Project duration 2025-2026

The “Svenska Steg” project will organize Swedish language workshops for young migrants in the capital area of Finland, primarily Arabic-speaking migrants, to learn Swedish and Swedish-Finnish culture.

The project will have 20 workshops scheduled once week, with around 20 participants each time. The workshops will be held in Helsinki with native Swedish and English-speaking tutors and an Arabic tutor present.

The materials will be trilingual (Swedish, English, and Arabic) and will be created using digital tools.
The project aims to increase the Swedish skills of migrants, especially Arabic-speaking ones, improve oral communication skills, and help them integrate better into Finnish society and improve their employment capacities.

The short-term effects include improving migrants’ Swedish language skills, motivation to attend regular courses, and opportunities to study in Swedish-speaking vocational or adult education schools. The long-term effects include strengthening the Swedish language and Finno-Swedish culture in Finland, enriching Swedish-speaking culture with new perspectives, and enabling cooperation with other Nordic countries.

A website in Swedish, English, and Arabic will be created, aimed toward young migrants in the capital area, primarily Arabic speakers.

The materials will be promoted on social media and via networking. The project will promote social sustainability through teaching Finno-Swedish culture and helping migrants integrate to Finland.