Digital YKI tests will be piloted in November 2026
Not all Finnish and Swedish YKI tests in November will be digital. You can also take the YKI test using pen and paper.
What is a digital YKI test?
You take the digital test on a computer at a test centre. The exercises are similar to those in the YKI test that you take using pen and paper.
You do not need your own computer for the digital YKI test.
Seven test centres will take part in the pilot
You can take the digital YKI test at the following test centres.
Intermediate level YKI test in Finnish on 7 November 2026
- Finnbrit Language Centre Oy, Helsinki
- Rovaniemen kansalaisopisto, Rovaniemi
- Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu, Pori
- Axxell Utbildning Ab, Espoo
Intermediate level YKI test in Swedish on 14 November 2026
- Lärkkulla-Stiftelsens folkakademi, Karjaa
- Salon seudun koulutus Oy, Salo
- Axxell Utbildning Ab, Espoo
How the YKI tests will be conducted in November
In November, you can take the digital YKI test in Finnish or Swedish only at the intermediate level and only at seven test centres. At other test centres and at other levels, you take the YKI test using pen and paper.
How can I register for the digital YKI test?
All YKI tests held in November are listed in the registration system.
Search for an intermediate level test in Finnish or Swedish.
The search results show whether the test is a digital test or a paper test.
Special arrangements for the digital YKI test
You can also request special arrangements for the digital YKI test. Submit your application before the YKI test, following the instructions provided by the Finnish National Agency for Education.
Instructions for requesting special arrangements:
YKI tests will become digital in stages
The aim is to introduce digital YKI tests in Finnish and Swedish. YKI tests in Finnish and Swedish will become digital at the beginning of 2027. We will ask participants for feedback after the pilot.