{"id":36575,"date":"2025-07-21T11:02:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T09:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutnordic.com\/yki-official-examination\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T10:22:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T08:22:51","slug":"yki-official-examination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/institutnordic.com\/en\/yki-official-examination\/","title":{"rendered":"YKI Official Examination"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36575\" class=\"elementor elementor-36575 elementor-36557\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b293d96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b293d96\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-009cdcf\" data-id=\"009cdcf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaec783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aaec783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/institutnordic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/copia-de-plantilla-post-instagram-y-facebook-1-550x550.jpg\" title=\"Copia de Plantilla post Instagram y Facebook\" alt=\"Copia de Plantilla post Instagram y Facebook\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9795c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2b9795c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7222c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7222c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>YKI exam (Yleinen kielitutkinto)<\/strong> is the National Certificate of Language Competence in <strong>Finland<\/strong>. The YKI exam is also available for Swedish and North Sami.  <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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. <\/span><\/p><h3> <\/h3><h3>YKI Levels<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The YKI has three main levels, which in turn are divided into six levels that correspond to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR):<\/span><\/p><ul><li>Basic level <em>(perustase<\/em>): CEFR levels A1 and A2 (YKI 1 and 2).<\/li><li>Intermediate level <em>(keskitaso<\/em>): CEFR levels B1 and B2 (YKI 3 and 4).<\/li><li>Advanced level <em>(ylin taso<\/em>): CEFR levels C1 and C2 (YKI 5 and 6).<\/li><\/ul><p>The <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">test consists of four parts<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that assess language skills in different areas:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4bdc2e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4bdc2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listening comprehension <em>(puheen ymm\u00e4rt\u00e4minen<\/em>) <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reading Comprehension <em>(luetun ymm\u00e4rt\u00e4minen<\/em>)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written expression <em>(kirjoittaminen<\/em>)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oral expression <em>(puhuminen<\/em>)<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d8ce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a0d8ce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edca260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edca260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You receive a separate evaluation for each subtest. To obtain the certificate, you generally need to achieve a certain level in all or a specific combination of the subtests, depending on the purpose of the certificate (e.g., for citizenship). <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More information and registration for the exam can be found on the website of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oph.fi\/fi\/koulutus-ja-tutkinnot\/kieli-ja-kaantajatutkinnot\/yleiset-kielitutkinnot-yki\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Opetushallitus.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><h3> <\/h3><h3>Preparation course for YKI keskitaso at Institut N\u00f2rdic<\/h3><p>This year, Institut N\u00f2rdic offers the preparation course for the official exam. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oph.fi\/fi\/koulutus-ja-tutkinnot\/kieli-ja-kaantajatutkinnot\/yleiset-kielitutkinnot-yki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YKI keskitaso<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/institutnordic.com\/en\/levels\/finnish-preparation-for-the-official-yki-exam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finnish &#8211; official YKI exam preparation. Wednesday from 16 to 17:45h <\/a><\/p><ul><li>Start date: 29th October 2025<\/li><li>End date: January 14th 2026<\/li><li>Time: Wednesday 16-17:45h (CET)<\/li><li>Sessions: 10<\/li><li>Price: 240\u20ac + material<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd5867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6dd5867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51abf02 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51abf02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9248d19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9248d19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Make your way to Finland with the Institut N\u00f2rdic guarantee! <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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