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Registration open for 2026 courses

Information and registration for the following courses are now available on the website: Swedish courses, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish which will start in January 2026. If you want to get started in a Nordic language, these courses are for you. Complete level A1 in 22

YKI Official Examination

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

Registration open for 2025-26 courses

New academic year, new courses. Registration open for the 2025-26 online courses of Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish and Icelandic which will begin in October. For this course, we have expanded our online offerings with new levels, schedules and formats to make it easier for you

A group of 17 students and two instructors from Institut Nòrdic are standing on stone steps in front of the Monolith, a tall, intricately carved sculpture by Gustav Vigeland, located within Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo. Other large stone sculptures are visible on either side, under a partly cloudy sky.

Travel to Oslo 2025

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

This Time It’s for Real. New Language, Here I Come!

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