Immersion in Finland – education, teaching and research

Immersion education is one of the first established forms of bilingual education in Finland. Immersion teacher education is offered at Åbo Akademi University in Vaasa. Research in immersion is also conducted at the Department of Education. The Department has a professor in immersion and multilingualism, as well as researchers and university teachers in the field.

The immersion specialization within the teacher education programme at Åbo Akademi University is the only one of its kind in Finland and in the Nordic countries. Both within class teacher education and within early childhood teacher education it is possible to specialize in immersion. In addition, the Department of education offers in-service training for immersion teachers at various stages in cooperation with the Continuous learning and other actors.

Both nationally and internationally recognized research in immersion is conducted at the Department, and immersion teaching is being developed in collaboration with various immersion actors in Finland.

More information about language immersion, immersion education as well as research and publications about immersion at Åbo Akademi University can be found via the tabs to the right. For further questions, please contact the immersion team at Åbo Akademi University (sprakbad@abo.fi).