toisena kielenä ja kirjallisuus) syllabus if your native language is not Finnish, Swedish or Sami.

You can study Finnish as a second language (S2), if you find one or more of the following things difficult to do in Finnish:
- speaking
- reading
- writing
- listening

S2 instruction will prepare you to study and work in Finnish in the future.

Service points

30 service points

Alppila Upper Secondary School

Address: Viipurinkatu 21, 00510 Helsinki

Apollo School

Address: Kaarnatie 4, 00410 Helsinki

Brändö gymnasium Upper Secondary School

Address: Ståhlbergintie 2, 00570 Helsinki
Etu-Töölön lukion sisäänkäynti

Etu-Töölö Upper Secondary School

Address: Arkadiankatu 26, 00100 Helsinki

Gymnasiet Lärkan Upper Secondary School

Address: Hiomotie 5, 00380 Helsinki

Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu Secondary School

Address: Isonnevantie 8, 00320 Helsinki

Helsingin Uusi Yhteiskoulu Secondary School​

Address: Lucina Hagmanin kuja 4, 00710 Helsinki

Helsingin Yhteislyseo Secondary School

Address: Rintinpolku 2, 00940 Helsinki