healthcare
Confidence to use Finnish in nursing
AliceAI Learning is designed for healthcare organizations that employ international nurses and want to offer them a purposeful way to practice the Finnish their work requires.
More confident communication in nursing
AliceAI Learning combines learning content designed for nursing with flexible practice in a mobile app. Professionals practice the Finnish they need at work at their own pace, while the organization can track practice activity and progress. Clear communication makes everyday work smoother and supports patient safety.
“A modern, up-to-date way to learn a language”
Emmi Sundvall
Esperi Care
“It offers a safe environment for language learning and is designed specifically for the needs of health and social care”
Christiane Schiemer
Lyhty ry
“AliceAI Learning helps our students develop their Finnish language skills.”
Leena Koponen
Savonia University of Applied Sciences
An identified need
Language skills are part of professional competence
An international nurse may have a solid educational background and years of work experience, yet working in Finnish can still be challenging. Difficulties with reporting, documentation or interacting with patients can leave some tasks to colleagues and increase the time spent providing language support.
General language training provides an important foundation, but on its own it is not always enough in everyday nursing. The language skills the job requires give a professional the confidence to work more independently and to put their expertise to fuller use.
Clear communication is an important part of safe care, for example in the following situations:
- in patient encounters
- in reporting
- in documentation
- when consulting a doctor
- in phone conversations
A solution designed for healthcare
Safe practice in a mobile app
AliceAI Learning's learning content is based on the professional vocabulary of nursing and on the tasks and communication situations that recur at work. A professional can practice the Finnish these require safely, before facing the real situations.
A professional can practice, for example:
- interacting with patients and providing guidance
- discussing how patients are feeling and the symptoms they have
- shift handover reporting
- the language needed for documentation
- understanding and passing on instructions
- working together with colleagues
- preparing for challenging situations
Benefits for professionals
Confidence in everyday work
You can practice the Finnish you need at work in advance and at your own pace, without rushing or pressure to get it right straight away. Practice helps you prepare for linguistically challenging situations and encourages you to use Finnish at work.
With practice, taking part in conversations and handling tasks independently become easier. At the same time, the professional can put their expertise to fuller use.
Benefits for organizations
A clear way to develop your staff's language skills
AliceAI Learning makes professional language practice part of onboarding and staff development. Through the organization portal, designated staff can track practice activity and progress and direct additional support where it is needed. This provides a systematic way to support language skills development without leaving the responsibility to individual people.
Customer stories
How AliceAI Learning works in everyday healthcare
Esperi Care
Esperi's AliceAI Learning pilot: support for practical nurses' Finnish language skills
Esperi, a nationwide care provider, took part in the AliceAI Learning pilot during spring 2026.
Lyhty ry
The AliceAI Learning pilot at Lyhty
Five employees took part in the six-week pilot, with widely varying initial levels of Finnish proficiency.
Savonia University of Applied Sciences
Savonia UAS: students involved in the development work
Around 17 international nursing students have tested the app as part of their practical training.
rollout
How the collaboration starts
1
We identify the need
In a short needs assessment meeting, we discuss the user group, goals and scope of the rollout. Based on this discussion, we recommend a service model and learning module suited to your organization.
2
We roll out the solution
We give professionals access to the mobile app and help them get started with practice. If the service package includes the organization portal, we also set it up and train the designated staff to use it.
3
Practice begins
Professionals practice in the mobile app at their own pace. In the organization portal, designated staff can track activity and progress and identify where additional support is needed.
Service models
A ready-made package for a quick rollout, or a solution tailored to your organization
Choose AliceAI 12 when you want ready-made learning modules designed for healthcare up and running quickly. AliceAI Custom suits an organization that needs content adapted to its own goals, a tailored rollout, or both.
AliceAI 12
Ready-made content for practicing professional language
AliceAI 12 is a 12-month service package for organizations that want to start practicing the language used in healthcare quickly.
