Instructions for test-takers

Before the test

• Register for the test with your chosen test organizer. (https://yki.opintopolku.fi/yki/ilmoittautuminen)
• Pay according to the instructions.
• You will be provided with a pencil and eraser at the test, so you do not need to bring them with you.
• During the test day, you are not allowed to use a phone, wristwatch, laptop, tablet, or any other electronic devices.
• Try to speak and listen to the language. Practice and review the basics. 

• When you come to the YKI test, you should bring an official identification that is not out of date.

  Please note that such documents as driving licences or residence permit cards are not official identifications. 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 test

• Arrive on time. If you are late, you cannot take the test.
• Carrying any electronic devices on you during the test day will result in a failed test.
• The test durations on the Basic and Intermediate Levels is approximately 5 hours and 6 hours on the advanced level.

• The test is taken in two parts: 

  1. Reading and Writing subtests are taken in a classroom

  2. Listening and Speaking subtests are taken in a studio or computer room

• Read and listen the instructions carefully and follow them.
• Always try to answer every question and task.

Test-takers must finish all the subtests to receive the certificate.

After the exam

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