Hello, my name is Jutta Väkevä and I'm an experienced native Finnish tutor currently living in Finland. I have been giving Finnish lessons online with Verbalplanet since 2025. I am currently offering a free initial trial lesson for new students.
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About me - English
Hi, I'm Jutta. I'm experienced native Finnish teacher. I live in Helsinki and I have been teaching Finnish for adults from 2016.
Currently I teach Philosophy and Finnish as a second language in High School and I teach private students as well. Besides teaching, I do art and study French and travel.
I would love to help you to achieve your goals with Finnish!
Qualifications & Experience
Master of Social Sciences, main subject Philosophy. University of Helsinki 2011.
Pedagogical Studies (60 ocr) obligatory to a teacher in Finland. University of Helsinki 2016.
Finnish language studies (60 ocr). University of Jyväskylä 2017-2019.
I have worked as a teacher since 2016. I taught 2016-2019 in various language schools in Helsinki mainly Finnish for adult immigrants but also working life Finnish and I have had private students since 2017. From 2019 I have been teaching in High School for adults, I teach both Philosophy and Finnish as a second language.
I'm experienced to give lessons for beginners as well as in the level B2. I have had private students who have wanted to speak fluently and as well some, who have needed to learn a lost grammar.
Teaching Approach
My teaching method is communicative and interactive and encouraging. Emphasis is that you learn to communicate in Finnish - that requires learning also grammar, but focus is not to master grammar perfeclty but to communicate, right from the beginning!
I take to account your personality, your wishes and your needs as a learner. We plan togerher how we proseed, I tailor the lessons based on your needs and goals.
I'll share the materials to you before the lesson and I'll give you homework, tasks to to do with Finnish (do you already speak Finnish to you dog?) and of course materials for that. Learning should be fun =)
Hei, Olen Jutta. Olen helsinkiläinen ja natiivi suomen opettaja. Opetan nykyisin aikuislukiossa filosofiaa ja suomea toisena kielenä. Silloin, kun en opeta, luen, piirrän, opiskelen ranskaa tai matkustan.
Autan mielelläni sinua oppimaan suomea! Jos luet tätä suomeksi, todella hienoa!
Qualifications & Experience
Valtiotieteiden maisteri, pääaine käytännöllinen filosofia. Helsingin yliopisto 2011.
Pedagogiset opinnot, Helsingin yliopisto 2016.
Suomen kielen perus- ja aineopinnot, Jyväskylän avoin yliopisto.
Olen opettanut vuodesta 2016 alkaen. Ensin opetin suomea kotokoulutuksissa ja luku- ja kirjoitustaidon koulutuksissa Axxellissa ja Helsingin Aikuisopistossa. Opetin myös työelämässä olevia maahanmuuttajia Delinguan palveluksessa. Lisäksi minulla on ollut yksityisoppilaita, sekä alkeistason että B2-tason ja myös siltä väliltä. Vuodesta 2019 olen opettanut aikuislukiossa, opetan filosofiaa, elämänkatsomustietoa ja suomea toisena kielenä.
Nyt 2025 syksyllä otan taas uusia yksityisoppilaita.
Teaching Approach
Kommunikatiivinen, kannustava ja kielenkäyttöä painottava opetus. Kieli opitaan käyttämällä sitä ja tuen sinua tässä prosessissa.
Suunnittelen tunnit opiskelijan tarpeiden, tason ja tavoitteiden kannalta sopiviksi. Mukautan opetuksen opiskelijalle sopivaksi. Jaan aina materiaalin opiskelijalle ja annan erilaisia tehtäviä.
Edistyneellä tasolla tarpeesi voi olla ääntämyksen kehittäminen, puheen tuoton sujuvoittaminen tai kieliopin tarkempi hallinta. Ehkä valmistaudut suomenkieliseen työhaastatteluun tai sinun tarvitsee harjoitella työtilannettasi varten lisää sanastoa. Räätälöin tunnit tarpeidesi mukaan!