The service includes the learning modules, the mobile app, the organization portal, onboarding, regular monitoring, and a closing summary with a recommendation for next steps. The content can be rolled out in stages as practice progresses.
AliceAI Custom
Tailored content and rollout for your organization
With AliceAI Custom, the learning content is adapted to your organization's job roles and operating environment. The content can draw on your own vocabulary, instructions and the materials used at work.
The rollout is planned for the different user groups and units, and it can be carried out in controlled stages.
Research-driven development
From research to everyday nursing
AliceAI Learning is developed alongside doctoral research. The research examines how the professional language proficiency of international nurses develops in Finnish healthcare.
What we learn from research and pilots is used to develop the learning content and the practice, so that they match the everyday needs of nursing as closely as possible.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about the healthcare solution
How does AliceAI Learning work in healthcare?
AliceAI Learning is a language learning solution for healthcare organizations. It combines learning content designed for nursing, practice in a mobile app and an organization portal that supports the management of language skills development. Professionals practice the Finnish they need at work at their own pace, while the organization tracks practice activity and progress.
What kind of healthcare organizations is AliceAI Learning intended for?
AliceAI Learning is designed for healthcare organizations that employ international nurses and want to support the development of their professional Finnish at work. It is particularly suitable for organizations that want to complement general language training with practice based on nursing vocabulary and recurring workplace communication situations.
What level of Finnish do you need to start with AliceAI Learning?
AliceAI Learning is currently best suited to professionals whose language proficiency is at levels A1–B2. During the needs assessment meeting, we assess which learning module would best support the selected user group.
What nursing situations is the learning content based on?
The learning content covers a wide range of language needed in nursing, including basic care situations, professional interaction, assessing a patient's clinical condition, reporting and working as part of the workplace community.
Who designed the healthcare learning content?
The learning content is designed together with experts in healthcare and language education. It is based on the professional vocabulary of nursing and on the communication situations that recur at work.
Can the learning content be adapted to the organization's needs?
AliceAI 12 is based on ready-made learning modules. With the AliceAI Custom solution, the learning content can be adapted to different job roles and supplemented with the organization's own vocabulary, instructions or other materials used at work.
Can we start with a small group?
Yes. You can start with a limited user group and expand later to new groups, units or learning content.
How does AliceAI Learning support onboarding?
AliceAI Learning complements workplace onboarding. Professionals can independently practice the language they need during onboarding and in their own work, including between onboarding sessions.
Does AliceAI Learning replace a language proficiency test?
No. AliceAI Learning is not an official language proficiency test and does not replace, for example, the YKI language test or an organization's own language assessment. Its purpose is to support the development of the professional language skills needed at work.
How can AliceAI Learning support patient safety?
Safe care requires clear communication. AliceAI Learning provides practice in the vocabulary and interactions needed in nursing, but it does not replace the organization's own onboarding or verification of staff competence.
How does practice fit into the working day?
The practice consists of short modules that can be worked through at your own pace. An organization can make the practice part of the working day, of onboarding, or of other staff development.
What does the organization see in the organization portal?
Within the agreed scope, the organization portal provides an overview of staff practice activity and progress through the different learning materials. This information complements managers' observations and helps identify where additional support may be needed.
How much time and effort does the rollout require from the organization?
Getting started is straightforward. The organization takes part in a kick-off meeting and sets aside time to train professionals and designated staff. For larger packages, the amount of planning is agreed separately.
How is AliceAI Learning priced?
In the AliceAI 12 service model, the price is based on the number of users and on the learning content being rolled out. The price of the AliceAI Custom solution depends on things such as organization-specific learning content and the scope of the rollout.
Before deciding, the organization receives a clear quote covering the content and the price of the package.
Would AliceAI Learning suit your organization?
During the needs assessment meeting, we identify the work situations in which your staff need more confidence using the language and the service package that would best support your organization's goals.
You will receive a clear proposal covering the service model, the learning modules, the rollout and the price.