Swedish in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Spring 2017 Education, Courses & Social Activities Education, Courses & Social Activities Education, 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME! 5 EDUCATION & COURSES 6 • Helsingfors Arbis 6 • Esbo Arbis 19 • Grankulla medborgarinstitut -The Adult Education Centre of Kauniainen 31 • Vanda Vuxenutbildningsinstitut - Vanda Adult Education Institute, Swedish 41 Department • Arcada 44 • Hanken School of Economics 46 • Helsinki Summer University 47 • Prakticum Vocational School 48 SOCIAL LIFE & ACTIVITIES 50 • Föreningen Luckan r.f. / Luckan Integration 50 • Andreaskyrkan (Free Evangelical Church of Finland) 56 • Arbetets Vänner / Square Dance Group 57 • Folk Dance Group Brage 58 • Kammarkören Idun - The Idun Chamber Choir 58 • Brages stråkorkester - The Brage String Orchestra 59 • DUF Square Dancers (Dickursby Ungdosmförening r.f.) 59 • The DuvTeatern Theatre Company 60 • Esbobygdens ungdomsförbund r.f. 60 • Esbo Sångkör - a Mixed Choir with a Long Tradition 62 • Esbo Spelmanslag- Espoon Pelimannit 62 • Finlands Svenska Folkdansring r.f. 63 • Finlands Svenska Scouter r.f. 64 • Mixed Choir Furorna in Esbo 64 • Föreningen för Drama Och Teater, DOT r.f. 65 • Grankulla Gymnastikförening 66 • Helsingfors svenska Marthaförening 66 • Teknologorkester Humpsvakar 67 • Kvinnliga Akademiker i Helsingfors r.f. 68 • The Martin Wegelius Institute, MWI 68 • Musikinstitutet Kungsvägen, MIK 69 • Nordic Culture Point 70 • Norr om Stan r.f. 70 • Nylands svenska ungdomsförbund r.f. 71 • Psykosociala föreningen Sympati r.f. 72 • Sandels School of Music and Arts 73 • SAMS 74 • Senior Dance Organisation in Finland 74 • Sydkustens landskapsförbund / Svenskskola.fi 75 • The Swedish Socialdemocratic Association in Vantaa 76 OTHER SERVICES 76 • Youth Crisis Centre / Krisjouren för unga 76 • Vantaa Info 77 • NewCo Helsinki 77 USEFUL WEBSITES 78 3 Education, Courses & Social Activities Education, 4 WELCOME! Finland has two official languages: Swedish and Finnish. Finland also has seven historical minority languages: Swedish, Sami, Russian, Tatar, Romani, Jiddish and Karjalan kieli. That means that they have been spoken in Finland for more than a hundred years. Today over a 150 languages are spoken in Finland. In this brochure you will find information about Swedish courses, study possibilities, networks, activities in Swedish presented in English. As a newcomer you have the right to choose your integration language. It can be either Finnish or Swedish. However, in the capital region the majority speaks Finnish. Only 6.5% speak Swedish even though most Finland-Swedes live in the capital region. In fact, every fifth person in Finland lives in the capital region. The Finnish constitution grants the right to use Swedish with all state officials and to get service in Swed- ish by all Swedish-speaking and bilingual municipalities in Finland. To apply for Finnish citizenship requires proficiency in one of the official languages. Most jobs require knowledge in Finnish. Some jobs require proficiency in both Finnish and Swedish while there also are certain jobs that re- quire only Swedish. These jobs are mainly found within the educational field or the social- and health care sector. One can also start a company in Swedish and handle taxation matters in Swedish. Increasingly, many jobs require good skills in English as well. There is also an English job market, even though it is small. For instance in the business sector many Finnish companies have English as an internal language even though Finnish and often also Swedish is required. It’s a good idea to consider what options the different languages offer when choosing one’s integration language. But maybe you want to get to know Swedish-speaking Finns without knowing Swedish or perhaps just to learn the basics of the language. This brochure is here for that as well. Thank you for picking it up and hope to see you around! 5 EDUCATION & COURSES Helsingfors Arbis Invandrare EDUCATION & COURSES EDUCATION Immigrants Maahanmuuttajat and “Arbis in English” Welcome to Arbis! We offer many courses for adults. Practise your Swedish, meet nice people and learn new and interesting things! At Arbis you can study several different subjects in the daytime, in the evening or at weekends. Don’t worry if you are not yet fluent in Swedish, you can join many of our courses, such as: yoga, singing, guitar, piano, knitting, jewellery, pottery, watercolour painting, photography, how to use PhotoShop, how to use Excel, history, cooking and baking and many more. You can also study languag- es such as English, Finnish, French, German and Spanish. In addition, we offer Swedish language courses both at beginner and more advanced levels. Also, there is the Arbis programme