Goals and Activities

FINELC’s goal is to encourage and activate language centre teachers to network and develop teaching together.

FINELC: through networking, both nationally and internationally, we aim:

  • to strengthen European multilingualism and plurilingualism both in Finland and Europe by developing language and communication teaching.
  • to improve language learning and create language learning opportunities.
  • to develop evaluation practices and quality assurance by making use of the strengths and opportunities that can be achieved through co-operation.
  • to develop research-based learning methods and materials.
  • to promote internationalization in Finnish universities and beyond.

FINELC is a member of a confederation of Language Centres in Europe (CercleS).
CercleS : European Confederation of Language Centres in Higher Education 
CercleS brings together almost 400 Language Centres, Departments, Institutes, Faculties or Schools in Higher Education whose main responsibility is the teaching of language and academic communication. 

Language Centre Days

Language Centre Days, a two-day conference is held every two years in one of language centre belonging to FINELC. Normally about 250 teachers and administrative staff attend.  The next time it will be held will be in 2025 in Lappeenranta.

Language learning projects

FINELC actively plans and executes different projects on language learning.  Teachers from all language centres belonging to FINELC can take part in these projects.  

2Digi2

2digi2 – 2digi2 (languages.fi)
Finelc 2digi2 (2022-2023) was a national project involving teachers and staff from thirteen language centres around Finland. 

The project was a continuation of 2digi (2digi.languages.fi/) . In the project,  teachers created great resources to help all teachers in higher education when teaching and communicating online. The materials can be found in Finnish, Swedish and English including research, guidance, materials; student, teacher and expert perspectives, and concrete tips for teaching. The site focuses on four key areas that teachers need help with in a digital environment: learning objectives, generic skills, special needs and relationship building online.