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The YKI exam (Yleinen kielitutkinto) is the National Certificate of Language Competence in Finland. The YKI exam is also available for Swedish and North Sami. The YKI test is an important tool for certifying language skills in Finland, especially for those seeking citizenship or needing to prove their language proficiency for employment or educational purposes. […]
By Laia San José Beltrán Once again, students from Institut Nordic embarked on a cultural trip to a Nordic country. This year, our destination was Oslo, the beautiful and eclectic capital of Norway. It had been since 2018 that we last visited, and that trip took place in winter. This time, we experienced a very […]
By Hannu Arvio When learning a new language, how one starts is very important. A solid foundation ensures better results in the future. Languages are living, dynamic and hugely complex constructs, which makes them extremely difficult to master in their entirety. We can never consider ourselves to have learned a language completely, but we can […]
Her love for Swedish began when she was a teenager with the music of ABBA. Since then, this philologist from Madrid has not wanted to live without this language. She is also currently studying Danish and Icelandic. For her, studying languages is an enormously enriching experience that can also be very useful in the working […]
By Hannu Arvio Nowadays, the offer to study languages online is overwhelming. There are all kinds of courses, platforms, apps, virtual coaches, and hybrid courses in addition to a wide variety of proposals. Everything is welcome, and at Institut Nòrdic, we believe that to learn, it is advisable to try all kinds of tools. But […]
For most of his life, Nils Haugsveit has been between Norway and the Hispanic world, both at work and in his personal life, which gives him a privileged perspective to be listened to with attention. He feels at home in Spain because, according to him, Spain and Norway share much more than what separates them. […]
