Before the test

• Register for the exam with a selected test organizer (https://yki.opintopolku.fi/yki/ilmoittautuminen).
• Pay for the registration according to the test organizer’s instructions.
• When you come to the YKI test, you should bring an official identity card that is not out of date. Please note that such documents as driving licences or residence permit cards are not official identity documents. Acceptable documents are:
  • a passport
  • an identity card
  • an alien’s passport
  • a refugee travel document
  • an identity card issued by the Finnish Defence Forces with a chip and a photo.
  • During the YKI test day, you will not be allowed to use a phone,  a watch, a laptop, a tablet or other electronic devices.
• Listen and try to speak the language as much as possible. Practice and review the basic things.

During the test

• Arrive early. If you’re late, you’ll not be able to participate in the test.
• The basic and intermediate level exams take approximately 4-5 hours to complete, and the advanced level exam takes up to 5-6 hours to complete.
• The test is performed in two parts:
  1. Reading comprehension and writing subtests are performed in a classroom
  2. Listening comprehension and speaking subtests are performed in a studio environment
• Read and listen the instructions carefully and follow them.
• Always try to answer every question and task.
• Finish all the subtests to earn the certificate.

After the exam

• The certificate arrives in the mail about two months after the test
• The certificate is an assessment of all the subtests in the exam