for Immigrants. Välkommen till Arbis! Vi har kurser för vuxna. Tala svenska, träffa trevliga människor och lär dig nya intressanta saker! Hos oss kan du studera många olika ämnen på dagen, kvällen och på veck- oslut. Många av våra kurser passar också dig som inte ännu pratar så bra svenska. Du kan välja bland kurser som yoga, dans, sång, gitarr, piano, stickning, smyck- estillverkning, keramik, måla i akvarell, fotografering, Excell, Photoshop, historia, teater, matlagning och bakning. På Arbis kan du också studera olika språk, till exempel finska, engelska, franska, spanska och tyska. Dessutom har vi kurser i svenska, både för nybörjare och för dig som kan lite mera. På Arbis kan du också delta i integrationskurser för invandrare. Några kurser går på engelska. 6 Helsingfors Arbis The Adult Education Centre of Helsinki Добро пожаловать в Арбис на курсы для взрослых! У нас вы сможете говорить по-шведски, встречаться с интересными людьми и одновременно учиться чему-то новому. Курсы, многие из которых подходят даже тем, кто еще не очень хорошо говорит по- шведски, проходят как в утреннее, так и в вечернее время. Йога, танцы, музыка, рукоделие, компьютерные курсы, кулинария, театральная студия, а также различные иностранные языки (например, финский, английский, французский, испанский, немецкий и т.д.) – это лишь немногая часть из того, чем можно заниматься в Арбисе. Помимо этого, Арбис организует курсы шведского языка как для начинающих, так и тех, кто уже неплохо говорит по-шведски. В нашем центре устраиваются также интеграционные курсы для иностранцев. Ознакомиться с нашими англоязычными курсами можно ниже! The office Helsingfors Arbis, Sturenkatu 2, 00510 Helsinki, Tel. (09) 310 494 94, E-mail: [email protected] Office opening hours: 5.12–5.1: open Monday to Thursday, 10:00–15:00 9.1–12.4: open Mondays to Thursdays, 10:00–20:00, Friday 10:00–15:00 Terms of payment We will invoice you for each course. Please, make sure you pay by the due date. Reduction of fee Unemployed people and people with especially low income can apply for a reduced fee. More information from the Arbis office. Cancellation Courses with more than 6 course sessions can be cancelled without a fee during the first three weeks of the course, but please cancel your registration as soon as possible if you cannot attend the course. Courses with less than 6 course sessions can be cancelled without a fee up to one week before the start of the course. Please note! We will charge you the fee if you do not cancel your registration in time. Enrolments: Enrol by Internet: www.ilmonet.fi, Phone: (09) 310 494 94 or by visiting the office: Sturenkatu 2, 00510 Helsinki (see office hours above). Helsingfors Arbis The Adult Education Centre of Helsinki 7 Beskrivning Vill du integrera dig på svenska (eller tvåspråkigt) i Helsingfors? På Helsing- fors arbis kan du studera svenska, praktisk finska och samhällskunskap. Programmet innehåller karriärcoaching och arbetspraktik. Under studieåret kan EDUCATION & COURSES EDUCATION du studera 16–26 timmar per vecka. Studieprogrammet uppfyller Arbets- och näringsbyråns krav på en integrationsutbildning (frivilliga studier med integra- tionsstöd). Reservera en tid för ett nivåtest och ett individuellt samtal (obligatoriskt), Annette Jansson, 040 172 3737, (09) 310 494 80, E-post: annette.jansson@ arbis.hel.fi. Swedish for parents, se sidan 16. Description Do you want to integrate in bilingual Helsinki in Swedish? In Helsingfors arbis you can study comprehensive Swedish, practical Finnish and societal themes. The programme offers career coaching and a six-week work placement in the spring. The weekly total hours of studies vary from 16 hours to 26 hours, ac- cording to the student’s personal study plan. This study programme meets the Employment Office (TE Services) requirements for an integration training course (self-motivated studies with an integration benefit). Each SFI student must take our language test to determine the best SFI level, and also to book an appointment with a study counsellor to agree on a study and career coaching plan, and an individual study plan. Please book an ap- pointment for a language test and a career coaching plan (this is required), Annette Jansson, 040 172 3737, (09) 310 494 80, E-post: annette.jansson@ arbis.hel.fi. Swedish for parents, see page 16. Swedish courses: Annette Jansson tfn 040 172 3737, (09) 310 494 80 [email protected] 8 Helsingfors Arbis The Adult Education Centre of Helsinki SFI 2 (130 €/termin) Startnivå A1.2 – mål A2.2 A160958 5.9–2.12 och 9.1–2.6 (18.4–26.5 arbetslivsperiod) Våren: 9.1–2.6 Måndag och fredag 9.30–12.00: Svenska 5–6 Tisdag 9.30–12.00: Prata på! Tisdag 13.00–14.30: Arbetslivskunskap Onsdag 9.30–12.00: Skriv och uttala svenska 2 Torsdag 9.30–12.00: Repetera på dator eller Tutustu